SPANISH FILM FESTIVAL 2023

Indo Cine Appreciation Foundation, in association with the  Embassy of Spain in India, Instituto Cervantes in New Delhi and Consulate of Spain in Chennai is organizing  SPANISH FILM FESTIVAL at Alliance Française of Madras, 24, College Road, Subba Road Avenue, Nungambakkam, Chennai – 600034.

Date: 21-22 August 2023

(Non-members of ICAF, please call on 9840151956/8939022618 for more details)

Schedule

SPANISH FILM FESTIVAL 2023
21st Aug 2023 (Monday)	Inaugural Function	6:00 pm	Alliance Française of Madras No. 24, College Road, Nungambakkam, Chennai – 600034
	Martin (Hache)/Martín (Hache)/1997/Dir.: Adolfo Aristarain/123 min	6.30 pm
22nd Aug 2023 (Tuesday)	The Secret in Their Eyes/El secreto de sus ojos/2009/Dir.: Juan José Campanella/129 min	4.00 pm
	Breeding Ravens/Cría cuervos/1976/Dir.: Carlos Saura/105 min	6.00 pm
	Welcome Mr. Marshall!/Bienvenido, Mister Marshall!/1953/Dir.: Luis García Berlanga/78 min	7.45 pm

Martin (Hache)/Martín (Hache)/1997/Dir.: Adolfo Aristarain/123 min/Aug 21/6.30 pm

19-year-old Argentina Martin has a nearly fatal drug overdose. After that his mother sends him to Madrid, where his film director father lives with his new much younger lover Alicia and bisexual actor friend Dante.

Wins: 18, Nominations: 8

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119626/

 

The Secret in Their Eyes/El secreto de sus ojos/2009/Dir.: Juan José Campanella/129 min/

Aug 22/4.00 pm

A retired legal counselor writes a novel hoping to find closure for one of his past unresolved homicide cases and for his unreciprocated love with his superior – both of which still haunt him decades later.

1 OSCAR, Wins: 53, Nominations: 43

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1305806/

 

Breeding Ravens/Cría cuervos/1976/Dir.: Carlos Saura/105 min/Aug 22/6.00 pm

In the twilight of Francisco Franco’s dictatorship, an 8-year-old orphan and her two sisters find shelter in the house of their stern aunt & try their best to acclimatize to a new reality. Can they summon up courage to grow up?

Wins: 8, Nominations: 4

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074360/

 

Welcome Mr. Marshall!/Bienvenido, Mister Marshall!/1953/Dir.: Luis García Berlanga/78 min/ Aug 22/7.45 pm

After finding out that North American people are visiting the Spanish villages, the citizens of Villar del Río start preparing themselves to welcome them when they arrive.

Wins: 4, Nomination: 1

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0045554/