London Spanish Film Festival
2023 FESTIVAL PROGRAMME BY DATE

Screenings and events will take place at
Ciné lumière and Riverside Studios

Films in Competition

Click on film title for more information

 

wed 20 sep
6.00pm

NO MIRES A LOS OJOS

Staring at Strangers

dir. Félix Viscarret

LONDON PREMIERE

Ciné Lumière I

£15, conc. £13

8.15pm

MODELO 77

Prison 77

dir. Alberto Rodríguez

Followed by a Q&A with producer Gervasio Iglesias

UK PREMIERE

Ciné Lumière I

£15, conc. £13

thu 21 sep
4.30pm

AL OTRO LADO DEL MAR

The Other Side of the Sea

dir. Eloy Domínguez Serén & Samuel Moreno Álvarez

Introduced by Harriet Cook, translator and Galician Film Forum representative

UK PREMIERE

Ciné Lumière II

£15, conc. £13

6.15pm

LES DEUX MEMOIRES

Las dos memorias | The Two Memories

dir. Jorge Semprún

The screening will be preceded by an introduction

Ciné Lumière II

£15, conc. £13

8.40pm

EMBRUJO

dir. Carlos Serrano de Osma

On this special occasion Alejandro Postigo will sing before the
screening one of Lola Flores's most iconic songs, Sorrow,
accompanied by Violeta Valladares (violin) and Michael Toolan (piano).

 

The screening will be followed by a Q&A with Alejandro Postigo, singer, dancer and Sr Lecturer of Musical Theatre, London College of Music.

Ciné Lumière I

£15, conc. £13

fri 22 sep
6.00pm

LOS CONSTRUCTORES DE LA ALHAMBRA

The Builders of the Alhambra

dir. Isabel Fernández

Preceded by an introduction by the director

UK PREMIERE

Ciné Lumière II

£15, conc. £13

6.15pm

JAMÓN, JAMÓN

dir. Bigas Luna

Followed by a Q&A with Betty Bigas, daugther of Bigas Luna, and Prof. Santiago Fouz-Hernández (Durham University)

Ciné Lumière I

£15, conc. £13

7.45pm

UNICORNS

dir. Àlex Lora

LONDON PREMIERE

Riverside Studios

sat 23 sep
3.30pm

LOS CONSTRUCTORES DE LA ALHAMBRA

The Builders of the Alhambra

dir. Isabel Fernández

Followed by a Q&A with the director and Mariam Rosser-Owen, Curator and responsible for the Arab World, Victoria and Albert Museum

Ciné Lumière II

£15, conc. £13

4.30pm

HUEVOS DE ORO

Golden Balls

dir. Bigas Luna

Preceded by an introduction by Dr. Matt Hilborn

Ciné Lumière I

£15, conc. £13

6.40pm

TENÉIS QUE VENIR A VERLA

You Have to Come and See It

dir. Jonás Trueba

Ciné Lumière I

£15, conc. £13

8.10pm

LAS PAREDES HABLAN

Walls Can Talk

dir. Carlos Saura

Followed by an onstage conversation with Suso33
led by Antonio Molina-Vázquez, curator and Director of Spain NOW!

UK PREMIERE

Ciné Lumière II

£15, conc. £13

sun 24 sep
1.40pm

MUMMIES

dir. Juan Jesús García Galocha

Ciné Lumière I

£5

2.15pm

LA TETA Y LA LUNA

The Tit and the Moon

dir. Bigas Luna

Introduced by Prof. Santiago Fouz-Hernández (Durham University)
and actress Montserrat Roig the Puig

Ciné Lumière I

£15, conc. £13

4.30pm

EL VASCO

Dear Grandma

dir. Jabi Elortegi

Followed by a Q&A with the director and Prof. Peter W. Evans

UK PREMIERE

Ciné Lumière I

£15, conc. £13

6.30pm

DOS DIES I L'ETERNITAT

Dos dias y la eternidad | Two Days and Eternity

dir. Marc Esquirol

Preceded by the short SI MAI NO ENS HAGUÉSSIM SEPARAT

Ciné Lumière II

£15, conc. £13

mon 25 sep
6.15pm

A LOS LIBROS Y A LAS MUJERES CANTO

To Books and Women I Sing

dir. María Elorza

Preceded by the short AL BORDE DEL AGUA

UK PREMIERE

Ciné Lumière I

£15, conc. £13

8.00pm

STRANGE WAY OF LIFE

dir. Pedro Almodóvar

Followed by a recorded Q&A with the director

Ciné Lumière I

£15, conc. £13

8.15pm

MARATHON

dir. Carlos Saura

Ciné Lumière II

£15, conc. £13

tue 26 sep
6.15pm

EL AGUA

The Water

dir. Elena López Riera

UK PREMIERE

Ciné Lumière I

£15, conc. £13

7.45pm

TREGUA(S)

Truce(s)

dir. Mario Hernández

Followed by a Q&A with the director

UK PREMIERE

Riverside Studios

£13, conc. £13

8.25pm

CINCO LOBITOS

Lullaby

dir. Alauda Ruiz de Azúa

Preceded by the short CUENTAS DIVINAS | Divine Accounts

Followed by a Q&A with Cuentas Divinas's director Eulàlia Ramón

LONDON PREMIERE

Ciné Lumière I

£15, conc. £13

wed 27 sep
4.50pm

DIANA TOUCEDO'S SHORT LETTERS

A selection of short films directed by Diana Toucedo

Introduced by filmmaker and Galician Film Forum representative
Adriana Páramo

Ciné Lumière II

£15, conc. £13

6.30pm

AL OTRO LADO DEL MAR

The Other Side of the Sea

dir. Eloy Domínguez Serén & Samuel Moreno Álvarez

Followed by a Q&A with director Eloy Domínguez Seren and filmmaker
and representative of the Galician Film Forum Adriana Páramo

UK PREMIERE

Ciné Lumière II

£15, conc. £13

8.30pm

TE ESTOY AMANDO LOCAMENTE

Love and Revolution

dir. Alejandro Marín

Followed by a Q&A with the director and actress Ana Wagener
hosted by Prof. Maria Delgado

UK PREMIERE

Ciné Lumière I

£15, conc. £13

THE LONDON SPANISH
FILM FESTIVAL
takes place at:
Ciné Lumière
at the Institut Français
17 Queensberry Place
South Kensington
London SW7 2DT
Box Office:
020 7871 3515
www.institut-francais.org.uk
Riverside Studios
101 Queen Caroline Street
Hammersmith
London W6 9BN
Box Office:
020 8237 1010
www.riversidestudios.co.uk