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London Spanish Film Festival
2007 FESTIVAL FILM SCREENINGS  
2007 GALLERY
  Ar meno un quejío
If Only a Lament
UK Premiere
dir. Fernando de France
with Alberto Álvarez, Jesús Díaz Benjumea, Paul Berrondo, Alex Brendemühl, Vincenta N'Dongo
Spain | 2004 | col | 90 mins | cert. 12
Hécuba
UK Premiere
dir. José Luis López Linares &
Arantxa Aguirre
with Carmen Maura, Victoria Abril, Javier Bardem, Pilar Bardem, Antonio Banderas, Ariadna Gil, Eduard Fernández, Berta Riaza, Pilar López de Ayala

Spain | 2006 | col | 82 mins | doc
Una preciosa puesta de sol
A Beautiful Sunset
UK Premiere
dir. Alvaro del Amo
with Marisa Paredes, Ana Torrent, Marta Larralde

Spain | 2003 | col | 84 mins
El ciclo Dreyer
The Dreyer Sessions
UK Premiere
by Alvaro del Amo
with Isabel Ampudia, Fernando Andina, Elena Ballesteros, Ruth Díaz, Pablo Rivero

Spain | 2006 | col | 96 mins | cert. 15
Lo que sé de Lola
Lola
dir. Javier Rebollo
with Lola Dueñas, Michäel Abiteboul, Carmen Machi, Lucienne Deschamps

France/Spain | 2006 | col | 110 mins | cert. 15
La vida perra de Juanita Narboni
The Wretched Life of Juanita Narboni
UK Premiere
dir. Farida Benlyzid
with Mariola Fuentes, Salima Benmoumen, Lou Doillon, Chete Lera | from the novel dir. Ángel Vázquez

Spain/Morocco | 2005 | col | 101 mins | cert. 12
Soldados de Salamina
Soldiers of Salamina
dir. David Trueba
with Ariadna Gil, Ramon Fontserè, Joan Dalmau, María Botto, Diego Luna, Alberto Ferreiro

Spain | 2003 | 119 mins | cert. 15
Alatriste
dir. Agustín Díaz Yanes
with Viggo Mortensen, Eduardo Noriega, Unax Ugalde, Elena Anaya, Ariadna Gil, Javier Cámara, Juan Echanove, Eduard Fernández

France/Spain/USA | 2006 | col | 147 mins | cert. 15
Yoy Soy la Juani
My Name is Juani
UK Premiere
by Bigas Luna
with Verónica Echegui, Dani Martín, Laya Martí, Gorka Lasaosa, José Chaves, Mercedes Hoyos, Marcos Campos

Spain | 2006 | col | 100 mins | cert. 18
Dies d'agost
August Days
dir. Marc Recha
with David Recha, Marc Recha, Mariona Ordóñez, Pere Subirana, Fina Susín

Spain | 2006 | col | 93 mins | cert. 15
Vete de mí
Go Away From Me
UK Premiere
dir. Víctor García León
with Juan Diego, Juan Diego Botto, Cristina Plazas, Rosa María Sardà

Spain | 2006 | col | 90 mins | cert. 15
Salvador
London Premiere
dir. Manuel Huerga
with Daniel Brühl, Tristán Ullola, Leonardo Sbaraglia, Joel Joan, Celso Bugallo

Spain/UK | 2006 | col | 134 mins | cert. 15
Estrellas de La Línea
The Railroad All-Stars
dir. Chema Rodríguez
with the Railroad Stars: Valeria, Mercy, Vilma, Marina, Carol, Kimberly, Kim, China, Beatriz, Susy, Seca, Maribel, Lupe & Erika

Spain | 2006 | col | 90 mins | doc | cert. 18
Los ojos de Ariana
The Eyes of Ariana
UK Premiere
dir. Ricardo Macián Arcas

Spain | 2007 | col | 93 mins | doc | cert. 15
Concursante
The Contestant
UK Premiere
dir. Rodrigo Cortès
with Leonardo Sbaraglia, Chete Lera, Miryam Gallego, Fernando Cayo, Miryam De Maeztu, Luis Zahera

Spain | 2006 | col | 92 mins | cert. 15
SPECIAL FEATURE ON BASILIO MARTÍN PATINO
  Octavia
dir. Basilio Martín Patino
with Miguel Angel Solá, Margarita Lozano, Antonia San Juan, Blanca Oteyza,
Menh-Wai Trinh

Spain/France | 2002 | col | 130 mins | cert. 12
  Canciones para después de una guerra
Songs for After a War
dir. Basilio Martín Patino

Spain | 1971 | b&w & col | 121 mins | doc | cert. 15
  Casas Viejas
The Cry of the South: Casas Viejas
dir. Basilio Martín Patino

Spain | 1996 | col | 61mins | doc
SHORT FILMS

En camas separadas
dir. Javier Rebollo
(17 mins)

Libra
dir. Carlota Coronado
(2006, 4 mins)

Hijab
dir. Xavi Sala
(2005, 8 mins)

Trenta metres i un balcó
dir. R. Cerarols, S. Granero,
B. Mas-Bagà, A. Salvat
(2006, 27 mins)

DVD
dir. Ciro Altabás
(2006, 17 mins)



José Luis López Linares and Arantxa Aguirre with Paul Ryan during the Q&A for Hécuba
Director Alvaro del Amo
with the Ambassador of Spain
Lola Mayo, Prof. María Delgado
and Javier Rebollo
Basilio Martín Patino
Ariadna Gil
Ariadna Gil and Agustín Díaz Yanes with Paul Ryan
during the Q&A for their film Alatriste
Hall of the Ciné Lumière
Manuel Huerga and Leonardo Sbaraglial
Leonardo Sbaraglia

Leonardo Sbaraglia, Ignacio Salazar-Simpson
(Producer), Paul Ryan and Montserrat Roig de Puig
during the Q&A for Concursante
Ignacio Salazar-Simpson, Montserrat Roig the Puig,
Joana Granero (Director of the Festival)
and Leonardo Sbaraglia
Photos by Pablo Goikoetxea
 
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