London Spanish Film Festival
2023 FESTIVAL FILM SCREENINGS  
2023 GALLERY
CORE PROGRAMME
NO MIRES A LOS OJOS

NO MIRES A LOS OJOS

Staring at Strangers

LONDON PREMIERE

dir. Félix Viscarret

with Paco León, Leonor Watling,
Alex Brendemuhl

Spain/Belgium | 2022 | col | 107 min | cert. 15
In Spanish with English subtitles

TENÉIS QUE VENIR A VERLA

TENÉIS QUE VENIR A VERLA

You Have to Come and See It

dir. Jonás Trueba

with Itsaso Arana, Vito Sanz,
Francesco Carril, Irene Escolar,
Jonás Trueba, Chano Domínguez

Spain | 2022 | 64 min | col | cert. 15
In Spanish with English subtitles

LAS PAREDES HABLAN

LAS PAREDES HABLAN

Walls Can Talk

UK PREMIERE

dir. Carlos Saura

with Carlos Saura, Suso33, Miquel Barceló,
Pedro Alberto Saura Ramos, Anna Dimitrova

Spain | 2022 | doc | col | 75 min
In Spanish with English subtitles

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

STRANGE WAY OF LIFE

STRANGE WAY OF LIFE

dir. Pedro Almodóvar

with Ethan Hawke, Pedro Pascal

Spain | 2023 | col | 32 min | cert. 15
In English

Followed by a recorded Q&A
with the director

EL AGUA

EL AGUA

The Water

dir. Elena López Riera

UK PREMIERE

with Luna Pamiés, Bárbara Lennie,
Nieve de Medina, Alberto Olmo

Switzerland/Spain/France | 2022 | col | 104 min | cert. 15
In Spanish with English subtitles

15th CATALAN WINDOW
With the support of:
Institut Ramon Llull La cultura catalana
UNICORNS

UNICORNS

LONDON PREMIERE

dir. Àlex Lora

with Greta Fernández, Nora Navas,
Elena Martín, Pablo Molinero

Spain | 2023 | col | 93 min | cert. 18
In Catalan and Spanish with English subtitles

DOS DIES I L'ETERNITAT

DOS DIES I L'ETERNITAT

Dos dias y la eternidad
Two Days and Eternity

dir. Marc Esquirol

with Miki Lloret, Sara Espías, Ferrar Herrera

Spain | 2023 | 55 min | col | cert. 15
In Catalan with English subtitles

Preceded by the short
SI MAI NO ENS HAGUÉSSIM SEPARAT

14th BASQUE WINDOW
With the
support of:
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Special thanks:
Kimuak
Filmoteca
Gobierno Vasco
EL VASCO

EL VASCO

Dear Grandma

UK PREMIERE

dir. Jabi Elortegi

with Joseba Usabiaga, Inés Efron,
Itziar Aizpuru, Eduardo Blanco

Spain/Argentina | 2022 | col | 100 min | cert. 15
In Spanish and Basque with English subtitles

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

A LOS LIBROS Y A LAS MUJERES CANTO

A LOS LIBROS Y A LAS MUJERES CANTO

To Books and Women I Sing

UK PREMIERE

dir. María Elorza

Spain | 2022 | doc | col / b&w | 72 min
In Italian, Spanish and Japanese with English subtitles

Preceded by the short AL BORDE DEL AGUA

CINCO LOBITOS

CINCO LOBITOS

Lullaby

LONDON PREMIERE

dir. Alauda Ruiz de Azúa

with Laia Costa, Susi Sánchez,
Ramón Barea, Mikel Bustamante

Spain | 2022 | col | 104 min
In Spanish, English and Basque with English subtitles

Preceded by the short
CUENTAS DIVINAS | Divine Accounts

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

2nd ANDALUCÍA WINDOW
With the support of:
MODELO 77

MODELO 77

Prison 77

UK PREMIERE

dir. Alberto Rodríguez

with Miguel Herrán, Javier Gutiérrez, Jesús Carroza, Fernando Tejero, Catalina Sopelana

Spain | 2022 | col | 125 min
In Spanish with English subtitles

Followed by a Q&A with producer
Gervasio Iglesias

LOS CONSTRUCTORES DE LA ALHAMBRA

LOS CONSTRUCTORES DE LA ALHAMBRA

The Builders of the Alhambra

UK PREMIERE

dir. Isabel Fernández

with Amr Waked, Sofian El Benaissati,
Farah Hamed

Spain | doc | col | 112 min | cert. PG
In Spanish and Arabic with English subtitles and English

Initial screening: Preceded by an introduction by the director

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

TREGUA(S)

TREGUA(S)

Truce(s)

UK PREMIERE

dir. Mario Hernández

with Bruna Cusí, Salva Reina

Spain | 2023 | col | 90 min | cert. 15
In Spanish with English subtitles

Followed by a Q&A with the director

TE ESTOY AMANDO LOCAMENTE

TE ESTOY AMANDO LOCAMENTE

Love and Revolution

UK PREMIERE

dir. Alejandro Marín

with Omar Banana, Ana Wagener,
Alba Flores, Jesús Carroza

Spain | 2023 | col | 106 min
In Spanish with English subtitles

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

LETTERS FROM GALICIA   In collaboration with:
Galicia Film Forum MICE Museo do Pobo Galego
AL OTRO LADO DEL MAR

AL OTRO LADO DEL MAR

The Other Side of the Sea

UK PREMIERE

dir. Eloy Domínguez Serén &
Samuel Moreno Álvarez

Spain/Colombia | 2022 | 90 min | doc | col | cert. PG
In Spanish with English subtitles

Initial screening: Introduced by Harriet Cook, translator and Galician Film Forum representative

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

DIANA TOUCEDO'S SHORT LETTERS

DIANA TOUCEDO'S SHORT LETTERS

A selection of short films
directed by Diana Toucedo

Introduced by filmmaker and Galician Film Forum representative Adriana Páramo

SPECIAL SCREENING ALSO PART OF THE GREAT (EX)SPECTATOR SERIES AT CINÉ LUMIÈRE
MARATHON

MARATHON

dir. Carlos Saura

with Dieter Baumann, Larry Bird,
Hassiba Boulmerka,
Juan Carlos de Borbón

Spain | 1993 | 130 min | doc | cert. PG
In Spanish, English and Catalan with English subtitles

SPECIAL HOMAGE TO JORGE SEMPRÚN
In collaboration with: Institute Cervantes
LES DEUX MEMOIRES

LES DEUX MEMOIRES

Las dos memorias | The Two Memories

dir. Jorge Semprún

with Santiago Carrillo, María Casares, Ian Gibson, Yves Montand, Costa-Gavras, José María Gil Robles, Juan Goytisolo, André Malraux, Federica Montseny

France/Spain | 1974 | doc | 121 min
**In French with only Spanish subtitles**

The screening will be preceded by an introduction

BIGAS LUNA TRIBUTE
 
  Durham University
JAMÓN, JAMÓN

JAMÓN, JAMÓN

dir. Bigas Luna

with Javier Bardem, Penélope Cruz,
Jordi Mollà, Stefania Sandrelli, Juan Diego, Anna Galiena

Spain | 1992 | col | 95 min | cert. 15

In Spanish with English subtitles

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

HUEVOS DE ORO

HUEVOS DE ORO

Golden Balls

dir. Bigas Luna

with Javier Bardem, Maria de Medeiros, Maribel Verdú, Benicio del Toro,
Alessandro Gassmann

Spain/Italy/France | 1993 | col | 95 min | cert. 15

In Spanish with English subtitles

Preceded by an introduction by Dr. Matt Hilborn

LA TETA Y LA LUNA

LA TETA Y LA LUNA

The Tit and the Moon

dir. Bigas Luna

with Biel Duran, Mathilda May,
Gérard Darmon, Abel Folk, Laura Mañá

Spain/France | 1994 | col | 90 min | cert. 15

In Spanish with English subtitles

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

A TREASURE FROM THE ARCHIVES
In collaboration with: Institute Cervantes
EMBRUJO

EMBRUJO

dir. Carlos Serrano de Osma

with Lola Flores, Manolo Caracol, Fernando Fernán Gómez, María Dolores Pradera

Spain | 1948 | b&w | 80 min | cert. PG
In Spanish with English subtitles

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.

SPECIAL FAMILY SCREENING
MUMMIES

MUMMIES

dir. Juan Jesús García Galocha

with Óscar Barberán, Ana Esther Alborg,
Luis Reina

Spain/USA | 2023 | animation | col | 88mins | cert U
In English

2023 Jury
Our Jury – Paul Sutton, Eleanor Boorman,
Peregrine Kitchener-Fellowes
Modelo 77
Modelo 77: Q&A with producer Gervasio Iglesias
and festival director Joana Granero
Copla rehearsals
Copla rehearsals
Embrujo
Embrujo session: Violinist Violeta Valladares
and pianist Michael Toolan
The Builders of the Alhambra
The Builders of the Alhambra:
Q&A with director Isabel Fernández and
the V&A's Mariam Rosser-Owen
Prof. Santiago Fouz-Hernández, José María Robles Fraga and Isabel Fernández
Prof. Santiago Fouz-Hernández, Cultural Advisor to the Spanish Embassy José María Robles Fraga and filmmaker Isabel Fernández
Montserrat Roig the Puig
Montserrat Roig the Puig
Bigas Luna Tribute
Bigas Luna Tribute:
Prof. Santiago Fouz-Hernández and Betty Bigas
Bigas Luna Tribute
Jamón, Jamón: Special evening with
Spanish Ham Master and Alhambra beer
Walls Can Talk
Walls Can Talk: Antonio Molina-Vázquez,
director of Spain NOW!
Walls Can Talk
Walls Can Talk: Q&A with Suso33
Dear Grandma
Dear Grandma: Q&A with Prof. Peter Evans and
Jabi Elortegi and Melissa Riggall (Interpreter)
Dear Grandma
Dear Grandma: Filmmaker Jabi Elortegi
Tregua(s)
Vicente Seva (Festival de Cine de Alicante),
Joana Granero (dir, lLSFF) and Tregua(s) director Mario Hernández
Tregua(s)
Tregua(s): Filmmaker Mario Hernández
Eloy Domínguez Serén
Al otro lado del mar: Filmmaker
Eloy Domínguez Serén among the audience
LSFF Team
LSFF Team
Photos by Pau Ros / POP klik
 
 
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