The film will be available on the Cervantes Institute’s Vimeo channel for 48 hours, starting at 12:00 pm (MTS) on October 5. Instituto Cervantes. Canal Vimeo HERE.
The fourth edition of Spanish Film Day, to be held on October 6, is presented as the consolidation of an event that aims to raise awareness of the importance of Spanish film heritage as an essential part of contemporary culture.
For the first time, the film selected to commemorate this day is directed by a woman. It is 7 mesas (de billar francés), the fifth feature film by Gracia Querejeta, a filmmaker who belongs to a family that is an essential reference in Spanish cinema.
This family melodrama showcases all the ingredients of the concern for human relationships that Spanish cinema has maintained throughout its history. With a great cast headed by actresses Maribel Verdú and Blanca Portillo, the film’s story of solidarity and self-improvement shows a way of life that underlines women’s ability to reinvent themselves in times of crisis.
The neighborhood setting makes the billiard tables that title this cinematographic work become an image that symbolizes a world resistant to the onslaught of the fluid life we seem to live today. The struggle to rescue and revive these spaces of coexistence results in a wonderful hymn to the preponderance of public space and its inestimable value for citizenship.
The film had a remarkable national and international tour: in addition to its presence in various festivals, the actresses Maribel Verdú and Amparo Baró were awarded the goya awards for best female main cast performance, respectively. 7 mesas (de billar francés), produced and premiered in the 21st century, forces us to think that heritage continues to be created at all times in the cinematographic sphere, where production continues to be a significant reference in the lives of spectators.
Director/s: Gracia Querejeta | Year: 2007 | Format: Digital | Running time: Largometraje – 112 min | Genre: Ficción/Fiction | Country: España/Spain | Original version: español/Spanish | Subtitles: inglés/English | Rated/Calificacion: TP/All audiences