Danzón, directed by María Novaro
Thursday, August 15th, 2019, 7:00 PM
Consulate General of Mexico in Austin
5202 E. Ben White Blvd., Suite 150
Austin TX 78741
FREE and open to the public!
About the Film: DANZÓN is a 1991 film directed by the renowned Mexican director María Novaro and starring María Rojo. It was nominated by the Mexican Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences to the Ariel Award for Best Film, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Score. It was considered in the number 45 spot among the 100 best Mexican films of all time by "Somos" magazine. Currently, María Novaro serves as the general director of the Mexican Film Institute director (IMCINE).
Copresented by Cine Las Americas
Paramount Summer Classic Film Series presents: Blancanieves, a film by Pablo Berger
Friday, July 26th, 2019, 7:30 PM
Paramount Stateside
719 Congress Ave, Austin, TX 78701
Synopsis: Set in Southern Spain in the 1920s, this breathtaking tribute to silent films follows a young woman who learns the art of her father, a famous bullfighter, and runs away from her evil stepmother to become a legend.
Tierra firme (Anchor and Hope), a film by Carlos Marques-Marcet
Saturday, September 8th, 2018, 10:00 am
S. Lamar Alamo Drafthouse
1120 S Lamar Blvd, Austin, TX 78704
Tel: (512)861-7040
Synopsis: In their mid-30s, Eva (Oona Chaplin) and Kat’s (Natalia Tena) humble, yet carefree, lifestyle in their London canal boat gets turned upside down when Eva presents Kat with an ultimatum: she wants a child. Kat resists, knowing that it will end the bohemian lifestyle she’s always envisaged with Eva. When Kat’s best friend, Roger (David Verdaguer), drops in from Barcelona to party with the ladies, however, the three of them toy around with the idea of creating a baby together.
Cine Las Americas International Film Festival co-presents this program in partnership with the All Genders, Lifestyles, and Identities International Film Festival.
Austin Film Society presents: Pepi, Luci, Bom, directed by Pedro Almodóvar
Tuesday, March 20th, 2018, 7:30 PM
Saturday, March 24th, 2018, 4:00 PM
AFS Cinema
6406 N I-35 Suite 3100, Austin, TX 78752
Synopsis: Raunchy and shocking, Pedro Almodóvar’s first feature provokes via golden showers, S/M, punk bands, and a biggest penis contest hosted by the director himself.
Presented in Partnership with Cine Las Americas
Austin Film Society presents: ¡Átame! (Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!), directed by Pedro Almodóvar
Saturday, February 10th, 2018, 7:00 PM
Sunday, February 11th, 2018, 4:00 PM
AFS Cinema
6406 N I-35 Suite 3100, Austin, TX 78752
Synopsis: Antonio Banderas and Victoria Abril shine in Pedro Almodovar’s funny and twisted “romantic fairy tale.” Banderas plays a man newly released from a psychiatric hospital who lusts after a movie scream queen (Abril). The courtship does not proceed along normal lines.
Presented in Partnership with Cine Las Americas
