Ciclo de Cine para agosto: Madrid, una ciudad de cine.

¡Hola a todos! We're approaching the tail-end of our cultural calendar with Película 2010 rounding out an exciting year for Instituto Cervantes de Manila. The film festival is slated to take place in October, we still have two months to go and two cycles of Saturday film screenings. For the month of August, Instituto Cervantes presents our film cycle: Madrid, una ciudad de cine.

The theme gives us a broad look at the panorama of the capital of Spain as reflected in its cinema. Four films, set against the last half of the 20th century, highlighting the diverse history of Madrid: the post-war era, the 60's and the capital in its present day.

Tiovivo c. 1950
7 de agosto August 3
El amor perjudica seriamente la salud Love Can Seriously Damage Your Health
14 de agosto August 14
Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
21 de agosto August 21
Abre los ojos Open Your Eyes
28 de agosto August 28

August is also the month of the International Silent Film Festival in Manila. In this year's edition, Instituto Cervantes presents the silent film, La bodega on August 29, Sunday 2010 at Shangri-la Plaza.

Madrid, una ciudad de cine is organized by Instituto Cervantes de Manila in collaboration with the Spanish Embassy in the Philippines, and Spanish International Cooperation Agency for Development (AECID).

Admission to all the screenings is FREE on a FIRST-COME, FIRST-SERVED basis. For more information, please call 5261482 or visit http://manila.cervantes.es Instituto Cervantes de Manila is at 855 T.M. Kalaw St., Ermita, Manila.

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