from 2 May 8 2019 returns to Rome at the Cinema Farnese in Campo dei Fiori in the Spanish Cinema Festival, now in its twelfth edition.
The event dedicated to Spanish cinema and Latin American Quality reflects the variety of genres and themes which for years has characterized Spanish cinema: from the look on the History and Social, to Latin American dictatorships of the seventies and eighties to LGBT rights and issues more topical, with ample space dedicated to first and second works and female directors.
The inauguration of the festival, Thursday 2 May at
21:00, You will see the premiere screening of Italian Yuli, feature icíar bollaín (I give you my eyes; Also the rain; The olive), in the presence of the same director. The film, which will be released in autumn in Italy by Exit Media, He won the award for Best Screenplay at the last festival of San Sebastian by Paul Laverty. Enriched by choreography full of lyricism, Yuli revolves around the incredible parable of Carlos Acosta, in arte Yuli, a living legend of dance as a child refused to dance. He forced by his father who wants to give him an opportunity to leave a Cuba beset by decades of embargo, It comes to the worldwide success becoming a performer compared to myths such as Nureyev and Baryshnikov.
Friday 3 May, Double special event: at 19:00 (with reply 7 May h. 22:30) the projection of Alberto García-Alix: The Shadow Line, esordio says Nicholas Combarro, present in Rome with producer Miguel Ángel Delgado, which reveals the origins and the creative processes of Alberto García-Alix, one of the most important photographers of the European art scene, witness and catalizatore Movida of Madrid, known as Pedro Almodóvar of photography. At 21:00, Another major festival guest, the director 
Arantxa Echeverria introduce her debut, Carmen and Lola, recent winner of two Goya Awards Best First Film and 
Best Supporting Actress (Carolina Yuste). Submission and applauded the Director's Fortnight at the Cannes Film Festival 2018, the film tells the story of Carmen, a girl who belongs to a gypsy community in the suburbs of Madrid. Destined to reproduce a pattern that repeats itself from generation to generation, and then getting married soon and grow as many children as possible, meets one day Lola, gypsy as she, but by no means resigned to that fate….
During the weekend, The program is enriched by the presence of other prominent guests: Saturday 4 May (h. 20:15) Gustavo Salmerón, accompanied by his mother Julita, veritable cult figure at home, present its quintessential first work: Many children, A monkey and a Castle, Goya award 2018 Best Documentary, Also winner at Karlovy Vary Film Festival, blockbuster at home and loved by Almodóvar.
Sunday 5 May (with repeated on Wednesday 9 h. 19:00) It will be the turn of Rodrigo Sorogoyen, Director of the moment, El reino winner with the last Goya Awards: ben 7 including Best Director, Screenplay and Actor protagonist (Antonio de la Torre). A high-tension thriller about the issue of corruption in the upper echelons of Spanish politics. The history of a regional leader of party, involved in a round of bribes, It will be expelled from the 'kingdom’ and will become the target of public opinion, betrayed by friends and party colleagues. The film will be distributed in Italy by Movies Inspired by 4 July.
Special events, the tribute to Pepe Mujica (Tuesday 7 May h. 20:15), Former militant Tupamaro become President of Uruguay, famous throughout the world for the rectitude of their political conduct. He and his years of detention in prison is inspired by the protest film La noche de 12 years, Alvaro Brechner, Goya award 2018 Best Film adaptation. The Latin-American section is completed by the Colombian film Matar to Jesús, the second film by Laura Mora, hailed at the San Sebastián Festival; and the Cuban cult 1968, Memories of Underdevelopment di Tomas Gutierrez Alea, which it will be presented in its newly restored version.
Closes the Roman edition Wednesday 8 May at h. 21:30, Goodbye Ringo, Pere March movie, that traces the golden era of the Spaghetti Western, when the landscapes of Spain became the privileged scene to recreate the magic of the American West. Awarded in Sitges 2018 Best Documentary, It uses narrator of director Enzo G. Castellari and the historical archive of the Institute Luce. L'event, dedicated to the memory of Giorgio Capitani, It will be moderated by Marco Giusti, and you will see the presence of the same director, Enzo G. Castellari and Romolo Guerrieri.
The event, that has always figured as traveling, then it will stop in various cities in Italy, from Treviso and the Turin Book Fair, dedicated this year to the Spanish language own, to continue in Trento, Senigallia, Campobasso, Naples, Messina, Verona, Genoa, Matera, Padova, Trieste, Perugia, Bergamo, Cagliari, Bari, Bologna, Milan and Reggio Calabria.
The official image of the festival is the work of Esteban Villalta Marzi, Spanish-Italian artist of international fame in the eighties become an active member of the artistic movement "La Movida Madrileña", confirming its position as one of the leaders of European Pop Art.
the Festival, organized and curated by Exit Media it receives the support of the Embassy of Spain in Italy, the Lazio Region, AC / E (the corresponding Spanish of Mibact), the Royal Spanish Academy in Rome and the Instituto Cervantes, and as usual the RAI as media partner.
All screenings of the Spanish Film Festival are in original version with subtitles in Italian.