Instituto Cervantes celebrates Garcia Berlanga TO CELEBRATE the birth centenary of Spanish filmmaker Luis García Berlanga (1921-2010), Instituto Cervantes de Manila is presenting the online film series, “Berlanga Turns 100,” this month. The films will be shown through the Instituto Cervantes channel on the Vimeo platform (vimeo.com/institutocervantes) and will be freely accessible for 48 hours from their start date and time. The online film series will feature four titles that have marked García Berlanga’s career. The series will kick off on June 5, Saturday, with the screening of the comedy Esa pareja feliz (1951) about a young couple fighting to improve their economic and social status. The film will be available for free for 48 hours on Saturday and Sunday through the link: https://vimeo.com/548754354. The film cycle will continue on June 1 with the comedy Calabuch (1956), about a scientist who goes to a small town fleeing the senselessness of the escalating atomic policies of the great powers. It will be available for free on June 12 and 13 at: https://vimeo.com/548754830. The third film, the comedy Plácido (1961), will be available on June 19 and 20. Reputed as one of García Berlanga’s masterpieces, this is a sarcastic Christmas story on…
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Entertainment News (06/01/21)
