MANILA, Philippines - Due to the successful month-long run of Instituto Cervantes’ Cine con Europa, a unique cycle of film gems co-produced between Spain and member-countries of the European Union, the Spanish cultural center will extend the film screenings for the whole month of April at 6 p.m. at Instituto Cervantes’ Salon de Actos every Saturday.
The cycle continues on April 10 with Amor Idiota (Idiot Love), an absorbing but dramatically uneven yarn of sexual obsession that extracts plenty of smart comedy from its darkness. The film revolves around an eccentric young man named Pere-Lluc.
Showing on April 17 is Lo que sé de Lola (What I Know About Lola), a meticulously constructed take on loneliness in which a maladjusted Frenchman (Leon) observes the life of a vivacious Spanish woman (Lola).
Cine con Europa wraps up on April 24 with Una Casa de Locos (The Spanish Apartment). The film follows Xavier, an economics student in his late twenties, who signs on to a European exchange program in order to gain working knowledge of the Spanish language.
Cine con Europa is organized by Instituto Cervantes de Manila in collaboration with the Spanish Embassy in the Philippines, and Spanish Agency International Cooperation for Development (AECID).
Admission to all the screenings is free on a first-come-first-served basis.
For information, call 526-1482 or visit http://manila.cervantes.es Instituto Cervantes de Manila is at 855 T.M. Kalaw St., Ermita, Manila.