Cervantes in April is a cultural mosaic mixing literature, workshops, exhibitions, cinema, theatre and other artistic offerings. The
Cine Club of Alcalá de Henares plays its part in the programming by screening four films originating from
literary adaptations for the big screen. The features will be screened in the
Teatro Salón Cervantes on Wednesdays and Thursdays during April in double sessions at the usual times (18:30 and 21:00).
The first incursion into literary film is made by
'A Clockwork Orange’, a cult film premiered in 1971, which has been re-released to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the death of its director,
Stanley Kubrick. The film is based on a novel by
Anthony Burgess that portrays the life of Alex, an ultra-violent youth and fan of the music of Beethoven. It was highly controversial when it came out, and was banned for three decades in the United Kingdom. 'A Clockwork Orange’ will get the ball running at the Cine Club in April on the
7th and 8th.
A week later (
Wednesday the 14th and Thursday the 15th) the Cine Club will turn the spotlight from Kubrick’s feature to a more recent film by the Uruguayan,
Álvaro Brechner. 'Bad Day to Go Fishing' is inspired in a short story by
Juan Carlos Onetti. The film tells the story of two go-getters: an ex-world wrestling champion with ideas above his station and his manager, who organizes exhibitions and secret fights.
'The Road' and 'Precious'
Cervantes in April will then continue with the screening of
'The Road' on the
21st and 22nd. The landscape of a post-apocalyptic world is the backdrop for this film starring
Viggo Mortensen. Director
John Hillcoat was responsible for taking this Pulitzer Prize winning novel written by
Cormac McCarthy to the big screen.
The last film on offer at the Cine Club in April can be seen on
Wednesday the 28th and Thursday the 29th in the TSC. 'Precious', a film by
Lee Daniels based on a novel by
Sapphire, depicts the life of Claireece, a sixteen year-old Afro-American. She is obese, illiterate and pregnant for a second time surrounded by her dysfunctional family. She is suspended from her school as a result of her pregnancy, and is transferred to an alternative school where she meets Ms Rain, the first person to believe in her possibilities.
Cinema and literature join hands for April’s programme. The sessions will be held on
Wednesdays and Thursdays at 18:30 and 21:00. All screenings will be in
original version with subtitles. Tickets are on sale through the usual channels.
