L.A. OLA: Costa de Morte / La Plaga (Coast of Death / The Plague)
Costa de Morte poster
Sunday Sept 20, 2015, 4:00 pm
American Cinematheque and Los Angeles Filmforum present
L.A. OLA: Costa de Morte / La Plaga (Coast of Death / The Plague)
At the Spielberg Theatre at the Egyptian, 6712 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles CA 90028
Double Feature! Reception! Director Lois Patiño In Person!
Presented by the American Cinematheque, La Panda Productions, Playtime Audiovisuales and Estudio Nariz. Sponsored by SGAE, with the support of Los Angeles Filmforum, Echo Park Film Center and the Trade Commission of Spain in Los Angeles.
L.A. OLA continues at the Echo Park Film Center September 26 - 27.
Free panel at 4:00 pm:
L.A. OLA Spanish Contemporary Cinema Panel – Independent Film Distribution and Outreach
Details at
http://www.americancinemathequecalendar.com/content/la-ola-spanish-contemporary-cinema-panel
Discussion after the first film with director Lois Patiño, followed by a cocktail reception in the Egyptian courtyard. Second feature begins at 9:00 PM.
More at http://www.americancinemathequecalendar.com/content/coast-of-death-the-plague
For more event information: http://www.americancinemathequecalendar.com/content/coast-of-death-the-plague,
Tickets: $11 general, $7 American Cinematheque and Filmforum members. Available by credit card in advance from Fandango at http://www.fandango.com/egyptiantheatre_aaofx/theaterpage or at the door
COSTA DA MORTE (Coast of Death)
COSTA DA MORTE (Coast of Death)
Dir: Lois Patiño
2013, HD, color, 83 min, Spain,
"Upon entering men in landscape and landscape in men
the eternal life from Galicia was created" - Castelao
A touching, hypnotic essay on the relationship between a landscape and its people, COAST OF DEATH depicts a region in Galicia, Spain, which earned its name from the many men and women who have lost their lives to its sea. With this subtle, breathtakingly beautiful and lyrical homage to his homeland, Patiño won the prestigious Best Upcoming Director award at the Locarno Film Festival. In Gallegan with English subtitles.
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UsPErCELT-A
Website: http://loispatino.com/Costa-da-Morte
LA PLAGA (The Plague)
LA PLAGA (The Plague)
Dir: Neus Ballús
2013, 84 min, Spain
Carefully intertwining a series of minimalist personal stories, THE PLAGUE offers a moving portrait of life on the outskirts of Barcelona. A Filipino nurse, an aging woman, a Moldavian wrestler and a local farmer, among others, illustrate the uncertainty and the rebellious spirit that underlies contemporary Spain in the throes of the global economic crisis. Filming nonprofessional actors over a four-year period, Ballus uses real-life characters and their daily struggles to construct this rich social portrait. In Catalan, Spanish and Russian with English subtitles.
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OK89m2CpRiE
Website: http://www.elkinograf.com/index.php/en/projects/feature-documentary/the-plague