Recommended for: GCSE or equivalent level Spanish
Capacity: 158 places
Topics to be covered: Spanish society during and after the Spanish civil war; the world of entertainment and comedy; interpersonal relationships and family; the workplace; the role of women; music.
Led by Carmen Herrero, Head of Spanish at Manchester Metropolitan University and Ana Valbuena, Spanish Language Tutor
at the Instituto Cervantes.
Screening: Pájaros de papel (Paper Birds)
Dir Emilio Aragón / ES 2010 / 117 mins / In Spanish with English subtitles
We’re pleased to present Pájaros de papel following its tremendous success at the 2012 edition of the festival. Set during the Spanish Civil War, Pájaros de papel is an emotional and tender story of friendship and survival in desperate times. Musician Jorge del Pino, ventriloquist Enrique Corgo, singer Rocío Moliner and an orphan named Miguel are united by fate and kept together by their daily struggles to get by and escape the suffering that surrounds them. With a combination of joyful moments and deeply emotional performances from an excellent cast, Pájaros de papel is an inspiring film that will melt the hardest of hearts.