Cousin Angelica (Spanish Cinema Now) 

Event Details

WHEN: Tuesday, November 30th 12:00am to 10:00am Sunday, December 20th at 3:45pm WHERE: Walter Reade Theater, Lincoln Center 165 W 65th St New York, NY 10023 Venue Website HOOD: Upper West Side, Manhattan

COST: $7 - $11.00 AGE: 18+ MORE INFO: Spanish Cinema Now

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Event Description

For Britain, it is the First World War, for the United States, it is Vietnam. For Spain, it is its own civil war, a war made more painful for its brutality not only to its fellow man, but to neighbors, friends, even family. Cousin Angelica explores the decades of pain, resentment and repression through the eyes of a man whose memories begin to consume him in the wake of his mother’s death.

“Rumor has it that upon seeing Cousin Angelica at the 1974 Cannes Film Festival, Luis Buñuel broke down in tears. For many Spaniards, the film was an overwhelming rendering of the feelings of the Republicans, losers of the Civil War: a combination of guilt, shame, rage, and fear made more horrible having been repressed for decades. Luis (Vázquez) travels to the family crypt in Segovia to bury his mother’s remains. On the way, he passes the sights of his childhood, stirring memories of the summer of 1936 and the outbreak of the Civil War. At the heart of this story is his cousin Angelica, not only his first love but also the symbol of all that he has lost.” – Spanish Cinema Now