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TORREMOLINOS 73
Directed by Pablo Berger
Spain/Denmark, 2005
90 minutes
In Spanish and Danish w/ English subtitles
"Writer/director Pablo Berger has crafted a thoroughly winning and surprisingly thought-provoking story."
- Jessica Reaves, Chicago Tribune

CO-SPONSORED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF SPANISH AND PORTUGUESE

Torremolinos 73
FILM SUMMARY

In Franco's puritanical Spain of 1973, a struggling encyclopedia salesman named Alfredo and his wife Carmen change their fortunes overnight when they agree to make their own Super 8 erotic 'educational' films to be sold in Scandinavia. Along the way Alfredo discovers his true passion lies in filmmaking, and Carmen unknowingly becomes a porn star in the Northern countries. While the experience leads Alfredo to ambitions of a career in serious filmmaking, Carmen is more eager to have a baby than a career in show business, so the tension between the artist and his muse grows. According to The New York Times, TORREMOLINOS 73 "is a joyous celebration of sex and filmmaking."

FILM LINKS

* View trailer (w/ French subtitles)
* Official website (in Spanish)
* Read reviews

SHOWTIMES

Thursday, Oct. 6:
9:15 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 7:
7:00 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 8:
5:00 p.m.
9:15 p.m.

Sunday, Oct. 9:
7:15 p.m.

Monday, Oct. 10:
9:15 p.m.

Tuesday, Oct. 11:
7:00 p.m.

Wednesday, Oct. 12:
9:15 p.m.

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