Tue May 23, 6:00 PM - Tue May 23, 8:00 PM
Instituto Cervantes of Chicago
31 W. Ohio St., Chicago, IL 60654
Community: River North
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Instituto Cervantes of Chicago
Event Details
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Film Information:
- Title: Los Lunes al Sol
- Director: Fernando Leon de Aranoa
- Year made: 2001
- Format: DVD
- Duration: 113 min.
- Country: Spain, Italy and France
- Subtitles: English
Synopsis:
Three men who used to work in a shypyard, now unemployed, regularly meet up at Rico's bar, another former colleague. There they stick together: Santa, a big, heavy-bearded man with a golden heart who babysits when Rico's teenager daughter "subcontracts" him; Jose, a shy man who thinks he has no dignity because his wife has a job and he doesn't: and Lino, an older man who keeps applying for jobs that are meant for guys the age of his own son, refusing to admit he is now out of the market...
Socially and politically committed, like all of Aranoa' films, this is a powerful work thanks to its accomplished and and naturalistic dialogues: and to the cast's superb performances.
Film Information:
- Title: Los Lunes al Sol
- Director: Fernando Leon de Aranoa
- Year made: 2001
- Format: DVD
- Duration: 113 min.
- Country: Spain, Italy and France
- Subtitles: English
Synopsis:
Three men who used to work in a shypyard, now unemployed, regularly meet up at Rico's bar, another former colleague. There they stick together: Santa, a big, heavy-bearded man with a golden heart who babysits when Rico's teenager daughter "subcontracts" him; Jose, a shy man who thinks he has no dignity because his wife has a job and he doesn't: and Lino, an older man who keeps applying for jobs that are meant for guys the age of his own son, refusing to admit he is now out of the market...
Socially and politically committed, like all of Aranoa' films, this is a powerful work thanks to its accomplished and and naturalistic dialogues: and to the cast's superb performances.