The Albéniz Cinema screens ‘El camino de los ingleses’ (Summer Rain) on the 20th anniversary of its theatrical release and following the reissue of Antonio Soler's novel
The event this Friday, February 20th, will feature the director, Antonio Banderas, the author of the book, and some of the film's stars
In 2006, El camino de los ingleses (Summer Rain), the second film directed by Antonio Banderas, premièred in theatres. It was a cinematic adaptation of Antonio Soler's novel, which won the Nadal Prize and was recently reissued by Galaxia Gutenberg.
On Friday 20th, to mark the 20th anniversary of its release, the Albéniz Cinema will be hosting a special screening of the film at 6:00 PM, followed by a discussion. The event will be attended by Antonio Banderas, the author Antonio Soler, and some of the film's actors. The event will be hosted by the director of the Festival de Málaga, Juan Antonio Vigar.
Free tickets for the screening and discussion can be collected from tomorrow, Thursday, at the box offices of the Albéniz Cinema and the Cervantes Theatre, and online through Uniticket (maximum two per person).
The film, a Spanish-British co-production by Sogecine, Green Moon, and Future Films, sensitively and authentically portrays youthful dreams, the awakening to love, and the onset of adulthood in Málaga in the late 1970s. It features a cast of young actors including Alberto Amarilla, María Ruiz, Félix Gómez, Raúl Arévalo, Fran Perea, Marta Nieto, Mario Casas, Antonio Garrido, Victoria Abril, and Juan Diego.
El camino de los ingleses is one of Antonio Soler's most admired and widely read novels. Set in Malaga in 1978, it tells the story of the end of adolescence, that moment when innocence, dreams, and ideals are left behind to learn how to survive in the harsh, dark, and dizzying world of adults.
The only refuge, then, are friends, whose story the narrator recounts during the last summer they shared. But it wasn't just any summer; it was a decisive one, in which "the seed, the true essence of our lives, was planted". Because after that summer, each of the friends inevitably embarks on their own path: some go to study in another city; others take precarious jobs, driven by their families' financial hardship; still others, rebellious, seek to break free from expectations or turn to crime.
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