Coinciding with the celebration of International Book Day on Friday 23 April, the Fundación Tres Culturas is dedicating this month's film series to the influence and collaboration that has always existed between the two genres.
Cinema has been influenced by literature since its beginnings, offering great masterpieces based on titles such as Anna Karenina, Pride and Prejudice or Dracula. Indispensable works of literature that have been taken to the screen by great directors, without forgetting novels such as The Beehive, The Leopard, Les Misérables and Gomorrahwhich have been even more widely recognised by the public after their adaptation to the big screen.
This film series offers current films dealing with the passion for writing and the lives and works of well-known writers from Mediterranean countries.
Tuesday 20 April, 18.00 h.
The writing workshop ( L'Atelier)
Laurent Cantet. France, 2017, 114 min.
La Ciotat, South of France. Antoine attends a writing workshop where a group of young people have been selected to write a crime thriller with the help of Olivia, a famous novelist. The creative process emphasises the town's industrial past. More concerned with the fears of the modern world, young Antoine soon clashes with the group and Olivia.
Awards
Festival de Cannes 2017: Un Certain Regard (Official Selection)
Seville Film Festival 2017: Official Selection
César Awards 2017: Nominated for Best Actress (Marina Foïs)
Invitations in THIS LINK.
Screenings in the original version with Spanish subtitles.
Portuguese