Pop Up Cinematheque: The Spanish Earth

When and Where

Monday, November 11, 2024 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm
Media Commons Theatre
Robarts Library
130 St George St, Toronto, ON M5S 1A5

Speakers

Diana Sanchez

Description

POP-UP CINEMATHEQUE presents THE SPANISH EARTH on 16mm film with an introduction by programmer and series organizer Diana Sanchez.

The Spanish Earth is a 1937 anti-fascist film made during the Spanish Civil War in support of the democratically elected Republicans. The film was directed by Joris Ivens, written by John Dos Passos and Ernest Hemingway, narrated by Orson Welles and re-recorded by Hemingway (with Jean Renoir doing the narration in the French release).

Monday, November 11, 2024, 6:30 PM

Media Commons Theatre, Robarts Library, 130 St George St, Toronto, ON M5S 1A5.

Admission is free but registration is required because Robarts Library is not open to the general public - no rush tickets are available. All are welcome but non-UofT audience members must have tickets on hand to show to Robarts Library security.

POP-UP CINEMATHEQUE, presented by The Cinema Studies Institute and Media Commons Archives, is a new 16mm screening series highlighting rare gems from the collections. Each screening features an introductory talk discussing the unique aspects of the film and its archival status.

 

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