More worth your time at the same venue, plus a few nearby picks.
CINEMA
Profesor Lazhar
Film screening of Philippe Falardeau's Profesor Lazhar (2011), following a refugee teacher who arrives at a school after a traumatic event. The film explores grief, childhood and integration through education.
CINEMA
Cafarnaúm
Film screening of Nadine Labaki's Cafarnaúm, a drama portraying the hardships of refugee childhood and the struggle for dignity in contexts of extreme vulnerability. Part of the Cine Club Cajasol Vida cycle on migration and childhood.
LECTURE
The Revenge of Consolation
Book presentation by Agustín López-Raya examining the weight of the past, personal decisions and human consequences. Art historian Alicia Escart Arias contextualises the work.
LECTURE
Reformulate the Question: What Became of the Gorgon's Body?
Lecture by Ana Carrasco-Conde, Professor of Philosophy at Universidad Complutense de Madrid, proposing dialogue with ancient thought on the relationship between the birth of philosophy and horror.
THEATRE
With Open Cannes
Small-scale theatre by Ignacio Andreu offering an authentic and intimate perspective. Part of Fundación Cajasol's Theatrón cycle.
LECTURE
40th Anniversary: Cardiac Transplant - The Possible Dream
Lecture by Dr Manuel Concha, professor of cardiovascular surgery, on the 40th anniversary of cardiac transplantation, presented by Rosa Luque at Fundación Cajasol.
LECTURE
A Free Duchess
Lecture on the personality of Duchess Cayetana de Alba, featuring Carlos Herrera, Rosa Villacastín and Ignacio Sánchez-Dalp, moderated by Mamen Mendizábal, marking the centenary of her birth.
LECTURE
The Vara Third and the Pica Horse
Presentation of José Luis Prieto Garrido's book with editor Antonio Cuesta from Editorial Almuzara.
