Event | Film

Spanish Cinema Now + 2024

Venue: KJCC Auditorium • 53 Washington Square South

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The Human Voice

  • Screened along with Strange Way of Life below.
  • Directed by Pedro Almodóvar, 2020, Spain, 30 minutes.
  • Original title: La voz humana.
  • In English with subtitles. Watch trailer.

A woman watches time passing next to the suitcases of her ex-lover (who is supposed to come pick them up, but never arrives) and a restless dog who doesn’t understand that his master has abandoned him. Two living beings facing abandonment.

Strange Way of Life

  • Screened along with The Human Voice above.
  • Directed by Pedro Almodóvar, 2023, Spain, 31 minutes.
  • In English with subtitles. Watch trailer.

After twenty-five years, Silva rides a horse across the desert to visit his friend Sheriff Jake. They celebrate the meeting, but the next morning, Jake tells him that reason for his trip is not to go down the memory lane of their friendship.

Still curious? Check Josep Lambies presenting "The Human Voice" and "Strange Way of Life".