Instituto Cervantes invites you to the screening of the Spanish film “Gala” on Saturday 28th of July 2007 at 7:00 pm at Jordan National Gallery of Fine Arts, Al-Muntazah Circle Jabal Lweibdeh. For more details pleas contact Instituto Cervantes on +962 6 461 0858.

The Khalid Shoman Foundation - Darat al Funun presents Ford Transit, a film by Palestinian Director and recipient of a Golden Globe Award Hani Abu Asaad on Tuesday 3rd of July 2007 at 8:00 pm. Free entry.

The Argentinean Embassy in Collaboration with the Cervantes Institute & The Royal Film Commission Jordan invites you to attend Argentinean Films screening between 24th and 28th of June 2007 at 8 pm at the RFC Terrace, Jebel Amman, 1st Circle, Rainbow Street

Sunday 24th of June, at 8:00 pm
Rolling Family (Familia Rodante)
Pablo Trapero / Comedy / 2004 / 103 min /Argentina, Brazil, France, Germany , Spain, UK /  Spanish with English subtitles
Emilia, the 84-year old grandmother announces to all her family that her niece has chosen her as godmother for her wedding, which is going to be celebrated 1.500 kilometres away. Emilia asks her family to accompany her in a caravan, for this long trip from Buenos Aires to Misiones. From this moment, the grandmother, her daughters, grandsons, great-grandsons, sons-in-law and friends live interesting experiences inside the rolling house.

Monday 25th of June, at 8:00 pm
Illuminated by Fire (Illuminados por el Fuego)
Tristán Bauer / 2005 / Drama / 100 min/ Spanish with English subtitles
The film narrates the memories of Esteban Leguizamón, a middle-aged man who, at the age of 18, took part in the war of Malvinas Islands. Since the suicide attempt of Vargas, one of his companions in the battle-field, Esteban is submerged by his war memories, not only by its horrors but also by the stories of friendship and companionship. After 20 years, Esteban decides to return to the Islands to recall his past and heal his wounds.

Tuesday 26th of June, at 8:00 pm
The Bottom of the Sea  (El Fondo Del Mar)
Damián Szifron / 2003 / Drama / 92 min / Spanish with English subtitles
In this psychological thriller, Toledo is a handsome but deeply neurotic man in his mid-20s. Toledo, an architecture student, is dating Anna. One evening, he pops by her apartment unexpectedly to discover a middle-aged man – he has never seen before - hiding under her bed. Imagining the worst, Toledo obsessively follows the stranger for the rest of the night, eventually setting fire to his car and threatening his life. However, the explanations to the incident are not as obvious as they seem.

Wednesday 27th of June, at 8:00 pm
It’s not you, It’s me  (No Sos Vos Soy Yo)
Juan Taratuto / 2004 / 105 min / Spanish with English Subtitles
Javier decides to marry Maria to be able to travel and to move up to the United States. Maria goes first to make administrative arrangements. Just before departing to Miami to meet his future wife, Javier receives a  call from Maria confessing to him that she has fallen in love. Javier tries to find comfort with his psychoanalyst, his friends, his dog and whatever would help overcome his distress.

Thursday 28th of June, at 8:00 pm
Whisky Romeo Zulu
Enrique Piñeyro / 2004 / Thriller /105 min / Spanish subtitled in English
The movie narrates the accident of the Boeing 737 of LIMPET that smashed, on August 31st 1999, against a terrace in the centre of Buenos Aires, killing 67 persons. Directed and led by an ex-pilot of the same company, the tape reveals a complex plot of complicities between the Air Force and the company, ignoring safety controls to obtain additional financial benefits. A prosecuting lawyer manages to clarify the reasons of the accident and to lead to penal judgment, setting the only precedent in the history of the commercial aviation.

The 13th Franco-Arab Film Festival will kick off next Tuesday and will run between 12 - 19 of June 2007 at AlHussien Cultural Center. Free entry. Click the poster for the schedule.

It’s not a gun, a documentary by Helena Cotinier and Pierre-Nicolas Durand will be screened on Wednesday 6th of June 2007 at 7:30 pm at Makan. The film is in Arabic and French with English subtitles.