Instituto Cervantes celebrates the work of legendary Spanish cinematographer Juan Mariné via a series of online film screenings this February 2024.
Billed as Juan Mariné, Goya de Honor, the series will screen via Instituto Cervantes' Vimeo Channel four feature films that Mariné has worked on namely Orgullo, Un millón en la basura, El astronauta, La grieta.
The cinematographer and film inventor Juan Mariné Bruguera (born on December 13, 1920) has dedicated more than eighty years of his career to cinema, in such a way that his works have managed to capture and develop an essential imagery for Spanish culture in film. Juan Mariné’s efforts in film conservation and restoration vividly represent the importance of light in the history of Spanish cinema.
The film selection, personally chosen by the centenary professional, Juan Mariné, all of which prominently highlight the visual aesthetics woven into the films’ shots. By making use of light and cinematography in the making of a film, the series presents two overarching themes. The first two films make use of black and white imagery in emphasizing the nature of visual aesthetics behind film shots, while the last two films utilizes imagery in cinema to create shots that make supernatural spaces in fictional genres credible.
Here is a detailed look at the film lineup of Juan Mariné, Goya de Honor. Also included are the corresponding links and the start of screening.
Orgullo | Pride (1955)
Screening on February 2, 2024
Director: Manuel Mur Oti
Cast: Marisa Prado, Alberto Ruschel, Enrique Diosdado, Cándida Losada, Eduardo Calvo, Beni Deus, Fernando Nogueras, Alfonso Rojas, Félix Fernández, Matilde Guarnerio, Xan das Bolas
Laura relocates from Paris to her village, which she left ten years ago. Laura’s mother hopes that she will take over and start managing their cattle farm. Laura soon discovers the hatred festering between her family and the Alzagas, whose lands are separated by a river. Laura doesn’t feel a connection to this legacy and neither does Enrique, the first-born of the other family
Un millón en la basura | A Million in the Trash (1967)
Screening on February 9, 2024
Director: José María Forqué
Cast: José Luis López Vázquez, Julia Gutiérrez Caba, Juanjo Menéndez, Aurora Redondo, Rafael López Somoza, Rafaela Aparicio, Lina Canalejas, Emilio Laguna, Guillermo Marín
Pepe Martínez works the graveyard shift with the Madrid cleaning service, hosing down the streets at night. His family faces eviction, after not paying rent for over a year. The situation worsens as Christmas approaches. And then one night, Pepe finds a satchel stuffed with bank notes in a trash can. Could his luck have turned?
El astronauta | The Astronaut (1970)
Screening on February 16, 2024
Director: Javier Aguirre
Cast: Tony Leblanc, José Luis López Vázquez, Paquito Cano, Puri Villa, José Sazatornil, Antonio Ferrandis, Rafael Alonso, José Luis Coll, Antonio Ozores, Mary Paz Pondal, Laly Soldevilla
In a village in southern Spain, a group of friends are in a bar, watching the moon landing on TV. One of the patrons warns his friends that there is nothing exceptional about this feat. Convinced that they can start the Spanish space race, they decide to set up a base on nearby land and build the first space prototype.
La grieta | The Rift (1991)
Screening on February 23, 2024
Director: Juan Piquer
Cast: Jack Scalia, R. Lee Ermery, Ray Wise, Deborah Adair, John Toles-Bey, Ely Pouget, Emilio Linder, Tony Isbert, Álvaro Labra, Luis Lorenzo, Frank Braña, J. Martínez-Bordiú
A NATO rescue mission is sent down to a rift at a depth of 15,000 metres where an experiment seems to have caused strange mutations in the creatures that inhabit it and where a submarine has been lost. The Dannekin rift will hold more than a few surprises for the crew, who are unaware of the true nature of their expedition.
All films will be shown in Spanish with English subtitles. One film will be screened per week and will be viewable for 96 hours (4 days) from date and time of availability.
Juan Mariné, Goya de Honor is presented by Instituto Cervantes de Manila in collaboration with the Embassy of Spain in the Philippines.
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