With the goal of promoting language and culture through film, the Spanish Club Film Series started a program of screenings on Fall 2005. Since then, the club is offering about four films each semester for the entire Villanova community. We always attempt to keep a balance between recent productions and films from the past that become more and more significant with time.

The club tries to have programs representative of the film production of different Spanish speaking countries. So, even when we cannot avoid presenting more films from the major producing countries (Spain, Mexico, and Argentina) we are always looking for quality titles from other countries that are hard to find or were overlooked by distributors.

Our extracurricular activity attracts students and faculty related with the study of Spanish, but also an important number of people come to enjoy good quality films the way it should be: on a big screen, in a dark room and surrounded by a responsive audience. Please note that films are shown in Spanish with English subtitles.

Stay alert for postings and don’t miss an opportunity to get acquainted with a highly creative and dynamic portion of world cinema!

For more information, please contact Dr. Jose Luis Gastanaga, coordinator of the Film Series.

Film: Mariposa Negra  Made In: Peru 2006 Director: Francisco J. Lombardi Film Showing:  March 13, 2008 Time:  6:30 pm Place:  SAC300	Film: La Lengua de las Mariposas Made In: Spain 1999 Director: José Luis Cuerda  Film Showing:  April 10, 2008 Time:  6:30 pm Place:  Bartley 1001	Film: El Espinazo del Diablo Made In: Spain 2001 Director: Guillermo del Toro Film Showing:  February 21, 2008 Time:  6:30 pm Place:  Bartley 1001
Film: Cansada de Besar Sapos  Made In:  Mexico Director: Carlos Reygadas Film Showing:  March 27, 2008 Time:  6:30 pm Place:  Bartley 1001

Fall 2007 Film Series Program
Film: Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (Mujeres Al Borde de un Ataque de Nervois)  Made In: Spain 1988 Director: Pedro Almodovar	Film: Nine Queens (Nueve Reinas) Made In: Argentina 2001 Director: Fabian Bielinsky	Film: Dust to Dust (Por la Libre) Made In: Mexico  2000 Director: Juan Carlos Dellaca