[Students] Hispanic Film Showcase

[Kim Jefferies]

THE SPANISH PROGRAM AT TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY-COMMERCE

AND THE OFFICE OF HISPANIC OUTREACH PRESENT

 

Spring  2012 Hispanic   Horror Film   Showcase

Ghosts, Monsters and Zombies 

with Spanish Flavor

 

 

Thursday February 23 -- The Orphanage/El orfanato (2007)

A family moves to the mother's childhood home, where they open an orphanage for handicapped children. Before long, her son starts to communicate with an invisible new friend. A series of events unfold a hazardous past to be resolved by the newcomers. By Spanish director Juan Antonio Bayona. 

In Spanish with English subtitles.

 

Thursday March 29 -- Pan's Labyrinth/El laberinto del fauno (2006)

In the post-Civil War Spain of 1944, the bookish young stepdaughter of a sadistic army officer escapes into an eerie but captivating fantasy world. By Mexican director Guillermo del Toro (Cronos, Mimic, Hellboy I-II, Blade II). 

In Spanish with English subtitles.

 

Thursday April 19 -- The Baby's Room/La habitación del niño (2006)

A happy couple moves to an old house in a fancy neighborhood in Madrid. Soon after getting settled, it turns out that they are not the only dwellers. 

By Spanish cult satirical director Álex de la Iglesia (The Day of the Beast, Perfect Crime, The Oxford Murders). 

In Spanish with English subtitles.

 

Thursday May 3 -- REC (2007)

A TV show team catches live a strange commotion in an apartment block in Barcelona. The zombie revolution will be televised. Favorably received opera prima by Spanish horror new talents Jaume Balagueró and Paco Plaza. 

In Spanish with English subtitles. 

 

Location: the Theater (Room 203) in Hall of Languages at 6:00pm.

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