Organised in collaboration with Cervantes Institute, New Delhi, a tribute to well-known Spanish actress, Ángela Molina. One of the most outstanding actresses in Spanish cinema with a career spanning over four decades and an extensive filmography of almost a hundred films, Ángela Molina rose to international prominence in Luis Buñuel’s That Obscure Object of Desire (1977). Three Spanish feature films will be screened over three weekends in February. Vimeo links for each of the films will be sent by email and posted on the website. Each film can be accessed for a period of 48 hours.
Saturday, 20th February 2021 from 00:30 am onwards
Half of Heaven (La Mitad del cielo) | (127 min; 1986; Spanish with English subtitles)
Director: Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón
Multiple award winner including Fotogramas de Plata for Best Spanish Film, Best Movie Actor & Best Movie Actress, Fotogramas de Plata, 1987; Goya for Best Original Score, Goya Awards 1987; Golden Seashell & Prize San Sebastián, San Sebastián International Film Festival 1986; among others
After the civil war, Rosa, a beautiful and industrious woman, falls madly in love with a knife-sharpener who turns out to be a con man
https://cultura.cervantes.es/nuevadelhi/en/half-of-heaven/140091
