Contemporary Films from Spain 

Organised in collaboration with Cervantes Institute, New Delhi

 

A selection of contemporary films from Spain will be presented every Friday in September 2020. Made by young filmmakers, the selection presents two works of fiction and two documentaries, reflecting the creative versatility of the directors and also the way in which society has shaped their imagination.

  

Screenings will be held every Friday in September 2020 from 11:30 pm onwards. Vimeo links of the films will be made accessible for a period of 48 hours 

 

Friday, 4th September 2020 from 11:30 pm onwards

The Invisible Hand (La mano invisible)

(80 min; 2017; Spanish with English subtitles)

Director: David Macián

 

Recipient of the Best Film Award, Toulouse, Cinespaña 2017

 

An industrial warehouse is turned into a stage. Eleven ordinary professionals are hired to do their work in front of an audience with apparent normality: a mason, a butcher, a seamstress, a telephone operator, a waiter, a mechanic, a computer operator, and a cleaner. Meanwhile, from the darkness of the auditorium, dozens of visitors observe the ‘wonderful’ work show.

 

With impeccable performances, and a surprising ending, the adaptation of the novel by Isaac Rosa is an astonishing parable of work in contemporary society.

Link: https://cultura.cervantes.es/nuevadelhi/en/la-mano-invisible/135380