Film screening: "La Celestina"
La Celestina “Celestina”
Film in Spanish with English subtitles
Sólo para Adultos – For Adults Only
Fecha/Date: February 13, 2010
Hora/Time: 6:00 PM
Lugar/Venue: Instituto Cervantes
Director: Gerardo Vera
Duración/Duration: 109 mins.
Producción/Production: España, 1996
Intérpretes/Cast: Penélope Cruz, Juan Diego Botto, Terele Pávez, Jordi Mollà, Nancho Novo, Maribel Verdú, Candela Peña, Nathalie Seseña, Carlos Fuentes, Anna Lizarán, Sergio Villanueva,
Calisto, un joven e impulsivo hacendado, está enamorado de Melibea, una adolescente de buena familia a la que sus padres proyectan casar conveniente y rápidamente. La pasión le mantiene en tal estado de excitación que acepta la sugerencia de su criado Sempronio de obtener los favores de su amada con la mediación de una hechicera cuya siniestra reputación es bien conocida, La Celestina.
Calisto is a young knight who has fallen madly in love with a beautiful maiden, Melibea. Failing in his endeavors to win her over, Calisto is prompted by his unscrupulous servant, Sempronio, to seek the help of Celestina. Calisto’s other servant Parmeno, tries to dissuade his master from resorting to the old witch who Parmeno knows all about from past experiences. But Calisto sees Celestina as his last hope for love and happiness and so he pays her to work her magic on Melibea, which she duly does. The young Knight and the beautiful maiden are soon happy lovers, but not for long…
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