Arrebato en celuloide. Destellos de luz y otras divergencias del cine español from Instituto Cervantes on Vimeo.

During November, on its Vimeo channel, the Instituto Cervantes has a programme of Spanish films titled Arrebato en celuloide. Destellos de luz y otras divergencias del cine español / Rapture on celluloid: Glimmers of light and other divergences in Spanish cinema. Programmed by Ángel Rueda, director of the (S8) Mostra Internacional de Cinema Periférico in A Coruña (which focuses on experimental films and always seems to have an interesting line-up), the season takes “an eclectic tour of the different expressions with which the traditional 16 mm and Super 8 formats have taken shape in Spain’s cinematographic panorama in recent years. […] The programme will also reveal the sensory relationship that analogue film brings to these filmmakers’ productions. It is a tactile, light-sensitive medium that gives an intimate view, amplifying the themes they deal with in their films” (text taken from (S8)’s email newsletter). Each of the films will be available for free for 48 hours from 8pm (GMT+1) on the dates indicated – audio in Spanish with subtitles in Spanish, French, English, Italian, and Portuguese.

The films included are (the links currently require a password to access):

• 7th Nov: «Super 8» (1996), dir. David Domingo
• 10th Nov: «A rapa das bestas» (2017), dir. Jaione Camborda
• 14th Nov: «Sin Dios ni Santa María» (2015), dir. Helena Girón & Samuel Delgado
• 17th Nov: «Descartes» (2021), dir. Concha Barquero & Alejandro Alvarado
• 21st Nov: «Toxos e flores» (2016), dir. Lucía Vilela
• 24th Nov: «Devociones» (2023), dir. Ángel Montero & María Serna
• 28th Nov: «Ningún río me protexe de min» (2021), dir. Carla Andrade
• 1st Dec: «La tarara» (2021), dir. Álvaro Feldman

The only one I’ve seen previously is Sin Dios ni Santa María (which I reviewed back in 2015 – recommended).