This Spring semester, from March 21 to April 18, the Catalan Studies program within the Spanish and Portuguese Unit at the University of Massachusetts - Amherst is featuring the 9th edition of the Catalan Film Festival, which this time is devoted to Aging, Memory Loss, and Sickness. Directors Montse Armengou and Carla Subirana will be presenting their films. All films are screened in original version with English subtitles. Some of the movies are rated R. This festival is related to the courses “Aging Studies and Cinema,” "Catalan Cinema," and “Catalan Culture” and only for academic purposes.

Program:

March 21: "Pòlio, crònica d'una negligència" by Montse Armengou. Director will be present. Room ILC S350

March 28: "Truman" by Cesc Gay. Room ILC S404

April 4: "Nedar" by Carla Subirana. Director will be present. Room ILC S350

April 11: "Elegy" by Isabel Coixet. Room ILC S404

April 18: "La vida empieza hoy" by Laura Mañá. Room ILC S404

Original versions with English subtitles. Some of the movies are rated R.

Pizza and soda will be served for everyone attending.

Related to the courses "Catalan Cinema," "Catalan Culture," and "Aging Studies and Cinema" and only for academic purposes.