Hispanic Film Club: La libreria (The Bookshop)
Manchester Central Library and the Instituto Cervantes of Manchester proudly present the Hispanic Film Club. Join us for this month’s film, La libreria (The Bookshop).
‘Based on Penelope Fitzgerald´s novel of the same name; The Bookshop is set in 1959, Florence Green, a free spirited widow, puts grief behind her and risks everything to open up a bookshop – the first such shop in the sleepy seaside town of Hardborough, England. Fighting damp, cold and considerable local apathy she struggles to establish herself but soon her fortunes change for the better. By exposing the narrow minded local townsfolk to the best literature of the day including Nabokov´s scandalising Lolita and Ray Bradbury´s Fahrenheit 451, she opens their eyes thereby causing a cultural awakening in a town which has not changed for centuries.’
Suitable for ages 16+ only.
Free – booking required via Eventbrite or click ‘Book now’ below.
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