Wednesday 05/07/06 · 22.15 h.

A History of Violence, (David Cronenberg), United States, 2006

A mild mannered man becomes a local hero through an act of violence which sets off repercussions that will shake his family to their very core.
Nominated for 2 oscars : Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role  and Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published.

21 h  2nd Sala Montjuïc Jazz Contest.
22 h · Screening of short-film Avatar (Lluis Quilez, 2005).

Friday 07/07/06 · 22.15 h.

La Haine, (Mathieu Kassovitz), France, 1995

Injured by a police inspector during an interrogation, Abdel is at a hospital, almost dead. In the suburbs where he lives, some riots happened during the night, and one policeman lost his gun. One of Abdel's friends, Vinz, finds it. Vinz and his two pals, Said and Hubert, have nothing to do so they try to kill time. Vinz swears that if Abdel dies, he will shoot a policeman...
Won the Best Director Award at the Cannes Film Festival in 1995 as well as many others.

21 h · Jazz Bossa Nova concert by Ma Non Troppo.
22 h · Screening of short-film La Última Polaroid (Mar Coll, 2004).

Wednesday 12/07/06 · 22.15 h.

A nurse gives up her first holiday in years and instead travels out to an oil rig, where she cares for a man suffering from severe burns.
A great movie on survival and healing. Won most of the major Goya Awards in 2006.

21 h · 2nd Sala Montjuïc Jazz Contest.
22 h · Screening of short-film El Cerco (Ricardo Oscar y Nacho Martín, 2006).

Friday 14/07/06 · 22.15 h.

Howl’s Moving Castle, (Hayao Miyazaki), Japan, 2004

A love story between an 18-year-old girl named Sophie, cursed by a witch into an old woman's body, and a magician named Hauru. Under the curse, Sophie sets out to seek her fortune, which takes her to Hauru's strange moving castle…
It's hard to imagine a film more imaginative and creative than this latest work from the world's premier animator.

21 h · Fusion flamenco concert by Bazaar.
22 h · Screening of short-film Estúpidos, (Gerard Sinfreu, 2005).

Wednesday 19/07/06 · 22.15 h.

Paradise Now, (Hany Abu-Assad), Palestina, 2005

Over the course of twenty-seven hours, two young Palestinian men prepare themselves for a suicide bombing mission. For Said and Khaled, everyday life comes to an abrupt end when they are contacted by the guerrilla group to which they both belong and begin the process of taking their leave of family and friends.
A powerful, poignant, provocative drama, it gets its strength from its dispassion, from an uncompromising determination to explain rather than justify or condemn, to put a human face on incomprehensible acts. Won the Amnesty International Film Prize.

21 h · 2nd Sala Montjuïc Jazz Contest.
22 h · Screening of short-film Hiyab (Xavi Sala, 2005).

Friday 21/07/06 · 22.15 h.

Barbarian Invasions, (Denys Arcand), Canada, 2003

Having a difficult time accepting the reality of death and feeling regretful of his past, a man dying of cancer tries to find peace in his last moments. His estranged son, ex-wife, ex-lovers and old friends will all come to him to share his last breath.
A film that effortlessly makes you laugh with delight, cringe with pain and weep for life's inevitable end.

21 h · Swing, ska and Balkanic rhythms by Gadjo.
22 h · Screening of short-film Yeah, yeah, yeah! (Marçal Forés, 2005).

Wednesday 26/07/06 · 22.15 h.

Based on the acclaimed, best-selling novel by Jonathan Safran foer, "Everything is Illuminated" tells the story of a young American Jewish man's quest to find the woman who saved his grandfather--in a small Ukrainian town that was wiped off the map by the Nazi invasion.
Poignant, pensive and profound, Everything Is Illuminated is one of those rare gems that'll genuinely make an impact and it's proof positive that Liev Schreiber is a directing talent well worth a place on watch-lists. One of the finest films of the year.

21 h · 2nd Sala Montjuïc Jazz Contest.
22 h · Screening of short-film Saturday Morning (Santi Trullenque, 2001).

Friday 28/07/06 · 22.15 h.

1, 2, 3, (Billy Wilder), United States, 1961

MacNamara is a managing director for Coca Cola in West Berlin in 1961, just before the Wall is put up. When Scarlett, the daughter of his boss, comes to West Berlin, MacNamara has to look after her, but this turns out to be a difficult task. After MacNamara has found out that Scarlett is seeing an East German communist named Otto, he goes to extreme lengths trying to conceal this from the girl's father in order to save his job.
Seldom pausing for breath, Billy Wilder's film is a crackling, mile-a-minute farce, taking satiric scattershots at Coca-Cola, the Cold War, Communist and capitalist hypocrisy, the German "war guilt”, and even Cagney's own movie image.

21 h · Popular music and rhythms by Youkalis.
22 h · Screening of short-film Éramos Pocos (Borja Cobeaga, 2005.

Wednesday 02/08/06 · 22.15 h.

Annie Hall, (Woody Allen) United States, 1977

This Best Picture Oscar winner stars Woody Allen as a neurotic, New York comedian who falls for a quirky midwestern girl (Diane Keaton) in an on-again, off-again romance.
Allen's best, and one of the best films ever.

21 h · Concert given by the winners of the 1st Sala Montjuïc Jazz Contest and winners of the 2nd edition.
22 h · Screening of short-film La Guerra (Luiso Berdejo y Jorge C. Dorado, 2005).

Friday 04/08/06 · 22.15 h.

Tapas, (José Corbacho i Juan Cruz), Catalonia, 2005

The movie centers on a Barcelona tapas bar and the lovelives of the loosely interconnected people in the neighbourhood surrounding the bar. The pairs of lovers include a middle aged woman and a young man, an elderly, drug dealing woman and her terminally ill husband in poor health, the tapas bar owner and his estranged wife, and two Chinese immigrants.
Funny, touching film and a genuine must see.

21 h · Free style Portuguese music by Hacia... de ir.
22 h · Screening of short-film Con Lengua (Ana Rodríguez, 2006).

End of the Festival · 22.15 h.

Most voted film.