El Desencanto
El Desencanto (The Disenchantment) is a legendary 1976 Spanish documentary that has never been released in the US, until now.
Directed by Jaime Chávarri, El Desencanto is the fragmented story of the Paneros, a brilliant and tormented literary family whose eccentricities and taboo-smashing exhibitionism turned them into a phenomenon in Spain the year after Francisco Franco died. The film is a national classic, valued and remembered both for the role it played in the country's transition to democracy and for the Paneros' singular strangeness.
Sunday, June 16 6:00p
Regent Square Theater
Discussion follows at a nearby cafe or tavern.
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