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Cabaret will open on June 29 Cibeles de Cine, the summer cinema that returns with classics and seasonal hits

MADRID, 20 Jun. (EUROPA PRESS) –

Cibeles de Cine, the summer cinema that received more than 33,000 spectators in its last edition, returns with a select program in original version made up of classics, cult films and seasonal hits, the City Council has informed in a statement.

The appointment includes family sessions every Saturday; an extensive agenda of special events; an art exhibition; restaurant space, and an unparalleled location such as the Crystal Gallery of the Palacio de Cibeles.

The film chosen to open Cibeles de Cine on June 29 will be Cabaret, celebrating the 50th anniversary of one of the most important musicals in the history of cinema.

Other essential classics that can also be seen on the big screen are The Godfather, Roman Holiday, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes or El Guateque.

The big premieres of the season will star West Side Story, The Alley of Lost Souls, Top Gun: Maverick, The House of Gucci, The Man from the North, Don’t Look Up, or Bullet Train, the new Brad Pitt movie that will premiere in August.

Independent cinema will feature titles such as The French Chronicle, Licorice Pizza, Red Rocket, or Drive my car, in addition to the season’s two great documentaries, the multi-award-winning Summer of Soul and Flee.

European cinema will feature classic proposals such as Cinema Paradiso or At the End of the Escape and seasonal films such as Belfast, Spencer, The Worst Person in the World, El Triunfo or It Was the Hand of God.

In addition, on June 30 there will be a preview of the latest film by acclaimed French director Mia Hansen-L’ve, Bergman’s Island. Spanish cinema will be represented by El Buen Patron, Alcarràs, Cinco Lobitos and Libertad.

The fan favorite cult cinema will be represented by Alien: The Eighth Passenger, Footlose, The Big Lebowski, Dirty Dancing, Pulp Fiction or 1997: Rescue in New York.

And as a main course, several events of the Cinetronik label will be held, consisting of the screening of silent films with a new electronic music soundtrack performed live by different artists from the national indie-electronic scene.

On Saturdays they will be aimed at a family audience and, therefore, the films will be shown in a dubbed version. The most outstanding sessions will be in charge of classics such as The Princess Bride, Shrek and Grease and the great summer premieres such as Jurassic World: Dominion, Minions: the origin of Gru or Lightyear.

SPECIAL EVENTS

Throughout Cibeles de Cine, viewers will be able to participate in the special activities and thematic events that are held around the scheduled films, such as the SensaCine presents cycle, talks with artistic teams from the films or collaborations with cultural agents such as Tiempo de Culto, Another Way Film Festival or Pedro Zerolo Cinematheque.

As a complement to the movie billboard, attendees will also be able to enjoy an aerial exhibition produced by Síntesis Digital Lab. A selection of large-format pop-style cinematographic portraits painted by Madrid-born Coco Dávez, a multidisciplinary artist who develops her artistic universe through of painting, photography, illustration or art direction, where bright and striking colors are the common thread.

Cibeles de Cine will open its doors next June 29 until September 8. For 11 weeks, its opening hours will be from Monday to Sunday from 8:00 p.m. The screenings will start at 10 p.m.

From 8:00 p.m. until the start of the screening, attendees can enjoy the Bar & Lounge area, a space decorated with furniture and movie props that has been part of many of the most important film shoots.

The stalls are made up of 700 seats with cushions, the image is in high definition and the films are listened to through wireless headphones that guarantee the immersion and quality of the experience during the projection. The price of general admission is 6 euros.

Cibeles de Cine has the collaboration of Sensacine, El País, TCM and Time Out as official media and Síntesis Digital Lab in the production of the exhibition. Its promoter is the Parisian company mk2.

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