13th Annual European Union Film Festival opens with a Spanish film The Dance and the Thief. The festival showcases films from 27 European countries and includes 59 feature films. Festival runs from Friday, March 5-April 1, 2010. The
Plot of Dancer and the Thief - (EL BAILE DE LA VICTORIA)
Set in post-Pinochet Chile and based on an acclaimed novel by Antonio Skármeta (Il Postino), this atmospheric blend of crime story and fairy tale moves from the teeming streets of Santiago to the snow-capped peaks of the Andes as it brings together a veteran safecracker, a high-spirited young horse thief, and a mute ballerina--each wounded by the past and pursuing elusive dreams.
In Spanish with English subtitles. 35mm widescreen. (MR)
2009, Fernando Trueba, Spain, 127 min.
With Ricardo DarÃn, Abel Ayala
Additional Show
March 11 at 8:00pm
Location
Siskel Film Center
164 N. State St.
Chicago, ILUnited States
