Saturday November 18th: Dinner & Movie
Dear Members and Friends,
Our last Dinner & Movie for this year will be on November 18th, where we will play the argentine film 'The Distinguished Citizen'.
Original title: El ciudadano ilustre
Year: 2016
Duration: 118 min.
Country: Argentina
Language: Spanish, closed caption in English
Director: Mariano Cohn, Gastón Duprat
Script: Andrés Duprat
Music: Tony M. Mir
Fotography: Mariano Cohn, Gastón Duprat
Cast: Oscar Martinez, Dady Brieva, Andrea Frigerio, Belén Chavanne, Nora Navas, Iván Steinhart, Manuel Vicente, Marcelo, D'Andrea, Gustavo Garzón, Emma Rivera
Genre: Comedy. Drama.
Synopsis:
After refusing big and prestigious awards all over the world, Mr. Daniel Mantovani, Literature Nobel Prize winner, accepts an invitation to visit his hometown in Argentina, Salas, which has been the inspiration for all of his books. It turns out that accepting this invitation is the worse idea of his life. Expect the unexpected when you have used real people as characters in your novels.
Awards:
2016: Venice Film Festival: Best Actor (Oscar Martínez); Nom. for Best Film
2016: Goya Awards: Best Hispano American Film
2016: Valladolid International Film Festival - Seminci: 2nd Best Film & Screenplay
2016: Ariel Awards: Best Latin-American Film (ex aequo)
2016: Havana Film Festival: Official Selection
2016: Sur Awards: Best Actor (Martínez), Supp. Actor (Brieva) & Original Screenplay
2017: Fenix Awards: Nom. for Best Film, Direction, Screenplay, Costume & Actor (Martínez)
2017: 3 Platino Awards: Best Film, Screenplay & Actor (Oscar Martínez)
We'll meet at the Venetian Room of the Bonaventure Building, located at 5200 Keller Springs Road, Dallas, TX (MAP).
The meeting begins at 7:00 PM with dinner and the movie will begin as soon as we finish dessert. Please call Mrs. Ivonne Marull at (469) 544-6605 to RSVP before Wednesday November 15th. Ladies bring a dish to share, the gentlemen bring a wine.
The Bonaventure building is private property, so the visitor parking is limited. Arriving at the gate of the parking lot, simply tell the guard you are going to the event at the Venetian Room. This way you can simply enter the premises and park in spaces for visitors. If you require assistance to park, you can use the Valet Parking service provided by the building, the cost will be covered by Centro Argentino.
Come join us.