Set in a small Spanish desert town, the movie chronicles how the mother of a wealthy young man sabotages her son’s relationship with a factory girl by hiring a hunky underwear model and aspiring bullfighter to seduce her away from him.
Saturday, June 11, at 5:00 pm &
Sunday, June 12, at 8:25 pm
Film Classics in 35mm!
Bigas Luna’s Iberian Trilogy
JAMÓN, JAMÓN
Spain, 1992, Bigas Luna
A teenage Penêlope Cruz (in her feature film debut) stars with Javier Bardem and Stefania Sandrelli (The Conformist) in this vulgar, ribald Spanish melodrama, the first part of Bigas Luna’s “Iberian Trilogy.” (Parts 2 & 3 show, respectively, on 6/18 & 6/25.) Set in a small Spanish desert town, the movie chronicles how the mother of a wealthy young man sabotages her son’s relationship with a factory girl by hiring a hunky underwear model and aspiring bullfighter to seduce her away from him. The title translates as Ham, Ham and the movie conjoins human beings’ appetite for food with their desire for sex. “A hysterically sombre sex farce.” –Time Out Film Guide. Adults only! Subtitles. 35mm print from Europe. 95 min. Special admission $13; members, CIA & CSU I.D. holders, and those age 25 & under $10. No passes or twofers.
Special admission $13; members, CIA & CSU I.D. holders, and those age 25 & under $10.
No passes or twofers.
Advance tickets advised.
Important Covid requirement. All Cinematheque moviegoers must wear a mask for the duration of their visit. Learn more under the “Face Coverings” section at cia.edu/covid. As a reminder, filmgoers can park for free in Lot 73 and in the Institute’s annex lot and should enter CIA via nearby Entrance C. Click here for a map.
2022/06/11 - 2022/06/12
The Cleveland Institute of Art Cinematheque
11610 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106
