The 15th Annual Spanish Language Film Festival starts Sept. 26 and runs through Oct. 17 at University of St. Joseph, 1678 Asylum Ave. in West Hartford. The emphasis this year is on Chilean art and culture. Admission is $5 per film. Here’s the lineup:
Sept. 26: “Il Postino,” the Italian- and Spanish-language biographical drama from 1994 about the postman who brings mail to legendary Chilean poet Pablo Neruda, who is living in exile. It is rated PG.
Oct. 2: “Tony Manero,” a 2008 Chilean crime drama about man living during the Pinochet regime who is obsessed with “Saturday Night Fever.”
Oct. 17: “Los 33,” the Antonio Banderas-Lou Diamond Phillips 2015 drama based on the true story of 33 Chilean miners trapped underground for 69 days. It is rated PG-13.
All films will be shown at 7 p.m. in the college’s Hoffman Auditorium, which is in the Bruyette Athenaeum. All will be preceded by talks by guest speakers. usj.edu/arts/performing-arts.
