An Open Window: Víctor Erice

July 29–August 2, 2015

Spanish director Víctor Erice is revered for his masterpieces of contemplative cinema, reflecting on childhood, cinema, and the passing of time. We are honored that Erice will visit BAM/PFA to present his complete oeuvre of feature films and discuss his work with curator and professor Richard Peña.

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  • It's a Wrap!

    Celebrate our final weekend at the PFA Theater with special screenings, live music, family fun, and gifts for members.

Past Films

  • The Quince Tree Sun

    Víctor Erice
    Spain,

    In Conversation/Víctor Erice and Richard Peña  
    Archival Print!  
    International Critics’ Prize, 1992 Cannes Film Festival

    Wednesday, July 29 7:00 PM

    Erice’s third feature is an exquisite portrait of the Spanish realist painter Antonio López García. "A thoughtful, delicate inquiry into the essence of the artistic process” (NY Times). International Critics' Prize, 1992 Cannes Film Festival.

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  • Víctor Erice-Abbas Kiarostami: Correspondences

    Víctor Erice, Abbas Kiarostami

    In Conversation/Víctor Erice and Richard Peña

     

    Thursday, July 30 7:30 PM

    Created for an innovative museum exhibition in Barcelona and Paris that paired the works of filmmakers Víctor Erice and Abbas Kiarostami, Correspondences is composed of ten “filmed letters” between the two great masters.

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  • El Sur

    Víctor Erice
    1983

    Archival Print! 
    In Person/Víctor Erice

    Friday, July 31 7:30 PM

    A young girl comes of age amid the long silences and shadows of her family’s wintry northern exile from southern Spain in Erice’s follow-up to The Spirit of the Beehive. “A film of love and sorrow suffused with an appreciation of life’s beauty” (LA Times)

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  • The Spirit of the Beehive

    Víctor Erice
    Spain, 1973

    In Person/Víctor Erice 
    Part of It’s a Wrap! celebrating our final weekend in the PFA Theater

     

    Saturday, August 1 6:00 PM

    Victor Erice's Spanish classic is a haunting, mystical evocation of youth and the magic of cinema. "There has probably never been a more extraordinary view of a child on a movie screen . . . By the time it ends it has possessed the viewer completely" (NY Times)

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  • Recent Short Films of Víctor Erice

    In Person/ Víctor Erice 
    Part of It’s a Wrap! celebrating our final weekend in the PFA Theater

    Sunday, August 2 6:00 PM

    A rare opportunity to see a selection of Erice's highly acclaimed short works, crafted in recent years for omnibus projects. Titles include Lifeline; Ana, tres minutos; Broken Windows; and La morte rouge.

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