BLANCANIEVES: Spanish retelling of the Snow White story in silent, black-and-white film, opens 4/19 SF April 19, 2013

Never before, have you heard the story like this...
Once upon a time there was a little girl who had never known her mother. She learned the art of her father, a famous bullfighter, but was hated by her evil stepmother. One day she ran away with a troupe of dwarves, and became a legend.

A re-telling of the classic Brothers’ Grimm fairy tale “Snow White”, BLANCANIEVES is a breathtakingly beautiful film and a uniquely spirited homage to the black-and-white Golden Age of Europe’s silent cinema. Set in a romanticized 1920s Seville, director Pablo Berger’s Snow White is Carmen, the daughter of a famous bullfighter (Daniel Giménez Cacho), who lives under the tyrannical rule of her monstrous, evil stepmother, Encarna (Maribel Verdú). She escapes and joins a troupe of bullfighting dwarves, where her beauty and natural talent in the ring attract notices from the press. But soon the news reaches Encarna, who at last she knows where to find Carmen, and she prepares for the final showdown. Starring Maribel Verdu (Pan’s Labyrinth, Y tu mamá también), Angela Molina (Broken Embraces, Live Flesh), Daniel Giménez Cacho, Macarena Garcia, and Sofia Oria.
http://cohenmedia.net/blancanieves/synopsis/
Trailer: http://vimeo.com/55114495

Spain’s official entry for Best Foreign Language Film Oscar for 2012

Winner of 10 Goya Awards (Spain’s Oscar), including Best Film, Actress, & Original Screenplay
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/goya-awards-pablo-bergers-blancanieves-422051

Director Pablo Berger’s Q&A with Moviemaker:
http://www.moviemaker.com/articles-directing/pablo-berger-puts-latin-twist-snow-white-blancanieves/

Director Pablo Berger video interview with Indiewire:
http://www.indiewire.com/article/watch-exclusive-interview-with-director-of-spains-gorgeous-foreign-language-entry-blancanieves

“This film is a wonderment! A striking… full-bodied, visually stunning film.” -Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

“An original! Inventive… Contemporary… Imaginative… Charming… and Clever!” -David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter

Landmark’s Embarcadero Center Cinemas, 1 Embarcadero Center, Promenade, San Francisco (415) 352-0832
Tickets are $10.50 for general admission and $8.25 for seniors and children.
Ticket & show time information will be available online at: https://tickets.landmarktheatres.com/ticketing.aspx?theatreid=224 and at the theatre box office.

Official Website: http://www.facebook.com/events/579889868696522/