On Wednesday, 29 March, Savremena’s students enjoyed the new film by the Spanish director Fernando Trueba, “The Queen of Spain”, at the Cineplexx cinema. This was an excellent opportunity for those who study Spanish at school to improve their skills, while the rest enjoyed experiencing history in a different way, first-class acting and the beauty of the leading actress, Penelope Cruz.
Throwback to Franco’s regime from the ‘50s
This time, the Academy Award winner from Spain, whose previous works include films such as “Belle Epoque” (which won an Oscar for the best foreign film) “Chico and Rita”, “Calle 54”, as well as “Opera prima” (which won an award at the Venice Film Festival), surprised the audience with a slightly different setting.
Macarena Granada, an American actress of Spanish descent, who returned to her home country in the 1950s to shoot a film about queen Isabella, was excellently portrayed by the charming Penelope Cruz. Savremena’s students revised what they knew about the turbulent period in Spanish history during the regime of Francisco Franco. All this was accompanied by an unusual humour which runs throughout the two-hour long film.
In addition to this, Fernando Trueba was this year’s guest of honour at the 45th International Film Festival, and during his visit to Belgrade, he was awarded the “Gold Seal”, the highest recognition of the Yugoslav Film Archive for exquisite contribution to the art of film-making.
Combination of education and fun
Combining fun and education is the best way to learn new things and enrich the knowledge you already have. Thanks to frequent visits to numerous social and cultural events, Savremena’s students are able to expand their knowledge, which, acquired in this way, stays forever.
Taking into consideration that the students themselves point out that they find such extra-curricular activities especially appealing and educational, Savremena strives to organise them as often as possible, because learning is a lot more than leafing through books and studying theory.
