Spanish Cinema Day: 7 Tables (French Billiards) (Online)

The fourth edition of Spanish Cinema Day celebrated on October 6, is presented as the consolidation of an event that wants to promote the importance of Spanish cinematographic heritage as an essential part of contemporary culture.

For the first time, the film selected to commemorate this day is directed by a woman. 7 mesas (de billar francés); the fifth fiction feature film by Gracia Querejeta, a filmmaker from a family of fundamental reference in Spanish cinema.

This family melodrama recovers all the ingredients of the concern for human relationships that Spanish cinema has maintained throughout its history. With a great cast led by actresses Maribel Verdú and Blanca Portillo, the story of solidarity and improvement that the film proposes shows a way of life that highlights the ability of women to reinvent themselves in periods of crisis.

The setting in neighborhood life makes the pool tables that title this cinematographic work become an icon that symbolizes a world resistant to the challenges of the fluid life that we seem to live today. The fight to rescue and revive these spaces of coexistence results in a wonderful hymn to the preponderance of public space and its inestimable value for citizens.

The film had a notable national and international run: in addition to its presence at different festivals, the actresses Maribel Verdú and Amparo Baró were awarded the Goya awards for best female lead performance, respectively. 7 Tables (French Billiards), produced and released in the 21st century, forces us to think that heritage continues to be created at all times in the cinematographic sphere, where production continues to be a significant reference in viewers' lives.