Pedro Almodóvar’s highly anticipated PAIN AND GLORY will open MIAMI FILM FESTIVAL GEMS 2019 on Thursday, October 10 at MDC’s Tower Theater Miami.
PAIN AND GLORY follows Salvador Mallo (played by Antonio Banderas, who won Best Actor at Cannes Film Festival for this role), a Spanish film director in his 60s who is invited by the Madrid Cinematheque for a retrospective screening of one of his earliest films, Sabor. The invitation triggers a series of remembrances, reacquaintances and re-evaluations of his childhood, his first adult love, his discovery of cinema, and his relationship with his deceased mother (played in her younger years by Penélope Cruz, and later years by Julieta Serrano).
The GEMS Opening Night event will transform MDC’s Tower Theater Miami into “Casa Almodóvar” with a gallery exhibit of classic Almodóvar film posters, images in vignettes, and a post-screening gala party, Sabor de Almodóvar, sponsored by Estrella Damm. Featuring characters from Almodóvar films at the Estrella Damm photo station, partygoers will enjoy the option of a classic Estrella Damm or Inedit, the premium varietal created by master chef Ferran Adrià. A Marqués de Riscal station will feature a fine selection of wines from the famous “City of Wine” in Spain’s Rioja region. Delicious Spanish classics toplined by offerings from Pairings by Tomás Cuadrado, with Jamon Serrano, croquetas, escabeche, a delicious Spanish churro dessert station, and much more!
GEMS 2019 Opening Night is at rush. Rush tickets are sold 10 minutes before show time at the theater where the film is being shown. If a film is at Rush, it means that there are no more advance sales tickets for that screening. We try to accommodate all pass holders and ticket holders up until 15 minutes prior to the screening. If there are any available seats, tickets will be sold to the Rush Line on a first come, first serve basis. If you are not seated 15 minutes before showtime, you are in danger of your seat being sold to the Rush Line.
For more information, visit https://miamifilmfestival.com/gems-2019/