What’s On: THE TEACHER WHO PROMISED THE SEA
Where: PALACE CINEMA, Norton Street Leichhardt.
Time: 1.30 pm
1935. Idealistic Catalonian educator Antoni Benaiges (a stellar Enric Auquer, Too Many Chefs) is appointed as the new schoolmaster of a small, isolated village in the province of Burgos. With an innovative approach, he soon wins over his reluctant pupils, a group between the ages of six and twelve who are used to being instructed by the strict local priest.
Inspiring his young charges to hope and to broaden their horizons, Antoni promises to take them to the ocean for the first time….Meanwhile, 75 years later, Ariadna (Laia Costa, Lullaby, Victoria) is attempting to uncover what happened to her great grandfather – a man who disappeared during the war, leading her to discover the emotional story behind his promise.
Purchase tickets online or at the box office. Meet in the foyer before the show.
All welcome.
Judith Hall
Convenor