Broken Embraces
(Los abrazos rotos)

Best Foreign Language Film

Lluís Homar stars as the former Mateo Blanco, a screenwriter and ex-director who changed his name to Harry Caine after losing his sight in an automobile accident. A past scandal suddenly resurfaces when the news arrives that the producer of one of Harry's old movies ("Girls and Suitcases"), a corrupt stockbroker named Ernesto Martel (José Luis Gómez), has died. The film subsequently flashes back to the early '90s, when Martel became involved with his secretary, Lena (Cruz), but Mateo also began to develop feelings for her, and auditioned her for "Girls and Suitcases." In response to Mateo's interest in Lena (and her burgeoning interest in him), the jealous Martel commissioned Ray to make a documentary about the making of "Girls and Suitcases" as an excuse to spy on the director and star. Almodóvar uses a tricky structure laden with flashbacks to both comment on and explain the events of the present; he also interweaves a noirish sensibility throughout the picture that marks something of a first for this director. 2hrs 7min/ Spain/ in Spanish/ R
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Play Observership

Ever wanted a behind-the-scenes look at how the Hippodrome brings a production from the page to the stage? Meet the theatre professionals that put it all together in this engaging session that will lead you through the creative process of AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS adapted from the famous adventure tale by Jules Verne. Participants will witness the 1st rehearsal with cast read-thru, designer presentations, observation of rehearsals and other elements of the artistic process. The Observership ends with a preview performance and post-show session with the cast and creative team. Details

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The Hippodrome Theatre was one of 82 grants selected out of 1100 applications to be awarded State Farm Insurance Foundation Youth Advisory Board grant. The State Farm Youth Advisory Board (YAB) Foundation grant will support the Hippodrome Improvisational Teen Theatre's dynamic service-learning program. HITT participants will plan, create, and implement arts-based prevention performances, workshops, Public Service Announcements and web projects on the critical issue of substance abuse. The check was presented in a ceremony on the steps of the Hippodrome Theatre Monday, February 22 at 10am with Mary Hausch, Hippodrome Founder and Producing Director and Joy Atkins, State Farm Insurance Foundation Public Affairs Specialist, and Bill Matchell, local State Farm Agent. Hippodrome Improvisational Teen Theatre (HITT) is a dynamic service-learning project inspiring students in area middle and high schools learn to use theatre techniques to deliver engaging and relevant messages and make positive changes in their lives and in their community. Students will present theatrical performances and workshops to other young people and adults in the community and extend their impact even further through the other widely distributed multi-media products they create, as well as through live performances at service-learning and drug prevention conferences. One of the US's largest personal lines property & casualty companies, State Farm Insurance Companies provides auto insurance, as well as homeowners, nonmedical health, and life insurance through some 17,000 agents. The State Farm Insurance Foundation is committed to meeting the needs of its communities. The State Farm Youth Advisory Board (YAB) is charged with implementing a $5 million a year signature service-learning initiative to address issues important to State Farm and communities across the United States and Canada.

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