December 4 Free original language screening of Jeremiah Johnson starring Robert Redford in Lorca

The 2025 Cineclub Paradiso season of free screenings is under way in Lorca

The annual Cineclub Paradiso season of film screenings is under way at the Municipal Plastic Arts school in the Sutullena district of Lorca, featuring a series of free events between October and December 2025.

Among these are two screenings of Jeremiah Johnson, directed by Sydney Pollack and starring Robert Redford, Will Geer and Allyn Ann Mclerie, on Thursday 4^th December. The first show is in Spanish and begins at 18.30, while the screening at 21.30 is in original language version.

This film dates from 1972 and Redford himself stated that it was one of his favourites. The plot of the movie concerns a Mexican War veteran named Jeremiah Johnson who becomes a mountain inhabitant, supporting himself in the Rocky Mountains and learning how to live with (and hunt) bears as well as communicating with the native Indians.

Admission is free of charge.

The remainder of the season consists of the following:

Thursday October 30: Jóvenes ocultos (The Lost Boys), directed by Joel Schumacher and starring Kiefer Sutherland, Jason Patric, Corey Feldman (1987). Starts 20.00.

Wednesday November 5: Cine Forum on the role of women in rural society, featuring “Los pequeños amores” (18.30).

Thursday November 13: Perfect Days, directed by Wim Wenders, starring Koji Yakusho, Arisa Nakano, Tokio Emoto (Japan 2024). Two screenings at 18.30 and 21.30.

Thursday November 20: Sorda, directed by Eva Libertad (Spain 2025). Two screenings at 18.30 and 21.30.

Thursday November 27: Vermiglio, directed by Maura Delpero, starring Tommaso Ragno, Giuseppe de Domenico, Roberta Ravelli (Italy 2024). Two screenings at 18.30 and 21.30.

December 11 and 12: local short film festival, “A Corta Distancia”, 18.30 on both dates.

For more local events, news and visiting information contact the tourist office at the Palacio de Guevara (telephone 968 441914) or go to the home page of Lorca Today.