FORTHCOMING EVENTS @ CANNING HOUSE
Wednesday, 2nd March, 18:30
Screening: Tentação (Portugal, 1997)
Set in deepest Portugal, Tentação is about the relationship between a town
priest and a female drug addict. Inspired by a true case, it is a moving
love story that touches on some of the country’s deep-rooted social
problems. Hugely successful at the box-office (the first Portuguese film
to attract more than 300 thousand viewers), it features Portugal’s biggest
star, Joaquim de Almeida. With English subtitles. Supported by the
Portuguese embassy. Free for members of Canning House; £3 non-members
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Wednesday, 9th March, 18:30
Football Fevers: Jimmy Burns in conversation with Marcela Mora y Araujo
Everyone knows Brazilians are football-mad. Everyone knows that soccer is
Spain’s true passion. What can we learn about these societies by studying
the role played by “the beautiful game”? Jimmy Burns, Financial Times
correspondent and author of "When Beckham Went to Madrid", compares footie
culture with Argentine soccer correspondent Marcela Mora y Araujo.
Free to Canning House members; £5 non members; £3 non-member concessions.
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Canning House
2 Belgrave Square, London SW1X 8PJ
www.canninghouse.com
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