The UJA's university cinema starts with a series on Brian de Palma

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The Audiovisual Arts Classroom of the University of Jaén has resumed university cinema with a two-film series dedicated to Brian de Palma. The next screening, Carrie, will be on Monday, October 26 in the Assembly Hall of the old Escuela de Magisterio.

M. Marta L. · Published on October 21, 2026 at 13:16

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The university cinema of the University of Jaén (UJA) has begun a new stage. It does so with a two-film series dedicated to director Brian de Palma (1940), titled «Brian de Palma, entre el suspense y el escalofrío» and directed by Miguel Dávila Vargas-Machuca. The first session was held last Monday, October 19 with the screening of Impacto (1981) in the Assembly Hall of the old Escuela de Magisterio de Jaén. The event included a presentation by Dávila and a subsequent discussion, as is usual at these evenings.

Carrie, next event

The second and final film of the series will be Carrie (1976), which will be screened on Monday, October 26 and marks 50 years since its release. The session keeps the same format, with a presentation and discussion. This new venture had its prelude on the first weekend of October with the workshop «Aprender a ver cine», given by critic Javier Ocaña.

More series in November and December

The calendar continues on November 9 with the series «Inteligencia Artificial, ¿más que humana?», coordinated by María José del Jesus and Pedro González. It includes three screenings: Her (Spike Jonze, 2013) on November 9, El hombre bicentenario (Chris Columbus, 1999) on November 16 and The Creator (Gareth Edwards, 2023) on November 23. According to the University, this series will review concepts such as intelligence, consciousness, identity, the person, humanity, freedom, responsibility and rights. In December comes the Christmas series «Un regalo de cine», directed by Matilde Peinado and Ildefonso D. Ruiz, with ¡Qué bello es vivir! (Frank Capra, 1946) on December 14 and La gran familia (Fernando Palacios, 1962) on December 15.

How to attend

To attend the screenings, it is recommended to buy tickets in advance. They can usually be purchased from the previous Tuesday afternoon at the UJA culture website. The information comes from the Vice-Rectorate for Culture of the University of Jaén.