We regularly screen amazing Spanish or Latin American films (with English subtitles, no worries!) in one of our performance studios.
You can even start your evening with a meal of delicious Spanish tapas and a drink in our very own on-site Latin wine bar, La Bodega or take it in with you into our pequeño cinemawhich now has candle-lit tables set up, allowing you to eat as you enjoy the film.
Watching a movie in Spanish is a fantastic way to listen to, and unconsciously absorb, authentic language. Our programme of curated movies from across the Spanish-speaking world helps to understand more about the unique cultures, histories and landscapes of this vast region.
About this week's film:
Chico & Rita
Country: Cuba
🏆 Winner: Best Animated Feature, European Film Awards 2011.
"Sexy, sunny and sweet-natured, this lovely animation invokes the great names of both Cuban and American jazz." The Guardian
Chico & Rita, a unique animated feature directed by Fernando Trueba and Javier Mariscal, uses the colour and bustle of Havana, New York, Las Vegas, Hollywood and Paris in the late 1940s and early ’50s as a backdrop to tell the tempestuous love story of a gifted songwriter, Chico (Bebo Valdés) and beautiful singer, Rita (Idania Valdés) chasing their dreams – and each other.
Animation, Romance, Drama
Year: 2010
Length: 94 minutes
Certificate: 15
How does this work?
The film starts at 8pm, and our bar is open from 5.30pm so you can both eat and drink while watching the film.
Our film nights are ticketless events - we have a guestlist! We do not send physical or digital tickets for these events, so once you have booked you will receive a confirmation email only. Once you arrive for the screening, please approach the bar to let us know of your arrival.
Notes on venue and seating arrangements
All our films are shown in our ground-floor Performance Studio, which is accessible for wheelchair users. The studio is not a cinema, but provides a small and intimate venue with seating for a maximum of 50 people (on film nights), within a cultural centre dedicated to the Spanish and Latin American world. As this is a multi-use performance space, there is no raised stage or tiered seating. Seating is arranged flexibly on the day, with armless chairs laid out in rows to best suit the number who have booked to attend, alongside some small tables to accommodate for those who wish to eat simple tapas while watching. Please refer to the photo of the layout on our website listing for this event.
Seats are not numbered or pre-allocated. We can only reserve seating for those who notify us in advance that they have a disability or require a special seat. Once we open the doors to the Studio, the audience enters in a queue and then everybody finds their preferred seat from those available - please, however, be sympathetic and considerate of those with the greatest need to have a seat nearer the front.
Eat and Drink too!
Drinks
Entrance to the venue is via our on-site Tapas Bar, La Bodega, which will be open from 5.30pm to 11pm (last orders for food at 9pm and drinks at 10.30) . We serve a wide range of wines, beers, spirits and cocktails from across Spain and Latin America, as well as soft drinks.
Food
Our event nights, including film nights, are very popular, and we are often fully booked for table reservations in our bar. As a result, reservations are only accepted for those ordering food.
Details of our menu can be found here: https://batterseaspanish.com/la-bodega. All food and drinks must be ordered at the bar, and your Tapas is then cooked in front of you, and served as soon as each dish is ready. Please allow 20-60 minutes for your food to be prepared, depending on how busy we are.
All tables in our bar accommodate 4 to 6 persons (plus one big table for 12). If there are less than 4 in your party, you will be asked to share a table on busy nights.
Note on payments - our bar is cashless, so all food and drink purchases must be paid by card.
Important Notice – we would love you to book with us, but please make sure that you will be free to attend the course/activity you are booking. Unfortunately, we are unable to refund fees paid, in full or in part, or to re-allocate them to another booking or a different date. This condition applies to all our courses and our events, for any reason other than force majeure, or our failure to deliver the course/activity we publicised - in which case you will be refunded in full. Details of our full Terms and Conditions are found on the page prior to checkout– please read them carefully, to avoid any disappointment.
