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Frame from the film Her (2013) by Spike Jonze.
'Cow' is a documentary about the conditions of a cow on a farm. It brings up the harshness of that life
The 'Science and Cinema' series will show films related to high-impact science topics. In addition to ‘Cow’, it will include ‘Okja’, ‘Interstellar’, ‘Melancholia’, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Gattaca, Her and Don't Look Up.
Admission is free until full capacity is reached
This project is part of the actions of both the CNIO and the CBA to bring science closer to society
British director Andrea Arnold’s particular vision of the existence of a female bovine on a farm is shown in Cow, the documentary that will open the “Science and Film” series next Thursday, March 7 at 19:00 at the Cine Estudio Círculo de Bellas Artes in Madrid (Marqués de Casa Riera, 4).
Cow reflects the conditions of a cow on a farm, and brings up the subject of her suffering, even in the most optimal conditions. The screening will be followed by the presentation of the cycle by Maria A. Blasco, Scientific Director of the Spanish National Cancer Research Center (CNIO) and Valerio Rocco, Director of the Círculo de Bellas Artes (CBA). Next Blasco, Rocco and animal activist Amanda Romero will take part in a roundtable discussion about the film and its subject.
Image, science and roundtables
The “Science and Cinema” series is a collaborative project between the CNIO and the Círculo de Bellas Artes, in which a series of films related to scientific issues of great impact will be shown, each followed by a roundtable discussion moderated by Ramón del Buey, researcher at the Department of Philosophy of the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid.
Participating experts will discuss issues related to animal rights, physics and astrophysics, longevity and the future world, artificial intelligence, and the threats to the planet posed by pathogens and climate change.
This project is part of a series of activities carried out by both the CNIO and the CBA to promote scientific culture, to bring science closer to society and to promote popularization. In addition to Cow, it will include the films Okja, by Bong Joon-ho, Interstellar, by Christopher Nolan, Melancholy, by Lars von Trier, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, by David Fincher, Gattaca, by Andrew Niccol, Her, by Spike Jonze and Don’t Look Up, by Adam McKay.
Admission will be free until full capacity is reached; invitations, maximum two per spectator, will be available at the box office from half an hour before the start of each session.
Full program of the Science and Cinema series.
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