The Little Cinephile's Summer at CaixaForum

The Little Cinephile's Summer at CaixaForum!

Robot dreams

Pablo Berger, 2023, Spain. Thursdays, July 17 and August 14, 2025.

Dog, a lonely dog living in Manhattan, decides to build a robot to be his friend. Their friendship grows until they become inseparable, set to the rhythm of 1980s New York. One summer night, he is sadly forced to abandon the robot on the beach. Will they ever be able to find each other again?

A tender and fascinating film full of imagination about the power of friendship. Nominated for an Oscar and with four Goya Award nominations.

• Original title: Robot dreams.
• Duration: 90 minutes.
• Recommended age: +5.

Memories of yesterday

Isao Takahata, 1991, Japan. Thursday, July 24 and August 21, 2025

Taeko Okajima, a young woman from Tokyo, decides to take a break from work and spend a few days in the countryside, in the Yamagata region, a place that particularly appeals to her and where she is welcomed by her brother-in-law's family. During the train ride and her stay, Taeko is invaded by memories of when she was ten years old and in fifth grade. As she relives these moments from her childhood, she begins to rethink her life and wonders what path she wants to follow in the future.

• Original title: Omohide Poro Poro.
• Duration: 118 min.
• Recommended age: +8.

Step by step

Various authors, 1996-2011, Portugal, Sweden, Belgium, France, and Germany. Thursday, July 31 and August 28, 2025

Six poetic, tender, and entertaining stories that tell the adventures of a cardboard boy who lives in the ocean, a little man who takes down the moon, and jungle animals frightened by a strange noise. A selection of six short films from different directors and cinematic techniques that share great quality and poetic and entertaining storytelling.

This session includes the short films Dodu, the Cardboard Boy ( Dodu, o rapaz de cartão, 2010), The Apricots ( Aprikoser, 1996), Rumours ( Rumeurs, 2011), Aston and the Stones ( Aston Stenar, 2007 ), Des 2004) and The Circus of Topets and Taquetas ( Prick och Fläck Star pa Oronen, 2013).

• Duration: 45 minutes.
• Recommended age: +2.

Moonrise Kingdom

Wes Anderson, 2021, USA. Thursday, August 7 and September 4, 2025

Set on an island off the coast of New England in the summer of 1965, it tells the story of a twelve-year-old girl and boy who fall in love, make a secret pact, and flee to uncharted territory. When the authorities attempt to pursue them, a violent storm brews off the coast, and the peaceful island community is irrevocably altered.

It won Best Film at the Gotham Awards and was nominated for Best Original Screenplay at the BAFTA Awards and the Oscars. It also screened in the official section at the Cannes Film Festival.

• Original title: Moonrise Kingdom.
• Duration: 94 minutes.
• Recommended age: +8.

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