**Event Details:** JOKES & CIGARETTES

Palace Electric
Wednesday, 5 June
6.45pm Wine on Arrival
7:00pm Screening
(concludes 912pm)

**HOLA**

***Hurry – limited seats available for this exclusive preview event. The full 2024 HSBC Spanish Film Festival line-up will be revealed and on sale from Wednesday, May 15***\*.

**HSBC Spanish Film Festival Preview Invitation**

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**Join us to celebrate the upcoming [2024 HSBC Spanish Film Festival](https://www.enews.palacecinemas.com.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) with a special preview of the biographical drama, *[Jokes & Cigarettes](https://www.enews.palacecinemas.com.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)*, a week before the festival officially opens!**

**Before the film, enjoy a complimentary glass of Sangria, receive a copy of the programme, and be the first to see previews of the major highlights.**

Directed and written by award-winner **David Trueba** (*Living is Easy with Eyes Closed* SPA14) and starring **David Verdaguer** (*Summer 1993* SPA18) in a transformative performance, ***[Jokes & Cigarettes](https://www.enews.palacecinemas.com.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)*** follows the early days of the iconic Catalan humourist **Eugenio Jofra**, a chain-smoking comedian known for his deadpan delivery, tinted glasses and trademark total black attire.

Barcelona, the mid 1960s. Young jeweler Eugenio meets Conchita on a bus, and it is love at first sight. He learns to play guitar to accompany her in her musical career, and despite stage fright, they start to play together as ‘Els dos’. When Conchita leaves Barcelona for two weeks, she convinces Eugenio to perform solo and he becomes a phenomenon in the city’s underground stand-up comedy scene. With her help, he creates his alter ego—the dark glasses, the black shirt, the barstool, the cigarettes and the highball glass—the character that would soon become an unexpected success in a depressed nation desperate to laugh.

**General Pricing:**
Palace Movie Club: $25
General Admission: $30

##### **REVIEWS:**

*“David Verdaguer is magnificent.”*
**– EL PAÍS**

**Trailer**: https://youtu.be/mColb4saxWM

My seat is H1 in Cinema Cinema 4

You are required to purchase your own ticket.

**Tickets can be purchased using the following lin**k: [https://buy.palacecinemas.com.au/?cinema=171&session=229777](https://buy.palacecinemas.com.au/?cinema=171&session=229777)

**Where do we meet?**

We will meet in the back Prosecco Bar 15 minutes before the scheduled start time.
Then head into the cinema 5 minutes prior to the film start time.

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