“A Planet of Tenants. The Right to Decent Housing” film series

The series “A Planet of Tenants. The Right to Decent Housing”, a joint project by Círculo de Bellas Artes and Filmoteca Española, has begun in Madrid. The focus is housing as a mirror of society: how cinema tells the story of those who seek their place and the right to live under a roof.

The starting point was the new life of a classic: the restored film El inquilino, by José Antonio Nieves Conde, screened for Spanish Film Day. The programme includes around twenty films, from biting social stories to genre experiments, in which the subject of housing is approached in different ways.

The series spans history from the “country of owners” slogan of the Franco era to the 2008 crisis, when the culture of ownership collapsed. “The Planet of Tenants” broadens its view beyond Spain, exploring how housing is addressed in world cinema.

Screenings take place at the Círculo de Bellas Artes cinema and Cine Doré.