What to see, what to do in Guayaquil this Thursday, January 27, 2022

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The teacher

With the original title of A teacher, is a miniseries famous in the United States for portraying, in a realistic and delicate way, the relationship between a teacher and her student. Created by Hannah Fidell and based on her film of the same name, the ten-episode series follows the illegal love and sexual relationship between Claire Wilson (played by Kate Mara) and 17-year-old student Eric Walker (played by Nick Robinson). . It all begins when she, a bored wife and English teacher in her thirties, begins her first day of work at a school. There he will meet Eric Walker, who is desperate to get into the university of his dreams. Both talk about the future of the young man, until the attraction becomes inevitable. Before long it will become clear that their illicit affair will have lifelong implications. The series received critical acclaim for the performances of Mara and Robinson, as well as portraying an uncomfortable but little-discussed theme in the industry, particularly from the perspective of the male victims.

cinema art

Tosca

From January 27 to February 6 super cinemas will project Tosca, Puccini’s opera, which presents the story of the malevolence of Baron Scarpia, chief of police, who is drawn with fatal consequences into the romantic world of the idealistic painter Cavaradossi and his sensual lover Tosca. Elena Stikina, Bryan Hymel and Alexey Markov bring to life the characters of one of the most beloved works in the Royal Opera House’s repertoire. From the demonic chords at the beginning to the violent and unexpected twist at the end, the tension does not stop for a moment. A shocking showdown between love and evil in this intense production from Jonathan Kent. Admission: $5.20. The performances will be in Guayaquil, at the El Dorado complexes (6:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.), Entre Ríos (7:00 p.m.) and Los Ceibos (6:15 p.m. and 8:15 p.m.); and in Quito on December 6 and San Luis.

Exposition

Denny Navas La Rosa Presents Oblivion at the NASAL gallery, curated by Ana Rosa Valdez. In this exhibition, the artist places visitors before a post-apocalyptic world or a dystopian reality that produces estrangement due to its elusive nature and uncertain temporality. Some of the exhibited pieces are dedicated to reinterpreting the places of experimentation and memory of the natural sciences, such as laboratories, cabinets of curiosities and museums. Others escalate to a deeper register that involves a material substratum: the workforce, industrial infrastructure and productive activity take the place that dystopian landscapes and speculative architecture previously had in Navas’s work. Free entry. The exhibition will remain until February 27 and can be visited from Monday to Saturday, from 2:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., ground floor of the Santana Lofts building, local 1 (Puerto Santa Ana).

Theatrical releases

operation seals

After her best friend is killed in a shark attack, Quinn, a lovable but tenacious seal, assembles a Seal Team to fight a gang of sharks taking over the neighborhood. But this merry band of international seals is absolutely not trained for such a mission.

Rifkin’s Festival

An American couple attends the San Sebastian Film Festival for her work. The husband, Mort, suspects that his wife is having a case with a young and acclaimed French film director. But his concern diminishes when he falls in love with an attractive Spanish doctor who treats him in a consultation. Direction: Woody Allen. Cast: Gina Gershon, Elena Anaya, Wallace Shawn, Louis Garrel.

the alley of lost souls

An ambitious traveling carnival worker with a talent for manipulating people with a few well-chosen words teams up with a psychiatrist who is even more dangerous than he is. Starring Bradley Cooper, Cate Blanchett, Toni Collette, Willem Dafoe, Richard Jenkins, Rooney Mara, Ron Perlman, Mary Steenburgen and David Strathairn, the film is directed and written by Oscar winner Guillermo del Toro.