UW Cinematheque - LACIS Film Series 2026
Confessions of a Congressman | Spain | 1978 | DCP | 107 min. | Spanish with English subtitles Director: Eloy de la Iglesia
Event Details
Date
Friday, February 13, 2026
Time
7 p.m.
Location
4070 Vilas Hall
Description
Cast: José Sacristán, María Luisa San José, José Luis Alonso.
Roberto Orbea (Sacristán), is a prominent leftist politician whose secret relationships with exploited street youths make him vulnerable to blackmail by Francoist authorities eager to crush the opposition. When the regime plants the seemingly innocent Juanito to entrap him, the young man instead becomes emotionally entangled with both Roberto and his wife Carmen.
Roberto Orbea (Sacristán), is a prominent leftist politician whose secret relationships with exploited street youths make him vulnerable to blackmail by Francoist authorities eager to crush the opposition. When the regime plants the seemingly innocent Juanito to entrap him, the young man instead becomes emotionally entangled with both Roberto and his wife Carmen.
Cost
Free
Contact
Accessibility
We value inclusion and access for all participants and are pleased to provide reasonable accommodations for this event. Please call 608-262-3627 or email ben.reiser@wisc.edu to make a disability-related accommodation request. Requests should be made by Friday, January 30, 2026, though reasonable effort will be made to support late accommodation requests.