Estepona City Council and the Unicorn Association celebrate the 50th Anniversary of ‘Jaws’ with several events around the legendary movie

From August 4 to 7 there will be exhibitions, conferences, screenings and literary presentations to commemorate one of the best cinematographic creations of the 20th century.

The Estepona City Council and the Unicorn Cultural Association will commemorate the 50th anniversary of the premiere of the film ‘Jaws’, by Steven Spielberg, with a series of events around the legendary film, considered one of the best works of art of twentieth century cinema.

The events will begin on Monday, August 4, at 8:00 pm, at the Casa de Las Tejerinas, with the inauguration of the exhibition ‘We’re going to need a bigger boat’ and the conference ‘The terrifying truth about sharks’, by the Italian biologist Federica Sarselli, an expert in biodiversity conservation. The exhibition, which will be open to visitors until the end of August, will show merchandising generated by the film, with versions of the poster from different countries, books, records, magazines and all kinds of collectibles created over the 50-year history of the film.

On Tuesday, August 5, at 22:00 hours, the beach of La Cala de Estepona will evoke the mythical sands of Amity Island with the screening of the movie ‘Jaws’.

The activities to commemorate this great film success will continue on Wednesday, August 6, at 20:00 hours, at the Casa de Las Tejerinas, with the presentation of the commemorative book ‘Y tú, ¿a qué le tienes miedo?’, which analyzes the traumas generated by the movie ‘Jaws’ and other fears caused by real or fictitious creatures. Its authors, Isabel López, Carlos Morcillo and José Ignacio del Pino, will be accompanied by the musician Pablo Carbonell, who will offer an acoustic concert at 10:30 pm in the Plaza Antonia Guerrero.

The events commemorating the premiere of Steven Spielberg’s film ‘Jaws’ will conclude on Thursday, August 7, at 22:00 pm, again on the beach of La Cala, with the screening of its sequel, ‘Jaws 2’, by Jeannot Szwarc.