The UNED Classroom in Torrevieja is showing "A Clockwork Orange" in a new session of the Critical Cinema Cycle

The UNED Classroom in Torrevieja will hold the fifth session of its Critical Cinema series next Tuesday, February 24th, at 6:30 p.m. at the Virgen del Carmen Cultural Center. Admission is free until capacity is reached.

This time, the film A Clockwork Orange, directed by Stanley Kubrick and released in 1971, will be screened. The film, starring Malcolm McDowell, is one of the great references of the contemporary psychological thriller and raises profound ethical and social questions that remain relevant today.

Set in a dystopian future Britain, the film introduces Alex, a charismatic and extremely violent young man whose two great passions are the music of Ludwig van Beethoven and unrestrained aggression. Leader of the "Druggists" gang, Alex and his companions sow terror through acts of extreme violence. After an escalation that culminates in murder, the protagonist is arrested and, while in prison, voluntarily submits to an innovative re-education program designed to eliminate any antisocial behavior.

The presentation of the film and the moderation of the subsequent discussion will be carried out by the coordinator of UNED Torrevieja, Jesucristo Riquelme, who will personally assume this academic challenge, accompanied by the psychologist Carlos R. Talamás.

During the debate, the speakers will invite the audience to reflect on the moral implications of the work: what happens when an individual is deprived of their capacity for moral choice, to what extent the absence of freedom conditions human behavior, and what the role of government should be in suppressing violence. Among the central questions to be addressed is one as complex as it is relevant: is it possible to choose between good and evil?