Little Ashes is a romantic story about the young life and loves of artist Salvador Dalí (Robert Pattinson), filmmaker Luis Buñuel (Matthew McNulty), and writer Federico García Lorca (Javier Beltran).

In 1922, Madrid is wavering on the edge of change, as traditional values are challenged by the dangerous new influences of jazz, Freud, and the avant-garde. Salvador Dalí arrives at the university, 18 years old and determined to become a great artist. His bizarre blend of shyness and rampant exhibitionism attracts the attention of two of the university’s social elite: Federico García Lorca and Luis Buñuel. Salvador is absorbed into their decadent group and for a time Salvador, Luis, and Federico become a formidable trio, the most ultra-modern group in Madrid. However as time passes, Salvador feels an increasingly strong pull towards the charismatic Federico, who is himself oblivious of the attentions he is getting from his beautiful writer friend, Margarita. Federico and Salvador spend the holiday in the seaside town of Cadaques. Salvador and Federico draw closer, convinced that they have found a kind of friendship undreamt of by others. It is more than a meeting of the minds; it is a fusion of souls.

Admission is $6 for all University of Miami alumni, faculty, and staff; free for students. General admission is $8. The film screens at the Cosford Cinema on Friday, June 26 at 9:15 p.m.; Saturday, June 27 at 4 and 8:30 p.m.; and Sunday, June 28 at 6:15 pm. For more information, visit www.cosfordcinema.com.

An audacious and inventive biopic of Italian parliamentarian (and “Senator for Life”) Giulio Andreotti illuminates, in great emotional detail, important events surrounding an early-1990s investigation in which the perpetual statesman was accused of having Mafia ties. The case was appealed and overturned several times, and Andreotti never served prison time, but it effectively marked the end of his centrist Christian Democratic party and forever changed the age-old relationship between the Mafia and the Italian government.

Toni Servillo plays Andreotti as an arrogant, deadpan Puck—an Italian Richard Nixon replete with easily mimicable physical tics and the conviction of his own rightness. In the film’s most memorable scene, Servillo allows his ironic veneer to crack just once, in a molten monologue where, spit flying, he justifies “perpetrating evil to guarantee good.” Paolo Sorrentino’s controlled and masterly storytelling won the 2008 Prix du Jury at Cannes.

Admission is $6 for all University of Miami alumni, faculty, and staff; free for students. General admission is $8. The film screens at the Cosford Cinema on Friday, June 26 at 7 p.m.; Saturday, June 27 at 6:15 p.m.; and Sunday, June 28 at 4 and 8:30 p.m. For more information, visit www.cosfordcinema.com.

Andrew Maudsley, professor and director of the MR Research Program in the Department of Radiology at the Miller School of Medicine, will present “Localization of Neocortical Epilepsy by MR Spectroscopic Imaging” on Friday, June 26 from 10 to 11 a.m. at the Lois Pope LIFE Center, seventh-floor auditorium. For more information, call Jessica Busquets at 305-243-8785 or e-mail [email protected].

In today’s fast-paced workplace, office etiquette is more important than ever, and how you present yourself makes as big an impression as your office skills. As part of an audio conference Lunch and Learn Series, the Professional Development and Training Office is offering “Etiquette for Today’s Office.” Participants will learn what is and isn’t appropriate for business, how to handle difficult people with tact and finesse, how to avoid common dining etiquette faux pas, and the do’s and don’ts of effective communication. To register for the session, visit ULearn.miami.edu and follow the instructions to log on. For more information, call 305-243-3090 or 305-284-5110. This is a brown-bag Lunch and Learn.

Miller School campus: Thursday, June 25 from 12 to 1:30 p.m.

Coral Gables campus: Friday, June 26 from 12 to 1:30 p.m.

Estate planning is a process that allows you to make decisions today that affect the future of your family. Whether you are a young family with children at home or a retiree living out your golden years, estate planning is something everyone should consider.

The Employee Assistance Program is offering an Estate Planning Seminar for those interested in learning basic estate planning principles. Mark Marandino, a volunteer with the United Way of Miami-Dade, will review wills and trusts, insurance and retirement assets, living wills, avoiding probate, power of attorney, estate tax planning, and guardianships for minors.

Coral Gables campus: Thursday, June 25 from 12 to 1 p.m. in the Max Orovitz Building, Room 139

Miller School campus: Friday, June 26 from 12 to 1 p.m. in the Dominion Parking Garage, Room 155

To register, visit ulearn.miami.edu. For help with ULearn, call PDTO at 305-284-5110 or 305-243-3090.