Synopsis:

The story takes place in the beginning of the twentieth century in India. Bimala is married to a rich nobleman Nikhilesh, a peaceful man and a loving husband. Even though their marriage was prearranged, Bimala’s husband truly cares for her and since he was educated in the west, he encourages her to educate herself and wishes more for her than to merely live as a housewife. Their relationship will be put to a test when Nikhilesh’s colleague from college Sandip visits them.

35 mm, color, 140 min

PROJECTION:

Thursday 23.04.2009 AT 19:00

Wednesday 22.04.2009 AT 20:00

Synopsis:

Pather panchali is Satyajit Ray’s directing debut and the first part of his trilogy that tells the story of a boy Apu and his poor family living in Bengal in the 1920s. His father is a priest who does not earn enough to feed his family while at the same time dreams about becoming a successful writer. His mother constantly fights with his aunt who lives with them and Apu’s older sister steals fruit from the neighbor’s orchard.

35 mm, b/w, 115 min

PROJECTION:

Tuesday 28.04.2009 AT 19:00

Thursday 23.04.2009 AT 21:00

Synopsis:

Raj Kapoor plays a poor small-time crook whose lousy living conditions were caused by his parent’s misunderstanding in the past. His father is a wealthy judge (played by Raj Kapoor’s real-life father) who has chased away Raj’s pregnant mother thinking that she cheated on him. Years later, Raj learns that the real culprit for this misunderstanding is his long-time mentor Jagga. In fury raj kills Jagga and after the crime has to face the judge, his own father.

35 mm, b/w, 193 min

PROJECTION:

Monday 27.04.2009 AT 19:00

Friday 24.04.2009 AT 19:00

Synopsis:

Vijay and Ravi are two brothers living with their mother and barely surviving. Their father left them a long time ago when his company cheated and disgraced him. Now Vijay has to start working in order to feed his family. First he starts by cleaning shoes, then works as a harbor worker and then gets involved in smuggling. Ravi manages to get a job in the police but his first assignment is to catch his brother.

35 mm, color, 174 min

PROJECTION:

Wednesday 29.04.2009 AT 19:00

Saturday 25.04.2009 AT 19:00

Synopsis:

Puro is a happy young woman of Hindu origin promised to marry Ramchand, young man from a family similar to hers. Suddenly, her life changes when she gets kidnapped by an unknown man who turns out to be Rashid, a Muslim whose grandmother was kidnapped in the same way by Puro’s ancestor. Now Rashid is returning his family’s honor but ends up falling in love with Puro.

35 mm, color, 188 min

PROJECTION:

Wednesday 06.05.2009 AT 19:00

Thursday 30.04.2009 AT 19:00

Synopsis:

Stuck in an unfavorable situation, unemployed and without any money, Mannu decides to go to Calcutta and borrow some money from some old acquaintances. He also visits Neeru, his childhood sweetheart to whom he was once engaged. Even though they both have problems in their life both Mannu and Neera pretend to be happy, satisfied and successful in front of each other. But the real truth comes to light soon…

35 mm, color, 120 min

PROJECTION:

Thursday 07.05.2009 AT 19:00

Monday 04.05.2009 AT 19:00

Synopsis:

Partially based on Hellen Keller’s biography, Black is a story about a blind, mute and deaf girl and her long-time mentor. Eight year old Michelle is a prisoner of the world of darkness. She has problems with connecting herself to the surrounding world and thus has fits of rage. Her desperate parents find her an eccentric teacher Debraj who invests a lot of time and effort to reach her.

35 mm, color, 122 min

PROJECTION:

Tuesday 05.05.2009 AT 19:00

Monday 04.05.2009 AT 21:00