Cycle
From 05.02. To 31.03.2005.
Film Distributors' program
Films in cycle
Divided We Fall
(Musíme si pomáhat, 2000)
Directed by: Jan Hrebejk
PHOTOGRAPHY: Jan Malír
Synopsis:
This comedy takes place in a small Czech town during WW II. Josef and Marie Čižek are a married couple. One day, during the German occupation, their friend David knocks on their door asking for shelter. They decide to help David, unaware what adventures await them…
color, 120 minuta
PROJECTION:
Saturday 05.02.2005 AT 17:00
Monsoon Wedding
(2001)
Directed by: Mira Nair
PHOTOGRAPHY: Declan Quinn
Synopsis:
Aditi Verma (Vasundhara Das) is an Indian girl awaiting an arranged marriage. Her parents have organized everything and the wedding preparations are in full swing. The groom and relatives arrive from all sides of the world, but Aditi is lost. She still has not forgotten her old love…
color, 114 minuta
PROJECTION:
Saturday 12.02.2005 AT 17:00
Nowhere in Africa
(Nirgendwo in Afrika, 2001)
Directed by: Caroline Link
PHOTOGRAPHY: Gernot Roll
Synopsis:
This is a story about a German-Jewish family that moves to Kenya before WW II. The mother and the father, who were once successful lawyers, become farmers and long for their homeland. That their small daughter easily accepts her new home in Africa is mainly due to her warm friendship with a native, Owuoro. In 2003, this film won an Oscar in the category of the best foreign film.
color, 141 minuta
PROJECTION:
Saturday 05.03.2005 AT 17:00
Ljilja 4-ever
(Lilya 4-ever, Sweden, Denmark, 2002)
Directed by: Lukas Moodysson
PHOTOGRAPHY: Ulf Brantĺs
Synopsis:
This film deals with the problem of trafficking. It is a story about the sixteen-year-old Ljilja (Oksana Akinshina), abandoned by all: her family, friends, neighbors, boyfrend as well as the social services. Her only friend and protector is the fourteen-year-old Volođa (Artyom Bogucharsky).
color, 109'
PROJECTION:
Saturday 26.03.2005 AT 17:00
The Princess and the Warrior
(Der Krieger und die Kaiserin, 2000)
Directed by: Tom Tykwer
PHOTOGRAPHY: Frank Griebe
Synopsis:
A petty thief, Bodo (Benno Fürmann), finds himself at the scene of a traffic accident and saves Sissi’s (Franka Potente) life. Afterwards he disappears. Sissi cannot forget the whole event and decides to find her savior…
color, 135 minuta
PROJECTION:
Saturday 26.03.2005 AT 19:00
Talk to Her
(Hable con ella, Spain, 2002)
Directed by: Pedro Almodóvar
PHOTOGRAPHY: Javier Aguirresarobe
Synopsis:
While visiting the hospital where his girlfriend lies in a coma, Marco (Darío Grandinetti) meets Benigno (Javier Cámara), a nurse who cares for another young woman in a coma with whom he is secretly in love. Marco and Benigno soon become friends. In 2003, this film won an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay.
color, 112'
PROJECTION:
Tuesday 29.03.2005 AT 21:00
The Magdalene Sisters
(2002)
Directed by: Peter Mullan
PHOTOGRAPHY: Nigel Willoughby
Synopsis:
This film is based on true events in the lives of young women who worked as the Magdalene Sisters’ washers in the middle of 20th century. Their “sins” are different: provocative behavior, giving birth to illegitimate children, or the fact that they were victims of rape. They were all sent to Magdalene sisters’ convent, where they were systematically abused.