Cycle
From 14.11. To 21.12.2005.
Distributors’ program
Films in cycle
Tango
(Tango, no me dejes nunca, 1998)
Directed by: Carlos Saura
PHOTOGRAPHY: Vittorio Storaro
Synopsis:
Mario Suárez is a director preparing a film about tango. His wife, who acts in his new film, has recently left him. He is lonely and becomes close to Elana, the talented young dancer. However, her boyfriend is one of the main financiers of the film… Watch a scene from the film!
color, 115 minuta
PROJECTION:
Wednesday 16.11.2005 AT 21:00
Monday 14.11.2005 AT 19:00
Show Me Love
(Fucking Åmål, Sweden, Denmark, 1998)
Directed by: Lukas Moodysson
PHOTOGRAPHY: Ulf Brantås
Synopsis:
Agnes and Elin are high school students from Amal, a small town that they both hate. Agnes is a sensitive and withdrawn girl in love with the popular Elin. However, Elin does not care about her popularity; she is restless and bored all the time. Once Elin ends up at Agnes’ birthday party and kisses her on a bet. This sets in motion a series of events that will have consequences for both girls…
color, 89'
PROJECTION:
Wednesday 16.11.2005 AT 19:00
Monday 14.11.2005 AT 21:00
Kolya
(1996)
Directed by: Jan Sverák
PHOTOGRAPHY: Vladimír Smutný
Synopsis:
The story takes place in Prague, which is occupied by the Soviet Union. We follow the main character, cello player Fran Louka, who was recently fired from the symphony orchestra and now makes a living playing at funerals. He has many debts and cannot repay them; but soon receives an offer to marry a Russian woman who needs Czech citizenship. Louka reluctantly accepts the offer -- only after the wedding realizing that by marrying the Russian he has also gained custody of her small son. This fil...
color, 105 minuta
PROJECTION:
Wednesday 30.11.2005 AT 21:00
Monday 28.11.2005 AT 19:00
Character
(1997)
Directed by: Mike Van Diem
PHOTOGRAPHY: Rogier Stoffers
Synopsis:
After the murder of Dreverhaven, a merciless legal clerk, police question a young lawyer, Jacob. Through a series of flashbacks, he tells the story of how his mother refused to marry his father and how his father held him back as he tried to create a better future for himself.
color, 122 minute
PROJECTION:
Wednesday 30.11.2005 AT 19:00
Monday 28.11.2005 AT 21:00
Left Luggage
(Left Lugagge, 1998)
Directed by: Jeroen Krabbé
PHOTOGRAPHY: Walther van den Ende
Synopsis:
A young student, Chaya, is looking for a job. She learns that the orthodox Jewish Kalman family is looking for a nanny. Her liberal point of view irritates Mr Kalman, but his wife urgently needs help and they hire Chaya. She gets close to the Kalman’s youngest son, four-year-old Simcha, who never speaks.
color, 100 minuta
PROJECTION:
Thursday 08.12.2005 AT 21:00
Wednesday 07.12.2005 AT 19:00
The Pornographer
(1999)
Directed by: Doug Atchinson
PHOTOGRAPHY: Chris Mosio
Synopsis:
Paul is a young man who satisfies his sexual needs with pornography. He visits prostitutes and watches porn films, but gradually this fails to satisfy him so he decides to direct an amateur porn film. He offers his film to a porn film producer, Span, who offers to let him direct it if he finds some new talented actors. This brings Paul to Kate, a naďve young girl hungry for fame…
color, 89 minuta
PROJECTION:
Thursday 08.12.2005 AT 19:00
Wednesday 07.12.2005 AT 21:00
Farewell My Concubine
(Ba wang bie ji, 1993)
Directed by: Kaige Chen
PHOTOGRAPHY: Changwei Gu
Synopsis:
This is a story about two friends and professional collaborators. During fifty years of political turmoil in China, we follow their life stories. The two friends, Dieyi and Xiaolou, have been together since childhood, when they were trained in the Chinese Opera. Later they perform together on stage, one specializing in female roles and the other in those of emperors and warriors. Privately, their relationship will be shaken when Xiaolou starts seeing a woman.
color, 171 minuta
PROJECTION:
Friday 09.12.2005 AT 19:00
Exotica
(1994)
Directed by: Atom Egoyan
PHOTOGRAPHY: Paul Sarossy
Synopsis:
Exotica is a night club whose employees and visitors are the main characters of this film. Christina is a stripper whose biggest fan is Francis, an accountant and frequent guest at Exotica. The club DJ, Eric, is jealous of Francis because Christina is his former girlfriend. Other visitors include Thomas, owner of a pet shop, who has a relationship with Zoe, the pregnant owner of Exotica.
color, 103 minute
PROJECTION:
Wednesday 21.12.2005 AT 19:00
Wednesday 14.12.2005 AT 19:00
Intimacy
(2001)
Directed by: Patrice Chéreau
PHOTOGRAPHY: Eric Gautier
Synopsis:
This is a screen adaptation of Hanif Kureishi’s novel about two strangers, Jay and Claire, who meet every week just to have sex.Jay is a barman from London who has recently left his family. He soon wishes to find out more about his sex partner and follows Claire. By chance, he meets Claire’s husband.