A Dangerous Method
A Dangerous Method
- Original title: A Dangerous Method
- Germany, Canada 2011, 99min
- English with Norwegian subtitles
- Regi: David Cronenberg
- With: Michael Fassbender, Keira Knightley, Viggo Mortensen
- Homepage
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16.11.2011 |
21:00 |
Sentrum Scene |
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Oslo International Film Festival 2011 opens with a gala screening of David Cronenberg’s A Dangerous Method on Wednesday, November 16th. We are proud to present the Canadian director’s latest feature film. A Dangerous Method premiered at the Venice Film Festival earlier this fall, and has since had great success at the film festivals in Toronto, New York, London and Vienna. In his third collaboration with Cronenberg, leading man Viggo Mortensen is cast as Sigmund Freud. The promising psychiatrist Carl Jung is portrayed by Michael Fassbender. Keira Knightley plays Sabina Spilrein, the young Russian patient who will have a decisive influence on the the relationship between Freud and Jung and their work. The plot takes place in Vienna and Zürich in the years prior to World War I. Based on real events, the film tells the story about the pioneers of psychoanalysis and the conflict between them.
Director
David Cronenberg (b. 1943). Selected filmography: Scanners (1981), Videodrome (1983), The Fly (1986), Dead Ringers (1988), Naked Lunch (1991), Crash (1996), eXistenZ (1999), A History of Violence (2005) and Eastern Promises (2007).
Inni
Inni
- Original title: Inni
- United Kingdom, Canada, Iceland 2011, 74min
- English, Icelandic
- Regi: Vincent Morisset
- With: Jon Thor Birgisson, Orri P. Dyrason, George Holm, Kjartan Sveinsson
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16.11.2011 |
18:00 |
Sentrum Scene |
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17.11.2011 |
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Intense, beautiful and dreamy, Inni is Sigur Rós’ second concert film. Their first film, Heima (OIFF 2007), followed the band as they held a series of unannounced concerts in their native Iceland. While Heima focused on the bands roots, acoustic performances and the Icelandic landscape, Inni focuses on the stage performance itself. The filming was done over two nights in London in 2008, and is also combined with older concert footage. The film is monochromatic, and has a very special style, thanks to director Vincent Morisset. The original footage was done digitally, but Morisset has continued to manipulate it further to achieve the desired effect. All the footage was reshot on 16 mm film, then reshot again, sometimes through prisms and other objects. The result is an intimate, innovative and playful concert film that shows the stage performance as it is experienced by both the audience and the band. Caution – strobe lighting and flashing images are used during Sigur Rós’ live performance footage.
Director
Vincent Morisset is a Canadian director, known for his interactive productions and new ways of telling stories. Morisset is responsible for all web productions for the band Arcade Fire. His previous work includes Arcade Fire’s interactive music videos and the music documentary Mroir Noir (2008).
George Harrison: Living in the Material World
George Harrison: Living in the Material World
- Original title: George Harrison: Living in the Material World
- USA 2011, 208min
- English
- Regi: Martin Scorsese
- With: George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Star, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Eric Clapton, Yoko Ono, Phil Spector, Jane Birkin
- Homepage
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THU |
17.11.2011 |
19:00 |
Sentrum Scene |
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George Harrison: Living in the Material World focuses the imaginative and inspired eye of one of the cinema’s most preeminent filmmakers on one of the world’s most influential men. The film takes viewers to the musical and spiritual voyage that was George Harrison’s life, much of it told in his own words. The result is deeply moving and touches each viewer in unique and individual ways. Director Martin Scorsese traces Harrison’s life from his musical beginnings in Liverpool through his life as a musician, a seeker, a philanthropist and a filmmaker, weaving together interviews with Harrison and his closest friends, performances, home movies and photographs. Much of the material in the film has never been seen or heard before. The result is a rare glimpse into the mind and soul of one of the most talented artists of his generation and a profoundly intimate and affecting work of cinema.
Director
Martin Scorsese (b. 1942) is considered one of the world’s greatest living directors. He is most known for masterpieces such as Taxi Driver (1976) and Raging Bull (1980), but has also made several music documentaries, about Bob Dylan and The Rolling Stones, among others.
Urbanized
Urbanized
- Original title: Urbanized
- USA, United Kingdom 2011, 82min
- English
- Regi: Gary Hustwit
- With: Sir Norman Foster, Amanda Burden, Alejandro Aravena, Oscar Niemeyer, Rem Koolhaas
- Homepage
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16.11.2011 |
15:00 |
Sentrum Scene |
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20.11.2011 |
19:15 |
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Urbanized is a feature-length documentary about the design of cities, which looks at the issues and strategies behind urban design and features some of the world’s foremost architects, planners, policy-makers, builders, and thinkers. Over half the world’s population now lives in an urban area, and 75% will call a city home by 2050. But while some cities are experiencing explosive growth, others are shrinking. The challenges of balancing housing, mobility, public space, civic engagement, economic development, and environmental policy are quickly becoming universal concerns. Yet much of the dialogue on these issues is disconnected from the public domain. By exploring a diverse range of urban design projects around the world, Urbanized frames a global discussion on the future of cities. Director Gary Hustwit attends the first screening of the film at Sentrum Scene.
Director
Gary Hustwit made his directorial debut with Helvetica (2007), which marked the beginning of a design film trilogy, followed by Objectified (OIFF 2009), and that concludes with Urbanized.
Cave of Forgotten Dreams 3D
Cave of Forgotten Dreams 3D
- Original title: Cave of Forgotten Dreams 3D
- USA, France 2010, 90min
- English
- Regi: Werner Herzog
- With: Werner Herzog, Dominique Baffier, Jean Clottes
- Homepage
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18.11.2011 |
21:15 |
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19.11.2011 |
14:00 |
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28.11.2011 |
21:00 |
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Cave of Forgotten Dreams, a breathtaking new 3D documentary from the incomparable Werner Herzog, follows an exclusive expedition into the nearly inaccessible Chauvet Cave in France, home to the most ancient visual art known to have been created by man. Cave of Forgotten Dreams is an unforgettable cinematic experience that provides a unique glimpse of pristine artwork dating back to human hands over 32,000 years ago – almost twice as old as any previous discovery. “It’s almost like watching the reinvention of the cinematic medium.” – The Guardian. Welcome to an extra screening of this film on Monday, November 28 at 9 PM.
Director
Werner Herzog (b. 1942). Selected filmography: Aguirre, The Wrath of God (1972), Nosferatu (1978), Fitzcarraldo (1982), Lessons of Darkness (1992), Invincible (OIFF 2001), Grizzly Man (OIFF 2005) og Encounters at the End of the World (2007).
Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest
Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest
- Original title: Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest
- USA 2011, 97min
- English
- Regi: Michael Rapaport
- With: Q-Tip, Phife Dawg, Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Jacobi White, Mary J. Blige, Common, De La Soul, Mos Def, Ludacris
- Homepage
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25.11.2011 |
18:00 |
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27.11.2011 |
21:00 |
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Beats, Rhymes & Life is the story of one of the best hip hop bands in history. A Tribe Called Quest were hip hop icons and had released several popular albums, but in 1998 they suddenly split up. Personal disagreements and drama had destroyed the group from within. The rappers from Queens were groundbreaking and influential pioneers in the alternative rap scene. Their intelligent lyrics and innovative use of jazz and samples made them an inspiration for a new generation of musicians. In this documentary, director and life long fan Michael Rapaport follows the group on their 2008 reunion tour. The film gives great insight to the start and growth of hip hop in New York in the 80s and 90s, and has several new interviews with current artists inspired by A Tribe Called Quest, like Beastie Boys, Mos Def, Pharell Williams and Common. Phife Dawg will attend the screening on November 25th and perform at the after-party.
Director
New Yorker Michael Rapaport has a long career as a comedian and actor in a number of films and TV series such as True Romance (1993), Mighty Aphrodite (1995) and Prison Break (2008). Beats, Rhymes & Life is his directorial debut.
Better Than Something: Jay Reatard
Better Than Something: Jay Reatard
- Original title: Better Than Something: Jay Reatard
- USA 2011, 89min
- English
- Regi: Alex Hammond, Ian Markiewicz
- With: Jay Reatard, King Louie Bankston, Scott Bomar
- Homepage
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17.11.2011 |
17:00 |
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19.11.2011 |
19:00 |
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21.11.2011 |
19:00 |
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“I’m not going to be able to make records when I’m dead. I’m not dead right now, so I want to make records.” Just before he was about to turn 30, controversial musician Jay Reatard was found dead in his own home in Memphis. Just months prior to his death, filmmakers Ian Markiewicz and Alex Hammond interviewed Reatard for a short promotional film. The young musician was an icon in garage rock, and toured the world with big names like the Pixies and Beck. In spite of Reatards public profile as a provoking punk musician, Markiewicz and Hammond got to know a very reflected man, who shared candid stories from his turbulent life. Better than Something combines these last interviews of Reatard with old footage of live performances, along with new interviews with his friends and family, to give a sad but moving insight to his life. The film gives a intimate portrait of a complicated man, with a short but eventful life, that ended just as he appeared to be overcoming his demons.
Director
Alex Hammond and Ian Markiewicz are both based in New York, with backgrounds in documentary filmmaking. They have previously been directors and cinematographers on documentaries that have been screened at several festivals, such as Raindance and SilverDocs. Their credits include The Rolling Stones – Get Yer Ya Ya’s Out! (2009) and Dominic Dunne: After the Party (2008)
Smuggler
Smuggler
- Original title: Smuggler
- Japan 2011, 114min
- Japanese with English subtitles
- Regi: Katsuhito Ishii
- With: Satoshi Tsumabuki, Masatoshi Nagase, Masanobu Ando, Yasuko Matsuyuki
- Homepage
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18.11.2011 |
21:00 |
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17.11.2011 |
21:00 |
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Have a troublesome body to get rid of? There’s always a solution to such problems in Katsuhito Ishii’s latest film, manga adaptation Smuggler. Three guys in a pickup truck are more than willing to help – for the right amount of money. One of the three is not there entirely by choice, however. Failed actor Kinuta is up to his neck in yakuza debt, and takes a shady loan. To pay it back, he is forced to help hard man Joe and his leprechaun-like sidekick in their body-smuggling business. Life is about to become interesting for them the day they are hired to transport the body of a murdered yakuza boss. More than anything, Smuggler comes across as a mash up of Ishii’s own Shark Skin Man and Peach Hip Girl, and Takashi Miike’s Ichi the Killer. Actor Masanobu Ando will attend the festival.
Director
Katsuhito Ishii started his career as director of commercials, before transitioning to feature films with Shark Skin Man and Peach Hip Girl (OIFF 1999). His list of features includes: Party 7 (2000), The Taste of Tea (2004), Funky Forest: The First Contact (2005), Scenery (2008), and My Darling of the Mountains (2008).
The Ballad of Genesis and Lady Jaye
The Ballad of Genesis and Lady Jaye
- Original title: The Ballad of Genesis and Lady Jaye
- USA, France 2011, 65min
- English
- Regi: Marie Losier
- With: Genesis P-Orridge, Lady Jaye Breyer P-Orridge, Big Boy Breyer P-Orridge
- Homepage
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19.11.2011 |
17:30 |
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20.11.2011 |
19:30 |
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This is a love story, and a portrait of two lives that illustrate the transformative powers of both love and art. Marie Losier brings to us the most intimate details of Genesis’s extraordinary, uncanny world. In warm and intimate images captured handheld, Losier crafts a labyrinthine mise-en-scène of interviews, home movies, and performance footage. The Ballad of Genesis and Lady Jaye documents a truly new brand of Romantic consciousness, one in defiance of the daily dehumanization of the body by the pervasive presence of advertising and pornography, conveying beauty, dignity and devotion from a perspective never before seen on film. Tragically, Lady Jaye died in 2007, leaving Genesis devastated, though resilient. Since then, he has incessantly pursued his physical ideal: a perfect mirror of Lady Jaye’s incomparable beauty.
Director
Marie Losier (b. 1972) is a French filmmaker and curator working in New York City. She has made a number of film portraits on avant-garde directors, musicians and composers such as Mike and George Kuchar, Guy Maddin, Richard Foreman and Tony Conrad.
The Guerilla Son
The Guerilla Son
- Original title: Gerillasonen
- Sweden, Norway 2011, 73min
- Swedish, Kurdish, English with English subtitles
- Regi: Zanyar Adami, David Herdies
- With: Zanyar Adami, Taher Adami
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26.11.2011 |
13:00 |
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27.11.2011 |
19:00 |
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Zanyar Adami was only five years old when he was sent to Sweden all by himself. His parents were guerilla fighters struggling in the mountains of Kurdistan. One year later they managed to escape the war and join their son. Zanyar’s father, Taher, has never broken the silence about his past. Instead, he does everything he can to forget the war, the torture and the murder of his brother. When Zanyar realizes he is to become a father, he tries to dig up his family’s history, but his father Taher wants to keep it buried. Finally Zanyar decides to confront him.
Director
Zanyar Adami is the founder and former editor-in-chief of Gringo, Swedish periodical about immigrant culture. The Guerilla Son is his first major movie project. David Herdies is a co-founder of Filmfront STHLM. He has worked with film in many forms, from art and music videos to documentaries.
Ahmed – Almost 13
Ahmed – Almost 13
- Original title: Ahmed – Snart 13
- Norway 2011, 38min
- Norwegian with English subtitles
- Regi: Ritchie Cavander-Cole
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26.11.2011 |
15:00 |
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27.11.2011 |
18:00 |
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Ahmed is the oldest of five sons. His family are refugees from the Russian/Chechen war and now reside on the outskirts of Oslo. Ahmed’s father is the undisputed head of the household and dreams about returning home. Soon to be 13, Ahmed is beginning to question his role as the son with most responsibility and is beginning to figure out his own dreams about the future. Ahmed’s story is a unique glimpse inside the four walls of a Chechen family living in Norway. Director Ritchie Cavander-Cole and Kari Anne Moe and Anita R. Larsen from the production company are festival guests and are attending the screening on Saturday, November 26.
Director
Ritchie Cavander-Cole (b. 1973) graduated from the Film and TV academy in Oslo as a documentary director. Ahmed – Almost 13 is his directorial debut.
The Prodigies 3D
The Prodigies 3D
- Original title: The Prodigies 3D
- France 2011, 87min
- English
- Regi: Antoine Charreyron
- With: Jeffrey Evan Thomas, Lauren Ashley Carter, Moon Dailly
- Homepage
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26.11.2011 |
21:00 |
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27.11.2011 |
13:00 |
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From idea to finished film it took about nine years for The Prodigies to see the light of day. Using modern 3D and motion capture technology, and French cult novel Les enfants rois as point of departure, first time director Antoine Charreyron has created a dark and kinetic answer to Hollywood’s superhero movies. Jimbo Farrar has always been a boy with special powers, but is committed to the psychiatric ward when his parents die under mysterious circumstances. A sad end behind bars seems to be his destiny, until an elderly man claiming the same kind of powers one day comes to his rescue. Years later, Jimbo is now a teacher and leads a program to find more prodigies with untapped powers. He finally finds five of them, but the night of their first meet, in Central Park, ends in tragedy, and the five swear an apocalyptic revenge on their attackers and the world in general. Can Jimbo keep their rage in check and avert catastrophe?
Director
Antoine Charreyron studied law and computer science, and came to the world of cinema through computer games, where he acted as director on several large and small titles (including one of the Tomb Raider games). He assisted Matthieu Kassovitz as second unit director on Babylon A.D. (2008). The Prodigies is his first feature film.
The Pruitt-Igoe Myth: An Urban History
The Pruitt-Igoe Myth: An Urban History
- Original title: The Pruitt-Igoe Myth: An Urban History
- USA 2011, 83min
- English
- Regi: Chad Freidrichs
- With: Chad Freidrichs, Jaime Freidrichs
- Homepage
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SUN |
20.11.2011 |
16:00 |
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18.11.2011 |
19:15 |
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19.11.2011 |
15:30 |
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The American dream home that literally went up in smoke. The Pruitt-Igoe Myth follows the birth, life and death of America’s first large urban housing project in St. Louis. It all began as a haven for families with low incomes, where they could live in beautifully designed homes. As time went by, economic investment disappeared, and slowly but surely the project began to lapse. Before it was blown up by the city, the complex had evolved into an abandoned, decayed and lawless neighborhood. Destroyed by a dramatic and planned explosion, the Pruitt-Igoe public housing complex has become a widespread symbol of failure among architects, politicians and decision makers. The movie explores the social, economic and legal issues that led to the decline of conventional public housing in America, and the neighborhoods where they lived, while the film also follows the personal and poignant stories from several of the neighborhood’s residents. The director and producer Chad and Jaime Freidrichs are festival guests.
Director
Chad Freidrichs worked for four years to complete The Pruitt-Igoe Myth. He has previously made the documentaries Jandek on Corwood (2003) and First Impersonator (2006).
The Perfect Human
The Perfect Human
- Original title: Det perfekte menneske
- Denmark 1968, 13min
- Danish
- Regi: Jørgen Leth
- With: Claus Nissen, Maiken Algren
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19.11.2011 |
16:00 |
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21.11.2011 |
16:30 |
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Jørgen Leth about his short film classic from 1968: “A beautiful young couple acts as demonstration objects. We'll see how a person becomes, by virtue of the roles assigned to it. It all takes place in a bright demonstration room with dissecting lighting. The film is a document – or a meta-document – of life in Denmark year 1967. It shows the model of The Perfect Human, created by our wishful thinking, as they are expressed in different ways in our everyday lives, and this model is, in my opinion more representative of future tendencies in society, than even the most sober sociological report on life in Denmark.” This short will be screened together with The Seduced Human, Truls Lie’s documentary about Jørgen Leth.
Director
Jørgen Leth (b. 1937) is a Danish poet and film director that has directed more than 40 films. He was a key figure in the avant garde milieu in Copenhagen in the 1960s. Selected filmography: The Perfect Human (1968), Life in Denmark (1971), 66 Scenes from America (1981), and The Five Obstructions with Lars von Trier (OIFF 2003).
The Seduced Human
The Seduced Human
- Original title: Det forførte menneske
- Norway 2010, 51min
- English
- Regi: Truls Lie
- With: Jørgen Leth, Truls Lie
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19.11.2011 |
16:00 |
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21.11.2011 |
16:30 |
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The Danish filmmaker Jørgen Leth has provoked audiences world wide for 40 years. Who is he? Director Truls Lie challenges the Danish filmmaker Jørgen Leth (73) to reflect on why he made over 40 documentaries, spent 20 years in Haiti, and lived his life as an observer. Leth’s films are prominent aesthetical works, as we see in The Five Obstructions with Lars von Trier (OIFF 2003) and The Erotic Man (2010). Lie’s enquiry on Leth chapters into three levels – desire, doubt and despair. Leth is the main example of the modern observer. He is both a seducer and always ready to be seduced. He is the aesthetic, but he is always in doubt as an artist, and existentially often in despair. He strives to create, or else he would drown, as he says. Haiti’s chaotic society and recurring catastrophes (as the earthquake in 2010) also remarkably lessens Leth’s own inner chaos. Read also about Jørgen Leth’s short film classic The Perfect Human (1968), which will be screened before The Seduced Human. Director Truls Lie attends the festival.
Director
Truls Lie (b. 1957) has previously been the owner and editor of Morgenbladet, and editor and publisher of the Nordic edition of Le Monde diplomatique. He is the editor of DOX European Documentary Film Magazine. The Seduced Human is his debut as a film director.
The Day He Arrives
The Day He Arrives
- Original title: Book chon bang hyan
- Korea, South 2011, 79min
- Korean with English subtitles
- Regi: Hong Sang-soo
- With: Jun-Sang Yu, Sang Jung Kim, Bo-kyung Kim
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THU |
17.11.2011 |
19:15 |
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18.11.2011 |
17:30 |
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A new comedy from one of Asia’s most original filmmakers. As in many of Hong San-soo’s previous films, this is also a film about a South Korean director’s life – and this is a turbulent one. The protagonist of this film is the anxious Yoo Seongjun, a film director whose career is in the dumps. He is now teaching film in a small province far away from the epicenter of the film industry, but during a visit to Seoul, he proves that old habits die hard – unlike his career. He drinks, he fights, cries his way into his ex’s bed, then drinks some more. His visit is anything but quiet, and numerous awkward episodes ensue as a result of his drunken binge. Director Sang-soo plays around with structure in his latest film, and with repetitive incidents and the same actors in several roles he brings forth a sense of confusion: Is it the same day, or are Yoo’s days and experiences so repetitive and weird that it’s all a result of his drunkenness?
Director
Hong San-soo’s (b. 1960) directorial debut The Day a Pig Fell into the Well (1996) has won several international awards, and he has been a regular at international film festivals since. Selected filmography: The Power of Kangwon Province (1998), Tale of Cinema (2005), Night and Day (2008), Like You Know It All (OIFF 2009), and HAHAHA (OIFF 2010). The Day He Arrives is his 12th film.
The Guard
The Guard
- Original title: The Guard
- Ireland, United Kingdom 2011, 96min
- English, Gaelic with Norwegian subtitles
- Regi: John Michael McDonagh
- With: Brendan Gleeson, Don Cheadle, Mark Strong
- Homepage
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20.11.2011 |
21:00 |
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17.11.2011 |
21:15 |
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The Guard is a comedic fish-out-of-water tale of murder, blackmail, drug trafficking and rural police corruption. Director John Michael McDonagh’s feature debut, which premiered to great acclaim at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival, follows two policemen who must join forces to take on an international drug-smuggling gang – one, an unorthodox Irish policeman (Brendan Gleeson, Gangs of New York) and the other, a straitlaced FBI agent (Don Cheadle, Ocean’s 11, 12 og 13; Hotel Rwanda). An unlikely friendship develops between the two as they work the case, shot against the epic grandeur of Ireland and accompanied by an inventive soundtrack from Americana/alternative country band Calexico, leading to an explosive finale.
Director
This is John Michael McDonagh’s first feature as director. He has previously written and directed the short film The Second Death (2000) and written the screenplay for Ned Kelly (2003).
Violence of Silence
Violence of Silence
- Original title: Violence of Silence
- Norway 2011, 97min
- English
- Regi: Kristian Skylstad
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FRI |
25.11.2011 |
20:30 |
FH, Tancred |
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PREMIER Director’s statement: “If ordinary life back home is becoming increasingly virtual what about traveling, is it still a way to strive for authenticity? No. Traveling is the most advanced form of role playing game. Because the game is your life and the character you’re playing is you. Camus, in his writing is talking about the actor and is using the traveler as the worst form of acting. Because the traveler is making a theater of his life. Violence of Silence is created in the aftermath of the Vietnam war, the mood still lingering in the air, and when the generation of the great depression arrives here the filmmaker gathers, like a vampire: the nihilistic, the beautiful, and the absurd. To create a discussion between this triangle of moods. The movie is in flux between nature and grace, and so never ends. The movie is not made for us, but is a portrait of us, for future generations. Be self-conscious. Be very self-conscious. What kind of ordinary sins wouldn’t hit you like Sisyphus’s rock if left alone on alien shores or fields? How dependent are you not?” Be sure also to catch Skylstad’s exhibition Jaded Inept at the gallery OSL contemporary, Nov. 24–Dec. 22, 2011, www.oslcontemporary.com. We regret to announce that director Kristian Skylstad will be unable to attend the premier as planned.
Director
Kristian Skylstad (b. 1982) is a visual artist, writer and filmmaker. Violence of Silence and his first film, Kerry Is Gay (2005) comprise the first two installments in a trilogy. Violence of Silence took him four years to complete. Skylstad is now preparing his third film, which will take place in Burma, Sumatra and the US.
Arirang
Arirang
- Original title: Arirang
- Korea, South 2011, 100min
- Korean with English subtitles
- Regi: Kim Ki-duk
- With: Kim Ki-duk
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TUE |
22.11.2011 |
21:15 |
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24.11.2011 |
19:00 |
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A near tragedy during the production of his currently last fiction film, Dream, affected him so profoundly that the need for calm and soul searching was overwhelming. This search eventually led him to isolate himself in a remote cabin, and to turn his probing, revealing camera on himself. “Why can’t you make movies anymore?” he asks himself. This is Arirang – both an autobiographical documentary and an intimate piece of self-therapy. Initially he takes on his own career, focusing on anecdotes and generally tangible themes, but eventually specific memories fade away in favour of more abstract emotions and yearnings. Kim proves himself a ruthless self-interviewer, and offers up a naked and honest look into the challenges of an artist’s life, as well as the pain of dissolving friendships, doubt and the feelings of failure.
Director
Kim Ki-duk has an art degree from Paris, and worked as a screenwriter before his directorial debut in 1996 with The Crocodile. Selected filmography: Wild Animal (1997), The Isle (OIFF 2000), Bad Guy (OIFF 2002), Samaritan Girl (OIFF 2004), Time (OIFF 2006), Dream (2008).
Colorful
Colorful
- Original title: Colorful
- Japan 2010, 126min
- Japanese with English subtitles
- Regi: Keiichi Hara
- With: Kumiko Asô, Keiji Fujiwara, Jingi Irie
- Homepage
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FRI |
25.11.2011 |
16:45 |
FH, Lillebil |
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27.11.2011 |
16:30 |
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Winner of Japan’s top animation prize 2011 and adapted from a 1998 novel by Eto Mori, Colorful tackles themes not normally associated with animation. It explores these themes with both warmth and cold realism – and an unflinching eye. A sinful soul reaches purgatory in the afterlife, and is given a second chance to prove its worth. A young boy, Makoto, has just committed suicide, and the sinner’s soul is placed in the boy’s body. It is now up to the soul to consider its former life and recognize what his biggest mistake was, before time runs out. Parallell to this, we also learn more and more about Makoto’s life, and the tragic circumstances that led to his demise. The result is a beautiful and heartbreaking film about love, loss and regret that it is hard to remain unaffected by.
Director
Keiichi Hara’s international breakthrough was Summer Days with Coo (2007).
Heaven’s Story
Heaven’s Story
- Original title: Heaven’s Story
- Japan 2010, 278min
- Japanese with English subtitles
- Regi: Takahisa Zeze
- With: Noriko Eguchi, Akira Emoto, Mitsuru Fukikoshi
- Homepage
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20.11.2011 |
12:30 |
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21.11.2011 |
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Based on real events Heaven’s Story focuses on characters directly affected by acts of violence. After Sato’s parents have been brutally killed, the eight-year old girl learns about Tomoki, a young man who seeks revenge for his murdered wife and son. When eight years later he still hasn’t fulfilled his promise, she decides to act on her own thoughts of revenge. Heaven’s Story tells of a complex network of human lives that are tragically connected through murder and vengeance, guilt and atonement. The film won the FIPRESCI Prize at the Berlin International Film Festival 2011. With its 278 minutes, Heaven’s Story is no short film. But do not be intimidated by the length. We consider Takahisa Zeze’s film to be one of the highlights of the festival.
Director
Takahisa Zeze (b. 1960). Selected filmography: No Man’s Land (1991), The Dream of Garuda (1994), Kokkuri (1997), Raigyo (1997), Hysteric (OIFF 2000).
Arrietty
Arrietty
- Original title: Kari-gurashi no Arietti
- Japan 2010, 94min
- Japanese with Norwegian subtitles
- Regi: Hiromasa Yonebayashi
- With: Mirai Shida, Ryûnosuke Kamiki, Shinobu Ohtake
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TUE |
22.11.2011 |
17:00 |
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27.11.2011 |
12:00 |
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In a big beautiful house, in a magical overgrown garden, tiny 14 year-old Arrietty lives with her equally tiny parents. The house is owned by an old lady who is ignorant of her secret tenants. Everything the family owns are things they have made of borrowed items. They only borrow a little at a time, so nobody will notice. But living in hiding is not always easy. Their anonymous life ends abruptly when Arrietty is discovered by a young boy. This Japanese animation was inspired by Mary Norton’s book series The Borrowers. The founders of legendary animation Studio Ghibli had been contemplating an adaptation of the book for 40 years before the project was actually realized. Released in Japan in 2010, Arrietty won the award for best animated film at the Japan Academy Prize the same year.
Director
Hiromasa Yonebayashi has worked as an animator for Studio Ghibli since 1997, and has previously worked on films such as Spirited Away (2001). In addition to Spirited Away, Studio Ghibli is also famous for films such as My Neighbour Totoro (1998) and Princess Mononoke (1997). Arriety is Yonebayashi’s directorial debut, which made him the youngest director at Studio Ghibli.
Glorious Accidents
Glorious Accidents
- Original title: Accidentes Gloriosos
- Sweden, Argentina, Denmark 2011, 60min
- Spanish with English subtitles
- Regi: Mauro Andrizzi, Marcus Lindeen
- With: Lorena Damonte, Alberto Suarez, Ignacio Catoggio, Lili Popovich
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FRI |
25.11.2011 |
16:30 |
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26.11.2011 |
17:15 |
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Car crashes are instant art and sculptures made in seconds. At least to a certain Buenos Aires photographer, who spends his nights driving through the city in search of capturing the perfect accident. Meanwhile, another man is trying to find a legendary cock sucker who hides somewhere in the dark rooms of a gay sex club. A man undergoes a heart transplant and wakes up with new and strange artistic powers, and a woman receives a last letter from her husband, written just before he freezes to death in one of history's most dramatic polar expeditions. Glorious Accidents tells nine different stories of death and transformation, and is a cross-cultural commissioned work initiated by the Danish film festival CPH:DOX, where ten directors from Asia, South America and the Middle East were paired with ten European directors to create ten different films. The film won one of the awards in the Orizzonti section at this year's Venice Film Festival. Co-director Marcus Lindeen is attending the festival and will be present at the screening on Friday, November 25.
Director
Mauro Andrizzi (b. 1980, Argentina) has directed four feature films, among them En el Futuro, selected for the Venice Film Festival 2010. Marcus Lindeen (b. 1980) made his debut as a director and playwright in 2006 with the stage production of Regretters at Stockholm City Theater.
Guilty of Romance
Guilty of Romance
- Original title: Koi no tsumi
- Japan 2011, 112min
- Japanese with English subtitles
- Regi: Sion Sono
- With: Miki Mizuno, Megumi Kagurazaka, Makoto Togashi, Kandji Tsuda
- Homepage
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MON |
21.11.2011 |
21:00 |
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24.11.2011 |
21:00 |
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This is the final and independent chapter in the trilogy about hate – that commenced with Love Exposure (2008) and Cold Fish (OIFF 2010) – as cult director Sion Sono sees the psycho-sexual, pseudo-feminist Japan of today. Guilty of Romance may be Sono’s most challenging movie to date. Detective Kazuko is called to the crime scene of a heinous murder. A woman has been killed and dismembered, but what Kazuko finds as she is trying to establish the victim’s identity and history, proves to be as shocking as the murder itself. A movie about sex, the power of the word, madness, death and family. A movie that mixes the genres of film noir, drama and mystery, Guilty of Romance will most certainly provoke all your senses. Sion Sono is also represented in this year’s program with Himizu.
Director
Sion Sono feature film debut was Bicycle Sighs (1991). His big breakthrough came in 2001 with Suicide Club. Filmography: Dankon: The Man (1998), Noriko’s Dinner Table (2005), Strange Circus (2005), Hazard (2005), Love Exposure (2008), Cold Fish (OIFF 2010), Guilty of Romance (OIFF 2011), Himizu (OIFF 2011).
Himizu
Himizu
- Original title: Himizu
- Japan 2011, 129min
- Japanese with English subtitles
- Regi: Sion Sono
- With: Yuriko Yoshitaka, Megumi Kagurazaka, Anne Suzuki
- Homepage
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23.11.2011 |
21:00 |
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25.11.2011 |
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Productive provocateur Sion Sono, who memorably stirred up things at last year’s OIFF with ice cold serial killer drama Cold Fish, is back with an incredibly topical film. The script for what was originally intended as a straight adaptation of Furuya Minoru’s thriller manga Himizu was already written, when the Tōhoku quake, and the subsequent tsunami and nuclear catastrophe, hit Japan. Shaken and inspired, Sono returned to his keyboard and weaved the topical events into the script. Fifteen year old Sumida is abandoned by his mother, who takes off with a lover, leaving him only a note urging him to “Never give up!”, a failing boat rental business, and a violent, drunken father. His dreams for the future fade away. Classmate Keiko, who has got a bit of a crush on Sumida, struggles with much of the same problems. When the father one night turns violent one too many times, Sumida can no longer contain his suppressed rage… A dark masterpiece, with powerful, price winning (Venice 2011) acting turns from young Sometani and Nikaidō. Himizu is a film that lingers long in your memory. Sion Sono is also represented in this year’s program with Guilty of Romance.
Director
Sion Sono feature film debut was Bicycle Sighs (1991). His big breakthrough came in 2001 with Suicide Club. Filmography: Dankon: The Man (1998), Noriko’s Dinner Table (2005), Strange Circus (2005), Hazard (2005), Love Exposure (2008), Cold Fish (OIFF 2010), Guilty of Romance (OIFF 2011), Himizu (OIFF 2011).
Dragonslayer
Dragonslayer
- Original title: Dragonslayer
- USA 2011, 74min
- English
- Regi: Tristan Patterson
- With: Josh “Skreech” Sandoval
- Homepage
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SUN |
20.11.2011 |
18:00 |
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26.11.2011 |
21:15 |
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27.11.2011 |
15:00 |
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An intimate vérité portrait of the life and times of Josh “Skreech” Sandoval, a 23-year-old skate legend from the stagnant suburbs of Fullerton, California, Dragonslayer takes the viewer through a golden SoCal haze of lost youth, broken homes and abandoned swimming pools, set to a soundtrack of bands from indie-rock labels Mexican Summer and Kemado Records – including Best Coast, Bipolar Bear, Children, Dungen, Jacuzzi Boys, Little Girls and The Soft Pack—as well as Death, The Germs and Thee Oh Sees. “Wiseman meets Malick and punk rock in fascinating skater doc.” – indieWIRE
Director
Dragonslayer is Tristan Patterson’s debut film, and won the prize for best documentary at SXSW in 2011.
Jess + Moss
Jess + Moss
- Original title: Jess + Moss
- USA 2011, 83min
- English
- Regi: Clay Jeter
- With: Sarah Hagan, Haley Parker, Haley Strode
- Homepage
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THU |
17.11.2011 |
17:30 |
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18.11.2011 |
19:15 |
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Jess and Moss, second cousins aged 18 and 12, spend a lazy summer on a rundown farm in Western Kentucky. Their families strangely absent, and with no friends their own age around, all they have are each other. The lonely summer is spent playing and exploring, bickering and sharing secrets, hopes and dreams for the future – and not least trying to understand how and why they have ended up alone. First time feature film director and writer Clay Jeter’s film is a dreamlike, lyrical experience, lovingly shot on over 30 different Super 16 mm film stocks – an impressionistic study of youthful idleness and existence. Nostalgic and beautiful, with a dark undercurrent lurking below the surface – Jess + Moss is a hypnotic, engaging experience beyond the norm.
Director
Clay Jeter originally hails from Tennessee, and studied film at USC, where he focused on directing and cinematography. Jess + Moss is his first feature film.
Kotoko
Kotoko
- Original title: Kotoko
- Japan 2011, 91min
- Japanese with English subtitles
- Regi: Shinya Tsukamoto
- With: Shinya Tsukamoto, Cocco
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SAT |
19.11.2011 |
21:00 |
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20.11.2011 |
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Japan’s industrial counterpart to David Cronenberg, Shinya Tsukamoto, is first and foremost associated with his wildly cinematical explorations of alienation and the intersection of man and machine. In his latest feature, Kotoko, he delves past the fleshy exterior and focuses on man’s innermost feature: the mind. Kotoko is a young mother with a tenuous grip on reality. In her fraying mind, terrible dangers to her son lurk around every corner. The paranoid fantasies gradually increase in strength, until she is eventually forced to give up her child, and face the imaginary terrors alone. In a desperate attempt to kickstart her body’s survival mechanisms, she grabs a knife and begins cutting herself. At the same time, a writer suddenly arrives, offering a seemingly helping hand… As expected, Tsukamoto portrays the young woman’s mental downward spiral with characteristic subjectivity and kineticism. In the role of Kotoko, singer and first time actress Cocco offers up a strong performance.
Director
Filmography: Tetsuo: The Iron Man (1989, OIFF 1992), Hiruko the Goblin (1991), Tetsuo II: Body Hammer (OIFF 1992), Tokyo Fist (1995), Bullet Ballet (OIFF 1998), A Snake of June (OIFF 2002), Vital (OIFF 2004), Nightmare Detective (2006), Tetsuo: The Bullet Man (2010).
Like Crazy
Like Crazy
- Original title: Like Crazy
- USA 2011, 90min
- English
- Regi: Drake Doremus
- With: Felicity Jones, Anton Yelchin, Jennifer Lawrence
- Homepage
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THU |
24.11.2011 |
19:15 |
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A love story is both a physical and emotional tale, one that can be deeply personal and heartbreaking for an audience to experience. Director Drake Doremus' film Like Crazy beautifully illustrates how your first real love is as thrilling and blissful as it is devastating. When a British college student (Felicity Jones) falls for her American classmate (Anton Yelchin) they embark on a passionate and life-changing journey only to be separated when she violates the terms of her visa. Like Crazy explores how a couple faces the real challenges of being together and of being apart. Like Crazy won awards for best film and for best actress (Felicity Jones) at this year’s Sundance Festival.
Director
Drake Doremus har previously directed films like Spooner (2009) and Douchebag (2010). He’s screened several of his films at major film festivals, and has won awards at Sundance and Sonoma Valley Film Festival, among others.
Julia’s Eyes
Julia’s Eyes
- Original title: Los ojos de Julia
- Spain 2010, 112min
- Spanish with Swedish subtitles
- Regi: Guillem Morales
- With: Belén Rueda, Lluís Homar, Pablo Derqui, Francesc Orella
- Homepage
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THU |
17.11.2011 |
19:00 |
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22.11.2011 |
21:15 |
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Julia and her twin sister both suffer from a incurable eye disease. When Julia’s sister is found dead in the basement, everyone assumes it was suicide. Everyone except Julia. She begins to investigate her sister’s death, and a sneaking feeling of being observed creeps up on her, but she sees no one. Is her imagination getting the best of her, or is her sister’s mysterious killer toying with her? This is yet another horror/fantasy story produced by Guillermo del Toro and the team behind The Orphanage (2007), with a very believable Belén Rueda as the main character Julia, but despite lush and fantastic set designs, this film is by far more chilling than The Orphanage, and often reminiscent of Brian de Palma’s handiwork.
Director
Guillem Morales was born in Barcelona, Spain. He made his directorial debut with the short film Back Room (1999). His other films include Gracia exquisita (2000), Upside Down and Divadlo (both 2002). His feature film debut came with The Uncertain Guest (2004). This is Morales’ second feature.
Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory
Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory
- Original title: Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory
- USA 2011, 106min
- English
- Regi: Joe Berlinger, Bruce Sinofsky
- With: Jason Baldwin, Damien Wayne Echols, Jesse Miskelly
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WED |
23.11.2011 |
17:00 |
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THU |
24.11.2011 |
17:00 |
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25.11.2011 |
19:15 |
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28.11.2011 |
19:00 |
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In 1994, three American teens – the so-called “West Memphis Three” – were convicted for killing three children in an alleged satanic ritual, in West Memphis, Arkansas. Damien Echols was sentenced to death, while Jessie Misskelley and Jason Baldwin got life imprisonment. The directors have followed this case for years and have made two previous films about it: Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills and Paradise Lost 2: Revelations. There is no physical evidence that the three were guilty of murder. In August this year, after 18 years behind bars, the three pleaded guilty according to a little known law known as the “Alford plea”, allowing them to plead guilty while still maintaining their innocence. They were set free the same day. Welcome to an extra screening of this film on Monday, November 28 at 7 PM.
Director
American documentary filmmakers Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky have received wide critical acclaim and cult status amongst their fans since their first film cooperation, My Brother’s Keeper (1992). They have worked together on nine films since, among them Some Kind of Monster (2004), the documentary about the band Metallica.
The Turin Horse
The Turin Horse
- Original title: A torinói ló
- USA, France, Germany, Hungary, Switzerland 2011, 146min
- Hungarian with English subtitles
- Regi: Béla Tarr
- With: János Derzsi, Erika Bok, Mihály Kormos
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WED |
23.11.2011 |
20:30 |
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26.11.2011 |
16:15 |
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Both the Jury’s Grand Prix and the critics’ award at the Berlinale went to Béla Tarr’s latest movie. The German philosopher Nietzsche witnesses a horse getting whipped on a trip to Torino in 1889. He holds his arms around its neck to protect it as it collapses. Just days later, Nietzsche is diagnosed with a serious mental illness, and is bedridden, not uttering a word for 11 years and until his death. But what happened to the horse? That’s the story of Tarr’s new masterpiece. It is a detailed study of the daily lives of the family who owns the horse, and depends on it for their livelihood. The family’s repetitive chores are portrayed in a wind-blasted landscape shot in shades of grey. The story becomes an intense demonstration of the relationship between routine and anguish. At the same time, the minimalistic form creates extra tension as things out of the ordinary begin to happen. An eerie sense of doom develops. The infamous director, Béla Tarr, has declared this movie his farewell to cinema.
Director
Hungarian Béla Tarr (b. 1955) has established himself as an uncompromising director, renowned for his challenging formal experiments. Earlier works include Damnation (1988), Satan's Tango (1994) and The Man from London (2007).
Tokyo Koen (Tokyo Park)
Tokyo Koen (Tokyo Park)
- Original title: Tokyo Koen
- Japan 2011, 119min
- Japanese with English subtitles
- Regi: Shinji Aoyama
- With: Haruma Miura, Nana Eikura, Manami Konishi, Haruka Igawa
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FRI |
18.11.2011 |
17:00 |
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26.11.2011 |
18:45 |
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Winner of this year’s Special Jury Prize at the Locarno Film Festival, this movie is based on the novel Tokyo Park by Yukiya Shoji. We meet the amateur photographer and university student Koji, who likes to take pictures of people in the parks of Tokyo. Out of the blue, he is asked to spy on a client’s wife and take pictures of her and her newborn baby. He is asked to send pictures to the husband who suspects his wife being unfaithful. He takes the job without fully understanding the consequences, a decision that changes his relationship to life and women. With several scenes from different parks in Tokyo, the film shows a new side of the city. References to film history has a prominent role, especially Antonioni’s Blow Up (1966). At once pleasurable, extrovert and surreal.
Director
Shinji Aoyama (b. 1964) received two awards in Cannes for Eureka (2000). Other significant works include Desert Moon (2001), Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani? (OIFF 2005), and Sad Vacation (OIFF 2007).
Page One: Inside The New York Times
Page One: Inside The New York Times
- Original title: Page One: Inside The New York Times
- USA 2011, 92min
- English
- Regi: Andrew Rossi
- With: David Carr, Tim Arango, Julian Assange, Carl Bernstein
- Homepage
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SUN |
27.11.2011 |
19:00 |
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With the Internet surpassing print as the main news source and newspapers all over going bankrupt, Page One: Inside The New York Times chronicles the transformation of the media industry at its time of greatest turmoil. It gives us a close look at the vibrant cross-cubicle debates and collaborations, tenacious jockeying for on-the-record quotes and skillful page-one pitching that produce the “daily miracle” of a great news organization. What emerges is a nuanced portrait of journalists continuing to produce extraordinary work under increasingly difficult circumstances. At the heart of the film is the burning question on the minds of everyone who cares about a rigorous press: what will happen if the fast-moving future of media leaves behind the fact-based, original reporting that helps to define our society?
Director
Andrew Rossi grew up in New York City. He graduated from Yale University and Harvard Law School. His first feature film was Eat This New York (2004), and after that he made Le Cirque: A Table in Heaven (2007). This is his third film as director, producer and cinematographer.
The Mill & The Cross
The Mill & The Cross
- Original title: The Mill & The Cross
- Poland, Sweden 2011, 92min
- English, Spanish with English subtitles
- Regi: Lech Majewski
- With: Rutger Hauer, Michael York, Charlotte Rampling
- Homepage
Tickets
THU |
24.11.2011 |
21:00 |
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The backdrop for video artist/director Lech Majewski’s fascinating and ambitious film is the painting The Way to Calvary (1564) by the Flemish painter Bruegel. In his masterpiece, Bruegel transferred the crucifixion of Christ to his own time, with the Spanish militias’ brutal repression of the protestant reformation. In the painting, Jesus is hardly visible, and the viewer must make an effort to even see him – a reflection of Bruegel’s personal philosophy that historical events would happen without much attention: “When big events happen, we do not see them”, he said. Despite a stellar cast, including Rutger Hauer, Charlotte Rampling, and Michael York, it is the art that is this film’s true star, a fact Majewski makes the most of in this portrait of daily life in 16th century Antwerp. As The New York Times put it: “An inspiring, alluring meditation about imagery and storytelling, the common coin of history, religion and art.”
Director
Lech Majewski (b.1953) has directed Wojaczek (1999) and Angelus (2000). In the US he directed The Gospel According to Harry (1992), and co-produced Basquiat (1996).
Liberdade
Liberdade
- Original title: Liberdade
- Portugal 2011, 17min
- Portuguese, English, Chinese with English subtitles
- Regi: Gabriel Abrantes, Benjamin Crotty
- With: Wilson Teixeira, Betty Meixue
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TUE |
22.11.2011 |
19:30 |
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26.11.2011 |
15:30 |
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Short film Liberdade sketches episodes in the relationship between the domineering Chinese immigrant Betty and her Angolan boyfriend with lavishly cinematic panache. Travelling through spectacular locations in and around Luanda, Angola, the two adolescent lovers navigate through the complications of their burgeoning identities. Liberdade will be screened together with Palaces of Pity, directed by Gabriel Abrantes and Daniel Schmidt.
Director
Gabriel Abrantes (b. 1984) has made several short films, among them A History of Mutual Respect (OIFF 2010) (also co-directed by Schmidt), which won the prize for Best Short at Locarno 2010. Benjamin Crotty (b. 1979) is a visual artist and his work has been featured in France, Iceland, Portugal, Switzerland and the US. He co-directed the short Visionary Iraq (2009) with Abrantes, which won the New Talent Fnac Award at the IndieLisboa Film Festival.
Palaces of Pity
Palaces of Pity
- Original title: Palácios de Pena
- Portugal 2011, 59min
- Portuguese with English subtitles
- Regi: Gabriel Abrantes, Daniel Schmidt
- With: Alcina Abrantes, Andreia Martins, Catarina Gaspar, Ana Rita Franco, Bernarda dos Bois
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TUE |
22.11.2011 |
19:30 |
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26.11.2011 |
15:30 |
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Haunted by their own directionless lives, two young girls are reunited when they visit their ailing grandmother. Her descriptions of a dream filled with fear and desire, where she is a judge during the Inquisition, force the girls to a heightened consciousness where they have to confront their own heritage of oppression. Palaces of Pity is a film about culturally inherited fear in Portugal, which is linked to political and social oppression during the Inquisition and the fascist regime. It will be screened together with Liberdade, directed by Gabriel Abrantes and Benjamin Crotty.
Director
Gabriel Abrantes (b. 1984) has made several short films, among them A History of Mutual Respect (OIFF 2010) (also co-directed by Schmidt), which won the prize for Best Short at Locarno 2010. This is Abrantes’ fourth film. Daniel Schmidt (b. 1984) has directed films such as Teen Opera (2009) and For Crying Out Loud (2008). He and Abrantes are currently developing a tragicomedy concerning adoption crises and aid politics in Haiti and Brazil.
May They Rest in Revolt (Figures of Wars I)
May They Rest in Revolt (Figures of Wars I)
- Original title: Qu’ils reposent en révolte (Des figures de guerres I)
- France 2010, 150min
- French with English subtitles
- Regi: Sylvain George
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TUE |
22.11.2011 |
16:30 |
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23.11.2011 |
17:30 |
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The paperless fugitives and immigrants in a camp in the French harbour town of Calais were in the media’s spotlight for a short period before they disappeared completely. This documentary has also largely gone under the radar, and undeservedly so: director Sylvain George’s film, often experimental in form and shot in black and white, deals with the destinies of young and middle-aged men from North Africa and the Middle East, their search for a better life in the UK, and just how far they are willing to go to keep their identities hidden. Filmed from 2007 through 2009, George never hides where his sympathies lie and he lets the fugitives freely express their anger and fears. In return, he is allowed to see the lives of people with nothing left to lose, resulting in a film where the camera captures a feel reminiscent of the media coverage of a war zone, and in which the audience can get a personal feeling of fleeing and avoiding arrest. George is very much present in the roughest situations as we take part in a powerful cinematic experience. Sylvain George won Best International Film at the Buenos Aires Festival of Independent Film with this remarkable film.
Director
Sylvain George (b. 1968) studied philosophy and worked as a social worker until he turned to filmmaking in 2004.
Kids of Today
Kids of Today
- Original title: Des jeunes gens modernes
- France 2011, 97min
- French with English subtitles
- Regi: Jérôme de Missolz
- With: Yves Adrien, Mathieu Chausseron, Lio
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MON |
21.11.2011 |
17:00 |
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It all starts with a scene from the legendary horror film The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, then jumps right to footage of the Canadian electro-pop band Crystal Castles. From the very first scenes, Kids of Today is a playful and experimental film about the post-punk and new wave music in France during the 70s and 80s. The story is told through the eyes of the infamous rock critic Yves Adrien. The bizarre man claims to be dead, and then takes a group of kids on a journey around the world, from Paris to New York, Bejing, Montreal and Hong Kong, while he tells them about music and society at the end of the 70s and beginning of the 80s. The border between fiction and documentary is gradually erased as the story slides between present and past, and becomes a documentary fairy tale. Featuring music by Crystal Castles, Sunn O))), Fuck Buttons, Jacques Brel, Kraftwerk, Suicide, James White, LIO, Frustration, Taxi Girl, Death Set and more.
Director
Jérôme de Missolz (b. 1954) has previously explored the music scene of Liverpool in the film You’ll Never Walk Alone (1992) and rock music in the film Wild Thing (2010).
The Student
The Student
- Original title: El Estudiante
- Argentina 2011, 110min
- Spanish with English subtitles
- Regi: Santiago Mitre
- With: Esteban Lamothe, Romina Paula, Ricardo Felix
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SAT |
19.11.2011 |
21:00 |
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22.11.2011 |
19:00 |
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24.11.2011 |
17:00 |
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Roque is a young student struggling to find his path, and after changing his major at university three times, he arrives in Buenos Aires to pursue yet another degree. He is however, more interested in pursuing girls than attending classes, but this changes when he sees his professor’s assistant Paula, speak during a demonstration. He decides to win her over, and turns on the charm. He enrolls in her class, and becomes a member of her new political party, Brecha. It turns out that what Roque lacks in political convictions, he makes up for with his energy and intuitive understanding of political coalitions and alliances, which proves valuable for the party. Santiago Mitre’s dynamic film, with footage from authentic demonstrations, brilliantly reveals the workings below the surface in the world of student politics. A highly entertaining drama, in which the director uses the university as a metaphor for the political manipulations of today’s society.
Director
Santiago Mitre was born in Buenos Aires. He wrote and directed his debut short film El Escondite in 2002. He co-wrote the feature films Lion’s Den (Leonera) (2008), Carancho (2010), and also co-wrote and co-directed the feature El Amor – Primera Parte (2010). This is his solo feature debut as writer, producer and director.
Tyrannosaur
Tyrannosaur
- Original title: Tyrannosaur
- United Kingdom 2011, 91min
- English with Swedish subtitles
- Regi: Paddy Considine
- With: Peter Mullan, Olivia Colman, Eddie Marsan
Tickets
SAT |
26.11.2011 |
19:00 |
FH, Tancred |
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Paddy Considine is an experienced actor, but also the screenwriter for Dead Man’s Shoes (2004). As a director he debuts with a piece of hard-handed British social realism. Joseph is lonely, unemployed and struggles both with alcohol and his aggression. After a rage fueled rampage gets him into trouble, he seeks shelter in charity shop, where he meets Hannah, a deeply religious, self-effacing woman. Together they make Tyrannosaur a movie that may sometimes be hard to watch, but also has its tender moments. Both of them hopelessly trapped in insufferable lives, but see in each other a means of escape. Peter Mullan and Olivia Colman delivers two of this years most outstanding performances, which they both received awards for at Sundance Film Festival.
Director
Paddy Considine (b. 1973) has acted in movies like 24 Hour Party People (2002), Dead Man’s Shoes (2004), Cinderella Man (2005), Hot Fuzz (2007), and The Bourne Ultimatum (2007). Tyrannosaur is his directorial debut.
We Were Here
We Were Here
- Original title: We Were Here
- USA 2011, 90min
- English
- Regi: David Weissman, Bill Weber
- With: Ed Wolf, Paul Boneberg, Daniel Goldstein, Guy Clark, Eileen Glutzer
- Homepage
Tickets
WED |
23.11.2011 |
19:00 |
FH, Tancred |
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We Were Here visits San Francisco during the start of the HIV/AIDS epidemic, when its flourishing gay community is hit with an unimaginable disaster. It is the first documentary to take a deep and reflective look back at the arrival and impact of AIDS in San Francisco. It explores how the city’s inhabitants were affected by, and how they responded to, that calamitous epidemic. Though a San Francisco-based story, this remarkable film extends beyond San Francisco and beyond AIDS itself. It speaks to our capacity as individuals to rise to the occasion, and to the incredible power of a community coming together with love, compassion, and determination. The film is rough and truly heartbreaking, but the stories presented by the remarkable individuals interviewed will leave the audience not only in tears, but at the same time elevated and filled with hope.
Director
David Weissmann and Bill Weber have previously directed the award-winning documentary The Cockettes (2002).
Where Soldiers Come From
Where Soldiers Come From
- Original title: Where Soldiers Come From
- USA 2011, 90min
- English
- Regi: Heather Courtney
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SAT |
19.11.2011 |
19:00 |
FH, Tancred |
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SUN |
20.11.2011 |
12:00 |
FH, Lillebil |
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A group of childhood friends join the National Guard as soon as they graduate from their rural high school. In need of money to go to college, their reasons for joining are practical and banal; a recruiter’s promise of a fat signing bonus and tuition, and the absence of any other career plans. Thus begins a four year journey from teenagers in a Northern Michigan town, to soldiers looking for roadside bombs in Afghanistan, and 23-year-old combat veterans trying to start their lives again. Where Soldiers Come From is a film about growing up, and about how a town and its people are affected by a distant war. The director has a storyteller’s grasp of the defining detail; the carefree dive into Lake Superior, a cake iced with thanks for the boys’ upcoming service, and the Army educator who, shepherding recruits through a month’s perfunctory training, can’t pronounce the name of Afghanistan’s president. Offering no commentary, Courtney positions herself as an observer, yet her choice of moments to capture leaves us in no doubt where she stands. Director Heather Courtney is a festival guest and will be present at both screenings for Q&A.
Director
Heather Courtney’s work often focuses on complex social justice issues through the telling of personal stories. Filmography: Los Trabajadores/The Workers (2001) and Letters from the Other Side (2006).
Who Took the Bomp? Le Tigre on Tour
Who Took the Bomp? Le Tigre on Tour
- Original title: Who Took the Bomp? Le Tigre on Tour
- USA 2010, 69min
- English
- Regi: Kerthy Fix
- With: Johanna Fateman, Kathleen Hanna, Jocelyn Samson
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SAT |
19.11.2011 |
17:30 |
FH, Lillebil |
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SUN |
20.11.2011 |
17:45 |
FH, Tancred |
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Who Took the Bomp? Le Tigre on Tour follows iconic feminist electronic band Le Tigre on their 2004–2005 international tour across four continents and through ten countries. Supported by a community of devoted fans and led by outspoken Riot Grrrl pioneer Kathleen Hanna (Bikini Kill), Le Tigre confronts sexism and homophobia in the music industry while tearing up the stage via performance art poetics, no-holds-barred lyrics, punk rock ethos, and whip-smart wit in this edgy and entertaining documentary. The film features never before seen live performances, archival interviews, and revealing backstage footage with these trail-blazing artists.
Director
Kerthy Fix directed and produced Strange Powers: Stephin Merritt and the Magnetic Fields (OIFF 2010). She was a guest at our festival last year.
Martha Marcy May Marlene
Martha Marcy May Marlene
- Original title: Martha Marcy May Marlene
- USA 2011, 102min
- English
- Regi: Sean Durkin
- With: Elizabeth Olsen, Sarah Paulson, John Hawkes, Brady Corbet, Hugh Dancy
- Homepage
Tickets
SUN |
27.11.2011 |
21:00 |
FH, Tancred |
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After having escaped from a cult and its manipulative, charismatic leader (John Hawkes, Me and You and Everyone We Know (OIFF 2005), Deadwood, Winter’s Bone), Martha, excellently portrayed by Elizabeth Olsen, tries to find her way back to living a normal life. She seeks refuge at her estranged sister and her husband’s house, in hope of some stability and security, but the paranoid feelings that the former cult members may be following her, won’t let go. Through flashbacks we see her in what seems to be happy moments in the cult, but hard labour in the fields, forced sex with the cult’s leader, and a strong need to belong, blinds her and leaves a highly confused young woman. Outside the cult, the line between reality and fantasy gets blurred, and her life starts to spin out of control. Director Sean Durkin’s complex psychological relationship to his characters, combined with the use of landscapes as metaphor, is reminiscent of the early films of Terrence Malick. Durkin won the award for Best Director at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. The film has fantastic cinematography by Jody Lee Lipes, whose earlier works comprise Afterschool by Antonio Campos (also producer of MMMM) and Tiny Furniture by Lena Dunham, both previously screened at OIFF.
Director
Sean Durkin has previously made the short films Doris (2006) and Mary Last Seen (2010). Martha Marcy May Marlene is his feature film debut.
Opening Movie
Germany, Canada
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Sentrum Scene 21:00
Documentary
United Kingdom, Canada, Iceland
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Sentrum Scene 18:00
Sentrum Scene 17:00
Documentary
USA
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Sentrum Scene 19:00
Documentary
USA, United Kingdom
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Sentrum Scene 15:00
FH, Tancred 19:15
Documentary
USA, France
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FH, Tancred 21:15
FH, Tancred 14:00
FH, Tancred 21:00
Documentary
USA
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FH, Tancred 18:00
FH, Lillebil 21:00
Documentary
USA
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FH, Lillebil 17:00
FH, Lillebil 19:00
FH, Tancred 19:00
Feature
Japan
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FH, Lillebil 21:00
FH, Tancred 21:00
Documentary
USA, France
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FH, Tancred 17:30
FH, Lillebil 19:30
Documentary
Sweden, Norway
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FH, Tancred 13:00
FH, Lillebil 19:00
Documentary
Norway
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FH, Tancred 15:00
FH, Lillebil 18:00
Animation
France
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FH, Tancred 21:00
FH, Tancred 13:00
Documentary
USA
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FH, Lillebil 16:00
FH, Tancred 19:15
FH, Lillebil 15:30
Short
Denmark
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FH, Tancred 16:00
FH, Lillebil 16:30
Documentary
Norway
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FH, Tancred 16:00
FH, Lillebil 16:30
Feature
Korea, South
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FH, Tancred 19:15
FH, Lillebil 17:30
Feature
Ireland, United Kingdom
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FH, Tancred 21:00
FH, Lillebil 21:15
Documentary
Norway
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FH, Tancred 20:30
Documentary
Korea, South
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FH, Tancred 21:15
FH, Lillebil 19:00
Animation
Japan
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FH, Lillebil 16:45
FH, Tancred 16:30
Feature
Japan
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FH, Tancred 12:30
FH, Lillebil 18:00
Animation
Japan
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FH, Lillebil 17:00
FH, Lillebil 12:00
Documentary
Sweden, Argentina, Denmark
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FH, Tancred 16:30
FH, Lillebil 17:15
Feature
Japan
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FH, Tancred 21:00
FH, Lillebil 21:00
Feature
Japan
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FH, Tancred 21:00
FH, Lillebil 21:15
Documentary
USA
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FH, Lillebil 18:00
FH, Lillebil 21:15
FH, Tancred 15:00
Feature
USA
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FH, Tancred 17:30
FH, Lillebil 19:15
Feature
Japan
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FH, Tancred 21:00
FH, Lillebil 21:00
Feature
USA
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FH, Tancred 19:15
Feature
Spain
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FH, Lillebil 19:00
FH, Lillebil 21:15
Documentary
USA
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FH, Tancred 17:00
FH, Lillebil 17:00
FH, Lillebil 19:15
FH, Tancred 19:00
Feature
USA, France, Germany, Hungary, Switzerland
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FH, Lillebil 20:30
FH, Tancred 16:15
Feature
Japan
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FH, Tancred 17:00
FH, Lillebil 18:45
Documentary
USA
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FH, Tancred 19:00
Feature
Poland, Sweden
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FH, Tancred 21:00
Short
Portugal
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FH, Tancred 19:30
FH, Lillebil 15:30
Feature
Portugal
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FH, Tancred 19:30
FH, Lillebil 15:30
Documentary
France
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FH, Tancred 16:30
FH, Lillebil 17:30
Documentary
France
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FH, Tancred 17:00
Feature
Argentina
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FH, Lillebil 21:00
FH, Lillebil 19:00
FH, Tancred 17:00
Feature
United Kingdom
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FH, Tancred 19:00
Documentary
USA
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FH, Tancred 19:00
Documentary
USA
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FH, Tancred 19:00
FH, Lillebil 12:00
Documentary
USA
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FH, Lillebil 17:30
FH, Tancred 17:45
Closing Movie
USA
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FH, Tancred 21:00