Film Theatre 2023/24

Disappearing (Verschwinden/Izginjanje, Austria, Slovenia, 2022, 99 min.)

 
Roughly ninety percent of the inhabitants in southern Carinthia spoke Slovenian prior to 1910. The average percentage today is in the single digits. In her essayistic documentary, Andrina Mracnikar gives a personal shape to a highly political urgency. What happens when a first language is taken from daily life? What must politics do to counter the disappearance of a language whose protection is established in the constitution?
 

Director: Andrina Mračnikar
Scenarij: Andrina Mračnikar, Jürgen Karasek
Screenplay: Judith Benedikt
Edited by: Gerhard Daurer
Music by: Peter Kutin
Cast: Eugen Sitter, Robi Sitter, Christian Tusch, Alexander Koban, Annemarie Grilc, Rudi Vouk, Lena Kolter, Georg Hansche st., Thomas Schuschu, Valentina Vouk, Sophie Hochkofler, Sweva Wastl, Pamina Schmiedler, Judita Babnik, Mirko Wakounig, Antonia Sabotnik, Tomi Sabotnik, Mirjam Sitter-Unger, Lizi Sitter, Arno Kampl, Massimiliano Lacota, Helga Mračnikar, Milo Mračnikar, Simon Pasterk in številni drugi
Production company: Soleil Film, Vertigo
Festivals and Awards: Diagonale 2022: Audience Award for Best Film; Kino Otok 2022: opening film of the festival; Dokudoc Maribor 2022; Slovenian Film Festival Portorož 2022: Vesna Award for Special Achievements; Cottbus 2022: international premiere; Štigličev pogled 2022 award (Society of Slovenian Directors): award for outstanding direction
Distributed by: Vertigo

Film Theatre 2023/24

Lamb (Dýrið, Iceland, Sweden, Poland, 2021, 106 min.)

 
In rural Iceland, a childless couple discover a strange and unnatural newborn in their sheep barn. They decide to raise her as their own, but sinister forces are determined to return the creature to the wilderness that birthed her.
 

Director: Valdimar Jóhannsson
Screenplay: Sjón, Valdimar Jóhannsson
Photo: Eli Arenson
Edited by: Agnieszka Glińska
Music by: Þórarinn Guðnason
Cast: Noomi Rapace (Maria), Hilmir Snær Guðnason (Ingvar), Björn Hlynur Haraldsson (Petur), Ingvar Sigurdsson (človek s televizije), Ester Bibi (ženska)
Production company: Black Spark Film & TV, Chimney Poland, Chimney Sweden, Film i Väst
Festivals and Awards: Cannes 2021: Originality Award of the Special View section; Sitges 2021: Best Feature Award, Best Actress Award, Citizen Kane Award for Debut Director; European Film Awards 2021: Best Visual Effects Award; Strasbourg – European Fantastic Film Festival 2021: Jury Special Mention for Best Feature Film; Trieste – Science + Fiction 2021: RAI 4 award for the best film of the festival, online critics award; Karlovy Vary 2021; Jerusalem 2021; Zurich 2021; London – BFI 2021; Riga 2021; Les Arcs 2021
Distributed by: Demiurg
 

Film Theatre 2023/24

Full Time (À plein temps, France, 2021, 88 min.)

 
Just when Julie finally gets an interview for a job that will let her raise her children better, she runs into a national transit strike.
 

Director: Éric Gravel
Screenplay: Éric Gravel
Photo: Victor Seguin
Edited by: Mathilde van de Moortel
Music by: Irène Drésel
Cast: Laure Calamy (Julie Roy), Anne Suarez (Sylvie), Geneviève Mnich (gospa Lusigny), Cyril Gueï (Vincent), Lucie Gallo (Jeanne Delacroix), Agathe Dronne (Sophie), Mathilde Weil (Lydia)
Production company: Novoprod, France 2 Cinéma, Haut et Court
Festivals and Awards: Venice 2021: Horizonti Section Award for Best Director, Horizonti Section Award for Best Actress; Les Arcs 2021: Best Actress Award, Cineuropa Award for Best Film; Geneva 2021; Les Arcs 2021; Gothenburg 2022; Constantinople 2022; Jeonju 2022; Munich 2022; Beijing 2022: Tiantan Award for Best Music; Edinburgh 2022; Ljubljana 2022: waterman for the best film – special mention; césar awards 2023: award for best editing, award for best original score
Distributed by: Demiurg

Film Theatre 2023/24

Revoir Paris (Revoir Paris, France, Belgium, 2022, 105 min.)

 
Three months after surviving a terrorist attack at a bistro, Mia is still traumatized and unable to recall the events of that night. In an effort to move forward, she investigates her memories and retraces her steps.
 

Director: Alice Winocour
Screenplay: Jean-Stéphane Bron, Marcia Romano, Alice Winocour
Photo: Stéphane Fontaine
Edited by: Julien Lacheray
Music by: Anna von Hausswolff
Cast: Virginie Efira (Mia), Benoît Magimel (Thomas), Grégoire Colin (Vincent), Maya Sansa (Sara), Amadou Mbow (Assane), Nastya Golubeva Carax (Félicia)
Production company: Dharamsala, Darius Films, Pathé, France 3 Cinéma
Festivals and Awards: Cannes 2022; Toronto 2022; Rio de Janeiro 2022; Palm Springs 2023; Gothenburg 2023; Glasgow 2023; Minneapolis 2023; César Awards 2023: Best Actress Award; Magritte Awards (Belgian Film Awards) 2023: Best Actress Award; Alice Guy Awards (French Film Awards for Women Creators) 2023: Award for Best Francophone Film; Desertscape (USA) 2023: Audience Award for Best Film
Distributed by: Fivia – Vojnik

Film Theatre 2023/24

The Beasts(As bestas, Spain, France, 2022, 137 min.)
 
A French couple move to a Galician town in search of a closer relationship with nature. However, a conflict with their neighbours, the Anta brothers, causes tensions to grow until the situation reaches a point of no return.
 

Director: Rodrigo Sorogoyen
Screenplay: Rodrigo Sorogoyen, Isabel Peña
Photo: Alex de Pablo
Edited by: Alberto del Campo
Music by: Oliver Arson
Casr: Denis Ménochet (Antoine Denis), Marina Foïs (Olga Denis), Luis Zahera (Xan), Diego Anido (Lorenzo), Marie Colomb (Marie Denis), Luísa Merelas (Anta), José Manuel Fernández y Blanco (Pepino), Federico Pérez Rey (Mariano), Javier Varela (Xosé), David Menéndez (Alfonso), Xavier Estévez (Sergento Espin), Gonzalo García (Breixo), Pepo Suevos (Granjero), Machi Salgado (Rafael)
Production company: Arcadia Motion Pictures, Caballo Films, Cronos Entertainment, Le Pacte
Festivals and Awards: Cannes 2022; Brussels 2022; Donostia – San Sebastián; feroz awards 2022 (Association of Spanish Film Media): Best Film Award (Drama Films), Best Film Music Award, Best Supporting Actor Award; goya awards 2023 (Spanish Film Academy): Award for Best Spanish Film of the Year, Award for Best Spanish Director of the Year, Award for Best Lead Actor, Award for Best Supporting Actor, Award for Best Original Screenplay, Award for Best Film Music, Award for Best Photography, Best Editing Award, Best Sound Award; lumière awards 2023: award for the best international co-production; césar awards 2023: award for the best foreign film; Dublin 2023: Dublin Film Critics Award for Best Film; Donostia – San Sebastián 2022: Audience Award for Best European Film; and many other awards
Distributed by: Demiurg

Film Theatre 2023/24

Crimes of the Future(Canada, Greece, 2022, 107 min.)

 
As the human species adapts to a synthetic environment, the body undergoes new transformations and mutations. Accompanied by his partner, celebrity performance artist Saul Tenser showcases the metamorphosis of his organs. Meanwhile, a mysterious group tries to use Saul’s notoriety to shed light on the next phase of human evolution.
 

Director: David Cronenberg
Screenplay: David Cronenberg
Photo: Douglas Koch
Edited by: Christopher Donaldson
Music by: Howard Shore
Cast: Viggo Mortensen (Saul Tenser), Léa Seydoux (Caprice), Scott Speedman (Lang Dotrice), Kristen Stewart (Timlin), Welket Bungué (Cope), Don McKellar (Wippet), Yorgos Pirpassopoulos (dr. Nasatir), Tanaya Beatty (Berst), Nadia Litz (Router), Lihi Kornowski (Djuna), Denise Capezza (Odile), Efi Kantza (Adrienne Berceau), Jason Bitter (Tarr)
Production company: Serendipity Point Films, Téléfilm Canada, Ingenious Media
Festivals and Awards: Cannes 2022; Buenos Aires 2022; Jerusalem 2022; Auckland 2022; Melbourne 2022; Hong Kong 2022; Donostia – San Sebastián 2022; Zurich 2022; Helsinki 2022; Busan (South Korea) 2022; Cologne 2022; Vienna 2022; Bergen 2022; Lisbon 2022; Ljubljana 2022; Film Comment magazine award 2022: the best film of the year as chosen by domestic critics; 2022 Canadian Film Directors Guild Award: Outstanding Directorial Achievement Award – Feature Film Category; ICS Awards 2023: ICS Award for Best Supporting Actress, ICS Award for Best Cinematography
Distributed by: Fivia – Vojnik

Film Theatre 2023/24

The Blue Caftan (Le blue du caftan, France, Denmark, Belgium, Morocco, 2022, 124 min.)

 
Halim and Mina run a traditional caftan store in one of Morocco’s oldest medinas. In order to keep up with demanding customers, they hire a talented young man as an apprentice. Mina slowly realizes just how much her husband is moved by his presence.
 

Director: Maryam Touzani
Screenplay: Maryam Touzani, Nabil Ayouch
Photo: Virginie Surdej
Edited by: Nicolas Rumpl
Music by: Kristian Eidnes Andersen
Cast: Lubna Azabal (Mina), Saleh Bakri (Halim), Ayoub Missioui (Youssef), Mounia Lamkimel (stranka), Zakaria Atifi (Bachir), Abdelhamid Zoughi (zdravnik)
Production company: Les Films du Nouveau Monde, Ali n’ Productions, Velvet Films, Snowglobe Films
Festivals and Awards: Cannes 2022: FIPRESCI Award for Best Film in the Special View section; Chicago 2022: Silver Hugo Award for Best Director; Athens 2022: Award of the Greek Film Critics Association for the best film of the festival; Valladolid 2022: Best Actress Award; Marrakesh 2022: Grand Jury Prize; Vancouver 2022: Audience Award for Best Film; Tromsø 2023: Don Quixote Award for Best Film; Gothenburg 2023: dragon prize for the best film of the international competition program; Seattle 2023: Award for Best Director, Award for Best Actor or Actress
Distributed by: Fivia – Vojnik