An ode to legendary Mexican singer Chavela Vargas, whose unique voice and passionate performances enchanted audiences around the world. The documentary is framed around an exclusive 1991 interview with Vargas, and paints the picture of her remarkable life– from a young affair with Frida Kahlo, to her return and breakthrough into the international scene aided by life-long admirer, Pedro Almodóvar.
Chavela Chavela
An ode to legendary Mexican singer Chavela Vargas, whose unique voice and passionate performances enchanted audiences around the world.
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Bitter Christmas Amarga Navidad
Pedro Almodóvar
Monday, 14. 09. 2026 / 16:20 / Main Hall
Bitter Christmas tells two alternating stories. One takes place in 2004 and stars an advertising director Elsa during a long weekend in December. The other, set in the present, features Raúl, a cult director working on a new script. Soon we discover Raúl is writing about Elsa, her boyfriend Bonifacio, and her friends Patricia and Natalia… Almodóvar’s—always stylish—latest comes straight from Cannes!
Vampyr Vampyr (Die seltsame Geschichte des Allan Gray)
Carl Th. Dreyer
Monday, 14. 09. 2026 / 18:45 / Main Hall
Zejtune Żejtune
Alex Camilleri
Monday, 14. 09. 2026 / 20:30 / Main Hall
When Mar’s estranged mother passes away, she sees her way out of Malta by selling off her inheritance: three pieces of farmland in the countryside. On her journey to claim her land, she meets Nenu, a spirited 80-year-old għana singer whose vibrant folk music pulls her into the colourful traditions of the island she’s been so eager to escape… Directed by the Maltese-American filmmaker Alex Camilleri (Luzzu).