'France, 1943: the year of the German occupation'. Guitarist and composer Django Reinhardt amazes the Parisian public each night with his lively and soulful 'Romani swing'. While vast numbers of his compatriots suffer horrific racial persecution and die on mass in concentration camps, he hopes that his beloved status will keep him safe. When Nazi representatives demand that he tours Germany to combat the influence of American 'black music', Django staunchly rejects them. Etienne Comar in his directorial debut offers a portrait of an unconventional artist and a free spirit'.
- Berlinale
Django Django
Etienne Comar in his directorial debut offers a portrait of an unconventional artist and a free spirit.
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Dounia and the Princess of Aleppo Dounia et la princesse d'Alep
Marya Zarif, André Kadi
Saturday, 27. 07. 2024 / 17:15 / Main Hall
Dounia is 6 years old. She lives in Aleppo, a thousand-year-old legendary city in the heart of the world. But one day, war breaks out… So she leaves Aleppo with a few nigella seeds in her hand. With the help of the princess of Aleppo, Dounia makes the journey to a new world.
The Second Act Le deuxième acte
Quentin Dupieux
Saturday, 27. 07. 2024 / 19:00 / Main Hall
Quentin Dupieux (Daaaaaalí!) returns behind the camera with a provocative, absurdist yet hilarious love letter to terrible films and bad actors facing their characters and their lines. This is farcical, surrealistic cinema that only he is capable of – with a message, if not many – and starring his most A-list cast yet. Opening film of this year’s Cannes Film Festival.
Joan Baez: I Am a Noise Joan Baez: I Am a Noise
Miri Navasky, Maeve O’Boyle, Karen O’Connor
Saturday, 27. 07. 2024 / 21:00 / Main Hall
An intimate documentary portrait in which the legendary singer and activist is unusually candid about her life on and off the stage.