Catherine Deneuve is a submissive, house-bound trophy housewife (or “potiche”) who steps in to manage her wealthy and tyrannical husband’s umbrella factory after the workers go on strike and take him hostage. Acclaimed writer-director François Ozon twists the original play on its head to create his own satirical and hilarious take on the war between the sexes and classes. French spoken.
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Wisdom of Happiness Wisdom of Happiness
Barbara Miller, Philip Delaquis
Thursday, 11. 09. 2025 / 18:30 / Main Hall
With disarming wit, the Dalai Lama reflects on balancing millennia-old Tibetan Buddhist traditions with the contemporary values of our globalised society that now struggles to overcome violence and war while standing on the brink of environmental collapse.
Sex Sex
Dag Johan Haugerud
Thursday, 11. 09. 2025 / 20:30 / Main Hall
Sex, Love and Dreams—not necessarily in that order—are the chapters in a loosely connected trilogy set in contemporary Oslo. In Sex, an intimate conversation between two men sparks a witty and refreshingly honest reflection on sexuality and gender roles in our society.
Yunan Yunan
Ameer Fakher Eldin
Friday, 12. 09. 2025 / 18:00 / Main Hall
The Hamburg-based director of Palestinian-Syrian descent places the second instalment of his Homeland trilogy on a small, flood-prone island in the Wadden Sea. This melancholic, mood-driven film about exile and the scars it leaves behind features a charismatic performance by the legendary Hanna Schygulla.