The Hustler The Hustler

Robert Rossen / USA / 1961 / 134 min / English

Shot in CinemaScope and black-and-white, this film introduced the first in a series of iconic antiheroes played by Paul Newman in the 1960s. German cinematographer Eugen Schüfftan, known for Metropolis, won an Oscar for his work on The Hustler. Newman had to wait a quarter-century for his Oscar for playing Fast Eddie, awarded for his role in The Colour of Money, the sequel directed by Martin Scorsese.

cast Paul Newman, Jackie Gleason, Piper Laurie, George C. Scott

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Stealing Land Zemljo krast

Žiga Virc

Wednesday, 15. 04. 2026 / 20:30 / Main Hall

When a children’s game sparks political debates at the dinner table, an evening of absurd conflicts, low blows, and unexpected confrontations begins… This feature-length film is a sparkling, witty social satire in which parents fight not only for a better future for their children, but also for their own egos.

The Last Viking Den sidste viking

Anders Thomas Jensen

Thursday, 16. 04. 2026 / 15:30 / Main Hall

Mads Mikkelsen stars as John Lennon in this bloody, Scandinavian-style black comedy about two brothers who embark on a journey to find long-buried treasure and discover themselves in the process. “Chiquitita, you and I know…”

Fiume o morte! Fiume o morte!

Igor Bezinović

Thursday, 16. 04. 2026 / 17:00 / Small Hall

On 12 September 1919, a troop of some three hundred soldiers under the leadership of the flamboyant war-loving Italian poet Gabriele D’Annunzio swooped into the Northern-Adriatic port town of Fiume, now Rijeka, wanting to annex the city to Italy. Over the course of the next 16 months, during what is regarded as one of the most bizarre militant sieges of all time his official photography team captured over 10,000 images. A century later, Igor Bezinović orchestrates a direct-action history lesson focused on the siege and its modern-day implications.