The Empire L'Empire
cast Brandon Vlieghe, Lyna Khoudri, Anamaria Vartolomei, Fabrice Luchini, Camille Cottin, Julien Manier, Bernard Pruvost, Philippe Jore
festivals, awards Berlinale 2024 (Silver Bear)
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Flow Straume
Gints Zilbalodis
Sunday, 10. 08. 2025 / 17:00 / Main Hall
Cat is a solitary animal. However, as its home is devastated by a great flood, he finds refuge on a boat populated by various species, and will have to team up with them despite their differences. In this lonesome boat sailing through mystical flooded landscapes, they navigate the challenges and dangers of adapting to this new world. »A survival epic full of mysteries and magic, it’s an animated epic worthy of Ghibli.« – Time Out. »One of the most moving animated films in recent memory, and, beyond that, groundbreaking too.« – IndieWire. Oscar for Best Animated Feature.
Parthenope Parthenope
Paolo Sorrentino
Sunday, 10. 08. 2025 / 19:00 / Main Hall
Born in the 1950s in the sea in front of her home villa, Parthenope seeks happiness in the long summers of her youth and falls in love with her native Naples and its many picturesque characters. Paolo Sorrentino has created a seductive epic about a modern heroine’s journey beyond “great beauty” and “youth”.
Vermiglio Vermiglio
Maura Delpero
Monday, 11. 08. 2025 / 18:30 / Main Hall
A quietly moving, beautifully shot pastoral drama by an Italian director that takes place in four chapters set in the four seasons. Grand Jury Prize in Venice.