»One of the oldest stories in the world made immediate by Vicky Krieps’s mercurial portrayal and von Trotta’s extravagant, operatic and equally mercurial direction.«
– Deadline
Ingeborg Bachmann - Journey Into the Desert Ingeborg Bachmann – Reise in die Wüste
When the charismatic Ingeborg Bachmann first meets playwright Max Frisch, they are already international celebrities of the literary world. Their courtship is rapid, and in the next four years they share a passionate but open relationship where friction is never far from the surface …
cast Vicky Krieps, Ronald Zehrfeld, Tobias Resch, Basil Eidenbenz
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A Private Life Vie privée
Rebecca Zlotowski
Friday, 04. 09. 2026 / 15:45 / Main Hall
When prominent psychiatrist Lilian Steiner learns of the death of one of her patients, the news deeply shakes her. Convinced that it is a murder, she decides to investigate the matter.
Zejtune Żejtune
Alex Camilleri
Friday, 04. 09. 2026 / 18:00 / 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).
Bitter Christmas Amarga Navidad
Pedro Almodóvar
Friday, 04. 09. 2026 / 20:30 / 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!