Wim Wenders’ 1984 Cannes winner is marked by outstanding performances by Harry Dean Stanton and Nastassja Kinski, an unforgettable soundtrack by Ry Cooder, a masterful screenplay by Sam Shepard and the iconic cinematography by Robby Müller. The new 4K restoration makes it shine more than ever.
Paris, Texas Paris, Texas
Out of nowhere, a gaunt man in a dark suit and a red baseball cap appears in the burning heat of the desert between the US and Mexico. He drinks the last sip from his water bottle, then he moves on, doggedly, into the inhospitable area that the locals call “The Devil’s Playground”. Travis might seem to be mute and amnesiac, but he’s driven by the desire to reconnect with his family.
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The Songbirds' Secret Le Secret des mésanges
Antoine Lanciaux
Sunday, 22. 02. 2026 / 14:40 / Main Hall
When 9-year-old Lucie arrives for a vacation in a small town, she has no idea of the adventures ahead. Beautiful paper-cut animation.
Fiume o morte! Fiume o morte!
Igor Bezinović
Sunday, 22. 02. 2026 / 16:30 / Main 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.
Additional Screening
Wisdom of Happiness Wisdom of Happiness
Barbara Miller, Philip Delaquis
Sunday, 22. 02. 2026 / 18:00 / Small 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.