The cinema is temporarily closed for renovations and will reopen after August 2nd.

The Creation of Meaning La creazione di significato

Simone Rapisarda Casanova / Italy / 2014 / 94 min

Toward the end of WWII in Tuscany’s Apuan Alps, German occupying forces massacre hundreds of civilians before retreating. There, among the reminders of the Resistance, Pacifico was born and raised. He is a shepherd whose only contact with the outside world is a radio which broadcasts news from a country that is increasingly foreign to him. But his isolation can’t protect him from the economic crisis; he is forced to sell his land and a German who lives in Pisa is a potential buyer.

Un unconventional documentary, whose open form – including both anthropological study of Italian post­war society and a Borgesian labyrinth – openly ‘challenges’ the viewer, inviting his participation.

"My film tells a simple story that is itself both a collection and an echo of other stories. Viewers are invited to make up their own narrative thread and in doing so partake in an ephemeral creation of meaning together with the film’s characters and the filmmaker. The film’s title reminds us that only when the past, present and future meet can the all­too­human device we presumptuously call ‘meaning’ be created." (Simone Rapisarda Casanova)

Simone Rapisarda Casanova
Born in Italy, lives and works in Montréal, Canada. A former computer scientist who holds a Master of Fine Arts degree in film production from the York University in Toronto. He came into international prominence with his feature debut, The Strawberry Tree. His next feature, The Creation of Meaning, earned him the prize for best upcoming director at the Festival of Locarno.

filmography (selection)
2002 Ti con zero (short doc)
2003 Through the Gate (short doc)
2007 Sweet Home (short doc)
2010 Domani, il vento (short doc)
2010 Ladybug (short doc)
2011 El árbol de las fresas (The Strawberry Tree) (doc)
2013 In the Room of Forgotten Words (short)
2014 La creazione di significato (The Creation of Meaning) (doc)

Kinodvor. Newsletter.

Join our mailing list and receive details of upcoming films and events!

What's On

Materialists Materialists

Celine Song

Saturday, 02. 08. 2025 / 21:30 / The Ljubljana Castle

Lucy works at a high-end matchmaking company trying to pair up moneyed entrepreneurs with elite bachelors and bachelorettes. When she meets Harry at the wedding of two of her successfully paired clients, she immediately knows that this ‘unicorn’ would be a perfect catch for a lot of her customers. But Harry is more interested in Lucy. And then her ex suddenly shows up… As we could expect from the director of Past Lives, Materialists is not exactly a romantic comedy about a matchmaker torn between two suitors, but rather a lucid examination of the contradictions of love and dating.

Additional Screening

Flow Straume

Gints Zilbalodis

Sunday, 03. 08. 2025 / 16:50 / 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.

Additional Screening

Scorched Earth Verbrannte Erde

Thomas Arslan

Sunday, 03. 08. 2025 / 19:10 / Main Hall

A minimalist crime thriller set on the nocturnal streets of contemporary Berlin, much like its protagonist: laconic, efficient, and very, very cool.