Kinosloga. Retrosex 2022
The Flavour of Green Tea over Rice Ochazuke no aji
Yasujirō Ozu / Japan / 1952 / 115 min / Japanese
A rarely screened gem by one of the greatest directors of all time, created in his most acclaimed late period. Shot in Ozu’s signature subtle style and spiced with humour and satire, the film portrays the life of a couple trapped in a joyless marriage in post-war Tokyo. Digitally restored version.
The Summer of ’91 Poletje ’91
Žiga Virc / Slovenia / 2021 / 72 min / Slovene
An archival documentary by Žiga Virc (Houston, We Have a Problem!) that gives a fresh and unbiased insight into the everyday life of people in Slovenia at the crossroads of history. The product of an extensive campaign in which people were invited to send in their home videos, the film acts as an audio-visual time machine that takes viewers to the chaotic period before, during and after Slovenia’s independence.
5 Broken Cameras 5 Broken Cameras
Emad Burnat, Guy Davidi / Palestine, Israel, France / 2011 / 94 min
King Rey
Niles Atallah / Chile, France / 2017 / 90 min / Spanish
The experimental take on the story of a nineteenth-century French adventurer who claimed to be King of Patagonia boldly blends historical facts and fictionalised account, employing various formats, animation and puppets.
Vermiglio Vermiglio
Maura Delpero / Italy, France, Belgium / 2024 / 119 min / Italian
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.
The Alexandrians Aleksandrinke
Metod Pevec / Slovenia, Egypt / 2011 / 94 min / Slovene, English, Arabic, Slovene subtitles / 13+
KOYAA Lajf je čist odbit KOYAA Lajf je čist odbit
Kolja Saksida / Slovenia / 2011 / 3 min / No dialogue / 4+
Dozens of Norths Dozens of Norths
Koji Yamamura / Japan, France / 2021 / 64 min / No dialogue
North is everywhere solitary. Here is all North. This is a record of the people I met in these Norths. However, my memory is fragmented and does not get the point at all. Now I’m starting to wonder my efforts came to nothing. I’m just getting the occasional recognition of the existence of the world through the dull pain that changes shape little by little.
Nayola Nayola
José Miguel Ribeiro / Portugal, Netherlands, France, Belgium / 2022 / 90 min / Portuguese
Angola. Three generations of women in a 25-year-long civil war: Lelena, the grandmother, her daughter Nayola and her granddaughter Yara.
Smoke Sauna Sisterhood Savvusanna sõsarad
Anna Hints / Estonia, Iceland, France / 2023 / 89 min / Estonian
In the Estonian countryside, a group of women meet in a smoke sauna by a lake in the woods. In this intimate, deeply empathetic debut documentary by Anna Hints, in the safe darkness of the traditional smoke sauna, they share their deepest secrets and most personal experiences. Winner of the European Film Award for Best Documentary.
If I Want to Whistle, I Whistle Eu cand vreau sa fluier, fluier
Florin Şerban / Romania / 2010 / 94 min / Romanian
Creepy Kurîpî: Itsuwari no rinjin
Kiyoshi Kurosawa / Japan / 2016 / 130 min / Japanese
Full of surprising twists and turns, the screen adaptation of the award-winning mystery novel by Yutaka Maekawa lives up to the Japanese writer’s reputation as a master of suspense.
Evil Does Not Exist Aku wa sonzai shinai
Ryusuke Hamaguchi / Japan / 2023 / 106 min / Japanese
The ecological health of a small Japanese rural community is threatened by a new glamping development. But evil is done by ordinary people with reasons for their incomprehensible urge to destroy.
Family Therapy Odrešitev za začetnike
Sonja Prosenc / Slovenia, Serbia, Norway, Italy, Croatia / 2024 / 122 min / Slovene, English, French
Family Therapy revolves around a nouveau riche family living in a glass house, exuding an air of detached superiority. This serves as a satirical backdrop for a humorous reimagining of the premise of Pasolini’s Teorema: a young stranger arrives at the house, disrupting the delicate balance of the family’s dynamics, revealing a world of chaos and dysfunctional relationships hidden beneath its surface … With a tragicomical tone, the film explores contemporary social issues. Family Therapy had its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival.