Kinosloga. Retrosex 2023

Anker is released from prison following a fifteen-year sentence for robbery. The money from the heist was buried by Anker’s brother, Manfred. Only he knows where it is. Unfortunately he has developed a mental disorder causing him to forget it all…

Man-su, a specialist in paper manufacturing with 25 years of experience, has it all. That is, until his company tells him he is fired: “We have no other choice.” Feeling as if his head has been severed by an axe, Man-su vows to find a new job within the next three months. Though he soon realises he may have “no other choice” but to resort to rather extreme methods to get it…

Director Baz Luhrmann (Elvis, The Great Gatsby) brings the King of Rock and Roll back to life with previously unseen footage of Elvis Presley’s return to the stage in the early Seventies. With over 70 songs, including iconic covers by The Beatles and Bob Dylan.

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!

The acclaimed director Esteban Martínez is a legend both for his films and for his past marked by violence and excess. For his new project, he offers his daughter Emilia a role under the pretext of helping her with her stalled acting career. Living together on set will foster a closeness they haven’t shared for years, but it will also reopen old wounds that never healed. Straight from Cannes!

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).

After the Trojan War, Odysseus faces a dangerous voyage back to Ithaca, meeting creatures like the Cyclops Polyphemus, Sirens, and Calypso along the way. Homer’s foundational saga with a stellar cast directed by Christopher Nolan (Oppenheimer) is one of the most anticipated movies this Summer. This mythic action epic was shot across the world using brand new film technology. 

It’s 1952 and Marty Mauser is stuck selling shoes in his uncle’s cramped Lower East Side store—a job he didn’t choose, in a life that feels like it was pre-ordained. Table tennis has become his escape hatch. Not just from the store, but from the world that expects him to stay in his lane… Nine Oscar nominations and the Golden Globe for Best Performance.

Algiers, 1938. Meursault, a quiet and unassuming employee in his early thirties, attends his mother’s funeral without shedding a tear. The next day, he begins a casual affair with Marie, a work colleague. He quickly slips back into his usual routine…

Guti and Sig wake up beaten, hungover, and handcuffed together on a riverbank near Ljubljana. Sig, obviously a tourist, suffers from memory loss and can’t remember where he is from. Together with Guti, they embark on a journey to recover Sig’s passport and identity and, in the meantime, work on Guti’s dream project: a river raft to rebuild Guti’s life… Hidden People is a dramedy about new beginnings and unexpected friendships.

Agnes feels stuck. Unlike her best friend, Lydie, who’s moved to New York and is now expecting a baby, Agnes still lives in the New England house they once shared as graduate students, now working as a professor at her alma mater. A ‘bad thing’ happened to Agnes a few years ago and, since then, despite her best efforts, life hasn’t got back on track…

British expat Charlie is a museum curator who meets literary editor Emma Harwood in a Cambridge café. After a whirlwind courtship they settle into blissful domesticity and start planning their wedding. But one explosive confession during a drunken game of “What’s the worst thing you’ve ever done?” sends the seemingly perfect couple spiralling into chaos and doubt…

Brazil, 1977. Marcelo, a technology expert in his early forties, is on the run. Hoping to reunite with his son, he travels to Recife during Carnival but soon realises that the city is not the safe haven he was expecting… Best Director and Best Actor in Cannes, as well as Two Golden Globes.

The Gheorghius, a devout Romanian-Norwegian couple, resettle in an idyllic village set in a distant fjord, where they become close to their neighbours, the Halbergs. Despite their different education their children immediately bond. When adolescent Elia Gheorghiu shows up at school with some bruises, the community suspects their parents have something to do with it… With one of Cannes’ most divisive films Cristian Mungiu (4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days) won his second Golden Palm.

After The Snow Leopard, nature photographer Vincent Munier takes us to the heart of the Vosges forests. This is where he learned everything from his father Michel, a naturalist who spent his life on the lookout in the woods. It is time for them to pass on this knowledge to Simon, Vincent’s son. Three perspectives, three generations, a shared fascination with wildlife. With them, we will discover deer, rare birds, foxes, lynx… and sometimes even the flapping wings of the legendary capercaillie. Whispers in the Woods invites us to experience the forest and let it overwhelm us with its textures, smells, and sounds. See it under the stars!

I Swear is a frank, funny and touching film based on the life and experiences of John Davidson, charting his journey from a misunderstood teenager in 1980s Scotland to present-day aBAFTA for Best Leading Actor.dvocate for the understanding and acceptance of Tourette Syndrome. BAFTA for Best Leading Actor.

Summer vibe in a cinema! Selection of short films for familes (8+).

Summer vibe in a cinema! Selection of short films for familes.