Open-air Cinema at Congress Square 2022

When it premiered, this comedy about Nazism, shot in 1942 and set in occupied Warsaw, was criticised by the outraged reviewers as tasteless, but today it is considered one of Lubitsch’s greatest masterpieces – a proof that, with humour, one can defy all forms of repression.

Wong Kar Wai’s film about the mysteries of love and the fleetingness of life is not only one of the most romantic works in the history of cinema, but often finds itself on the lists of all-time best films. Best Actor Award in Cannes.

Preston Sturges’ comic masterpiece ranks among the best Hollywood satires and is perhaps the highlight in the career of one of the greatest geniuses of screwball comedy.   

Fifty years ago, this colourful, saucy, but also surprising dark musical, set in the last days of hedonistic Weimar Berlin, rocketed the “wonderfully decadent” Liza Minnelli to superstar fame. It won the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy and eight Oscars, including Best Director and Best Actress in a Leading Role.