IN THE ATTIC (NA PUDE ANEB KDO MÁ DNESKA NAROZENINY?)

DescriptionDescription Marking his return to animation after 20 long years, director Jiri Barta's latest wicked brew is a welcome reminder of why stop-motion fans consider him one of the few true masters. Barta's previous works, including THE PIED PIPER ( 1985), have been notable for their distinctive aesthetics and a knack for exploring deep, daring...

THE IMAGINARIUM OF DOCTOR PARNASSUS

DescriptionDescription Gilliam's fantastical morality tale tells the story of a traveling show where the audience gets an irresistible opportunity to travel into their imaginations, guided by the extraordinary Doctor Parnassus (Christopher Plummer) An inveterate gambler, Parnassus made a bet thousands of years ago with the Devil (Tom Waits), in which he won immortality Centuries later,...

THE INHERITORS (LOS HEREDEROS)

DescriptionDescription Here as in his first film TROPIC OF CANCER, Eugenio Polgovsky uses his camera as on exploratory tool to venture where other filmmakers might easily turn away And few filmmakers hove managed to so intensively document and reflect upon the poorest of the poor The "herederos" of the title-children who hove "inherited" a legacy...

I KILLED MY MOTHER (J’AI TUÉ MA MÈRE)

DescriptionDescription While the youthful impulse to create is almost universal the ability of teens and young adults to translate their life experiences into powerful, appealing songs, poetry and film 1s often limited. First-time filmmaker Xavier Dolan, big-time winner of four prizes in this year's Directors Fortnight at Cannes - is the exceedingly rare young artist...

ICONS AMONG US

DescriptionDescription By combining rare archival stills, interviews with 75 jazz artists and live recordings culled from 25 hours of concerts ICONS AMONG US is a dynamic and engaging ' document of many of the greatest jazz musicians of today It contains interviews and performances from the likes of Herbie Hancock, Terence Blanchard Ravi Coltrane Medeski...

I AM SO PROUD OF YOU

DescriptionDescription Dark family secrets cast a shadow over Bill's recovery in this second chapter to the Sundance Grand Jury Award-winning film EVERYTHING Will BE OK.

THE HOLE

DescriptionDescription When their single mother (Teri Polo) uproots 17-year-old Dane (Chris Massoglia) and his l 0-year-old brother Lucas (Nathan Gamble) from New York City to the sleepy town of Bensonville, the boys' summer fun grinds to a halt. But the drudgery is disrupted when they find a seemingly bottomless hole under a locked trap door...

GUY AND MADELINE ON A PARK BENCH

DescriptionDescription Imagine Jacques Demy as seen through an urban, iazz infused American indie filter and you'll gel a sense of writer/direclor Damien Chazelle's startling debut endeavor. The electrifying GUY AND MADELINE ON A PARK BENCH takes the musical genre to a contemporary new level, telling the story of the title characters' soured . relationship in...

THE HISTORY OF AVIATION

DescriptionDescription During a family holiday at a spectacular seaside getaway, a little girl wanders off and discovers the wonder and danger of early airborne flight.

FIRST OF ALL, FELICIA (FELICIA INAINTE DE TOATE)

DescriptionDescription In a collaboration unique in Romania's burgeoning cinema, Rozvon Radulescu (from Romania) and Melissa de Roof (from the Nether lands) hove co-written and directed a simple yet rich story confined to a single day It downs for Felicia (Ozono Oancea) with expectations that her sister will drive her to the Bucharest airport for her...

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