Wednesday 15. 09.

My 20th Century

Az én XX. századom

HU/DE/CU, 1989, 102 min.; hu / sk tit

Director: Ildikó Enyedi

Two twin sisters, who grew up separately, Dóra, a pseudo-aristocrat, and Lili, an anarchist bomber, are reunited through Z, a mysterious traveller of the luxurious Orient-Express.

Tall Tales

Apró Mesék

HU, 2019, 112 min.; hu / sk tit

Director: Attila Szász

1945, Hungary. Shortly after the end of World War II, when chaos and insecurity reign supreme over the country, a con man tries to take advantage of such uncertain times. Forced to flee Budapest, he’s given shelter in the woods…

Remedy

Remedy

SK, 2021, 40 min.; sk / en sub

Director: Jakub Šipoš

The story of four young people who embark on a boat journey from the Canary Islands to the southern part of Senegal to bring water filters to the Casamance area. The visual mosaic captures an escape from a consumerist society…

White on White

Biela na bielej

SK, 2020, 74 min.; sk, en / sk tit

Director: Viera Čákanyová

The documentary is director’s video diary that she kept while staying at the Polish Antarctic station, where in 2017 she shot the film FREM (2019), whose main character was an artificial neural network. During her stay, the author chats with…

Invasion

Invázió

HU, 1986, 37 min.; hu / sk tit

Director: Ildikó Enyedi

In a fictional nation, in a fictional city, the inhabitants are escaping into the underworld.

The Mole

Vakond

HU, 1987, 70 min.; hu / sk tit

Director: Ildikó Enyedi

An agent, sent to solve the secret of the lives of those who have a daily routine, wishes to be a part of them. After revealing the secret—that the world is a projected image—he enters this dream-reality.

The Wild Bunch

The Wild Bunch

US, 1969, 145 min.; en, es, de / sk tit

Director: Sam Peckinpah

1913. In a few months’ time, one of the greatest war conflicts in human history is about to break out, changing the whole world forever. In the age of steam, the Wild West has also begun to change irrevocably. Stagecoaches…

Architect of Brutal Poetry

Architekt drsnej poetiky

SK/CZ/BR, 2021, 70 min.; sk

Director: Ladislav Kaboš

An old man fails to recognize his own face in the mirror. He suffers from Alzheimer’s disease. Little by little, his memories get washed away. One day he decides to tell the story of his life to his reflection in…

The Auschwitz Report

Správa

SK/CZ/DE, 2020, 94 min.; sk, en, cz, pl, de / sk tit

Director: Peter Bebjak

After more than a year of meticulous planning, Auschwitz prisoners Alfréd and Rudolf set forth an escape plan in hopes of sharing precious evidence with anti-Nazi forces. With the resilient aid of their fellow inmates, the pair embarks on a…

Night Riders

Noční jazdci

CS, 1981, 91 min.; sk / en sub

Director: Martin Hollý ml.

They fought for the same ideals of freedom in the Great War. If they met in the trenches they would be friends now. After the war, Edo Halva joined the service of newly established republic to protect its laws and…

A New Shift

Nová šichta

CZ, 2020, 91 min.; cz

Director: Jindřich Andrš

Tomáš Hisem has been a miner all his life, but the changes will drive him up to the surface and into a job market he has never been in before. Tomáš decides to become a programmer.

Quo Vadis, Aida?

Quo Vadis, Aida?

BA/AT/RO/NL/DE/PL/FR/TR/NO, 2020, 101 min.; sh, bs, en, nl, sr / cz tit

Director: Jasmila Žbanić

Bosnia, July 1995. The Serbian army approaches Srebrenica, which is declared a “safe zone” by the UN. Tens of thousands of people are fleeing their homes to a nearby UN base. Aida, a translator working for the UN, knows the…

Simon the Magician

Simon Mágus

HU/FR, 1999, 100 min.; fr, hu / sk tit

Director: Ildikó Enyedi

The French police seek help from Simon, a visionary living in Budapest, to solve a murder case. Whilst in Paris, Simon falls in love with Jeanne, although they do not speak each other’s language. When Jeanne leaves for a couple…

Forebodings

Peredčutťa

UA/LT/SK, 2019, 90 min.; uk / sk tit

Director: Vjačeslav Kryštofovyč

The slow pace of life in the small seaside town of N is suddenly disturbed by a local scandal surrounding a man who has recently passed away. Only his wife and his friend know where he was buried, and they…

Summer of 85

Été 85

FR/BE, 2020, 100 min.; fr, en / cz tit

Director: François Ozon

What do you dream of when you are 16 years old and in a seaside resort in Normandy in the 1980s? A best friend? A lifelong teen pact? Scooting off on adventures on a boat or a motorbike? Living life…

Enforcement

Shorta

DK, 2020, 104 min.; da / cz tit

Director: Anders Ølholm, Frederik Louis Hviid

The death of a young man in police custody ignites anger in the ghetto, which the two cops are thrown into and have to find a way out.

Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn

Babardeală cu bucluc sau porno balamuc

RO/HR/CZ/LU, 2021, 106 min.; ro / cz tit

Director: Radu Jude

The video becomes viral. It shows sex between a man and a woman in masks. The woman is identified despite wearing the mask. What a pity that she is a teacher and should be a role model. Especially, in (a…

Habit

Habit

US, 1995, 113 min.; en / sk tit

Director: Larry Fessenden

A charismatic alcoholic Sam has only recently broken up with his longtime girlfriend Liza. Following his father’s recent death, tired of life he finds solace in the arms of mysterious Anna, who appears out of nowhere. Their relationship very quickly…

Cinematik: how the festival program is created and what the festival year 2021 was like

Discussion of the organizers of Cinematik about the opening film too.

Cup of tea

Concert

je 25% Britská a 75% Slovenská kapela z Piešťan. Hudobný štýl kapely by sa dal definovať ako Indie rock či alternatívy rock, ale sami hovoria, že robia Vibe rock (žáner, ktorý si sami vymysleli). Formácia sa momentálne skladá z dvoch…

Holidaymakers | Alica Kucharovič

Vernisáž výstavy

The illustrations at this exhibition were created during Alica Kucharovič’s travels around the Indonesian island of Bali. During the travels, the author created visual diary records, taking notice of and recording her surroundings. Among the illustrations we can also find…

Dj Vaso & Dj World In My Eyes

Dj sets

DJ Vaso Do you want to enjoy great electronic music? On Wednesday, September 15, apart from other DJs, you will also be entertained by DJ Vaso, for whom music is a strong doping. From an early age, he has been…