House of Arts
The House of Arts in Piešťany was built as the first purpose-built building outside of Bratislava after World War II. It is designed by the architect Ferdinand Milucky, who was among other things responsible for the modification and reconstruction of the Main Square and Castle Hill in Bratislava. It can swagger with one of the biggest auditoriums in Slovakia (over 600 seats) and the interior has recently been enhanced with new projection technology.
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Saturday 14. 09. 11:00
House of ArtsThe Teacher’s Lounge
Das Lehrerzimmer
DE/US, 2023, 98 min.; de, tr, pl, en / sk tit
Director: Ilker Çatak
Carla is a maths and sports teacher and is new not only to the school but also to work in general. As soon as she starts, she discovers that thefts are taking place. She could put up with this state…
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Sunday 15. 09. 11:00
House of ArtsAnimal
Animal
GR/AT/BG/CY/RO, 2023, 116 min.; el, en, de / en sub / sk tit
Director: Sofia Exarchou
Under the Greek hot sun, animators at an all-inclusive island resort prepare for the busy tourist season. Kalia is the group leader. Paper decorations, glossy costumes, and dance shows fill the stage.
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Tuesday 10. 09. 14:00
House of ArtsBoss
Boss
RO/LU/SE, 2023, 126 min.; ro / en sub / sk tit
Director: Bogdan Mirica
Bogdan, an ambulance driver from Bucharest, takes part in an armed robbery, together with three other men he barely knows. While fleeing the crime scene, Bogdan accidentally runs over a Witness who subsequently ends up in a coma and ultimately…
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Tuesday 10. 09. 23:00
House of ArtsBad Luck Banging or Loony Porn
Babardeala cu bucluc sau porno balamuc
RO/LX/CZ/HR/CH/GB, 2021, 106 min.; ro, en, cz, fr, ru / sk tit
Director: Radu Jude
A viral video showing sex between a man and a woman wearing facemasks. The woman is identified despite the disguise. Too bad she is a teacher and should be a role model. Moreover, it all happened in a post-socialist, but…
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Wednesday 11. 09. 17:00
House of ArtsTrust
Confidenza
IT, 2024, 136 min.; it / en sub / sk tit
Director: Daniele Luchetti
Can love and fear coexist in a romantic relationship? Can being too close to your other half damage your life? Trust is about the unbalanced life of Pietro Vella, a teacher capable of being there for his students but not…
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Wednesday 11. 09. 23:00
House of ArtsTo the North
To the North
RO/FR/GR/BG/CZ, 2022, 123 min.; bg, en, ro, es, tl / en sub / sk tit
Director: Mihai Mincan
Based on a true story. 1996, open sea. During his shift on a transatlantic cargo ship’s deck, Joel, a religious Filipino sailor, discovers Dumitru, a Romanian stowaway hidden between containers. If Dumitru is spotted by the Taiwanese officers running the…
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Wednesday 11. 09. 11:00
House of ArtsThe Island
The Island
RO/FR/BE, 2021, 85 min.; ro / en sub / sk tit
Director: Anca Damian
Robinson is a doctor and his solitude is voluntary on an island invaded by migrants and NGOs. He saves Friday, a castaway, the only survivor of his illegal refugee boat. During his journey on the island, Robinson encounters extraordinary beings…
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Wednesday 11. 09. 14:00
House of ArtsSoundtrack to a Coup d’Etat
Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat
BE/FR/NL, 2024, 150 min.; fr, en, nl / en sub / sk tit
Director: Johan Grimonprez
In 1960, sixteen newly independent African countries enter the United Nations, a political earthquake that shifts the majority vote from the colonial powers and the US to the global south. Congo becomes the arena in which the battle over the…
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Thursday 12. 09. 23:00
House of ArtsHoard
Hoard
UK, 2023, 126 min.; en / sk tit
Director: Luna Carmoon
Maria’s last day of school. As she arrives home, at the top stairs, waiting, are two bare feet. A tall odd man, a stranger who has a familiar scent of trauma, a childhood pain. His name is Michael and he…
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Thursday 12. 09. 11:00
House of ArtsUppercase Print
Tipografic majuscul
RO, 2020, 128 min.; ro / en sub / sk tit
Director: Radu Jude
Based on a true story. Romania, 1981. Ceaușescu is in office, leading a communist Romania. He writes the official story of the country with the help of the National Television. Mugur Călinescu, a 16-year-old teenager, writes a different story on…
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Thursday 12. 09. 20:00
House of ArtsThe Substance
The Substance
GB/US/FR, 2024, 140 min.; en / cz tit
Director: Coralie Fargeat
Who has never dreamed of a better version of themselves? Aging television star Elisabeth Sparkle (Demi Moore) is given the chance to try a miraculous substance that can make her younger, more beautiful, and perfect. But there’s a catch—she has…
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Friday 13. 09. 17:00
House of ArtsThe Devil’s Bath
Des Teufels Bad
AT/DE, 2024, 121 min.; de / en sub / sk tit
Director: Veronika Franz, Severin Fiala
Austria, 18th century. Villages surrounded by deep forests. A woman is sentenced to death after killing a baby. Agnes is marrying her loved one and candidly prepares herself for a spouse life. Soon after, her head and heart start to…
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Friday 13. 09. 23:00
House of ArtsKneecap
Kneecap
IE, 2024, 105 min.; en, ga / cz tit
Director: Rich Peppiatt
The unique, audacious comedy Kneecap tells the true story of the emergence of the Northern Irish hip-hop group Kneecap, which proudly promotes the Irish language. Set in Belfast in 2019, it follows the lives of disillusioned music teacher JJ and…
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Friday 13. 09. 14:00
House of ArtsThe Successor
Le successeur
FR/CA/BE, 2023, 112 min.; fr / en sub / sk tit
Director: Xavier Legrand
Ellias Barnès, 30, is the newly-announced artistic director of a famous Parisian fashion house. But as expectations are high, he starts experiencing chest pain. Out of the blue he is called back to Montreal to organise his estranged father’s funeral…
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Friday 13. 09. 11:00
House of ArtsTatami
Tatami
US/UK/GE, 2023, 105 min.; en, fa / cz tit
Director: Zar Amir Ebrahimi, Guy Nattiv
Iranian judoka Leila and her coach Maryam travel to the World Judo Championships with the goal of bringing home Iran’s first gold medal. Midway through the tournament, they receive an order from the Islamic Republic for Leila to feign an…
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Saturday 14. 09. 17:00
House of ArtsA Different Man
A Different Man
US, 2024, 112 min.; en / cz tit
Director: Aaron Schimberg
Aspiring actor Edward undergoes a radical medical procedure to drastically alter his appearance and identity. However, his new face that he dreamed of soon turns into a nightmare, and he becomes obsessed with reclaiming what he has lost. The film…
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Tuesday 10. 09.
House of Arts21st AAmA International Art Exhibition 2024 – The Slovak Exhibition
Výstava, min.
The exhibition at the House of Arts of the Slovak Philharmonic in Piešťany, titled the 21st AAmA International Art Exhibition 2024 – The Slovak Exhibition, showcases works by visual artists from every continent, providing a platform for communication and the…
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Saturday 14. 09. 10:00
House of ArtsArchitecTour
komentovaná prehliadka, 90 min.
The House of Arts in Piešťany is one of the most well-preserved modernist buildings in Slovakia and was recently declared a National Cultural Monument. A guided tour with architects Lívia Gažová and Eva Rohoňová focuses on the architectural concept of…
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Tuesday 10. 09. 19:00
House of ArtsThe Hungarian Dressmaker (1/2)
Ema a smrtihlav
SK/CZ, 2024, 129 min.; sk, hu, de / sk tit / en sub
Director: Iveta Grófová
Marika is a Hungarian widow who, during the turbulent years of World War II and the wartime Slovak State, hides a Jewish boy in her home on the Slovak-Hungarian border. She becomes the object of interest for two men—a Slovak…
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Wednesday 11. 09. 20:00
House of ArtsThe Dead Don’t Hurt (1/2)
The Dead Don’t Hurt
US/MX/UK, 2023, 129 min.; en, es, fr, da / cz tit
Director: Viggo Mortensen
French-Canadian Vivienne and Holger, a Danish immigrant, fall in love right before the start of the American Civil War. When he goes off to fight, she’s left to defend herself against the machinations of Weston Jeffries, an influential rancher. Returning…
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Thursday 12. 09. 14:00
House of ArtsCrossing (1/2)
Crossing
SE/DK/FR/TR/GE, 2024, 106 min.; en, ka, tr / cz tit
Director: Levan Akin
Before the death of her sister, retired teacher Lia promised to find her niece Tekla, who had been rejected by her family because of her trans identity. Along with her young neighbour Achi, she travels to Istanbul, where Tekla is…
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Thursday 12. 09. 17:00
House of ArtsAll We Imagine as Light (1/2)
All We Imagine as Light
FR/IN/NL/LU/IT, 2024, 110 min.; ml, hi, mr / cz tit
Director: Payal Kapadia
Anu and Prabha are nurses in bustling Mumbai, sharing a small apartment and facing relationship troubles. While young Anu contemplates how to escape an arranged marriage, older Prabha has long lost touch with her husband living in Germany. A trip…
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Friday 13. 09. 20:00
House of ArtsKinds of Kindness (1/2)
Kinds of Kindness
IE/GB/US/GR, 2024, 164 min.; en / sk tit
Director: Yorgos Lanthimos
The film presents viewers with a trio of remarkable stories. In the first, a man with no other options attempts to take control of his own life. In the second, we meet a police officer who reunites with his wife,…
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Saturday 14. 09. 14:00
House of ArtsCzechoslovak Architecture 58–89
Architektura ČSSR ‘58 – ‘89
CZ/SK, 2024, 126 min.; cz / en sub
Director: Jan Zajíček
Brutally beautiful, yet brutally overlooked. Amidst the gray sea of prefabricated panel buildings, the second half of the 20th century also saw the creation of exceptional, spiritual, and timeless structures that garnered attention even in the West. Jan Zajíček, inspired…
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Saturday 14. 09. 20:00
House of ArtsParthenope
Parthenope
IT/FR, 2024, 136 min.; it / cz tit
Director: Paolo Sorrentino
The captivating Parthenope may not just be a woman, but a myth or a siren. Born of sea foam in the Bay of Naples, she spends her youth searching for happiness, freedom and herself. She falls in love with the…
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Saturday 14. 09. 23:00
House of ArtsLove Lies Bleeding (1/2)
Love Lies Bleeding
GB/US, 2024, 104 min.; en / cz tit
Director: Rose Glass
At the end of the 1980s, in a desolate American backwater, reclusive gym owner Lou (Kristen Stewart) falls head over heels for Jackie (Katy O’Brian), a muscle-bound bodybuilder aiming to win the championships in Las Vegas. Their passionate love and…
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Sunday 15. 09. 14:00
House of ArtsAll We Imagine as Light (2/2)
All We Imagine as Light
FR/IN/NL/LU/IT, 2024, 110 min.; ml, hi, mr / cz tit
Director: Payal Kapadia
Anu and Prabha are nurses in bustling Mumbai, sharing a small apartment and facing relationship troubles. While young Anu contemplates how to escape an arranged marriage, older Prabha has long lost touch with her husband living in Germany. A trip…
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Sunday 15. 09. 17:00
House of ArtsThe Dead Don’t Hurt (2/2)
The Dead Don’t Hurt
US/MX/UK, 2023, 129 min.; en, es, fr, da / cz tit
Director: Viggo Mortensen
French-Canadian Vivienne and Holger, a Danish immigrant, fall in love right before the start of the American Civil War. When he goes off to fight, she’s left to defend herself against the machinations of Weston Jeffries, an influential rancher. Returning…
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Sunday 15. 09. 20:00
House of ArtsKinds of Kindness (2/2)
Kinds of Kindness
IE/GB/US/GR, 2024, 164 min.; en / sk tit
Director: Yorgos Lanthimos
The film presents viewers with a trio of remarkable stories. In the first, a man with no other options attempts to take control of his own life. In the second, we meet a police officer who reunites with his wife,…