The Music Room Jalsaghar

Satyajit Ray / India / 1958 / 100 min / Bengali

Bengal, 1930s. Biswambhar Roy is the last in a long line of wealthy patriarchs. His time has passed, and all he has left are two loyal servants, a horse, an elephant, and a crumbling palace. But even as his family fortune dwindles, Roy refuses to give up the lavish evenings he hosts in his music room. One day, while smoking a hookah on the terrace, he hears celebratory music: his neighbour is celebrating his son’s coming-of-age ceremony. Roy recalls the ceremonial celebration for his own son…

IMDb

Photos

All photos

What's On

Kinotrip / Last Screening

Holy Cow Vingt dieux!

Louise Courvoisier

Friday, 11. 04. 2025 / 16:00 / Main Hall

Totone’s carefree teenage life of drinking and dancing takes a turn when he must provide for his 7-year-old sister. Seeking income, he channels his energy into producing an award-winning comté cheese to claim a competition prize.

No Other Land No Other Land

Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, Yuval Abraham, Rachel Szor

Friday, 11. 04. 2025 / 17:00 / Small Hall

Palestinian activist Basel Adra has been documenting for years how Israeli occupiers destroy villages in his home region of Masafer Yatta. While fighting to preserve his community, he forms an unexpected alliance with Israeli journalist Yuval Abraham…

The Other Way Around Volveréis

Jonás Trueba

Friday, 11. 04. 2025 / 18:00 / Main Hall

Is a “good” breakup possible? Spanish director Jonás Trueba’s film is a playful and witty nod to the classic remarriage comedies of the 1930s and 1940s, showing that separation can hold just as much love and hope as a reunion.