Film archive
The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum Zangiku monogatari
Kenji Mizoguchi / Japan / 1939 / 143 min / Japanese
West Side Story West Side Story
Steven Spielberg / USA / 2021 / 156 min / English
Steven Spielberg reimagines West Side Story, the immortal tale of doomed love between Tony and Maria set in New York’s Upper West Side. He is a former member of the teen street gang the Jets. She is the sister of the head of the Puerto Rican rival Sharks… Along with its iconic Bernstein/Sondheim songs, the film features breathtaking new choreography.
Stories From The Chestnut Woods Zgodbe iz kostanjevih gozdov
Gregor Božič / Slovenia, Italy / 2019 / 81 min / Italian, Slovene / 16+
In a forested valley between Italy and Yugoslavia in the mid-20th century, a stingy widower befriends a young woman and helps her depart in search of a new life across the ocean. A chance encounter gives rise to a dreamy fairy tale on loss, regret and the power of imagination.
Toilet Stories Zgodbe iz sekreta
Gregor Andolšek, Tijana Zinajić / Slovenia / 2014 / 62 min / Slovene
Tales from the Golden Age Amintiri din epoca de aur
Hanno Höfer, Razvan Marculescu, Cristian Mungiu, Constantin Popescu, Ioana Uricaru / Romania, France / 2009 / 112 min / Romanian
Tales of Little People Histoires de petites gens
Djibril Diop Mambéty / Senegal, Switzerland, France / 91 min / Slovene subtitles, Wolof / 10+
A hymn to the courage of street children and a whimsical fable, full of hope and humanity.
Of Horses and Men Hross í Oss
Benedikt Erlingsson / Iceland, Germany, Norway / 2013 / 81 min / English, Icelandic, Swedish
In a remote Icelandic village, a man and a woman fall in love. But while they love each other deeply, he also loves his priceless mare and she is obsessed with her hotblooded black stallion…This countryside mosaic of love and death is one of Iceland’s most acclaimed films of recent years.
Zgodilo se je čisto blizu vas C'est arrivé près de chez vous
Rémy Belvaux, André Bonzel, Benoît Poelvoorde, B 1992 / 1992
History of Love Zgodovina ljubezni
Sonja Prosenc / Slovenia, Norway, Italy / 2018 / 105 min / Slovene, English
Sonja Prosenc, who astounded audiences with her debut feature ‘The Tree’, returns with this touching, poetic and visually stunning film, which premiered at Karlovy Vary and received a special mention for direction.
The History of the Pig (Within Us) De geschiedenis van het varken (in ons)
Jan Vromman / Belgium / 2017 / 120 min / Flemish
Jan Vromman begins with his birthplace and childhood. His journey stretches from pre-history to the present, through Spain, China, North America and Belgium. He visits laboratories, national museums, the slaughterhouse, an eco-farm, pig farms, an imaginary museum, a meat factory and the hunting ground.
Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait Zidane: un portrait du 21e siècle
Douglas Gordon in Philippe Parreno / France, Iceland / 2006 / 90 min / French, Spanish
Winter Flies Všechno bude
Olmo Omerzu / Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, Poland / 2018 / 85 min
Road movie about boys’ friendship and their insuppressable desire to experience a real life adventure. Czech based Slovenian director Olmo Omerzu (Family Film) won Best Director at Karlovi Vari for his third feature film.