Film archive
To Be or Not to Be To Be or Not to Be
Ernst Lubitsch / USA / 1942 / 99 min / English
When it premiered, this comedy about Nazism, shot in 1942 and set in occupied Warsaw, was criticised by the outraged reviewers as tasteless, but today it is considered one of Lubitsch’s greatest masterpieces – a proof that, with humour, one can defy all forms of repression.
Blaga's Lessons Urotčite na Blaga
Stephan Komandarev / Bulgaria, Germany / 2023 / 114 min / Bulgarian
In this evocative social drama, Komandarev aims his lens at the lives of today’s senior citizens – a vulnerable group whom politicians so often promise the right to a dignified life… but reality is much different. Karlovy Vary 2023 Best Film Award.
Pale Flower Kawaita hana
Masahiro Shinoda / Japan / 1964 / 96 min / Japanese
This existential noir de noir, shot in widescreen format and stunning black-and-white technology, is considered one of the key Japanese gangster films.
Closeness Tesnota
Kantemir Balagov / Russia / 2017 / 118 min / Russian
Made under the guidance of Alexander Sokurov, the young Russian director Kantemir Balagov’s debut feature examines the ethical dilemma of a Jewish community in the Caucasus.
Close Close
Lukas Dhont / Belgium, Netherlands, France / 2022 / 105 min / Dutch, Flemish, French
After his hit debut feature Girl, Belgian-born director Lukas Dhont returns with a sensitive, heart-breaking tale of friendship between two adolescent boys, a film about “the loss of tenderness in a world of toxic masculinity”.
Blue Note Records: Beyond the Notes Blue Note Records: Beyond the Notes
Sophie Huber / Switzerland, USA, United Kingdom / 2018 / 85 min / English
The documentary presents the unique vision of the iconic American publishing house, founded in 1939 by the two German Jewish immigrants Alfred Lion and Francis Wolff, where some of the most important jazz musicians of the 20th and 21st centuries were recording.