Μake us preferred on Google One Night Only, dir. Will Gluck
Set in an alternate-universe New York, this witty romance begins when two people randomly meet on the one night it is acceptable for unmarried couples to be together.
Chaos, desire and serendipity make this a rom-com like no other you’ve recently encountered on the big screen. And a brand new one at that!
- Language: English — GR SUBTITLES
- Genre: ROMANTIC COMEDY
- Location: Cine Paris
Screening Dates: 13-16/09
Paprika, dir. Satoshi Kon
A rather unique anime that does require a good knowledge of the Greek language for any attendees. Unique enough to make it absolutely worth talking about.
The novel machine that can control one’s dreams goes missing—and there is only one woman that can save the world from irreversible, nightmare-inducing distortion.
- Language: Japanese — GR SUBTITLES
- Genre: FANTASY EPIC
- Location: Panathinaia Cinema
Screening Dates: 14/09
FATHERLAND, dir. Pawel Pawlikowski
It’s a long way to the place we call home.
A German author and his daughter drive through war-torn Germany in 1949. Heaviness lingers among the occupied territories, with the B&W cinematography lending a hand to emotionally immerse yourself in the journey.
- Language: English —GR SUBTITLES
- Genre: HISTORY DRAMA
- Location: Cine Margarita and more
Screening Dates: 10-16/09
La Piscine, dir. Jacques Deray
No one does complex romance like the French.
A villa full of unreasonably hot people descends from unbridled desire to homicidal tendencies, that soon turn properly dangerous. Parties, bodies and many a haunting gaze on classic film.
- Language: French —GR and ENG SUBTITLES
- Genre: DRAMA, ROMANCE, PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER
- Location: Cine Paris
Screening Dates: 14/09
La vita va cosi (Life is Life), dir. Riccardo Milani
Where heritage means more than any hedge fund.
An elderly shepherd refuses to give up his land in Sardinia, despite pressure by big-shot investors who want to build a luxe cabin. Heartwarming, with scenic views of Italy included.
- Language: Italian — GR SUBTITLES
- Genre: COMEDY DRAMA
- Location: Karmen Cinema and more
Screening Dates: 10-16/09
The Tasters, dir. Silvio Soldini
26-year-old Rosa leaves Berlin in 1963 to stay with her husband’s parents while he fights on the Eastern Front, only to be taken by the SS to a mysterious location.
There, she becomes part of a group of women tasked with tasting Hitler’s food to make sure it has not been poisoned. Eerie and, unfortunately, based on the very real food tasters of the Führer.
- Language: German — GR SUBTITLES
- Genre: HISTORY DRAMA
- Location: Boboniera Cinema
Screening Dates: 10-16/09
A Place in the Sun, dir. George Stevens
Forbidden office romance that turns into a love triangle, oh my!
This heavily decorated 1950s drama shows a man trapped between love, ambition and rigid social protocol. Can the American Dream be sullied by the twists and turns of intimate escapades?
- Language: English — GR SUBTITLES
- Genre: ROMANCE DRAMA
- Location: Cine Paris
Screening Dates: 12-13/09
