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A Feast of Films
Once
again, Lusaka residents are being treated to a marathon on films
which are being screened during the annual European Film Festival.
Below is a synopsis of each of the film, together with details of
when they will be screened.
European Delegation : Congo River
The
film takes us from the mouth to the source of the Congo, the world’s
largest river basin. We discover places that have seen DR Congo’s
turbulent history. This journey to the heart of Africa, beyond the
shadows of tragedy and war, is a hymn to life just like the
untameable vegetation that enshrines the river's shores. Images from
the banks tell of a people's joys and suffering, of the celebrations
and tragedies which punctuate the lives of fishermen, merchants,
travellers, military men, child soldiers, militias and raped women -
an entire people in search of light and dignity.
Documentary team
Director:
Thierry Michel
Photography:
Michel Techy
Sound: Lieven
Callens
Editing: Marie Quinton
Music:
Lokua Kanza
Narration: Lye Mudaba Yoka, Thierry Michel, Olivier Cheysson
Producer:
Christine Pireaux – Serge Lalou
Showing
times:
Wednesday, 17th May 2006 at 17:45 hrs
Thursday, 18th May 2006 at 20:15 hrs
Denmark (adult) : Anklaget (Accused)
Directed by Jacob Thuesen
The every day life of an ordinary family father is shredded to
pieces, when he is accused of having had intercourse / incest with
his 13-year old daughter. We follow the father Henrik, a likeable
man and a swimming teacher and how his life and whole existence is
turned upside down. Even before the case against him begins,
everybody except his loving wife and his best friend now takes an
extra look at him. And when he is remanded into custody he is close
to devastation.
Showing times:
Sunday, 14th May 2006 at 14:15 hrs
Tuesday, 16th May 2006 at 17:45 hrs
Denmark (children) : En Som Hodder (Someone Like Hodder)
Directed by Henrik Ruben Genz
Hodder is nine. He lives on his own with his dad,
who puts up posters at night for a living. One night a fairy asks
Hodder to save the world. He starts planning an expedition, and asks
the strongest boy in his class, Philip, and the cleverest boy, Alex,
to join him. They say they will, but only to trick Hodder. Things
become too much and Hodder escapes into his own world. Just as
Hodder is about to lose touch with real life altogether, Philip
discovers that he and Hodder have more in common than he thought.
Screenplay
Bo hr. Hansen,
based on a novel by Bjarne Reuter
Composer Kåre
Bjerkø, Frithjof Toksvig
Cast:
Frederik Christian Johansen, Lars Brygmann, Birthe Neumann, Anette
Støvelbæk, Trine Appel, Al Agami, Anders Lunden Kjeldsen, Maurice
Blinkenberg
Showing
times:
Saturday, 13th May 2006 at 11:45
Sunday,
14th May 2006 at 09:30 hrs
Finland
: Poika ja Ilves (Tommy And The Wildcat)
A
twelve-year-old city kid moves with his dad to a farm near the
northernmost wildlife park in the world. Tommy befriends a captive
lynx, whom he sets free when the park decides to sell it abroad.
Born and bred in captivity, the lynx needs Tommy's help in order to
survive in the wild. The local residents fear the predator at large
and try to capture it at any cost. Tommy succeed in protecting the
lynx until a poacher begins to hunt the wild cat, sending both Tommy
and his protégé fighting for their lives.
Director:
Raimo
O. Niemi
Producer:
Hannu
Tuomainen
Cast: Konsta Hietanen, Antti Virmavirta, Kristiina Halttu, Jarmo
Mäkinen, Risto Tuorila,
Väiski the Lynx
Showing
times:
Friday, 12th May 2006 at Premiere night for invited
guests only
Thursday, 18th May 2006 at 17:45 hrs
France : Ah! si j’étais riche!
(If I Were Rich)
Because of the divorce proceedings engaged by his wife, the debts he
has accumulated and the job he is about to lose, Aldo Bonnard sees
his life being torn apart…until the day he wins a fortune at the
lottery! Just when he is about to announce the good news to his
wife, he discovers that she is cheating on him with his new boss.
Aldo is then left with two options, either to share his fantastic
winnings with her and… his rival, or to conceal and pretend to have
won after the divorce. He chooses the last option, but at the same
time secretly lives like a rich man.
A
film by Michel Munz with Jean-Pierre Darroussin and Valeria
Bruni-Tedeschi
Showing times:
Monday, 15th May 2006 at 11:45 hrs
Tuesday, 16th May 2006 at 20:15 hrs
Germany
(adult) : Fussball ist unser Leben (Soccer Rules!)
Soccer is their world and Dios is their God. Hans Polak and his
friends are fiercely dedicated fans of the soccer club Schalke 04.
Hans would give up everything for soccer. In drunken frenzy, he puts
his wife's house up as security for a bet that Pablo "Dios"
Diosprese, his favorite player, will score in the last game of the
season. Dios, burned out and out of shape, is sick and tired of
Schalke and is planning on changing to FC Internazionale Milano.
Drunk again, Hans kidnaps Dios to make him get back into shape for
the game…
Director
Tomy Wigand
Producers
Mischa Hofmann,
Philip Voges
Principal Cast
Walter Gontermann,
Uwe Ochsenknecht,
Oscar Ortega-Sanchez,
Ralf Richter
Showing times:
Monday, 15th May 2006 at 20:15 hrs
Wednesday, 17th May 2006 at 11:45 hrs
Germany (children) : Sergeant Pepper
Felix’s parents are worried. He is six years old and
instead of playing with other kids, he hides in a tiger costume all
day, insists that his toys are talking to him and has not a single
human friend. Everything changes the day Sergeant Pepper enters
Felix’s life. Felix soon learns that there is much more to this cute
canine than meets the eye. Pepper has inherited a fortune from his
old master, and has a very special gift: he can talk to children who
believe in miracles. Unfortunately, the master’s heirs would kill to
get their hands on Pepper’s house and Pepper is in dire need of some
human help.
Director
Sandra Nettelbeck
Producer Andreas Bareiss
Cast Ulrich Thomsen, Johanna ter Steege, Barbara Auer, Oliver
Broumis, August Zirner, Peter Lohmeyer, Neal Thomas, Carolyn Prein,
Michael Brandner
Showing times:
Sunday, 14th May 2006 at 11:45 hrs
Monday, 15th May 2006 at 09:30 hrs
Great Britain : On
a Clear Day
Frank Redmond a no-nonsense 55-year-old working-class man suddenly
finds himself laid off. For the first time in his life, Frank is
without a job or a sense of direction, and is too proud to ask for
guidance. His best mates - rascally Danny, timid Norman and cynical
Eddie - are there for him, but Frank still feels desperately alone.
Already contemplating the state of his relationships with loving
wife Joan and all-but-estranged son Rob, Frank is determined to
shore up his own self-confidence. He will attempt the near
impossible - swimming the English Channel.
Cast: Peter Mullan, Billy Boyd, Ron Cook, Sean McGinley, two-time
Academy Award nominee Brenda Blethyn, Jamie Sives, Benedict Wong
Showing times:
Saturday, 13th May 2006 at 14:15 hrs
Monday, 15th May 2006 at 17:45 hrs
Wednesday, 17th May 2006 at 09:30 hrs
Greece : I skoni (Dust)
Chronis' father, who was a schoolteacher, fought in the years of the
Greek Civil war as an officer with the forces of the regular army
against the rebels. In the course of the fighting his father
disappeared and at the end of the war he was recognized as having
"died in the service of his country" and his family was granted a
pension and certain other privileges enjoyed by the families of war
victims.
One night, Chronis sees his father fighting on the side of the
rebels in the archival footage of a historical documentary. The
notion that his father defected and went over to the rebel side
overwhelms him. He begins a tiring investigation.
Production: Greek Film Centre
Written and directed by : Tassos Psarras
Cinematography: Nikos Kavoukidis
Music: Yannis Spyropoulos-Bach
Vocals: Vassilis Papaconstantinou
Sets/costumes: Julia Stavridou
Cast: Sophocles Peppas, Themis Bazaka,Giorgos Armenis Marika
Tziralidou
Showing times:
Saturday, 13th May 2006 at 20:15 hrs
Thursday, 18th May 2006 at 11:45 hrs
Ireland :
Into
the West
Into
the West
is the story of a "travelling" family who have given up their
traditional rural life of roaming, now stuggling in a deprived urban
area of Dublin. Tito and Ossie, the sons of Papa Reilly, former
“King of the Travellers”, escape reality, their father's
indifference and alcoholism on an apparently magical horse named Tír
na nÓg who mysteriously appeared one day at their grandfather’s
caravan. When a scrupulous horse dealer confiscates the horse from
them, Tito and Ossie set about a rescue plan which sees them
undertaking a magical and emotional horseback adventure across
Ireland.
The film suitable for all ages, is a magical escape
into the world of Irish mysticism & folklore in the setting of a
modern-day fairy tale with a bit of western for good measure.
Showing times:
Sunday, 14th May 2006 at 17:45 hrs
Tuesday, 16th May 2006 at 14:15 hrs
Italy : Emma Sono Io (I am Emma)
Emma has always been the glue that has kept her group of friends
together. She is dependable, highly organised and practical.
Unfortunately she suffers from a sort of bi-polar syndrome that she
keeps in check with medication. Should she stop taking her pills,
she will become hyperactive and say and do exactly what she feels.
One day Emma’s pharmacist runs out of her medication, and even when
he finally delivers her pills, Emma decides not to take them. With
disastrous effects on everyone concerned.
Director: Francesco Falaschi
Cast: Cecilia Dazzi, Elda Alvigini, Pier Francesco Favino,
Claudia Coli.
Screenplay: Francesco Falaschi, Stefano Ruzzante
Photography: Patrizio Patrizi
Showing times:
Saturday, 13th May 2006 at 17:45 hrs
Wednesday, 17th May 2006 at 14:15 hrs
Thursday, 18th May 2006 at 09:30 hrs
Netherlands (adult) :
Zus
& Zo
When Nino decides to marry his girlfriend Bo, his three sisters
suffer a panic attack. If Nino gets married, he will inherit the
family home on the Portuguese coast. The sisters
all see
a future in Portugal as the solution to their problems. Artist Wanda
wants to start a gallery there, writer Sonja hopes to find
inspiration and Michelle wants to escape her busy life.
Everybody tries to sabotage the wedding, but their schemes all fail.
As Bo invites the sisters to accompany her to Portugal to make the
wedding preparations, they take the last chance to save their
dreams.
Director: Paula van der Oest
Cast: Monic Hendrickx, Anneke Blok, Sylvia Poorta, Jacob Derwig,
Halina Reijn
Showing times:
Tuesday, 16th May 2006 at 11:45 hrs
Wednesday, 17th May 2006 at 20:15 hrs
Thursday, 18th May 2006 at 14:15 hrs
Netherlands (children) :
Young Kees
Kees is struggling with life in school and early love. He escapes
his everyday problems by disappearing into his imagination. We see
him save his beloved by throwing himself in front of an approaching
coach-and-four; defeat his fencing teacher; play virtuoso violin and
mix with the rich and famous. Things that such a boy could never
aspire to in real life, Kees achieves in his imagination. He finally
grows up when he exchanges his imagination for action and deeds and
finds his lifetime love.
The film sets out a beautiful and realistic impression of Amsterdam
in the late 19th Century.
Director:
André van Duren
Cast:
Ruud Feltkamp, Monic Hendrickx, Hannah Cheney, Theo Maassen,
Hans Kesting
Showing times:
Saturday, 13th May 2006 at 09:30 hrs
Sweden :
The Guy in the Grave Next Door
”The
Guy in the Grave Next Door” is a charming comedy and it demonstrates
that love is stronger than all our prejudices
Desirée lives alone, Benny lives alone.
A
moment. A smile. And an unexpected love story is about to begin.
On the
surface, there could not be two more dissimilar people. They live
only a few miles from one another but come from completely different
Sweden.
Desiré likes to meet interesting people, drink a café latté and read
the morning papers. Benny likes to get up early and get his farm in
order.
But
they are in love, aren’t they?
Showing times:
Sunday, 14th May 2006 at 20:15 hrs
Monday, 15th May 2006 at 14:15 hrs |
May
2006