Wednesday, March 06
Ticket price 400 dinars
17:00
PRISCILLA
USA, Italy, 2023, 113’
Director: Sofia Coppola
Cast: Cailee Spaeny, Jacob Elordi, Ari Cohen, Dagmara Dominczyk, Tim Post, Lynne Griffin, Dan Beirne, Rodrigo Fernandez-Stoll, Dan Abramovici…
When Priscilla meets Elvis Presley at a party, the man who is already a rock-and-roll superstar becomes someone entirely unexpected in private moments: a thrilling crush, an ally in loneliness, a vulnerable best friend. Through Priscilla’s eyes, Sofia Coppola tells the unseen side of a American myth in Elvis and Priscilla’s long courtship and turbulent marriage, from a German army base to his dream-world estate at Graceland.
Festivals / Awards: Venice Fim Festival – Volpi Cup for Best Actress (Cailee Spaeny); Golden Globes, nomination – Best Actress Motion Picture, Drama; BFI London Film Festival, New York Film Festival, Zurich Film Festival, Athens International Film Festival, Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival
19:30
FALLEN LEAVES / KUOLLEET LEHDET
Finland, Germany, 2023, 81’
Director: Aki Kaurismäki
Cast: Alma Pöysti, Jussi Vatanen, Janne Hyytiäinen, Nuppu Koivu, Matti Onnismaa, Simon Al-Bazoon, Martti Suosalo, Alma-Koira…
The story of two lonely people who meet each other by chance in the Helsinki night and try to find the only and ultimate love of their lives. Their path towards this honourable goal is clouded by alcoholism, lost phone numbers, not knowing each others names or addresses, and life’s general tendency to place obstacles in the way of those seeking their happiness.
Festivals / Awards: Golden Globes – 2 nominations: Best Leading Actress – Comedy or Musical (Alma Pöysti), Best Foreign Language Film; Cannes Film Festival – Jury Prize; Chicago International Film Festival – Best Director; Munich Film Festival – Audience Award; European Film Awards – 5 nominations: Best Film, Best Director, Best Actress, Best Actor, Best Screenplay; Palm Springs International Film Festival; Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival, San Sebastián International Film Festival, BFI London Film Festival, New York Film Festival, Busan International Film Festival, Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, Thessaloniki Film Festival, Sarajevo Film Festival
22:00
BLACK TEA
France, Mauritania, Luxembourg, Taiwan, Côte d’Ivoire, 2024, 111’
Director: Abderrahmane Sissako
Cast: Nina Mélo, Chang Han, Wu Ke-Xi, Michael Chang…
Aya is a woman in her early thirties. After astonishing everyone by saying “No” on her wedding day, she leaves the Ivory Coast for a new life in China. Living in an area where the African diaspora meets the Chinese culture, she finds a job in a tea boutique owned by Cai, Chinese man. Cai initiates Aya into the Chinese tea ceremony. As he teaches her this ancient art, their relationship grows into love. But for their burgeoning passion to be supported by trust, both of them must let go of their burdens and face up to their pasts.
Festivals: Berlin International Film Festival
