IMAGINE: FILM / AUSTRIAN FILM FESTIVAL / 26.04.2024.

Friday, April 26

18:00
RIMINI
Austria, Germany, France 2022, 114’

Director: Ulrich Seidl

Cast: Michael Thomas, Hans-Michael Rehberg, Tessa Göttlicher, Inge Maux…

Richie Bravo, once upon a time a successful pop star, chases after his faded fame in wintry Rimini. Trapped between permanent intoxication and concerts for busloads of tourists, his world starts to collapse when his adult daughter breaks into his life. She demands money from him that he doesn’t have.

Festivals / Awards: Berlin International Film Festival, European Film Festival Palić – Best Director…

 

20:00
SPARTA
Austria, France, Germany, 2022, 101’

Director: Ulrich Seidl

Cast: Georg Friedrich, Florentina Elena Pop, Hans-Michael Rehberg, Marius Ignat, Octavian-Nicolae Cocis…

Ewald moved to Rumania years ago. Now in his 40s, he seeks a fresh start. Leaving his girlfriend, he moves to the hinterland. With young boys from the area, he transforms a decaying school into a fortress. The children enjoy a new, carefree existence. But the distrust of the villagers is soon awoken. And Ewald is forced to confront a truth he has long suppressed.

* Sparta is the brother film to Rimini, and the conclusion of Ulrich Seidl’s diptych about the inescapability of the past and the pain of finding yourself.

Festivals: San Sebastian International Film Festival