A drama about Pansy (Marianne Jean-Baptiste), who cannot cope with the loss of a loved one in any other way than by being unpleasant to those closest to her: her husband and son. How long can they endure her tirades? A sensitive, humanistic drama in the best Leigh tradition.
Festivals: Toronto, San Sebastian
Sections: Panorama
Country: United Kingdom / Spain
Directed by: Mike Leigh
Starring: Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Bryony Miller, Michele Austin, David Webber, Samantha Spiro, Jo Martin, Ruby Bentall, Gary Beadle, Sophia Brown, Ashna Rabheru
Language: English with Czech subtitles
Supported by:
Side event (only for selected shows)
05.04. 6:30 p.m.
Prague - Edison Filmhub
06.04. 6 p.m.
Prague - Edison Filmhub
07.04. 7 p.m.
Prague - Edison Filmhub
08.04. 6 p.m.
Prague - Edison Filmhub
04.04. 9 p.m.
Prague - Edison Filmhub
Uncompromising film critic, music and festival dramaturg, presenter of the radio podcast Čelisti and leading psychosomatician Aleš Stuchlý has been leading a successful curatorial block of healing screenings called Mental Hygiene for the fifth year. Top films with insightful introductions and maximum side effects, the possibility of a personal therapeutic session after the closing credits in the form of heated discussions with fresh guests, all in his home theatre, Edison Filmhub.
A mushroom crime story set in a Burgundian village is about two old friends, a daughter, a grandson, and an unworthy son who return from prison. Brilliant performances by Ludivine Sagnier, Josiane Balasko and Hélène Vincent.
Festivals: San Sebastian: Screenplay and Supporting Actor Award
Sections: Panorama
Country: France
Directed by: Francois Ozon
Starring: Josiane Balasko, Hélène Vincent, Ludivine Sagnier, Sophie Guillemin, Vincent Colombe, Pierre Lottin, Marie-Laurence Tartas
Language: French with English and Czech subtitles
Supported by:
Side event (only for selected shows)
07.04. 3 p.m.
Prague - Světozor
12.04. 5 p.m.
Ostrava - Minikino
16.04. 3 p.m.
Ostrava - Minikino
11.04. 2 p.m.
Hradec Králové - Bio Central
We invite all seniors to special afternoon screenings with discounted admission! We have selected several exceptional films from this year's festival offer. Marco, the Fabled Truth (Spain) is a drama inspired by the true story of Enrico Marco (Eduard Fernández), who claimed all his life that he survived a concentration camp. However, his carefully constructed image of a hero begins to crumble when an unyielding journalist becomes interested in his past. When Autumn Comes (France) is a drama by the legendary director Francois Ozon, which takes us to a Burgundian village, where complicated family relationships become strained after the return of an unworthy son from prison. Ludivine Sagnier, Josiane Balasko, and Hélène Vincent excel in leading roles. The Swiss comedy Accused: A Dog watches the first dog trial in history. Come and enjoy the great festival atmosphere!
A thriller drama about an Eritrean human trafficker who ends up in a refugee camp. Will she be able to save herself in time and escape her past? This story is based on actual events directed by Daniel Espinosa (Easy Money, Child Number 44, Morbius).
When Hana, a young wolf breeder from Vienna, follows the trail of an escaped wolf across the border to the Czech Republic, she unexpectedly returns to a place whose taboo past still has a traumatic impact on her generation. Here, in the old house in the meadows of her Austrian grandmother Viktoria, she meets her mother Miriam and finds herself, so to speak, among the "wolves" who drove her family from the pack in 1945. The story of women's courage across generations and borders is based on the life story of director Tereza Kotyk.
The screening at Edison will be introduced, and the film's creators, Tereza Kotyk, Karla Stojáková, Pavel Berčík, Antonie Hlavicová and Jiří Dlouhý will answer questions from the audience after the film.
Sections: Living Planet
Country: Austria / Czech Republic
Directed by: Tereza Kotyk
Starring: Jeanne Werner, Klára Melíšková, Susanne Michel, Karel Roden, Jiří Dlouhý, Anton von Lucke, Dana Novák Pešková, Elizaveta Maximová, Magdaléna Borová
Language: German and Czech with English and Czech subtitles
