Selection of films from Art Film Fest 2019
To all of the film lovers, who could not attend the Art Film Fest 2019 in Košice, we are offering a unique opportunity to see a selection of films from this festival.
Co-organizator: Art Film Fest (Thank you!:)
In 1961, Russian ballet star Rudolf Nureyev defected to the West – providing director Ralph Fiennes with a rich character for his third feature. This impressive, dance-heavy biopic focuses on Nureyev’s childhood, training, and life-changing visit to Paris as part of the Kirov Ballet, culminating in his decision to seek asylum in France. Meanwhile, Fiennes the actor opts to play Alexander Pushkin – St. Petersburg’s most respected dance instructor, who sees something in Nureyev’s passion, prizing it above pure technical skill. For years, it was believed that Nureyev had premeditated his defection, but The White Crow offers a different interpretation, treating it as a spontaneous decision – and therefore the most life-altering of his caprices. Although the film’s many ballet scenes are stunning, it’s this climax at the airport that audiences have come to see, using whatever clues Fiennes has supplied before, as answering the mysterious question of why he did it. – Peter Debruge Show more
Introverted Kayla is going through one of life’s most difficult, hormonally tumultuous times. With only a few weeks left of her eighth school year, she can’t wait to finally become a “cool” teenager and go to high school. Portraying a child’s transformation into a young adult, this satirical comedy provides an accurate, complex portrayal of an adolescent girl in a world where an appealing social media profile carries more weight than real life. Facebook is out, everybody’s on Instagram and Snapchat! Burnham’s critically and popularly acclaimed comedy/drama is a carefully constructed, provocative yet sensitive depiction of how we live today. 16-year-old Elsie Fisher, nominated for a Golden Globe for her performance as Kayla, brilliantly conveys a young person’s emotional highs and lows. Eighth Grade is an exceptional film about the everyday concerns of an adolescent girl. Show more
Who was Dick Cheney? A cheerleader for the fossil-fuel industry with a propensity for alcoholism, George W. Bush’s running mate, and one of the most powerful vice-presidents in the history of American politics. He began his political career in the Nixon administration as a staffer for future Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, who Cheney would later surpass as Vice President, pulling the strings of a shadow government of sorts for eight years. But he was also a family man and a dog lover… Oscar-winning director Adam McKay has written and directed a powerful, subtly witty biography, following the career of a bureaucrat and Washington insider who, to many, is the archetypal evil, power-hungry politician. Intensifying the film’s persuasiveness and authenticity, the 46th American vice president is portrayed by Christian Bale, one of Hollywood’s most versatile actors Show more
Erin is a detective for the Los Angeles Police Department. 20 years ago, she and her partner went undercover to investigate a dangerous gang, but their operation ended in tragedy. She tries to drown her trauma in alcohol, convinced that the case will remain unsolved. But now a new crime has surfaced with the same M.O. Though no one believes her, Erin knows that if she manages to find the culprit, not only will justice finally be served, but she will rid herself of the demons that have ruined her life. This existentially resonant crime thriller is dominated by the performance of Nicole Kidman, nearly unrecognizable as the hardened cop Erin. Not to mention her co-star, the city of Los Angeles itself, depicted as an alienated, volatile wasteland. Special thanks:
Story of the 13 years old Stieve, for whom his scateboard means the escape of the reality. Show more
Výber zo súťaže krátkych filmov na AFF Košice 2019 predstavuje opäť repre-vzorku súčasnej svetovej krátkometrážnej tvorby, ktorú v tomto programe tvoria predovšetkým silné príbehy: niekde je kľúčový symbolický presah (Kolotoč), inde občianska angažovanosť (Kačica kačica hus), obskúrna (a)moralita (Prasiatko), alebo čisto slobodná, až podvratná hra s filmovým rozprávaním (Pasáž). Zostavu nevyhnutne dopĺňajú ocenené filmy (Skočím si po cigarety, Vianočný dar). Kolotoč / Merry Go Round Rusko 2017, far./col., 13 min., hraný, réžia: Ruslan Bratov Vianočný darček / A Christmas Gift Rumunsko 2018, far./col., 23 min., hraný, réžia: Bogdan Muresanu Kačica kačica hus / Duck Duck Goose Kanada 2018, far./col., 7 min., hraný, réžia: Shelley Thompson Pasáž / The Passage USA 2018, far./col., 22 min., hraný, réžia: Kitao Sakurai Skočím si po cigarety / I'm Going Out for Cigarettes Francúzsko, 2018, far., 14 min., animovaný, réžia: Osman Cerfon Cerdita / Prasiatko Španielsko 2018, 14 min., hraný, réžia: Carlota Pereda Show more
Youngest of four boys one day finds a fossil of trilobite. So his older friend take him on journey through prehistory, up to beginning of time, to see real live trilobites. Show more
True story od the legendary comical duo - Oliver Hardy and Stan Laurel. Show more
This comedy/crime drama is an elegant adaptation of the biography of gentleman-robber Forrest Tucker (1920–2004), who made his mark with several non-violent bank robberies, while also achieving notoriety as a prison-break virtuoso. The film recounts various episodes from the life of the charismatic criminal. Later in life, he met the woman of his dreams. But he loved nothing more than a good game of cat-and-mouse, where the mouse was his old friend, the police detective. Robert Redford, with a long and illustrious film career behind him, earned a Golden Globe nomination with what he has said is his farewell role. Special thanks:
The year is 1613. The Globe Theatre having burned to the ground, William Shakespeare returns to his family seat in Stratford, where he tries, after a hiatus of many years, to revive his relationship with his wife Anna and his two daughters. Making up for his long years of absence is no easy task. But most of all, William misses his son Hamnet, who died at the age of 11. A quiet, meditative portrait of the genius playwright. Instead of emphasizing his prodigious work, the unhurried narrative explores the bard’s mental world toward the end of his life. The kind of life he lived, and the truth and meaning he found in it. Show more
