LA MADRE / The Mother Director and Screenplay: Ruggero Di Paola Cast: Vjollca Labaj, Kreshnik Hysenay, Hermes Hoxha, Emanuela Hoxha Production: Lars Film Distribution: Bananafish Running Time: 7′ Country: Italy Year: 1997 It’s the story of a young mother who saves her children from the war with a small fishing-boat. The movie has been filmed...
DEPTH SOLITUDE Director and Screenplay: Joachin Solum, Thomas Lien Cast: Knut Erik Haugen, Alexandra Perez-Seoane Production: Martin Braatben Distribution: NorskFilmInstitutt. Running Time: 11’ Country: Norway Year: 1995 A man who lives at the bottom of a swimming-pool and his love for a young woman. Or the surreal story of a skin-diver guardian who falls in...
WHAT’S PIG Director and Screenplay: Peter Lord Animation: Peter Lord, Sam Fell, Mike Booth Production: Aardman Animation Running Time: 11′ Country: Great Britain Year: 1998 Last creation by Peter Lord. The story of two brothers, separated at birth, who live as neighbours not knowing the existence of each other.
ANOTHER MOTHER Director: Paula van der Oest Screenplay: Stan Lapinsky, Paula van der Oest Cast: Arijs Adamsor, Lanis Reinis Country: Holland Year: 1996 Running Time: 95’ Riga early 90s. After witnessing his mother’s suicide, Elvis a 10 year old doesn’t speak any more. Yuris, his father, brings him to Holland hoping to start a new...
PIZZICATA Director: Edoardo Winspeare Script: Edoardo Winspeare Cast: Cosimo Cinieri, Chiara Torelli, Fabio Frascaro Country: Italy Year: 1995 Running Time: 95’ WWII, before the US landing in Italy an American plane is shot down. Tony, the young fighter pilot, is hidden by the family of Carmine Pantaleo. Tony is the son of Italian immigrants, therefore...
LA PROMESSE Director: Luc & Jean Pierre Dardenne Script: Luc & Jean Pierre Dardenne Cast: Jérémie Renier, Olivier Gourmet Country: Belgium Year: 1996 Running Time: 95’ A man works in illegal trafficking of refugees in the Liege’s suburbia. His son Igor helps him but one day an illegal immigrant dies in an accident. This episode...
LES GENS NORMAUX N’ONT RIEN D’EXCEPTIONEL / Normal People Have Nothing Special Director: Laurence Ferreira Barbosa Screenplay: S. Amigorena, J. Berroyer, L. Ferreira Barbosa, C. Kahn Cast: Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Melvil Poupaud, Marc Citti Country: France Year: 1993 Running Time: 103’ Martine has a nervous break down after her boyfriend abandoned her for another woman,...
IRMA VEP Director: Oliver Assayas Screenplay: Oliver Assayas Cast: Maggie Cheung, Jean-Pierre Leaud, Nathalie Richard Country: France Year: 1996 Running Time: 99’ Film director René Vidal watches ‘The Heroic Trio’ and is astonished by Maggie Cheung, a star from Hong Kong. He calles her to Paris to portray Irma Vep in the remake of ‘Les...
IL CARICATORE / The loader Director: E. Cappuccio, M. Gaudioso, F. Nunziata Script: E. Cappuccio, M. Gaudioso, F. Nunziata Cast: E. Cappuccio, M. Gaudioso, F. Nunziata, V. Marinese, A. Ricossa Country: Italy Year: 1996 Running Time: 91’ Three friends, Eugenio, Fabio and Massimo, struggle to work in cinema. They try to make a short-film using...
