Thu 09.09.2021 | 08:10The Ape Star (2021)
Section: Literature in Film - European Corner
Directed by: Linda Hambäck
Denmark, Norway, Sweden, 2021, 76 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema, sál 1
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InfoThere is nothing the orphan Jonna wants more than a mother. The feisty young girl dearly wants to be adopted. Jonna will accept anyone, really, so long as her new parent loves Jonna… and only Jonna. But when her potential new mom drives up to the orphanage in an old car, she gets a big shock when the door opens and a gorilla steps out! Now she’s not so sure she wants to leave…
Thu 09.09.2021 | 14:00Call me Blackbird (2020)
Section: International Competition of Feature Films in the Junior Category
Directed by: Pavel Mirzoev
Russia, 2020, 93 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema, sál 4
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At first glance, Kostya is a completely ordinary 14-year-old boy. He is quite a capable rapper, but doesn't believe in himself, doesn't have many friends, and isn't good at school. He is attracted to his red-haired classmate Dina, who is going out with the popular and successful Valer. Kostya lives with his mother because his father has left them for another woman, which he views as a betrayal and he's ready to hate his father. All this until he meets a new and mysterious friend on the Internet…
Thu 09.09.2021 | 15:30Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016)
Section: Literature in Film - Young Academy
Directed by: Tim Burton
United States of America, 2016, 128 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema, sál 2
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When his beloved grandfather leaves Jake (16) clues to a mystery that spans different worlds and times, he finds a magical place known as Miss Peregrine's School for Peculiar Children. But the mystery and danger deepen as he gets to know the residents and learns about their special powers – and their terrifying enemies. Ultimately, Jake discovers that only his own special peculiarity can save his new friends.
Thu 09.09.2021 | 18:30The Hunger Games (2012)
Section: Literature in Film - The Club of Heroes
Directed by: Gary Ross
United States of America, 2012, 137 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema, sál 3
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In the ruins of the former North America lies Panem, whose capital is The Capitol, ruling over 12 disctricts. Each year a boy and a girl from each district are sent to the Capital to compete in The Hunger Games. Katniss Everdeen volunteers to take her younger sister's place in the game. She relies mainly on her instincts and faces opponents who have trained for combat all their lives. If Katniss is ever to return home, she must make fatal decisions in the arena.
Thu 09.09.2021 | 19:30Hamlet (1990)
Section: Literature in Film - Classics
Directed by: Franco Zeffirelli
United Kingdom, United States of America, France, 1990, 130 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema, sál 5
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Hamlet returns to Denmark when his father, the King, dies. His mother Gertrude has already married Hamlet's uncle Claudius, the new King. They urge Hamlet to marry his beloved Ophelia. But soon the ghost of Hamlet's father appears and tells Hamlet that he was murdered by Claudius and Gertrude. Hamlet must choose between passive acquiescence and the need for a vengeance which might lead to tragedy.
Thu 09.09.2021 | 20:00Frankenstein (1931)
Section: Literature in Film - Classics
Directed by: James Whale
United States of America, 1931, 70 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema, sál 6
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Dr. Frankenstein, a reclusive scientist increasingly obsessed with his unusual experiments, dares to tamper with life and death by creating a human monster out of lifeless body parts. When a criminal’s brain is inadvertently transplanted inside the creature with potentially dangerous effects, its creators decide that it must be destroyed.
Fri 10.09.2021 | 08:10Diary of a Wimpy Kid (2010)
Section: Literature in Film - The Club of Heroes
Directed by: Thor Freudenthal
United States of America, 2010, 94 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema, sál 1
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Middle school is not an enjoyable experience for preteen Greg Heffley, but a horrid ordeal of social land-mines that he must bear. To do so, he devises schemes to win him the recognition and status he feels he deserves – all of which fail miserably. Greg chronicles his misadventures, thoughts and opinions in a diary to prepare for the day that he will no longer have to put up with nonsense.
Fri 10.09.2021 | 15:30The NeverEnding Story (1984)
Section: Literature in Film - The Club of Heroes
Directed by: Woflgang Petersen
United States of America, Germany, 1984, 94 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema, sál 2
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Bastian Bux, a quiet boy who loves to read, is accosted by bullies on his way to school. He hides in a bookstore, interrupting the grumpy bookseller, Mr. Koreander. Bastian asks about one of the books he sees, but Mr. Koreander warns him it is "not safe". Nevertheless, Bastian "borrows" the book, leaving a note promising to return it, and races towards school. He then hides in the school's attic to begin reading The Neverending Story.
Fri 10.09.2021 | 18:30Wild Flowers (2000)
Section: Literature in Film - Classics
Directed by: F. A. Brabec
Czech Republic, 2000, 81 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema, sál 3
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A visual feast based the poems of Karel J. Erben, centered on three horror poems: The Water Goblin, Wedding Shirt, and The Golden Spinning Wheel. It is complemented by the poems Wild Flowers, The Noon Witch, The Daughter's Curse, and Christmas Eve. Several elements bind the work: each part starts with a view of the Czech countryside with motifs of various ceremonies (e.g. May pole, wedding, funeral) and ends with the snuffing of one of 7 candles.
Fri 10.09.2021 | 20:00The Joke (1968)
Section: Literature in Film - Classics
Directed by: Jaromil Jireš
Czechoslovakia, 1968, 79 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema, sál 6
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After 15 years, Ludvík Jahn still hasn't overcome the consequences of a joke postcard with anti-state sentiments he sent his girlfriend in the 1950s; this led to his expulsion from university and mandatory service as a class enemy in a criminal military unit. He is on the verge of getting revenge on a professor who helped cause this difficult situation. During a village festival, he seduces the professor's wife, a radio editor. His "victory", however, has a strong bitter taste.
Sat 11.09.2021 | 10:00Paddington (2014)
Section: Literature in Film - The Club of Heroes
Directed by: Paul King
United Kingdom, France, 2014, 95 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema, sál 1
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Paddington is not just an ordinary little bear. Hailing from Peru, he wears a red hat and loves marmalade sandwiches. When an earthquake destroys his home, his aunt sends him to London to find a new family. Alone and abandoned at Paddington Station, he slowly discovers that life in the big city is not exactly as he had imagined. Fortunately, he meets the Brown family, who take him in, despite the categorical disapproval of Mr. Brown – a typical, orderly and a bit boring Brit.
Sat 11.09.2021 | 13:30The Ogglies - Welcome to Smelliville (2020)
Section: Literature in Film - European Corner
Directed by: Jens Møller, Toby Genkel
Germany, 2020, 85 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema, sál 3
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The Ogglies are looking for a new home. They end up in Smelliville, a beautiful and peaceful village. Unfortunately, Smelliville has a stinky problem: The local garbage dump is spoiling the place. Something must happen! Max, son of the mayor and his ambitious wife, secretly hopes to solve the stinky problem with a crazy machine, but when Max meets the Ogglies on the rubbish dump, it becomes clear what the Ogglies might mean for Smelliville: they eat garbage!
Sat 11.09.2021 | 14:30Diary of a Wimpy Kid (2010)
Section: Literature in Film - The Club of Heroes
Directed by: Thor Freudenthal
United States of America, 2010, 94 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema, sál 5
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Middle school is not an enjoyable experience for preteen Greg Heffley, but a horrid ordeal of social land-mines that he must bear. To do so, he devises schemes to win him the recognition and status he feels he deserves – all of which fail miserably. Greg chronicles his misadventures, thoughts and opinions in a diary to prepare for the day that he will no longer have to put up with nonsense.
Sat 11.09.2021 | 16:00The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012)
Section: Literature in Film - Young Academy
Directed by: Stephen Chbosky
United States of America, 2012, 103 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema, sál 3
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Fifteen-year-old Charlie, an endearing and naive outsider, is coping with first love, the suicide of his best friend, and his own mental illness while struggling to find a group of people with whom he belongs. The introvert freshman is taken under the wings of two seniors, Sam and Patrick, who welcome him to the real world.
Sat 11.09.2021 | 18:30The Book Thief (2013)
Section: Literature in Film - Young Academy
Directed by: Brian Percival
Germany, United States of America, 2013, 131 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema, sál 3
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A profoundly moving story of a girl who transforms the lives of those around her during World War II, Germany. Although Liesel is illiterate when she is adopted by a German couple, her adoptive father encourages her to learn to read. Ultimately, the power of words helps Liesel and Max, a Jew hiding in the family’s home, escape from the events unfolding around them in this extraordinary, acclaimed film directed by Brian Percival.
Sat 11.09.2021 | 19:30All Quiet on the Western Front (1979)
Section: Literature in Film - Classics
Directed by: Delbert Mann
United States of America, United Kingdom, 1979, 150 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema, sál 5
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Paul Baumer is a young German who, along with his graduating high school classmates, enlists in the German Imperial Army during World War I. Originally thinking war would be a great adventure, Paul and his friends discover exactly the opposite as the war drags on and one by one the members of the class are killed in action until only Paul remains.
Sat 11.09.2021 | 20:00One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
Section: Literature in Film - Classics
Directed by: Miloš Forman
United States of America, 1975, 133 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema, sál 6
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Randle Patrick McMurphy is serving a sentence for repeated violent assault and sexual abuse. Instead of doing time in a labor camp, he plays crazy and is sent to the seeming calm of a psychiatric hospital. His zeal for life and strong personality in the institute soon clash with the absolutism of Nurse Ratched, who, with three orderlies, tyrannically rules the entire institute. But McMurphy's rebellion has little hope against the power of the machinery embodied by the nurse…
Sun 12.09.2021 | 10:30The Ape Star (2021)
Section: Literature in Film - European Corner
Directed by: Linda Hambäck
Denmark, Norway, Sweden, 2021, 76 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema, sál 2
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There is nothing the orphan Jonna wants more than a mother. The feisty young girl dearly wants to be adopted. Jonna will accept anyone, really, so long as her new parent loves Jonna… and only Jonna. But when her potential new mom drives up to the orphanage in an old car, she gets a big shock when the door opens and a gorilla steps out! Now she’s not so sure she wants to leave…
Sun 12.09.2021 | 14:30Saturnin (1994)
Section: Literature in Film - Classics
Directed by: Jiří Věrčák
Czech Republic, 1994, 101 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema, sál 5
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Saturnin is the butler of the young gentleman Jiří Oulický, who lacks determination and self-confidence. Saturnin has both to give away; he is determined to perform the assigned tasks under any circumstances and by any means. Thus Jiří finds himself in unthinkable situations, which would not have occurred at all without Saturnin. But under the influence of his butler, Jiří gradually transforms into a real man, walking through social life with confidence and charm.
Sun 12.09.2021 | 20:00The Downfall of the Secluded Berhof (1983)
Section: Literature in Film - Classics
Directed by: Jiří Svoboda
Czechoslovakia, Poland, 1983, 98 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema, sál 6
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The first post-war summer, the Czech-Polish-German border. The people of the isolated Berghof farm become prisoners of the Werewolves, who refuse to admit Germany’s defeat. The conflict is an analysis of a marginal human situation and the people who oscillate between extremes. The central character of the story is a nun, Salome, bringing everything to the lonely farm except the expected mercy. One of her antagonists is a Czechoslovak lieutenant who tries hard to ensure order.