All screenings with English subtitles in February
Damnation (February 5th - screening with English subtitles)
Karrer is an eccentric man who spends his days worrying and watching trams. He is madly in love with a singer at a local nightclub. However, the love is not mutual and Karrer is regularly threatened by the singer's husband. One day, he sees an opportunity to get rid of his rival through a lucrative smuggling operation.
Spoken language: Hungarian
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Sátántangó - A 439-minute masterpiece! - (screening with English subtitles on February 8th)
Satantango follows a group of villagers in a deserted Hungarian rural village, where despair and mistrust prevail after the collective farm goes bankrupt. When Irimiás, a man believed to be dead, unexpectedly returns, his charismatic words spark hope for a new beginning. The residents decide to entrust him with their last money and leave the village behind. What follows is a slow dismantling of illusions, in which promises turn into manipulation and disintegration. The story unfolds as a circle of hope and deception, in which no one truly escapes decline.
Spoken language: Hungarian
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Werckmeister Harmonies (screening with English subtitles on February 12th)
A mysterious circus arrives in a small Hungarian village, bringing with it a stuffed whale and a sinister leader. The arrival of this pseudo-circus brings dramatic changes to the modest lives of the villagers. Some residents lose their grip on events, while others try to capitalize on the ensuing chaos.
Spoken language: Hungarian
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No Other Choice (screenings with English subtitles on February 15th, 19th and 26st)
After 25 years of loyal service, Man-su loses his job as a supervisor at a paper factory when it falls into American hands. It soon becomes clear that finding new work is much more difficult than expected, forcing him and his family to drastically adjust their lifestyle. After another failed attempt, Man-su decides to take a more radical approach, determined to be the best candidate at his next job interview.
Spoken language: Korean
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Napoli - New York (screenings with English subtitles on February 9th and 10th)
In post-war Italy, young orphan Celestina finds herself homeless. She has no one, because her only remaining family member, her older sister Agnese, moved to New York years ago. Fortunately, she meets Carmine, a real hustler who also lives on the streets. When he meets George, a cook who works on an American ship, they come up with a wild plan: they decide to stow away on a ship to America, hoping for a better life and to find Agnese.
Spoken language: Italian
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La grande ambizione (screening with English subtitles on february 11th)
In the turbulent 1970s, Enrico Berlinguer was the leader of the Italian Communist Party. He was adored by the people and his party almost became the largest in the country. He believed in communism, but also unconditionally in democracy, which brought him into conflict with the then rulers of the Soviet Union. Berlinguer's great ambition is to unite, not polarize, and he therefore seeks cooperation between socialists and Catholics.
Spoken language: Italian
Screening with English subtitles on February 11th!
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La Grazia (screening with English subtitles on February 16th)
Mariano De Santis is nearing the end of his final term as president. Although he is well-liked, some accuse him of a certain aloofness. For example, he keeps postponing the approval of a bill on euthanasia, preferring to leave it directly in the hands of his successor. While wondering what his legacy will be—as president and as a person—he dreams about his deceased wife, tries to connect with his children, and begins to realize that he has one last trump card up his sleeve: the power to grant pardons.
Spoken language: Italian
Screening with English subtitles on February 16th (in Cinema ZED STUK!)
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Fuori (screening with English subtitles on February 23rd)
Rome, 1980: writer Goliarda Sapienza ends up in prison due to an unexpected and bizarre incident, where she meets a group of young inmates. After her release, she has to find work, because no one seems interested in her book. In the uncertain period after her release, the bond between her and Roberta and Barbara, two other ex-prisoners, remains — a sincere friendship that remains incomprehensible to outsiders.
Spoken language: Italian
Screening with English subtitles on February 23rd!
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ZED in the Aula: The Last Viking (screening with English subtitles on February 19th)
Every month, Cinema ZED transforms Aula Vesalius into a real movie theater, with atmospheric decor and professional image and sound. Students with a ZED Student Card pay only €5, and with the KU Leuven Culture Card, admission is even completely free. As always, we start the screening with a fun quiz or activity.
After serving his prison sentence, Anker goes in search of the loot from the bank robbery he committed fifteen years ago. Unfortunately, it was buried by his brother Manfred, who has since developed a mental disorder and forgotten the location. Anker and Manfred—who thinks he is John Lennon one moment and a Viking the next—go in search of the loot together and get to know each other and themselves better in the process. However, they must hurry, because a rival is lurking.
Spoken language: Danish
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