Claudia de Breij: Oudejaarsconference 2022 2022 ( 9)

The Dutch comedian Claudia de Breij looks back on the year 2022.

Bolshoi Ballet: Jewels 2014

George Balanchine's jewel-themed triptych, strikingly choreographed to the music of Faure, Stravinsky and Tchaikovsky. This three act masterpiece is renowned as the world's first full-length abstract ballet. The Russian-born co-founder of the New York City Ballet, Balanchine was inspired by the artistry of jewellery designer Claude Arpels to create a trio of distinct movements revealing the essence of each precious stone. Each part also evokes three different cities: Paris, New York and St. Petersburg. 'Emeralds' was conceived as a tribute to the French romantic school, with music by Gabriel Faure. The fiery and energetic 'Rubies' taps into the rich tradition of Broadway musicals, with music by Stravinsky. 'Diamonds' honours the grandeur of Imperial Russia and the Maryinsky Theater, choreographed to the music of Tchaikovsky. With its jewel-like costumes, this is a celebration of the influences on the choreographer who was described as the father of American ballet.

Bolshoi Ballet: A Hero of Our Time 2017

Pechorin, a young officer, embarks on a journey across the majestic mountains of the Caucasus, on a path set by his passionate encounters. Disillusioned and careless, he inflicts pain upon himself and the women around him… The story, based on the larger-than-life hero Pechorin, is adapted from Mikhail Lermontov’s literary masterpiece in three separate stories recounting his heartbreaking betrayals. Is Pechorin a real hero? Or is he a man like any other? This brand new production by choreographer Yuri Possokhov is a tragic poetic journey that can only be seen at the Bolshoi. Filmed live on April 9th 2017.

The Vengeance of She 1968 ( 5.3)

Beautiful young European girl, Carol, is possessed by the spirit of Ayesha – “She Who Must be Obeyed” – and led to the lost city of Kuma, where she is destined to become queen.

Who Wants to Kill Jessie? 1966 ( 7)

In this zany Czechoslovakian comedy, a scientist invents a machine that projects a sleeping person's dream on a screen; disaster soon follows when the machine malfunctions and the cartoon-like dream characters become very real!

Lemonade Joe 1964 ( 7.22)

A satire of the Great American Way, with Lemonade Joe a "clean living" gunfighter who drinks only Kola-Loca Lemonade and convinces everyone else in town (with his gun skills) that all "real men" drink ONLY lemonade!

Miss Stone 1958 ( 5.5)

Macedonia on the turn of the century is enslaved by decaying Ottoman Empire. Freedom fighters, in order to raise money for their cause, kidnap American lady who works in Protestant mission.

Look for Vanda Kos 1957 ( 6.3)

A woman comes to Sarajevo to find out more about her brother's death. The only source she has is a message on a piece of paper she got from him: "Look for Vanda Kos".

The Fragrance of Wild Flowers 1977 ( 5.6)

A well known theater and movie actor, dissatisfied with his conditions at home and at the theater suddenly stops the dress rehearsal of a play in which he has one of the main roles, and goes on the Danube to visit his friend, a boatman transporting bricks on his small barge from a brick plant in a poor settlement to Belgrade. This unexpected action confuses everyone in the actor’s environment. Everybody sets out to the Danube in order to find out the real reason for the actor’s odd behavior and to find out when he will return to normal life. The actor refuses to talk, stating that he only knows what he does not want! The young director, who had started working on filming a portrait of the actor prior, doesn’t know what to do. The opening night is postponed.

Complot 1999

At the dawn of the new milennium, allied nations computer systems could collapse because of the year 2000 (Y2K) bug and be reprogrammed by corrupt Federal Agents via the internet. After the murder of an agent of the "Special Espionage Corruption Task Operational Resource" (S.E.C.T.O.R. 4), an intense investigation begins to identify the killer, but unexpectedly the spies of S.E.C.T.O.R. 4 discover that the murderers are part of a conspiracy against national information systems, putting in danger national security near the imminent arrival of the year 2000.

¿Quién le tiene miedo al Cuco? 2000

La noche que tumbaron al campeón 2002

The most anticipated night for all, where a boxing champion fights for his title. A woman tries to commit suicide and a fugitive tries to find a way out. Together by chance and united by their circumstances while the fight is held, they struggle to cling on to life despite having lost everything.

The Golden Key 1939 ( 5.2)

A film combining live action and stop-motion animation about the adventures of the wooden boy Pinocchio and his friends - Pierrot, Malvina and Artemon the Poodle, about the mysterious golden key that opens the cherished door, about the good Papa Carlo and the evil Karabas-Barabas, Duremar, Basilio the Cat and Alice the Fox.

Revancha 1948 ( 5.5)

A man steals to buy medicine for his sick mother but when she dies he gets into drug trafficking at a local cabaret.

DAU. Natasha 2020 ( 5.5)

Natasha runs the canteen at a secret 1950s Soviet research institute. This is the beating heart of the DAU universe, everyone drops in here: the institute's employees, scientists and visiting foreign guests. Natasha's world is a small one, split between the demands of the canteen during the day and alcohol fuelled nights with her younger colleague Olga, during which the two confide their hopes of romance and for a different future. At a party one evening Natasha becomes close to a visiting French scientist Luc Bige and the two sleep together. The following day her life takes a dramatic turn when she is summoned to an interrogation by the KGB's General Vladimir Azhippo who questions the nature of her relationship with the foreign guest.

DAU. Degeneration 2020 ( 5.531)

A secret Soviet Institute conducts scientific and occult experiments on animals and human beings to create the perfect person. The KGB general and his aides turn a blind eye to erotic adventures of the director of the Institute, scandalous debauches of prominent scientists and their cruel and insane research. One day, a radical ultra right-wing group arrives in the laboratory under the guise of test subjects. They get a task - to eradicate the decaying elements of the Institute’s community, and if needs be, destroy the fragile world of secret Soviet science.

DAU. Brave People 2020 ( 5)

It is 1953, Stalin has just died. It is a troubled and uncertain period for the whole of the Soviet Union, particularly for the state security services. In the Institute, a secret research facility, the scientists continue their theoretical and experimental work. Every night they strain their ears to listen for footsteps in the dark corridors: who have they come for this time? Who has reported on who? Having survived the fear and humiliation of an interrogation, the Head of the Theoretical Department, Andrei Losev, refuses to cooperate with the security services, only to face a new ordeal back in his own home.

Laboratory Greece 2019 ( 8)

A journey through Greece and Europe’s past and recent history: from the Second World War to the current crisis. It is a historical documentary, a look into many stories. «If Democracy can be destroyed in Greece, it can be destroyed throughout Europe» Paul Craig Roberts

A Girl with the Lamp 1992 ( 7.2)

The famous Serbian painter Milena Pavlovic-Barili, author of the masterpiece "A girl with the lamp", spends her last summer accompanied by young, curious actress.

The Karlovci Experience of 1889 1983 ( 7)

A romance based on the motifs of the novel by Veljko Petrovic “Maria, Where Are You?”

A Room with Five Walls 1975

A TV drama.

Dělnický dopisovatel 1950

A construction film about how Hybeš, a wrecker, became a worker's correspondent.

Příprava jarních prací 1951 1951

Sovětští stachanovci náš vzor 1951

Iolanta - RSO 2021

Princess Iolanta’s blindness is a well-guarded state secret that risks sparking another war. When Count Vaudémont falls in love with her and offers to cure her blindness, Iolanta is faced with a choice: to continue as before or live her life in a way she has never experienced. Director Sergey Novikov moves the story of the king’s blind daughter to our own time when an overpowering wealth of information prevents us from seeing the true beauty of the world. Tchaikovsky’s last opera – at the peak of his career – was much acclaimed at the premiere in St. Petersburg in 1892. A year later, it premiered at Royal Swedish Opera, but the one-act opera has not been performed in Stockholm since then.

The Sonata 2018 ( 4.789)

After a gifted musician inherits a mansion after her long lost father dies under mysterious circumstances, she discovers his last musical masterpiece riddled with cryptic symbols that unravels an evil secret, triggering dark forces that reach beyond her imagination.

Uczta Baltazara 1954 ( 5)

Engineer Andrzej Uriaszewicz returns to Poland in order to smuggle a valuable painting out of the country.

The Warsaw Debut 1951

Polish composer Stanisław Moniuszko fights for the right to stage his opera "Halka".

The Mountain Calls 1938 ( 7.1)

The Italian mountaineer Carel wants to be the first man to stand on the top of the Matterhorn. Since the climb is very difficult, he agrees to try it together with the British mountaineer Whymper. But due to an intrigue this agreement is dropped and the two man try it on the same day with two different teams and then disaster strikes.

Der Klosterjäger 1935 ( 6)

Knight Dietwald von Falkenau returns from his trip to see the Pope through Berchtesgaden to his cloister. He was unsuccessful in his mission to have the papal ban against his emperor lifted. The young Walti, who works in the cloister, jokes with the cloister' cook, Severin, because Dietwald's cold stare scared him. Severin rebukes him, saying that Dietwald has been carrying a heavy burden. Once, Dietwald had his own fortress. This, however, was destroyed during an attack and his wife killed. Since then, he has not seen his daughter again.

The Czar's Courier 1936 ( 6)

A Czarist courier has to get across the Siberia frontier, threatened by Tartar invaders and a treacherous Russian helping them. Strogoff encounters several colorful characters along the way. German language version of the French film Michel Strogoff, adapting the novel by Jules Verne.

Docteur Loiseau: la solution finale 2014

The film tells the story of a kind of depraved Dr. Mabuse who takes advantage of his status as a healer to kidnap women who come to consult him in the hope of being cured of various so-called female ailments.

Le 1er juillet chez Olga 2011

The owner of a café frequented by down-and-outs refuses to comply with the anti-smoking law (in Belgium, smoking has been banned in enclosed public places since July 1, 2011). On that day, a customer, Tony Belzébuth, fails to pay his bill. Olga refuses to serve him another beer until he has paid. Furious, he informs the REF (the Fair Fraud Investigation Unit) of all the misdeeds committed by the owner and going on in this sordid café.

L'amputeur Wallon 2011

Traumatized during his childhood by the arbitrary amputation of his uncle's leg, a smoker spreads terror throughout the Charleroi region. Under the orders of a manipulative tour guide, he hunts down a group of clumsy tourists. He takes a few body parts with him to satisfy his mistress (arms, fingers, legs, etc.). The press picks up on this event, which causes a stir among the local population...

A Christmas Album 1981

Couple celebrate Christmas, swap presents, break down.

Subconscious Realities 1983

A young man's escape from the boredom of reality

Frozen Days 2005 ( 4.083)

Meow is a young woman roaming the streets and nightclubs of Tel Aviv. She lives in empty apartments and surfs the internet chat rooms. She decides to meet Alex, her chat buddy. They plan to meet in a nightclub but a suicide bombing prevents their meeting. She survives the attack and after she finds Alex in the hospital, in a coma, she moves into his empty apartment. Gradually, the tenants start referring to her as Alex, and as she assumes his identity, she finds herself sinking into a dangerous and deluded reality.

The Cellar 2018 ( 7)

The marriage of Tana and Milan Labat is going through a crisis. They are constantly quarreling while their 16-year-old daughter goes missing at her birthday party. The couple redefine their marriage as they set off to find their child.

Skjærgårdsflirt 1932

Inga and Erik are engaged. She is daughter of a poor farmer, and he is a wealthy fisherman, to Erik's mother's dismay. Visiting Lily manages to charm Erik. But then Erik learns that Lily considers him a simple farm boy. He needs Inga back. Based on the play by Gideon Wahlberg of the same name.

Balloon 2016 ( 7)

​...On the roadside of a country road a parked car. A lonely man unsuccessfully tries to fix the breakage, refusing the help of passing drivers. Who is that man?.. And what does he want?.. ​ But don't worry: he'll get it done. And you're welcome to unexpected and cruel final...