Today's selection of films takes on a number of difficult subjects that are really too difficult to talk about, with a heartfelt dark humor. Is the breast milk industry the future and low wages the past? How long does it take to become a mother if you have to sleep with all your ex-partners? But how do you not end up in the bottomless pit when you have to finance your daughter's wedding? And can an ex-drug dealer become a good, good salesman in a mediocre office?
In addition to the lively humor of "Dill", "Past Love Syndrome", "Burn!" and "The Ripper". and "The Dairy 'Mother's Milk'", a number of films of outstandingly powerful artistic quality, including the first Lithuanian feature film in 3D format, are being released today.
Opening with the sublime and sometimes complex course of love, "Nataša's Dance" is a powerfully powerful masterpiece and a tribute to the author's cinema, which, according to director Jos Stelling, will be his last. Visual artist Deimantas Narkevičius creates an incomparably enchanting mystical world with his 3D film The Sizzling Soul, which brilliantly interweaves folklore in both sound and image. Defne, the protagonist of the drama film "The Interior Paintings", returns home to Istanbul to restore a painting from the end of the Ottoman era, and in doing so, restore his own sense of self.
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Director: Maya Kenig, countries: Israel and France
14 Nov, Tuesday at 19.30 Apollo Cinema Coca-Cola Plaza.
World Premiere
The film is set in a self-contained dairy factory, a futuristic business where the protagonist, 33-year-old single mother Tala, takes a job because her music career does not allow her to make a living while raising a newborn. A highly intelligent drama with comedic overtones, it deals with many important issues of motherhood and social class in an entertaining way. Director Maya Kenig, supported by a superb cast and art department, proves that she is worth keeping an eye on.
Director: Dibakar Das Roy, Country: India
14 Nov, Tuesday at 21 Apollo Cinema in Coca-Cola Plaza.
International premiere with filmmakers
Coming from India, but not Bollywood, this hilarious and on-topic comedy with Nollywood star Samuel Abiola Robinson sharply ridicules colonialism, racism and the demonisation of foreigners. The lovable African outsider Michael Okeke left Nigeria six years ago to survive in New Delhi, which he hates with all his heart. He dreams of true love and a better job, but he's still driven by four things: mobile phones, cocaine, cash and clients.
Director: Jos Stelling; Country: Holland
14 Nov, Tuesday at 17.45 Apollo Kino Coca-Cola Plaza.
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Jos Stelling's entry into the film world was spectacular. His debut film, Mariken van Nieumeghen, had its world premiere in the 1975 Cannes Competition. "The Dance of Natasha is a powerfully powerful masterpiece, a tribute to the auteur cinema that he has consistently cultivated as a director. The director tells a story with clear plot points. But he does so in a way that is increasingly rare in today's cinema.
Dir: Raphaël Balboni, Ann Sirot, Countries: Belgium and France
14 Nov, Tuesday at 21.30 Apollo Cinema in Solaris.
Estonian premiere with the filmmakers.
How long would your list be if you had to track down all your former sweethearts to sleep with them? "Past Love Syndrome" tells the story of Remy and Sandra, who are forced to give up monogamy in order to have a baby because, according to their doctor, they are suffering from past love syndrome, which requires them both to sleep with all their former partners again. The film premiered at this year's Cannes Film Festival as part of Critics' Week.
Director: Deimantas Narkevičius, Country: Lithuania
14 Nov, Tuesday 19.15 Apollo Kino Coca-Cola Plaza.
This modernised tale of a forest tale is the first Lithuanian feature film to use stereoscopic illusion. After 12 years, acclaimed visual artist Deimantas Narkevičius returns to the big screen with harmless witches, weaving fairies, sneaking worms and growing stones in Kiev. Together with cinematographer Eitvydas Doškus, he cleverly combines 3D imagery with storytelling. The poetic mystery takes place at the end of the 19th century and is filmed in the beautiful south of Lithuania.
Director: Ozan Yoleri, Country: Turkey
14 Nov, Tuesday at 18.30 Apollo Cinema in Coca-Cola Plaza.
World premiere with filmmakers
After a shocking event, Defne abandons his doctoral studies in Paris, leaves his lover Luke and returns to Istanbul. Defne receives an unexpected offer to restore a painting from the end of the Ottoman era for a major exhibition. We witness his heartbreaking year of discovery, struggle, loss and disappointment, interspersed with moments of youthful energy and dancing. A deeply emotional, beautiful, philosophical and exhilarating film, right up to the closing credits.
Directed by Alex Kahuam, USA and Mexico
14 Nov, Tuesday at 21.45 Apollo Cinema Coca-Cola Plaza.
James, who has taken over the family's plastics empire after his father's death, is drowning in debt and his existence is threatened, while his daughter Jessica prepares for a spectacular wedding. Faced with life-or-death and financial ruin, the man has no choice but to choose between bad or worse. The result is a clever crime thriller with a dark sense of humour for the clever viewer.