A documentary exploring the role of students in Czechoslovakia during the twists and turns of history in the 1960s and 1980s. The two-part film, directed by the noted Olga Sommerova, compares the roles of students in the protest movements of the 1960s and 1980s in Communist Czechoslovakia, draws parallels between them, and sheds light on the less-researched chapters of these…
Based on a true story, the directorial debut of popular Swedish personalities Filip and Fredrik is an outrageous, unconventional comedy set in the 1980s about an eccentric villager who decides to put his sleepy hamlet on the map by assembling the world’s longest layer cake. When in 1984 the small town of Koping is named “the most boring town in…
Followed by a Q&A with author André Aciman This screening is part of the third edition of Italy on Screen Today. Call Me By Your Name (2017, 132 min.) Directed by Luca Guadagnino Written by James Ivory, based on the novel by André Aciman Starring Armie Hammer, Timothée Chalamet, Michael Stuhlbarg Followed by a Q&A with author André Aciman, in conversation with journalist…