Great Restorations

Pusher

Credits

Country :
Denmark
Year :
1996
Director :
Nicolas Winding Refn
Version :
vostEN
Duration :
105 minutes
Actors :
Kim Bodnia, Mads Mikkelsen, Zlatko Buric, Thomas Bo Larsen
Introduction to the film and its restoration (in English | about 15’)

synopsis

Frank is a heroin dealer in Copenhagen. When he decides to up the ante, Frank goes to Milo, a drug lord – except he doesn’t have enough money to pay for the heroin. So Milo agrees to front him the goods as long as he repays immediately. But when the police arrive, Frank has to ditch the drugs, and he must find a way to repay Milo if he wants to live.

There’s something rotten in Denmark, as Mean Streets meets Goodfellas in Copenhagen. This striking, powerfully gritty tale about a week in the life of a drug dealer is well worth seeing. A promising debut.

Total Film

Pusher

Begins as a fairly standard ’90s crime saga, almost an open imitation of Quentin Tarantino… But something happens on the way to the film’s haunting and ambiguous conclusion.

Salon

As botched-drug-deal tales go, Pusher digs surprisingly deep – its surface clichés give way to an existential despair that finally swallows the movie whole.

Village Voice

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The Devil's Backbone

Credits

Original title :
El espinazo del diablo
Country :
Spain-Mexico
Year :
2001
Director :
Guillermo del Toro
Version :
vostEN
Duration :
108 minutes
Actors :
Fernando Tielve, Eduardo Noriega, Marisa Paredes, Federico Luppi
Awards :
Nomination, Cinénygma Luxembourg International Film Festival 2003

synopsis

When Carlos, a 12-year-old boy, is admitted to an orphanage after the execution of his father, a Republican, in 1939 Spain, he makes a horrid discovery by lifting the veil on the tragic secrets of the school.

 

Visuel de The Devil's Backbone

Ghosts are more interesting when they have their reasons. They should have unfinished affairs of the heart or soul. The Devil’s Backbone, a mournful and beautiful new ghost story by Guillermo del Toro, understands that most ghosts are sad, and are attempting not to frighten us but to urgently communicate something that must be known so that they can rest. 

Roger Ebert

This is not a good advert for Hollywood. Del Toro's poised and poignant ghost story contains more substance and is executed with more style than a half dozen Hollywood monster movies. 

Empire

Visuel de The Devil's Backbone

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Via Norte

Credits

Original title :
Périphérique Nord
Country :
Portugal-Switzerland-Uruguay
Year :
2022
Director :
Paulo Carneiro
Version :
vostEN
Duration :
72 minutes
Awards :
Visions du Réel 2022, IndieLisboa International Film Festival 2022
In collaboration with BOM DIA 
With the film team in attendance

synopsis

A filmmaker travels 2000km north, where he meets some compatriots forced to leave the country. In these encounters, the love for cars is an incitement to discuss identity and community, dissolving boundaries between society and territory.

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Perpetual Movements: Cine Tribute to Carlos Paredes

Credits

Original title :
Movimentos Perpétuos: Cine-Tributo a Carlos Paredes
Country :
Portugal
Year :
2006
Director :
Edgar Pera
Version :
vostEN
Duration :
68 minutes

synopsis

A poetic portrait of Carlos Paredes, blending testimonials and archival footage, tracing his journey from prison to the international stage, and celebrating his genius and passion for the Portuguese guitar.

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Focus on Portuguese Animation : Feijó & Pessoa

Credits

Country :
Portugal
Director :
Abi Feijó, Regina Pessoa
Version :
vostEN
Duration :
54 minutes

synopsis

The screening presents acclaimed works by Regina Pessoa and Abi Feijó. With a handcrafted approach to stop-motion and engraving animation, their filmographies explore themes such as childhood, memory, and identity, and have greatly contributed to the international recognition of Portuguese animation.

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Cinematic Siblings

Im Westen nichts Neues

Credits

Original title :
All Quiet on the Western Front 
Country :
Germany
Year :
2022
Director :
Edward Berger
Version :
vostEN
Duration :
147 minutes
Format :
digital
Actors :
Felix Kammerer, Albrecht Schuch, Aaron Hilmer, Daniel Brühl
Awards :
9 nominations including Best Picture and 4 wins including Best International Feature, Oscars 2023
Age classification :
16+
Based on the novel by Erich Maria Remarque

synopsis

Teenagers Paul Bäumer and his friends Albert and Müller voluntarily enlist in the German army at the start of WWI, riding a wave of patriotic fervour that dissipates once they face the brutal realities of the front. Paul’s preconceptions about the enemy and the rights and wrongs of the conflict start to crumble…

Im Wester nichts Neues

A film that feels both aesthetically dazzling and full of necessary truths: an antiwar drama that transcends the bombast of propaganda because it’s so artfully and indelibly made.

Entertainment Weekly

Unter der Regie von Edward Berger wird das Schreckensszenario an der Westfront authentisch und in ehrfurchtgebietender Ästhetik dargestellt. Mit den eindrucksvollen Bildern, dem Gänsehaut-hervorrufendem Sound Design sowie dem beklemmenden Score von Volker Bertelmann brennt sich der Horror-Trip in eure Hirnwindungen, sodass ihr den Film nicht allzu schnell wieder vergessen werdet.

Kino.de

Im Wester nichts Neues

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Friday 22 May 2026 20:30

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Bona Lino Brocka

languages : vostEN locations : Théâtre des Capucins