Venue : Russian Centre of Science and Culture, Chennai Date : 22nd – 24th June 2017
Inauguration Time: 22 June2017 – 6.15 Pm
Schedule
1. Hang on, Doggy! | Sreca na vrvici | 1977 | 94 min | Dir: Jane Kavcic | (22 June 2017 | 6.30 pm)
Ljubljana, Slovenia, Matic lives in a large block of flats with his mother. As his father is temporarily working in Libya, they live alone. Matics’ life changes dramatically when he is chosen to feature in a film. When the shooting is over, the film company gives him a present, a huge black Newfoundlander. Although his mother is not really pleased about it, Matic brings the dog home. And that is just the beginning of their adventures…
2. Estrellita | Estrellita | 2007 | 97 min | Dir: Metod Pevec | (23 June 2017 | 6.00 pm)
A widow grieves, discovers her deceased spouse’s secret, and builds a relationship with a talented Bosnian boy, Amir, who used to play the violin with her husband in a local bar. Dora listens to him and impressed by his talent decides to help him, gifting Amir her husband’s violin and making him study with a teacher who, she discovers, had been Mihael’s lover for years. Dora’s son, however, is not pleased with the arrangement. For Julian, the violin is first and foremost a financial object, and he wants to sell it for money or exchange it for sexual favours. Awards: 5 Wins
3. Sailing to Paradise | Pot v raj | 2014 | 80 min | Dir: Blaz Zavrsnik | (23 June 2017 | 7.15 pm)
A young man struggling with the death of his parents meets an extroverted girl who joins him on his sailing trip. While spending time together, the dark secrets they are both running away from start to show. Awards: 2 wins & 6 nominations
4. Personal Baggage | Osebna prtljaga | 2009 | 124 min | Dir: Janez Lapajne | (24 June 2017 | 6.30 pm)
A talented but spoilt young man smothered in the affection of his adoring mother and heedless of his aloof father; his grandfather, his new girl-friend, are the central characters. The masterfully portrayed characters reveal the inexorable issues or baggage, they bring with them, and ultimately their own baggage becomes a ruinous physical burden. Awards: 2 wins & 2 nominations
Indo Cine Appreciation Foundation (ICAF) is a registered non-profit organization working for the promotion of parallel and non-commercial cinema in Chennai by organizing periodical screenings of world-class films.
