Looking for a film to watch this weekend, we noticed something. The “Seri de film Palestinien” says that the films are English subtitled. (So did the “Introspectiv sci-fi”, but those films have ended or sold out.)
(All the following films will be showing at Cinema Victoria in Cluj city center).
Now, the films for the Mind Days films did not have English subtitles. (Sure, a few of them were in English, but Mind Days is an English title, right?)
So, if you want to see the films, and can’t yet read Romanian (or Arabic) well enough to understand it, don’t worry. We don’t know yet whether there will be any Romanian subtitles.
The Voice of Hind Rajab will show on the 5th of February at 8 pm. (Regular ticket price, 28 lei). It shows Red Cross volunteers trying to respond to an emergency call by a little girl.
Once upon a time in Gaza will show on the 6th of February at 8 pm. This is a story about people making a movie, the first action movie in Gaza. It seems more light hearted. A film about filmmakers, sigh, not again. No, but this one isn’t just about dreamers making films, it’s making films in a more difficult situation. And it’s easier to relate to than most filmmaker films, in this case it’s not just some weird guy who doesn’t want a normal job.
And on Saturday the 7th of February, also at 8pm, Cinema Victoria will be showing All That’s left of you. This is the story of generations trying to cope with displacement and harrassment. If you go to the trailer’s page on YouTube, and look at the comments, you will find many viewers who claim to have seen the film, and give it praise. They saw it in Sundance, or in Chicago, or in the Sydney film festival in Australia, or the Chennai International film festival in India, calling it “the most important film of the year.”
Also at Cinema Victoria, there seems to be a return of classic films.
On the tenth of February, you can see 2001: A Space Odysey (made back in 1968, when 2001 was science fiction.) Andrei Tarkovsky called that film “phoney” and I can’t help but agree with him. Kubrik is generally overrated, but 2001 might be his most overrated work.
Who is Tarkovsky? The director of Solaris, which you can see on Tuesday the 3rd of February, at 7.30 pm. The sci-fi retrospective films will also have English subtitles. Unfortunately, tickets for Solaris have sold out.
My Dinner with Andre will be showing on the 4th of February at 3pm. Jurrasic Park, yes the first one, will be showing at 8pm on tusday the 17th of February. Slumdog Millionaire will show on the sixth of March.
(Persepolis is in French. It will probably only have Romanian subtitles, but yes, it is the classic film from a couple of decades back. And there is a retrospective film festival with Italian and French movies, also probably only Romanian subtitles. )