European Union Film Festival

by khmerbird on May 5, 2009

in Movie

The EU Film Festival is presented by the Embassies of the EU Member States and the EC Delegation, in collaboration with the Centre Culturel Français du Cambodge.

Schedule

Tuesday 5
7pm Demain on déménage

Wednesday 6
7pm Christmas story
9pm Monkey in the winter

Thursday 7
7pm Goodbye Lenin
9pm Santa Maradona

Fryday 8
7pm DUSKA
9pm Kidz in da hood

Saturday 9
7pm The Duchess

Synopsis of the Films

France
Demain on déménage
dir : Chantal Akerman
A mother comes back to live in her daughter’s house after the death of her husband, bringing her luggage and furniture.

Bulgaria
Monkeys in winter
dir : Milena Andonova
This compassionate and sensitive drama explores the lives of three mothers belonging to different generations, who must face bleak decisions.

Finland
Christmas Story
dir : Juha Wuolijoki
A Finnish Christmas film for the entire family tells the touching story of how Santa Claus came to be Santa.

Italy
Santa Maradona
dir : Marco Ponti
An honest and entertaining look at recent graduates in Turin unable to make the transition from carefree student years to adulthood, career, responsibility and commitment.

Germany
Good bye Lenin
dir : Wolfgang Becker
In 1989, Alex Kerner’s mother is in a coma after a heart attack and misses the fall of the Berlin Wall. She awakes in summer 1990. Alex must conceal the fall of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany regime from her to preserve her. He and his friends pretend to the sick woman that the German Democratic Republic still exists.

United Kingdom
The Duchess
dir : Saul Dibb
A chronicle of the life of 18th century aristocrat Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, who was reviled for her extravagant political and personal life.

Netherlands
Duska
dir : Jos Stelling
A film critic and a poor Russian vagabond make for a very odd couple.

Sweden
Kids in da hood (Förortsungar)
dir : Catti Edfeldt, Ylva Gustavsson
This is the gripping and touching story of Amina who came to Sweden with her grandfather 3 years ago. She still hasn’t got a residence permit and when her grandfather

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