«More than ever» with Vicky Cripps and French film star Gaspar Uliel (who died in an accident in the Alps last January at the age of just 37), in his latest role, stunning Lea Seydoux in Ildiko Enedi's period film «The Story of My Wife», Adele Exarchopoulos and alongside Daphne Patakia in Lea Michioux's mysterious tale «The Five Devils,» Noah Baubach brings Don Delillo's «White Noise» to the screen, «Wild Night» (in a «Holy Night») and Christos Paschalis« »Silence 6-9,« »a gripping, retro-futuristic love story," according to Variety.
The eleven films coming to cinemas from Thursday 8 December.
Quiet 6-9
A man and a woman, Ares and Anna, meet by chance in a small, seaside town. They are the only strangers in a town filled with antennas broadcasting the voices of the Disappeared, its inhabitants who have suddenly and inexplicably disappeared. As we follow daily life and the strange tactics devised by those left behind to communicate with the Disappeared, Anna and Ares fall in love. A few days later, Anna disappears.
We first met director Christos Passalis as an actor in Giorgos Lanthimos' Fang, and as director and writer in the film The City and the City, which he co-wrote with Sulla Tzoumerka.
Quiet 6-9, which had its world premiere at the Karlovy Vary Film Festival (Official Competition Section), won the Best Film Award at the Linea d'Ombra Festival (Italy), and had its Greek premiere at the 63rd Thessaloniki Film Festival (International Competition Section, Official First of the Greek Film Festival).
«Silence 6-9 describes a world in between reality and dreams, a world that is silent in order to be able to communicate with those who are lost and impossible to forget. A film about the impossibility or the impossibility of saying goodbye», as Christos Passalis says in his note. Starring Angeliki Papoulia, Christos Passalis, Sofia Kokkali, Maria Skoula and Marissa Triantafyllidou.
Exclusively in Astor (Athens) and Pavlos Zanna (Thessaloniki).
White Noise
A modern American family's attempts to cope with the mundane conflicts of everyday life, while struggling with the mysteries of love, death and the possibility of happiness in an uncertain world.
«White Noise confronts the idea of death - the only way to truly live your life is to acknowledge that it's about to end,“ says director Noah Baubach. ”My father gave me the book when I was in college. He was a writer and he loved movies, so the book was a synthesis of what interested him. He passed away in 2019 and when I re-read the book that year, I was terribly influenced by it. Don Delillo [the book's author] shows us all the strategies and routines we've discovered to accept the unthinkable idea of death, and then he unravels those defences [...] I had the feeling that whatever was happening in the country, the book would feel like it was written for that particular moment. If I had reread it after 9/11, during the early days of the internet or when Trump was elected-somehow it has things to say about this country that have always been true.».
Played by Adam Driver, Greta Gerwick, Don Cheadle.
The five devils
Vicki, a strange and lonely little girl, has a magical gift: she can reproduce any fragrance she likes, which she then collects in a series of meticulously labelled jars. She has secretly captured the scent of her mother Joanne for whom she has a fierce, overwhelming love. When her father's sister enters their lives, Vicki reproduces her scent and is transported into dark memories that lead her to discover the secrets of the village, her family, and her own existence.
Shot on film, Lea Michioux's mysterious new film, following her acclaimed directorial debut with Ava, which stole the show at the Cannes Directors' Fortnight, looks at motherhood and repressed emotions against the backdrop of a fairytale mountain village. Starring Adele Exarchopoulos (The Life of Adele) and a disarming first-time young girl (Sally Drame), The Five Devils boldly straddles different cinematic genres to reveal the secrets of a different family.
Also in the cast, Daphne Patakia, Swala Emati, Mustafa Ebeng, Sali Drame.
More than ever before
Starring Vicky Crips («Invisible Thread», «Corsage») and Gaspar Uliel («Saint Laurent», «The Endless Engagement») in a moving story about how you can fill your life with light, even before the end. A couple's life is shaken by a serious health problem. When Hélène discovers the blog of a man who lives in Norway and seems to be in a much better position to face the impending end, she decides, after some online discussions, to leave the painful treatments and travel to meet him. Her partner, however, is unable to see her decision calmly. Directed by Emily Atef.
Official Participation in the competition section «A Certain Look» of the Cannes Film Festival.
Wild Night
A group of mercenaries break into a wealthy family's mansion on Christmas Eve and hold everyone inside hostage. But no one is prepared for a surprise fighter: Santa Claus happens to be in the neighbourhood and will soon show the thugs that he's not so holy.
«The only thing they told me when they sent me the script was that it was like Die Hard with Santa Claus,» said director Tommy Wircola (Hansel & Gretel).
With David Harbur, John Leguizamo, Cam Gigadette, Alex Hassel, Alexis Lauder, Eddie Patterson and Beverly D'Angelo.
In the dark
A family living in post-war Kosovo, protected by KFOR (Kosovo Force : NATO-controlled peacekeeping organisation) during the day, when darkness falls, experiences a terrifying ordeal. Its members struggle to prove that their fear is justified, not to lose their sanity and to stay alive.
Dusan Milic is inspired by a letter from a Serbian schoolgirl read at the UN assembly and, experimenting with the promise of a horror film, delivers a timely anti-war allegory.
With Danica Kurzic, Slavo Stimak, Flavio Parenti, Miona Ilof.
The film is a co-production between Serbia, Denmark, Italy, Bulgaria and Greece and was screened at the Premiere Nights.
The story of my wife
In a Parisian café at the beginning of the 20th century, a tough Danish captain bets a friend that he will marry the first woman he sees coming through the door. Luckily for him, the woman is the stunning Lizzie. Unfortunately, however, a marriage that starts out as a cute joke soon turns into an emotionally painful descent into jealousy.
With Lea Seydoux (No Time To Die, Spectre), Yeez Naber, Louis Garrell (Little Ladies, Accusation).
The new film by award-winning Hungarian actress Ildiko Enedi («The Soul and the Body») had its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival.
R.M.N.
A few days before Christmas, Matthias, after quitting his job in Germany, returns to his homeland, a multi-ethnic village in Transylvania. He wishes to have more involvement in the upbringing of his son Rudy, which for some time has been the sole responsibility of his mother Ana, and thus help the child overcome the fears that have been plaguing him. In addition, he worries about his elderly father and at the same time he is eager to see his former lover Sheila. When some new workers are hired at the factory run by Sheila, the peace in the community is disturbed.
The new film by Romanian director Christian Muntziou («4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days», «Behind the Hills», «Graduation») was screened at the Cannes Film Festival.
Clown The Movie
The village administrator decides to appoint a public secretary to serve the citizens, as his employees are forced to neglect their work in order to serve their illiterate fellow citizens in their written communication. Hatziavati sets out to find the right person for the position, until he meets Karagiozis who impresses him with his grammatical knowledge that he says he has, and the search comes to an end! After a hilarious meeting with the Commander, Karagiozis becomes the village's grammarian and, full of appetite and empty of knowledge, grabs a pencil and paper.
The first feature length animation with Karagiozis as the hero. The film is edited by the clown player Athos Danellis. The script is based on the story «The Karagiozis Secretary». Directed by Akis Karras, Christos Livaditis, Ekaterini Papageorgiou.
Dragon Ball Super Super Hero
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xs-t6lGMdXU&t=1s
The second feature-length anime film in the Dragon Ball Super franchise, based on Akira Toriyama's manga. It is directed by Tetsuro Kontama. The Red Ribbon Army from Goku's past returns with two new droids.
The source of virgins
A young girl with an unfeigned soul goes with her jealous, panhandler and pregnant maid to deliver candles to the church, something that, according to local custom, only a virgin can do. However, the church is quite far from her family's farm, her road is long, and at one point she encounters three people, who at first she thinks are just shepherds. Although the young woman shares her food with them, the three men attack, rape and kill her.
The perpetrators later seek refuge on the farm where the girl's parents live. Both her father and mother accept them into their home until they discover the horrific crime.
Ingmar Bergman's film (Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film and Golden Globe for Best Foreign Language Film), which shocked audiences - in some US states it was banned - with Max von Sydoff, Birgitta Wahlberg, Gunnel Lindblom, Birgitta Peterson.
Screened in a digitally restored print exclusively at Andorra Cinema.
