Cinema Esperanto #1: Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman – screening supported by the French Institute in Romania
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Cinema Esperanto is a series exploring multilingualism, cultural diversity, and cinematic perspectives through film screenings presented at Control Club with the support of cultural institutes. The series opens with Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman / Saules aveugles, femme endormie, presented with the support of the French Institute in Romania. • Free entry with prior reservation through here.• Screening starting 20.00h• Open doors: 19.30h Director: Pierre Földes Cast: Amaury de Crayencour, Mathilde Auneveux Genre: Animation, Drama, Science Fiction Countries: France, Luxembourg, Canada Running time: 1h40 Language: French, with English subtitles Age rating: 15+ Adapted from several short stories by Haruki Murakami, the film blends realism and fantasy into a poetic meditation on loneliness, loss, and reconstruction. Synopsis Tokyo, a few days after the 2011 earthquake and tsunami. Through memories, dreams, and fantasies, Kyoko, Komura, and Katagiri attempt to rediscover their identities and sense of purpose in a world marked by trauma and uncertainty.Kyoko abruptly leaves her husband after spending five consecutive days watching television coverage of the disaster. Komura, her bewildered husband, takes a week off work and travels north to deliver a mysterious box to two women, without knowing what it contains.Meanwhile, Katagiri, a lonely debt collector, returns home one evening to find a two-meter-tall frog asking for his help in saving Tokyo from another devastating earthquake. Awards Annecy International Animation Film Festival 2022 — Jury Award About Cinema Esperanto Each screening is an invitation to briefly inhabit other realities — to step into different ways of feeling, thinking, and making sense of the world.Developed in collaboration with cultural institutes, Cinema Esperanto unfolds as a shared experience situated somewhere between screening, gathering, and encounter.
Cinema Esperanto #1: Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman – screening supported by the French Institute in Romania
Control ClubAbout
Cinema Esperanto is a series exploring multilingualism, cultural diversity, and cinematic perspectives through film screenings presented at Control Club with the support of cultural institutes. The series opens with Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman / Saules aveugles, femme endormie, presented with the support of the French Institute in Romania. • Free entry with prior reservation through here.• Screening starting 20.00h• Open doors: 19.30h Director: Pierre Földes Cast: Amaury de Crayencour, Mathilde Auneveux Genre: Animation, Drama, Science Fiction Countries: France, Luxembourg, Canada Running time: 1h40 Language: French, with English subtitles Age rating: 15+ Adapted from several short stories by Haruki Murakami, the film blends realism and fantasy into a poetic meditation on loneliness, loss, and reconstruction. Synopsis Tokyo, a few days after the 2011 earthquake and tsunami. Through memories, dreams, and fantasies, Kyoko, Komura, and Katagiri attempt to rediscover their identities and sense of purpose in a world marked by trauma and uncertainty.Kyoko abruptly leaves her husband after spending five consecutive days watching television coverage of the disaster. Komura, her bewildered husband, takes a week off work and travels north to deliver a mysterious box to two women, without knowing what it contains.Meanwhile, Katagiri, a lonely debt collector, returns home one evening to find a two-meter-tall frog asking for his help in saving Tokyo from another devastating earthquake. Awards Annecy International Animation Film Festival 2022 — Jury Award About Cinema Esperanto Each screening is an invitation to briefly inhabit other realities — to step into different ways of feeling, thinking, and making sense of the world.Developed in collaboration with cultural institutes, Cinema Esperanto unfolds as a shared experience situated somewhere between screening, gathering, and encounter.