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Cinema Esperanto is a film series exploring multilingualism, cultural diversity, and different cinematic perspectives through screenings presented at Control Club with the support of cultural institutes. For this edition, Cinema Esperanto brings an iconic work of contemporary French cinema to the screen at Control Club: LA HAINE / HATE / URA, presented with the support of the French Institute in Romania. Free Entry with reservation - here. Director: Mathieu KassovitzCast: Vincent Cassel, Hubert Koundé, Saïd TaghmaouiGenre: Crime, DramaLanguage: French with Romanian subtitlesRunning time: 1h 38 minAge rating: 18+ Synopsis Directed by Mathieu Kassovitz, La Haine (1995) follows the story of three friends - Vinz, Saïd and Hubert - through twenty-four restless hours in a disadvantaged neighbourhood outside Paris, in the aftermath of a riot. Shot in black and white, La Haine seems suspended somewhere between fiction and documentary, between cinema and the rawness of the street, giving a face and a voice to a multicultural France shaken by the social tensions that marked life in the suburbs in the 1990s. The banlieue becomes more than a background; it becomes a character of its own - a space of friendship, boredom, anger, violence, street fights and belonging, separated from Paris by only a few kilometres, yet seemingly part of another world. Awards and recognition Beyond its powerful social portrait, La Haine is also a remarkable achievement in filmmaking. Kassovitz's inventive use of framing, camera movement, lighting and black-and-white photography the streets and concrete architecture of the banlieue into a distinctive cinematic language. By turning his camera away from iconic Paris and towards its overlooked suburbs, Mathieu Kassovitz helped reshape the cultural landscape of contemporary French cinema. His work earned him the Best Director Award at the 1995 Cannes Film Festival. The film's cultural and cinematic impact was quickly recognized internationally. In 1995, it received the Young European Film award at the European Film Awards, while Mathieu Kassovitz was awarded Best Director at the Cannes Film Festival. In 1996, La Haine won the César Awards for Best Film and Best Editing and also received the Lumière Awards for Best Film and Best Director. 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.
About
Cinema Esperanto is a film series exploring multilingualism, cultural diversity, and different cinematic perspectives through screenings presented at Control Club with the support of cultural institutes. For this edition, Cinema Esperanto brings an iconic work of contemporary French cinema to the screen at Control Club: LA HAINE / HATE / URA, presented with the support of the French Institute in Romania. Free Entry with reservation - here. Director: Mathieu KassovitzCast: Vincent Cassel, Hubert Koundé, Saïd TaghmaouiGenre: Crime, DramaLanguage: French with Romanian subtitlesRunning time: 1h 38 minAge rating: 18+ Synopsis Directed by Mathieu Kassovitz, La Haine (1995) follows the story of three friends - Vinz, Saïd and Hubert - through twenty-four restless hours in a disadvantaged neighbourhood outside Paris, in the aftermath of a riot. Shot in black and white, La Haine seems suspended somewhere between fiction and documentary, between cinema and the rawness of the street, giving a face and a voice to a multicultural France shaken by the social tensions that marked life in the suburbs in the 1990s. The banlieue becomes more than a background; it becomes a character of its own - a space of friendship, boredom, anger, violence, street fights and belonging, separated from Paris by only a few kilometres, yet seemingly part of another world. Awards and recognition Beyond its powerful social portrait, La Haine is also a remarkable achievement in filmmaking. Kassovitz's inventive use of framing, camera movement, lighting and black-and-white photography the streets and concrete architecture of the banlieue into a distinctive cinematic language. By turning his camera away from iconic Paris and towards its overlooked suburbs, Mathieu Kassovitz helped reshape the cultural landscape of contemporary French cinema. His work earned him the Best Director Award at the 1995 Cannes Film Festival. The film's cultural and cinematic impact was quickly recognized internationally. In 1995, it received the Young European Film award at the European Film Awards, while Mathieu Kassovitz was awarded Best Director at the Cannes Film Festival. In 1996, La Haine won the César Awards for Best Film and Best Editing and also received the Lumière Awards for Best Film and Best Director. 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.