Schedule

Schedule

Tuesday 18.06

    18:00
    Dacia Mănăștur Cinema
    Muzică originală & interpretare live: Irina-Margareta Nistor & CelloFun

    Cine-concert A Page of Madness

    Muzică originală & interpretare live: Irina-Margareta Nistor & CelloFun

    A Page of Madness, dir. Teinosuke Kinugasa, Japonia, 1926

    Original music & live interpretation: Irina-Margareta Nistor & CelloFun

    A Page of Madness is an experimental silent thriller. Considered lost for 45 years, the film is the product of an avant-garde group of artists from Japan, known as Shinkankakuha (School of New Perceptions), who sought to surpass naturalistic representation in film, being influenced by German expressionism cinema. The event will take place on Tuesday, June 18, starting at 6:00 p.m., at Cinema Dacia - https://tiff.eventbook.ro/
     
    The action of the film is set in a psychiatric institution in rural Japan. In the midst of a torrential rain, a caretaker walks the halls of an asylum populated by patients with mental illnesses... Using extravagant superimpositions, hallucinatory sequences, and fast and insistent visual structures, the film builds an intense and claustrophobic atmosphere. Neither pro nor anti-madness, not at all traditional, but not purely modern, A Page of Madness is lush and ambiguous, fully deserving its cult film status.
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    18:00
    Florin Piersic Cinema
    TIFF.23

    Ex-Husbands

    TIFF.23

    Peter Pearce’s parents divorced after 65 years, his wife left him after 35, and his two sons, Mickey and Nick, are off leading their own lives. When Peter flies to Tulum, crashing Nick’s bachelor party hosted by Mickey, he realizes he’s not the only Pearce man in crisis.

    United States - 2023
    98 minute
    Supernova
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    18:30
    Military Club
    Dinner prepared by Chef Paul Oppenkamp at Da Pino, presented by Nespresso

    Film Food: Sugar and Stars

    Dinner prepared by Chef Paul Oppenkamp at Da Pino, presented by Nespresso

    18:30 - Film Screening: Sugar and Stars, dir. Sèbastien Tulard, France, 110’ | Cercul Militar

    20:30 - Dinner prepared by Chef Paul Oppenkamp at Da Pino, presented by Nespresso

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    18:30
    Student House
    TIFF.23

    The Contestant

    TIFF.23

    The Contestant is the incredible true story of a man who lived for 15 months trapped inside a small room, naked, starving and alone... and completely unaware that his life was being broadcast on national TV in Japan, to over 15 million viewers a week.

    United Kingdom - 2023
    90 minute
    Focus Japan
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    18:30
    Military Club
    TIFF.23

    Sugar and Stars

    TIFF.23

    Ever since he was a little boy, Yazid has dreamed of becoming a pastry chef. Moved from one foster home to another, nothing predestined him for such a career.

    France - 2023
    110 minute
    Film Food
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    19:00
    Art Museum
    TIFF.23

    Concert JACOB MEDREA (DE)

    TIFF.23

    Praised by Marc Rebillet (‘’this is dope’’) and being honoured by TEDx Cluj for an outstanding performance Jacob Medrea is truly a one man show. Saxophone, Beatbox, Drums, Singing, Keyboard and a Loop-Station get turned into grooves of all shapes to get the crowd moving.

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    19:30
    Victoria Cinema
    TIFF.23

    The Dreamer

    TIFF.23

    Raphael, a one-eyed man, is the caretaker of a mansion where no one lives anymore. Soon to turn 60, he lives with his mother in a small house located at the entrance to the grounds of the stately manor.

    France - 2023
    95 minute
    Competition
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    19:30
    ARTA Cinema Cluj
    TIFF.23

    Danger Zone

    TIFF.23

    In the competitive world of tourism, there are very few experiences that are out of bounds. The documentary explores the world of war tourism, catering to a growing market for ever rarer and extreme experiences.

    Poland - 2023
    93 minute
    What's Up, Doc?
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    19:30
    Mărăști Cinema
    Special screening for the visually impaired

    Horia

    Special screening for the visually impaired

    After a fight with his father, 17-year-old Horia takes off on his father’s old motorbike in a cross-country journey to reunite with his love. On the road, he is joined by Stela, a sassy 13-year-old, and an unlikely friendship blooms.

    108 minute
    miniTIFF
    Romanian Days
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    19:45
    Sapientia University
    TIFF.23
    +18

    On the Go

    TIFF.23

    To be or not to be a mother, that is the question. At 37, Milagros stretches a carefree youth in her last years of fertility, while Jonathan seeks solace on Grindr in order to overcome abandonment issues.

    Spain - 2023
    72 minute
    Smart 7
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    20:30
    Dacia Mănăștur Cinema
    TIFF.23
    +12

    Scrapper

    TIFF.23

    Georgie is a 12-year-old girl who lives on her own in London. She’s happy about it, in fact she’d rather have it that way. She steals bikes with her best mate Ali and sells them on to get by.

    United Kingdom - 2023
    84 minute
    miniTIFF
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    20:30
    Florin Piersic Cinema
    TIFF.23

    Amal

    TIFF.23

    Amal, a teacher in a Brussels school, encourages her students to cultivate a passion for reading, defend freedom of expression and promote acceptance of others. But her outspokenness upsets some students and colleagues tied to Islamic extremism, which vehemently opposes her teaching methods.

    France - 2023
    111 minute
    Supernova
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    21:00
    Student House
    TIFF.23

    Head On

    TIFF.23

    Cahit stumbles from bar to bar in Hamburg, lost in an alcoholic haze. The boozy Turkish immigrant crashes his car into a wall, which lands him in a mental institution. There he meets the suicidal Sibel.

    Germany - 2004
    121 minute
    Special Screenings
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    21:15
    Victoria Cinema
    TIFF.23

    The Old Bachelor

    TIFF.23

    In an Iran weighed down by a struggling economy, two middle-aged brothers live with their bullying father. A man prone to rages and driven by chauvinism, the father’s abusiveness found his second wife leaving him.

    Iran - 2024
    192 minute
    Competition
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    21:30
    Art Museum
    TIFF.23

    Obsessed with Light

    TIFF.23

    Obsessed with Light is a meditation on light and the enduring obsession to create. The film pulls back the curtain on Loïe Fuller, a wildly original performer who revolutionized the visual culture of the early 20th century. But it is not a biopic.

    United States - 2023
    90 minute
    Larger than Life
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    21:45
    Unirii Open Air
    TIFF.23

    The Promised Land

    TIFF.23

    In 1755, the impoverished captain Ludvig Kahlen sets out to conquer the harsh, uninhabitable Danish heath with a seemingly impossible goal: to build a colony in the name of the King. In exchange, he’ll receive a desperately desired Royal name for himself.

    Denmark - 2023
    127 minute
    Supernova
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    21:45
    Poligon Park Floresti
    Original music & live performance: Silhiatara

    Cine-concert Variety

    Original music & live performance: Silhiatara

    Carnival owner "Boss" Huller used to be a talented acrobat, but his career was cut short after a fall. Now owner of a lowbrow sideshow act with his wife, Huller meets a beautiful young woman and he runs off with her, abandoning his family.

    Germany - 1925
    94 minute
    Special Screenings
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    22:00
    ARTA Cinema Cluj
    TIFF.23

    Eternal You

    TIFF.23

    Joshua chats day and night with the digital clone of his deceased first love. Christi just wants confirmation that her late best friend is doing well in heaven, but has a harrowing experience with his AI likeness.

    Germany - 2024
    87 minute
    What's Up, Doc?
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    22:00
    Sapientia University
    TIFF.23

    Werewolf

    TIFF.23

    Adrià is a boy who lives in a village with his older brother. Adrià is mute, can't stand enclosed spaces, and finds it hard to keep his attention when spoken to. Wherever he goes, everyone makes fun of him, insults him, throws stones at him.

    Spain - 2023
    104 minute
    Full Moon
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Wednesday 19.06

    12:00
    ARTA Cinema Cluj
    TIFF.23

    April in France

    TIFF.23

    April, a 5-year-old English girl, is unhappy to move to France. From Paris, she relocates to the small medieval village where her great-grandfather lived. There, she is convinced that he is only sleeping in the cemetery and that he will come back to be with her.

    France - 2023
    77 minute
    What's Up, Doc?
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    12:30
    Victoria Cinema
    TIFF.23

    The Other Son

    TIFF.23

    Federico and his brother Simón live their adolescence to the fullest, until the day Simón dies when he falls from a balcony at a party. While his family environment crumbles before his eyes, Federico tries to live his last weeks of school normally.

    Argentina - 2023
    90 minute
    Competition
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    13:15
    Military Club
    TIFF.23

    Natatorium

    TIFF.23

    18-year-old Lilja stays with her estranged grandparents in the city while she auditions for a performance group. Waiting for the result Lilja observes her grandmother's peculiar behaviours that involve weird religious rituals.

    Iceland - 2024
    106 minute
    Smart 7
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    14:00
    ARTA Cinema Cluj
    TIFF.23

    Danger Zone

    TIFF.23

    In the competitive world of tourism, there are very few experiences that are out of bounds. The documentary explores the world of war tourism, catering to a growing market for ever rarer and extreme experiences.

    Poland - 2023
    93 minute
    What's Up, Doc?
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    14:45
    Sapientia University
    TIFF.23

    Milky Way

    TIFF.23

    In a secluded mountain town, adults live a life with secrets and untold desires, while teenagers struggle to imagine a future in the big city. High-school senior Maria, who is dreaming of becoming a dancer, finds her dream colliding with an unwanted pregnancy.

    Greece - 2023
    111 minute
    Coming Up Next
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    15:00
    Victoria Cinema
    TIFF.23

    Day Tripper

    TIFF.23

    On an ordinary day in a city of north China, people struggle for their life as usual. A middle-aged man finds his position replaced by a young person. He doesn't know where to go. The man's wife wants a new life. She tries to move to a new place and break up with her lover.

    China - 2023
    91 minute
    Competition
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    15:30
    Florin Piersic Cinema
    TIFF.23
    Pornit

    All about the Levkoviches

    TIFF.23

    The generous but stubborn boxing coach Tamás gets along well with everyone but his own son. They have not spoken since Iván moved to Israel and entered a deeply religious orthodox community.

    Hungary - 2024
    85 minute
    Hungarian Day
    miniTIFF
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