Program TIFF Oradea 2024

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. When Tamás' beloved wife Zsuzsa dies unexpectedly, the man agrees with his son that he can come and sit the Shiva in his house as long as he brings his grandson Ariel with him....See more details

Where Elephants Go is a film in which no elephant appears. It is a story of love and friendship between three characters in a difficult moment of their existence. Leni's, a sick little girl, but at the same time full of life. Of Marcel, a young man with suicidal tendencies for no reason or perhaps for all the reasons in the world....See more details

A young, revolutionary couple aboard the last train leaving Budapest after the Russian invasion of 1956. Meanwhile a young catholic priest is imprisoned and tortured by the communists in order to deliver information about hidden Vatican treasures. The two story lines get intertwined during an exciting chess game, as it turns out that nobody and nothing there is what it seems to be.

To one of the world’s most brutal dictatorial regimes, poetry represented the last molecules of freedom and the poets who dared to speak the truth became icons – and enemies of the Romanian Communist state. Ana Blandiana, one of Europe’s most important yet overlooked poets, is a symbol in the fight for democracy and freedom of speech, values that are again under threat around the world....See more details

One out of 19 million – the odds of being hit by a meteorite far exceed those of winning the lottery. But when luck actually strikes, the dream quickly becomes a nightmare, spectacularly shattering to pieces the lives of the lucky winners, as a flurry of thrilling, darkly humorous events turn their world upside down.

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. But the sole ruler of the area, the merciless Frederik de Schinkel, arrogantly believes this land belongs to him....See more details

In a small Hungarian town, Ana is a dedicated literature teacher. Beloved by her students for her unorthodox and creative approach, she assigns Agnieszka Holland’s Total Eclipse, depicting the relationship between French poets Arthur Rimbaud and Paul Verlaine, so they can better understand Rimbaud’s poetry....See more details

The year 1954 confronts Niculae Moromete with difficult choices. His tumultuous love affair with Vera, a married woman, comes to a head when Niculae can't bear the thought of sharing her and Vera can't make up her mind. Shaken in his own political convictions, Niculae is also faced with a lack of trust in the literary guild, increasingly influenced by the ideological shifts of the time....See more details

In 1960s New York, Holly Golightly, a beautiful and sophisticated young woman, leads an easy and carefree life with no obligations. While waiting for a marriage proposal from a wealthy man, she accompanies various affluent gentlemen, though her only connection to them is the gifts they give her. Holly's carefree life is turned upside down when she meets Paul, her new neighbor, a young man who dreams of becoming a successful writer....See more details

Muzică original și interpretare – Silhiatara Andrei Cozma – Sintetizator și percuție Mihaela Simai – Chitară și voce Eleonora Roșca – violoncel Ionuț Chiș – violă Variety, regia Ewald Andre Dupont, 1925 Variety este un cine-concert surprinzător și efervescent, filmul beneficiind de muzică originală și acompaniament al trupei Silhiatara (Oradea)....See more details