SONG OF THE LITTLE ROAD
India, 1955
Language: English with Ukrainian subtitles
Directed by Satyajit Ray
Starring Kanu Bannerjee, Karuna Bannerjee, Subir Bannerjee
Indian cinema is all about singing and dancing. That’s what most people think. But that’s not true. At least not always true. Some of the Indian movies are contemporary classics. And «Song of the little road» is definitely one of those.
The movie tells a breathtaking story of an ordinary Indian family at the dawn of the 20th century. Apu is born into a poor family. His father is a poet and a priest who can’t do anything to save his family from poverty. Apu’s sister is stealing from neighbors’ orchards. His mother spends days quarreling with an old aunt.
The life itself seems to be an endless chain of wasted days and unfulfilled dreams. But to be human means to have dreams and a kind heart. That’s what Apu learns and so you do along with him.
Don’t miss this wonderful movie. It has every chance to become one of your favorites if you expect something more than mere entertainment when the lights go out in the cinema.
SHORTS ATTACK!
Language: Original with Ukrainian subtitles
Short movies often require more talent than usual ones. The director has no time to build the plot, to go deep into the characters’ lives, surround them with details and features that help understand who they are. A story must be told in a few minutes. And only those endowed with an art of storytelling can make it happen.
Berlin festival «Interfilm» presents a selection of short films from all over the world. Some of them won the best prizes in Cannes and other respected festivals.
Some true masterpieces to be found here. For example a story of two lovers who survived the Apocalypse. A story about the girl’s imagination – a main source of her troubles. A story about an alien who comes to Earth and can’t tell the difference between love and catastrophe. A love story about a diver and a fish…
MASTERCLASS CINEMA CLUB
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Song of the little road
May 24 at 7 p.m.
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Shorts attack!
May 19 – May 25 at 3:40 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
ZHOVTEN
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Shorts attack!
May 20 – May 25 at 5 p.m., 6:30 p.m., 8 p.m.
