The day begins at 10 am at Cinema Medeia Nimas with Kapo, by Gillo Pontecorvo, followed by a conversation with Jean Narboni, joining via Zoom. The discussion will be held in French. The screening offers an opportunity to revisit one of the Italian filmmaker’s most significant works, whose portrayal of life in the concentration camps continues to raise important questions about the representation of historical trauma. At the same time, following a rescheduling, Lars von Trier’s The House That Jack Built screens at Cinema São Jorge (Sala Manoel de Oliveira), with a discussion with the film’s cinematographer, Manuel Alberto Claro.
There is also a new screening of Sophie Letourneur’s Travel in Italy at 11 am in Room 3 of Cinema São Jorge, with the director present for a conversation afterwards. The film takes a Parisian couple’s crisis on a summer trip to the Mediterranean and turns it into a comic neurosis full of colour and souvenirs.
At 2 pm, Cinema Medeia Nimas presents Return to Aztlán, by Juan Mora Catlett. Admission is free, and the director will be present. Filmed entirely in Nahuatl, the film takes us back to the final years of the Aztec Empire, before the arrival of the Europeans. At the same time, Culturgest screens Věra Chytilová’s Daisies in the Small Auditorium, in a 4K presentation, while Cinema São Jorge (Sala Manoel de Oliveira) presents Lars von Trier’s Manderlay.
The afternoon continues with a selection of contemporary films. At 3 pm, Cinemas NOS Vasco da Gama screens Flies, by Fernando Eimbcke. At 4 pm, Cinema Medeia Nimas presents Kelly Reichardt’s Showing Up, while Cinema São Jorge screens Lars von Trier’s The Idiots in Sala 3, followed by a conversation with actor Jens Albinus.
At 5 pm, Kelly Reichardt will be at Cinema São Jorge (Manoel de Oliveira Room) for a screening of Night Moves, one of the most incisive works in her filmography. The film follows three environmental activists as they plan an act of sabotage, exploring the tensions between political conviction, individual responsibility and collective action.
At 7 pm, Cinema São Jorge (Room 3) screens Isabel, by Gabe Klinger, followed by a conversation with the director. At the same time, Teatro do Bairro hosts the closing session of the International Meeting of Film Schools, with a tribute to Professor João Milagre, the screening of the winning film, the awards ceremony and a round-table discussion.
The evening returns to the work of Lars von Trier. At 9 pm, Cinemas NOS Vasco da Gama presents Breaking the Waves, followed by a conversation with editor Anders Refn. At the same time, Cinema São Jorge screens Par 4 chemins, by Marie Vermillard, in Room 3, with the director present for a conversation in French. At 9.15 pm, Cinema Medeia Nimas presents A Man of His Time, by Emmanuel Marre. At Culturgest, in the Small Auditorium, there will be a screening of Last Summer, by Catherine Breillat.
The programme concludes at 10.30 pm at Cinema São Jorge with a cine-concert of Luis Buñuel’s L’Âge d’Or, accompanied by live music performed by Rodrigo Amado and David Maranha.
The full programme for 12 November is available on the LEFFEST website.