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UPCOMING EVENT!!!

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The Program on Gender & Culture at Central European University
and
The Hungarian Film Institute
present

CHANGING ROLES,  NEW REPRESENTATIONS

Central and East-European Film Festival


May 9, 1999 - May 11, 1999
OEroekmozgo Theatre (Budapest, VII., Erzsebet krt. 39.)

The transitions in the countries of Central and East Europe over the
last decade have fostered a reconsideration of gender roles and
concern for social and other inequalities between the sexes within the
broader cultural context. This film festival features productions from
the region which portray these transitions from a gender perspective,
and examine the possiblities of continuous transition in all aspects
of society.

May 9, 1999  (Sunday)

4:00 p.m.

Olivera MiloUE Todoroviee: Vampasan (Yugoslavian, 1998;
voiceover/Serbian/English subtitles, 20AE)
This playfully avantgarde B92 production presents a unique collection
of short dance compositions and listenersAE views on the roles of men
and women in contemporary society.

Magdalena Lazarkiewicz: The other side (Polish, 1998; video,
voiceover/Polish, 53AE)
On the evening of November 20, 1811, the famous German poet Heinrich
von Kleist and Henriette Vogell, his beautiful girlfriend checked into
a motel right outside of Berlin.  The next day they both committed
suicide, an act very well thought-out and arranged.  What really
happened in the hours preceding this very tragic and mysterious event?
 This film attampts to re-construct or rather interpret these facts,
although it can also be considered a poetic expression of the
mysterious depths of the soul.

6:00 p.m.

Ildiko Enyedi: Magic Hunter (Hungarian, 1994; Hungarian voice/English
subtitles, 100AE) A story which incorporates the German fable and
WeberAEs opera; the hunter is given seven magic marbles, the last one
of which is lead by the Devil.  The hero nowadays is a sharpshooter
police officer, and his client the famous Russian chess player - but
the Devil is still in our midst:  the "hunterAEs" wife falls in love
with the Russian.

8:00 p.m.

Kira Muratova: Three stories  (Russian-Ukrainian, 1997;
voiceover/Russian, 105AE)
Furnace number 6.  How to get rid of your wifeAEs dead body. Ophelia.
The heroine attempts to free the world from those whom nobody needs,
and who do not need anyone. Death and the girl.  How long can a 5
year-old handle an old cripple?

Discussion with Rena Litvinova and Ildiko Enyedi to follow the
screening, with Miglena Nikolchina as moderator.

May 10, 1999  (Monday)

4:00 p.m.

Ildiko Szabo: Bitches  (Hungarian, 1995; Hungarian voice/English
subtitles, 93AE)
Three women decide to free themselves from their
nerve-wrecking marriages and start a new life.  After their divorce,
Laci and Eniko decide to swap the kids every two weeksaWhen Dorka
tells Gyuri that she is pregnant with her young loverAEs baby, her
husband tries to rape her in front of the childrenaBarbaraAEs husband
is an alcoholic painter, who cheats on his wife with his models for
"artistic reasonsa"

6:00 p.m.

Rumjana Petkova: Burn, burn, little flame I-II  (Bulgarian, 1994;
voiceover/Bulgarian, 210AE) A screenplay written by Malina Tomova
based on her experiences as a teacher, about one of the most barbaric
anti-minority actions of the sixties:  the bulgarization of Muslim
names.  Director Rumjana Petkova, with the help of cinematographer
Svetla Ganeva depicts the atmosphere of the hidden village in the
Rodope mountains with great sensitivity and eye for detail:  this is
where a young teacher initiates a grave struggle against the inhumane
orders and the senseless traditions.

Discussion  with Rumjana Petkova and Dessa Krassova to follow the
screening, with Ildiko Szabo, Szalay Mariann, Peter Krasztev and  Ivan
Forgacs as moderators.

May 11, 1999  (Tuesday)

4:00 p.m.

Snjepesetaana Tribuson:  Recognition (Croatian, 1998;
voiceover/Croatian, 87AE) Ana tries to forget her experiences during
the war, and tries to return to a normal everyday life. However, when
she recognizes her tormentor from the past in a cafe, the man tries to
get rid of the dangerous witness.  Ana turns to the police for help,
and while they first doubt her story, the events themselves seem to
prove that they are dealing with a war criminal.

6:00 p.m.

Franci Slak: When I Close My Eye  (Slovenian, 1993;
voiceover/Slovenian/English subtitles, 94AE) The atmosphere of the
film echoes Hitchcock, and its protagonist is Ana, a young postal
worker. One day a man robbs the post office, but upon his departure,
he leaves a few banknotes for the girl to fix up her hair.  It turns
out that Ana did not turn over the entire sum, and she flees with most
of the money.  She gets a new hairstyle, but the memory of the robber
still haunts hera

8:00 p.m.

AEelimir AEilnik:  Marble Ass (Yugoslavian, 1995;
voiceover/Serbian/English subtitles, 80AE) Merlin, the transvestite
and Sanela, the prostitute live happily in a Belgrade apartment.  But
their idyllic existence is disrupted by Johnny, who returns from the
Bosnian war.  Johnny, armed to his teeth, is not sure what drives him
more:  aggressiveness or sexual desire.  However, the message of the
director is quite clear:  make love, not war!


Discussion with Franci Slak and  AEelimir AEilnik to follow the
screening, with Vera Gyuerey as moderator.

For More Information:
CEU, Program on Gender & Culture
Tel: 327-3034     E-mail: <gender at ceu.hu>

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