Slovenia is known in the international cultural scene mainly thanks to the philosopher Slavoj Žižek, the avant-garde movement Neue Slowenische Kunst (New Slovenian Art) and the political performances of the conceptual band Laibach. Slovenian cinema, which for a long time was also part of internationally established Yugoslavian cinematography, was predestined for diversity because of its history and geographical location between the Alps, the Mediterranean and the Pannonian Plain, and continues to deliver creative pinpricks today. What was significant in the past was a different, socially engaged, and artistic approach to the genre of what was known as partisan film. In the 1950s, Slovenian film experienced a phase of commercialization and flirted with Western trends. Slovenia's independence redefined Slovenian film. This program, which comprises two classics and six recent features, sheds light on a country whose cinema combines universal themes with a regional touch and observes them from unusual angles - cinematic journeys between the past and present, East and West, social drama, epic Kammerspiel and subtle irony. (Bernd Buder)
Curated by Bernd Buder. In cooperation with SKICA Berlin and the Slovenian Film Centre.
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