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PODCAST | Angelo Acerbi interviews Nicolai Johnansen, director of the film If You Knew. 

Nicolai Johnasen with his film If You Knew, in the Furture Frames section fo the Karlovy vary Film Festival, introduces a new approach to the classic dramatic situation of recovering after a break up. As he tells us, he was interesting in the stalking aspect of it, when one cannot help but searching what the other persone is doing now, and he uses this as the starting point of the narrative, with a touch of thriller and action too.

If You Knew: It’s been a few months since Leonora last heard from her ex-boyfriend, but she can’t get him out of her mind. If only he knew that the things she did in the past were because of her illness. How desperately she would like to look him in the eyes and explain it all. But her yearning for forgiveness could violate the personal boundaries of the one she so desperately loves.

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PODCAST | Angelo Acerbi interviews Max Ovaska, director of the film Carrier. 

Max Ovaska tells us the story of a woman, alone and pregnant who is a drug smuggler and risks it on a one last trip, close to the end of her pregnancy. Max has influences on action films and thriller and his direction shows it. We talked about this and more.

Carrier: Janika is in the advanced stages of pregnancy, a condition she exploits in order to smuggle drugs from Tallinn to Helsinki, since pregnant women don’t have to go through customs. As her date approaches, and with a new job waiting, Janika is nevertheless determined to do one last deal. But soon she feels the first contractions.

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PODCAST | Angelo Acerbi interviews Martin Kuba, director of the film Vinland.

Martin Kuba, with Vinland, in the Future frames section of the Karlovy Vary Film Festival, gives a new take on the tragic tales of immigration narrating the arc in a man’s life, when he is exploited by the Russian mafia in the Czech Republic. We talked with Martin about his necessity in making this film and in the importance of history, when he repeats itself.

Vinland: Like many others, Daniil has decided to leave his native Georgia and move to Prague in search of better pay. Originally a teacher, he finds a job with Ukrainian laborers controlled by a Russian boss called Sergei and thus becomes a cog in the machinery that takes advantage of the work of illegal immigrants… Vinland looks at the lives of people who exist all around us but about whom we know so little because their identities disappear the moment they relinquish their passports to the mafia who are interested only in profit.

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PODCAST | Angelo Acerbi interviews Magdalena Chmielewska, director of the film Lullaby.

Magdalena Chmielewska brings on the screen her own story, having suffered from insomnia as a child, in her film Lullaby, in the Future Frames section of the Karlovy Vary film festival. She is helped in this fascinating tale by an incredible young actress, Magdalena Zak, whose face is incrediby expressive and strong, and upsetting as well.

Lullaby: As the rest of the world falls asleep, Eva stays awake. In order to get at least a little bit closer to that elusive slumber, she spends her nights in other people’s houses, quietly watching their sleeping inhabitants. Not only is Eva’s ever-growing sleep deprivation a source of fatigue, but it also causes her to see the world differently as its real contours are increasingly distorted.

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PODCAST | Angelo Acerbi interviews Lukas Kacinaukas, director of the film I Was Max.

Lukas Kacinauskas brings on the screen some aspects of the new way of meeting up, in the time of digital apps in the gay world, which are truthful and taken form personal experiences. He talks about the new and only way to meet new people in the era of covid and social networks in a intelligent, well written and well acted way.

I Was Max: One evening that means a lot for Max. It’s the first time he dares to go on a date arranged on the internet. The moment he gets into Tadas’s car, he embarks on a journey into the unknown. A sensitive look at the process of self-acceptance, at the moment when we have to stop hiding and to accept responsibility for who we truly are – and not to be ashamed of it.

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PODCAST | Angelo Acerbi interviews Brenda Lien, director of the film First Work Then Play.

Brenda Lien presents at Karlovy Vary her creative short film, in the Future Frames section, bringing us in a pop fantasy world of duties and demands and constrictions where a musician pressured to create cannot make it. A little autobiographical, as she explains, and very surreal.

First Work Then Play: After Maxi wins an important music award, the pressure for her to release an album only increases. But pressure equals crisis, crisis equals self-doubt, and self-doubt does not make for a creative atmosphere. Maxi’s inner child can lash out as much as it likes, but her inner cop won’t give it even a minute to play or relax. A playful, glitter-covered study of depression and burnout.

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PODCAST | Chiara Nicoletti interviews Natalie Portman, actress of the film Thor: Love and Thunder.

In Rome to present the italian and world release of Thor:Love and Thunder, Natalie Portman talks about the evolution of her character Jane Forster and her turning into the superhero Mighty Thor. “One of the best aspects of doing this movie is that you get to be a female superhero with another female superhero” says the actress while talking about teaming up with Tessa Thompson as Valkyrie in the film. Theatrical release July 6th, 2022.

Thor: Love and Thunder: the God of Thunderembarks ona journey unlike anything he’s ever faced—one of self-discovery. But his efforts are interrupted by a galactic killer known as Gorr the God Butcher, who seeks the extinction of the gods. To combat the threat, Thor enlists the help of King Valkyrie, Korg and ex-girlfriend Jane Foster, who—to Thor’s surprise—inexplicably wields his magical hammer, Mjolnir, as the Mighty Thor. Together they venture out ona harrowing cosmic adventure to uncover the mystery of the God Butcher’s vengeance and stop him before it’s too late.

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PODCAST | Chiara Nicoletti interviews Carmen Pedrero, director of the film Winds of Springtime.

Vientos de primavera, screening at the 56th Karlovy Vary Film Festival in the Future Frames section is director’s Carmen Pedrero’s letter to her teen self back in the past. The young director confirms that She wanted to direct a personal story, about an experience she personally made in the past, in her teenage years. What about the condition of women in cinema? A change is going on, Pedrero hopes. 10 years ago it was very difficult to find women directors to relate with and look up to, now there are many examples. Among those, Carla Simon, who recently won the Berlinale with Alcarràs.

Winds of Springtime: Teenager Amelie is impatiently counting down to the end of the school year. The class is going on a trip to Tenerife, and Amelie can finally pack a pair of jeans – after many years, she can now throw off the orthopedic corset that has kept her from wearing this particular article of clothing. A poetic film about the dreams, desires, and disappointments that are an integral part of our journey towards adulthood.

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PODCAST | Chiara Nicoletti interviews Maciej Jankowski , director of the film Fruits and Vegetables.

Fruits and Vegetables has been described as “A loving drama about parents and children, about accepting oneself, and about a new dress that can change a lot of things” and director Maciej Jankowski agrees with this description. Fruits and vegetables is Jankowski’s diploma film.

Fruits and Vegetables: It’s difficult to say what Wojtek struggles with more in life: his obesity and the old car stuffed with fruits and vegetables that his mother uses to drive him to school every day, or the classmates who make fun of him because of it. And Wojtek’s mother, who operates a small grocery store, doesn’t seem to notice his troubles. Maybe it’s because she has enough to worry about trying to feed them both. Or perhaps she has no idea how to help her son. One day, all these problems escalate – but there’s a surprising solution… A loving drama about an unusual mother-son relationship, about the importance of accepting oneself, and about a new dress that can change a lot of things.

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PODCAST | Chiara Nicoletti interviews Alica Bednáriková, director of the film Liquid Bread.

Can humour and satire be the key in cinema as in life to tackle some difficult topics? In Future Frames Slovak director Alica Bednáriková answers with a film, Liquid Bread which manages to portray three generations in a sarcastic, ironic though serious way. The director also talks about the condition of women in cinema nowadays and the change the industry is hopefully really going through.

Liquid Bread: Three generations of a seemingly ordinary family gather at the family home in southern Slovakia. The arrival of the granddaughter Zoja doesn’t cause any major issues, though perhaps just a little more alcohol is consumed, one more family secret comes out, one minor tragedy occurs … Liquid Bread is a family portrait – and a portrait of a family portrait. Working with a playful curiosity, Slovak director Alica Bednáriková explores the possibilities of the film script, its (self-)reflection, and cinematic narrative as such, thus showing that a classical subject can be approached from a fresh angle and with a sense of humor.

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