August 2 the return of the 12th Open Air Film Festival "China under the stars" will soon invite you to spend the last month of summer with quality selected films. In the published program of the event, this year, more than ever before, many premieres will be waiting for the city residents, cinema classics, films that have recently traveled to film festivals and films that have been loved by the audience over the past year will delight the city's inhabitants.
"Cinema under the stars" are movies that draw you in, which you can't resist. We put together the program during the difficult pandemic and stagnation years, but it is pulsating with life as never before. It includes bright personalities, the entire color palette of cinema, iconic films that have left a mark in the history of cinema, romantic comedies that come straight from the big film festivals", said Andrė Balžekienė, head of "Kinas po žvaigdinamis" about this year's program.
Exclusive premieres
This year, the audience of the event will be the first in Lithuania to see as many as 5 films. Spanish director Icíar Bollaín's romantic comedy "The Rose Wedding", which has won more than 20 awards at European and world film festivals, will offer an exceptional story about self-love and its search. The humorous comedy "Wedding Language" by French director Laurent Tirard, presented at the Cannes Film Festival, will invite you to laugh together, which tells the story of Adrian, an introvert, for whom any form of communication can turn into a complete nightmare.
Is it possible to love a robot? The Silver Bear will ask Maria Schrader's comedy "(Im)Perfect Man" at the Berlin Film Festival this year for the best role. We will also see the German star Sandra Hüller and Dan Stevens in the work of the director of the popular Netflix series "Unorthodox". "Bobos eina OUT" will invite you to the humorous film "Evacuation", whose action centers on two sisters who set out to save their grandmother during the pandemic. The comedy from directors Mallory Everton and Stephen Meek premiered in one of the most important JAV South by Southwest Film Festival. More serious social themes will be discussed at the Tribeca Film Festival in the award-winning Swiss director Bettina Oberli's Our Wonderful Wanda. Leaving children behind in Poland, nurse Wanda takes care of a wealthy representative of the Swiss monarchs. Against the backdrop of social class conflict, the director creates a comic portrait of a family from a woman's perspective.
In addition to the pre-premieres "Cinema under the stars", the audience will be able to see Woody Allen's latest film "The Rifkin Festival". European film stars Christoph Waltz, Louis Garrel and others will appear in the comedy at the San Sebastian Film Festival. The star of Italian cinema with Cannes award-winning actor Pierfrancesco Favino will tell the story of the decades-long friendship between 4 men in Gabriele Muccino's film Our Best Years.
The greatest musical of all time celebrates its anniversary
In addition to the already announced screenings of films by directors Wes Anderson and Wong Kar-wai, "Cinema Under the Stars" will show the cult musical "West Side Story" by American directors Jerome Robbins and Robert Wise, which is celebrating its 60th anniversary this year. anniversary. Based on V.Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, the film won 10 Oscar statues and is still considered the most awarded musical in Hollywood history. The production, which tells the story of the forbidden love between two New York gang members, is a great opportunity to reminisce about the film classic before the new film adaptation of director Steven Spielberg's musical is released this year.
Films loved by the audience
In this year's program, Oscar-winning films that have already been loved by moviegoers were not to be forgotten. Together with Mads Mikkelsen, we'll explore whether daily alcohol consumption really unlocks creativity in Thom Vinterberg's One More At A Time. The Oscar-nominated film also won the most European film awards last year. We will also remember the wonderful performance of British actors Olivia Colman and Anthony Hopkins in Florian Zeller's "Father". Almost 30 years later, A. Hopkins was awarded his second Oscar for this role. The comedy "Neighbors" directed by "Truman" director Cesc Gay will take you to the Spanish dinner. Continuing the tradition of the cult classics Paolo Genovese's Perfect Liars and Roman Polanski's Quarrel, the film will offer a synthesis of sharp dialogue and intellectual humor.
"Cinema under the stars" in the courtyard of the Vilnius Palace of Lords will be waiting for the audience every weekday evening until August 27. The entire program of the event is available at www.kinaspozvaigzdemis.lt
According to the current legislation, a ticket to the "Cinema under the Stars" movie screenings is only valid with the Opportunities Passport.
