IFFR 2017

In 1920s and 1930s Milan, Piero Portaluppi became a successful architect, as well as an enthusiastic filmmaker. His collection of amateur films not only illustrates his career but also gives an impression of a society increasingly under the spell of Mussolini.

Deep Focus

Regained

L' amatore

Images on celluloid eventually deteriorate. In fact, a loss of colour is already noticeable in this poetic collage of recycled, predominantly magenta fragments.

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Essayist Georg Wasner used fragments from three films to breathe new life into a text from 1909. This was the year that Norman Angell published his manifesto Europe’s Optical Illusion, in which he warns of violent reactions to globalisation, which even then was in the air.

Accelerando

Ode to the family film, once made for screening at home as an aide to family memory. But in this age of the selfie it has become an orphaned tradition. Six visual artists breathe new life into old amateur footage. Can be viewed in six cabins on the Schouwburgplein. With: <a href="https://iffr.com/nl/2017/films/nora-gentbrugge-2000-laurice-nora-gentbrugge-2010-nora-gentbrugge-2016">Nora (Gentbrugge, 2000), Laurice &amp; Nora (Gentbrugge, 2010), Nora (Gentbrugge, 2016)</a> <a href="https://iffr.com/nl/2017/films/gil">Gil</a> <a href="https://iffr.com/nl/2017/films/reference">Reference</a> <a href="https://iffr.com/nl/2017/films/a-house-is-not-a-home">A House Is Not a Home</a> <a href="https://iffr.com/nl/2017/films/gemini">Gemini</a> <a href="https://iffr.com/nl/2017/films/pic-nic">Pic-Nic</a> Thu 26 Jan to Sat 4 Feb, 11:00-20:30, Schouwburgplein, free admission For all exhibitions, performances, video works and (interactive) installations, also see&nbsp;​​<a href="http://IFFR.com/expo">IFFR.com/expo</a>.&nbsp;

IFFR 2025
30 Jan – 9 Feb 2025

Homeless Movies

Regained

Accelerando

L' amatore

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