Cinema Regained
Programme IFFR 2023
A sphere of collective remembrance and imagination offering restored classics, documentaries on film culture, and explorations of cinema’s heritage.
Overview of films
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A Cornucopia of Visions and Stories
A treasure chest of restored shorts by three masters of Central and Eastern European animation. -
Revelations and Jest
A parforce tour through the possibilities at considering film history through historical materials only, animation and an objet trouvé included! -
In Praise of Rajendra Gour
Discover the world of Singaporean avant-garde and short documentary pioneer Rajendra Gour in brand new restorations. -
Autobiography of a Princess + A Cooler Climate
Two films by James Ivory, The Autobiography of a Princess was perhaps the model for A Cooler Climate. -
The Age of the Barbarians
Sándor Reisenbüchler | 10' | Hungary | None
A gaudy vision of our modern age’s gruesome grimness, done as a funky picture-collage animation. -
Amar Akbar Anthony
Manmohan Desai | 175' | India | None
A song, dance, action, laughter and romance-packed Hindi spectacle as a paean to religious tolerance. -
Autobiography of a Princess
James Ivory | 58' | United Kingdom | None
Little-seen teleplay on memory and displacement – perhaps the model for Ivory’s A Cooler Climate! -
Bear of Happiness
Roze Stiebra | 10' | Soviet Union | None
When a village is in danger, the inhabitants set out to find the Bear of Happiness. -
Blueprint of a Pleasure Machine
Amit Dutta | 10' | India | World premiere
A metaphysical Indian movie mystery animated with elements found in a museum’s film paraphernalia collection. -
Cain at Abel
Lino Brocka | 111' | Philippines | None
Acerbic commentary on the Philippines’ rural proprietor class with some grim ‘n glorious violence. -
Child in Time
Maja Weiss | 16' | Slovenia | None
Young runaways find church sanctuary and discover The line that’s drawn between / Good and bad. -
Le cinéma
Okuyama Jun’ichi | 5' | Japan | None
“A film for those who know nothing about cinema… what it is, and how it is made.”