Cinema Regained
Programme IFFR 2026
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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ADGIN PRRX
Norbert Pfaffenbichler | 167' | Austria | World premiere
A metrical-materialist re-edit of John Frankenheimer’s 1966 car racing masterpiece Grand Prix. A rare cinematic experience! -
Aimless Walk
Alexander Hackenschmied | 8' | Czechoslovakia | No premiere
A man strolls through Prague, maybe losing his soul on the way. A key work of the 1930s avant-garde. -
L’ammiratrice
Romano Scandariato | 102' | Italy | No premiere
A musical melodrama so gut-wrenching that rivers of tears will flood the cinemas. -
Amrum
Fatih Akin | 93' | Germany | Dutch Premiere
The end of Nazi Germany seen through the eyes of a young boy on a North Sea island. -
Appunti per un’Orestiade africana
Pier Paolo Pasolini | 70' | Italy | No premiere
An essay on the perils of the colonial imagination. A fascinating pendant to Gavagai. -
Atom of Eternity
Cenek Zahradnícek, Vladimír Šmejkal | 6' | Czechoslovakia | No premiere
The essence of all boy-meets-girl narratives. Lyrical and cynical at the same time. -
Between Arms
Rob Nevis | 75' | Sri Lanka | World premiere
A tale of impossible love in times of war finished years after it was shot. -
The Brig
Norman Yonemoto | 81' | USA | No premiere
A classic of San Francisco gay porn featuring legendary model-performer Mickey Squires. -
The Devil and the Beauty
Lee Yong-min | 75' | South Korea | No premiere
Mad scientist 3D-horror extravaganza from the Golden Age of Korean cinema. -
FETISH
Malga Kubiak | 132' | Sweden | World premiere
Epic autobiography of Polish artist Malga Kubiak in praise of everything aesthetically in your face. -
Habibi Hussein
Alex Bakri | 96' | Palestine | Dutch Premiere
A cautionary tale about cultural colonialism, developed from the ruins of an NGO folly.
