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The Chicago International Film Festival is an annual film festival held every fall. Founded in 1964 by Michael Kutza, it is the longest-running competitive film festival in North America. Its logo is a stark, black and white close up of the composite eyes of early film actresses Theda Bara, Pola Negri, and Mae Murray, set as repeated frames in a strip of film. In 2010, the 46th Chicago International Film Festival presented 150 films from more than 50 countries. The Festival's program is composed of many different sections, including the International Competition, New Directors Competition, Docufest, Black Perspectives, Cinema of the Americas, and Reel Women. Its main venue is the River East Center, AMC River East 21 Theatre in the Streeterville neighborhood of Chicago, although it has dropped that venue during the most recent festival as of 2023 (59th), instead using the AMC Newcity 14. International Connections Program The International Connections Program was created in 2003 i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chicago
Chicago is the List of municipalities in Illinois, most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and in the Midwestern United States. With a population of 2,746,388, as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, it is the List of United States cities by population, third-most populous city in the United States after New York City and Los Angeles. As the county seat, seat of Cook County, Illinois, Cook County, the List of the most populous counties in the United States, second-most populous county in the U.S., Chicago is the center of the Chicago metropolitan area, often colloquially called "Chicagoland" and home to 9.6 million residents. Located on the shore of Lake Michigan, Chicago was incorporated as a city in 1837 near a Chicago Portage, portage between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River, Mississippi River watershed. It grew rapidly in the mid-19th century. In 1871, the Great Chicago Fire destroyed several square miles and left more than 100,000 homeless, but ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Innocence Unprotected
''Innocence Unprotected'' (Serbo-Croatian: ''Nevinost bez zaštite'', Serbian Cyrillic: ''Невиност без заштите'') is a compilation film by Yugoslav director Dušan Makavejev. Makavejev's film is based on Dragoljub Aleksić's 1942 film of the same title that was never released. In 1968, Makavejev established the film and expanded it with newsreel footage and interviews with surviving cast members. Cast * Dragoljub Aleksić as himself, acrobat (director, producer) * Bratoljub Gligorijević as Mr. Petrović * Vera Jovanović-Šegović as stepmother * Ana Milosavljević as Nada, orphan * Pera Milosavljević as houseboy * Ivan Živković as brother of the acrobat (coproducer) *Milan Tošić as police officer * Toško Vlajić as police officer * Ruža Protić as troupe member * Stevan Mišković (sound and image editor) Production ''Innocence Unprotected'' is composed of footage of the 1942 film of the same name. ''Innocence Unprotected'' was originally filmed in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giorgi Shengelaia
Giorgi Shengelaia ( ka, გიორგი შენგელაია; ; 11 May 1937 – 17 February 2020) was a Georgian and Soviet film director. He directed 14 films since 1961. His film Pirosmani (film), ''Pirosmani'' (a poetic film about the great Georgian primitive artist Niko Pirosmanishvili who worked circa 1915) won the Grand Prize at the Chicago International Film Festival in 1974 and went on to international critical acclaim. His 1985 film ''The Journey of a Young Composer'' was entered into the 36th Berlin International Film Festival where he won the Silver Bear for Best Director. Filmography References External links * 1937 births 2020 deaths Writers from Moscow Mingrelians Film directors from Georgia (country) Soviet film directors Soviet screenwriters Soviet male screenwriters Male screenwriters from Georgia (country) Screenwriters from Georgia (country) Silver Bear for Best Director recipients {{USSR-film-director-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pirosmani (film)
''Pirosmani'' ( ka, ფიროსმანი, Transliteration, translit. Pirosmani, ) is a 1969 Georgia (country), Georgian Biographical film, biographical Art film, art-drama film directed by Giorgi Shengelaia, about Georgia (country), Georgian Primitivism, primitivist painter Niko Pirosmani.Michel Capdenac, Pantalla , n° 41, 15 November 1975. Cast * Avto Varazi as Niko Pirosmani * Zurab Kapianidze * Dodo Abashidze * Spartak Bagashvili * Kote Daushvili * Boris Tsipuria * Givi Aleksandria Prizes and awards * 1973 : ''Sutherland Trophy'' at BFI London Film Festival * 1974 : ''Grand Prize: Gold Hugo'' at Chicago International Film Festival * 1974 : ''Prize for Best Biographical film'' at Asolo Art Film Festival References External links * 1969 films 1969 drama films 1960s Georgian-language films Films directed by Giorgi Shengelaia 1960s avant-garde and experimental films Drama films from Georgia (country) {{Georgia-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juraj Herz
Juraj Herz (4 September 1934 – 8 April 2018) was a Slovak film director, actor, and scene designer, associated with the Czechoslovak New Wave movement of the 1960s. He is best known for his 1969 horror/black comedy '' The Cremator'', often cited as one of the best Czechoslovak films of all time, though many of his other films achieved cult status. He directed for both film and television, and in the latter capacity he directed episodes of a French-Czech television series based on George Simenon's Maigret novels. Early life and education Herz was born in 1934 in Kežmarok, in modern-day Slovakia, to Jewish parents. He was a Holocaust survivor, having been imprisoned at the Ravensbrück concentration camp during his childhood. Roughly 60 members of his family perished during the Holocaust, but all of his immediate family members survived. After attending secondary school in Bratislava, he studied photography at the city's University of Applied Arts, going on to study directin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morgiana (film)
''Morgiana'' is a 1972 Czechoslovak Gothic drama film directed by Juraj Herz, based on a novel by Alexander Grin, '' Jessie and Morgiana'' (1929, Wikisource: ''Джесси и Моргиана''). The story is about two sisters, Klara and Viktoria, and the jealousy that overcomes Viktoria when her sister inherits most of their father's property. When Klara becomes involved with a man that her sister loves, Viktoria begins to plot her murder. The roles of both sisters are played by the actress Iva Janžurová. Beach scenes were shot in Bulgaria. Cast * Iva Janžurová as Klára / Viktoria * Josef Abrhám as Marek * Nina Divíšková as Otylie * Petr Čepek as Glenar * Josef Somr as Drunkard * Jiří Kodet Jiří Kodet (6 December 1937 – 25 June 2005) was a Czech actor. He appeared in more than ninety films between 1951 and 2003. His mother Jiřina Steimarová and his daughter Barbora Kodetová are also actresses. Selected filmography Refere ... as Bessant Referenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mirage (1972 Film)
''Mirage'' () is a 1972 Peruvian drama film directed by Armando Robles Godoy. Robles Godoy wrote the screenplay together with Bernardo Batievsky. It is the only Peruvian film to date to be nominated for a Golden Globe Award. Plot A story about a young man who inherits a broken down estate at the edge of the Peruvian desert, with no explanation about the former owners or what had become of the once thriving house. By searching through the rocks and sands for relics, he discovers the answers to the mystery, told in flashback. The film combines the boy's search with other socio-economic issues relevant to Peru in a confusing, but insightful manner. Cast * Miguel Angel Flores - Juan * Helena Rojo - Rina * Hernán Romero - Father Jorge * Orlando Sacha - Don Francisco * Gabriel Figueroa - Professor * Rómulo León - Gabriel * Raquel Meneses - María Awards and nominations The film was selected as the Peruvian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 45th Academy Awards, but w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Leigh
Mike Leigh (born 20 February 1943) is an English screenwriter, producer, director and former actor with a film, theatre, and television career spanning more than 60 years. His accolades include prizes at the Cannes Film Festival, the Berlin International Film Festival, and the Venice International Film Festival, three BAFTA Awards, and nominations for seven Academy Awards. He also received the BAFTA Fellowship in 2014, and was appointed an Order of the British Empire, Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 1993 Birthday Honours for services to the film industry. Leigh studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA), the Camberwell School of Art, the Central School of Art and Design and the London Film School, London School of Film Technique. His short-lived acting career included the role of a mute in the 1963 ''Maigret (1960 TV series), Maigret'' episode "The Flemish Shop". He began working as a theatre director and playwright in the mid-1960s, before tran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bleak Moments
''Bleak Moments'' is a 1971 British comedy-drama film by Mike Leigh in his directorial debut. Leigh's screenplay is based on a 1970 stage play at the Open Space Theatre, about the dysfunctional life of a young secretary. Plot Sylvia leads a quiet life caring for her sister Hilda who has complex care needs. Their lonely suburban existence is accentuated by a social awkwardness that detaches them from the community and fuels a life of seclusion and despair. Cast * Anne Raitt as Sylvia * Sarah Stephenson as Hilda, Sylvia's sister * Eric Allan as Peter * Joolia Cappleman as Pat * Mike Bradwell as Norman * Donald Sumpter as Norman's friend * Liz Smith as Pat's mother Production Background The film is based on a stage play which presented at the Open Space Theatre in March 1970. Leigh says the play was created in three weeks. He cast George Coulouris as Sylvia's father but he left after four days. The ''Daily Telegraph'' said "the actors succeed in creating an atmosphere of tangi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claude Jutra
Claude Jutra (; March 11, 1930 – November 5, 1986) was a Canadian actor, film director, and screenwriter."Claude Jutra" at . The Prix Jutra, and the 's Claude Jutra Award, were named in his honour because of his importance in [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mon Oncle Antoine
''Mon oncle Antoine'' (''My Uncle Antoine'') is a 1971 French-language Canadian drama film directed by Claude Jutra for the National Film Board of Canada. The film depicts life in the Maurice Duplessis-era Asbestos Region of rural Québec before the Asbestos Strike of 1949. Set at Christmas time, the story is told from the point of view of 15-year-old boy Benoît (Jacques Gagnon) who is coming of age in a mining town. The Asbestos Strike is regarded by Québec historians as a seminal event in the years before the Quiet Revolution ( 1959–1970). The film is an examination of the social conditions in Québec's old, agrarian, conservative and cleric-dominated society on the eve of the social and political changes that transformed the province a decade later. The film was selected as the Canadian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 44th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. Plot Benoît is a young teenage boy living in rural Quebec. He works at the to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armando Robles Godoy
Armando Robles Godoy (February 7, 1923 – August 10, 2010) was a Peruvian film director. He was son of the Peruvian composer Daniel Alomía Robles and Carmela Godoy. His 1967 film ''No Stars in the Jungle, En la selva no hay estrellas'' won the Golden Prize at the 5th Moscow International Film Festival in 1967. In 1971 he was a member of the jury at the 7th Moscow International Film Festival. Director of ''Espejismo'', so far the only Peruvian film to have been nominated to a Golden Globe award. Works * ''Veinte casas en el cielo'' * ''El amor está cansado'' * ''La muralla verde y otras historias'' * ''Un hombre flaco bajo la lluvia'' * ''12 cuentos de soledad'' * ''El Cementerio De Los Elefantes'' Selected filmography * ''Ganarás el pan'' (1964) * ''No Stars in the Jungle, En la selva no hay estrellas'' (''No Stars in the Jungle'',1967) * ''The Green Wall, La muralla verde'' (''The Green Wall'', 1970) * ''Mirage (1972 film), Espejismo'' (''Mirage'', 1972) * ''Sonata Sole ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
