A hundred years old – European cinema in 1909

• Hanoi
National Cinema Centre, 87 Lang Ha
16 May, 10 am & 18 May, 6 pm

• HCMC
Dong Da Cinema, 890 Tran Hung Dao, Dist. 5
22 May, 6 pm & 23 May, 8 pm

On the occasion of the European Film Festival 2010, the Italian movie “A Hundred Years ago” will be shown in Hanoi & HCMC. Come watch this collection of surprising, beautiful and touching films from European film archives to rediscover what cinema was in 1909, a crucial epoch in cinema history.
The film A Hundred Years ago includes the following short movies:

– “The First Giro d’Italia”: the first cycle race was organized in Italy 1909 and was composed of eight stages with a total distance of 2448 kilometres. One of the first greatest sport events that still nowadays attract millions of fans.
– “How Foolshead pays his Debts”: the first movie star too was born in 1909, he belongs to the comedy genre: that’s Foolshead.
– “The Fable of Psyche”: 1909 saw the birth of the “diva”, as Stacia Napierkowska who played a lot of roles from Cleopatra to Antinea.
– “Romance of a Boot and of a Dancing Slipper”: a brilliant example of narrative efficiency and sophistication combined with comic and tragic plots.
– “Iulius Cæsar”: after the prestigious French film d’art reached Italy, a kind of art fever hit the entire Italian filmmaking world, resulting in impressive film adaptation of literature masterpieces. Shakespeare’s tragedies quickly became a favorite.

Tickets

Tickets will be available from 10 May at:

• Hanoi: Goethe Institut, L’Espace and British Council
• HCMC: Goethe Institut, British Council, IDECAF and Dong Da Cinema

This event is part of the European Film Festival 2010.