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SHUTKA BOOK OF RECORDS, THE

12.07 - 12.00 Nairi Cinema, Small Hall
12.07 - 20.00 Nairi Cinema, Small Hall
2005, Czech Republic/Serbia, 78 min.

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Script/Dir./Prod.: Aleksandar Manic, Dir. of Phot.: Dominik Mishkovsky, Compos.: Varhan Bauer, Sound: Juraj Zak , Edit.: Ivana Davidova.

Shutka, nicknamed 'Happy Valley', is a small place in Macedonia where everyone wants to become a champion. It is a self-assured, self ruling Romany capital. Our personal guide in the film is none other than Dr Koljo (Severdzan Bajram), a character from Emir Kusturica's film Black Cat, White Cat. The encounter with the inhabitants of Shutka is made up of a combination of documentary material and acted personal stories, and also provides a picture of the lively social events that take place all year. The film maker combines colour and black & white shorts, short sequences of animation, photography and visual effects that are reminiscent of old documentaries. As a result, he manages to make a unique portrait of this unusual spot on the map and its happy inhabitants.

Awards
Golden Arena (Novi Sad FF, 2005); Audience Award (Pilsen International Documentary FF, 2005); Amnesty International Slovenia Award (Ljubljana IFF, 2005).

Aleksandar Manic

He moved with his parents to Germany at a young age. He studied for two years ats the Philosophy Faculty of the University of Cologne, and later film at the FAMU in Prague. His films are about his country of birth, former Yugoslavia.

Filmography
Astropolitan (1990), The Battlefield (1992), Rising and Falling (1994), Shooting Days - Emir Kusturica Directing Underground (1997), The Walls of Kosovo (1998), The Orphans of Enver Hodza (1999), BAGR - The Revolution in Serbia (2000), The Shutka Book of Records (2005).

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Script/Dir.: Marco Bellocchio, Dir. of Phot.: Alberto Marrama, Compos.: Ennio Morricone, Prod. Design.: Gisella Longo, Edit.: Silvano Agosti, Prod.: Enzo Doria.
Cast:. Lou Castel, Paola Pitagora, Marino Masé, Liliana Gerace, Stefania Troglio, Jeannie McNeil.

On a rural estate live three brothers, a sister, and their blind, religious mother. Three of the siblings have epilepsy, the fourth and eldest, Augusto does not, and he's about to break away from the family: he's in love with Lucia and planning to move to the city. Augusto's sister Guilia tries to frustrate the lovers, while another brother, Alessandro, hatches a far-reaching plot to free himself of his mother's demands and other family responsibilities, to give Augusto the wherewithal to leave with Lucia, and, perhaps, to pursue incestuous impulses with his sister.

Awards
Silver Ribbon - Best Original Story, Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists, 1966; Silver Sail, Locarno IFF, 1965.

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Script/Dir./ Dir. of Phot./Prod.: Cristobal Vicente, Compos.: Carlos Canales, Toto Alvarez, Sound: Mario Diaz, Rafael Huerta, Cristobal Vicente. Edit.: Cristobal Vicente, Carlos Klein.

This film presnts a record of the last working year of the old prison of Valparaiso, which closed in 1999. It is a homage to the prison and to the values and customs of the men, who have secretly lived within it during its 150 year history.

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