Premio LUX e ARTE uniscono le forze per il "Film del mese"
di Cineuropa
- L'iniziativa si svolgerà nei prossimi tre mesi per sensibilizzare l'opinione pubblica sugli impegni culturali e le elezioni europee 2019
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In the wake of the 2019 European Elections, which are expected to be held between 23 and 26 May, the LUX Prize of the European Parliament is once again working to raise awareness of European commitments to culture. The award is actively participating in the 2019 European Elections campaign, This Time I'm Voting.
The award is once again joining forces with regular partners ARTE and ARTEKino to start the "Film of the Month" initiative. Over the next 3 months (March, April and May), a LUX Prize-approved film will be streamed online for free and with subtitles in 24 languages during one month.
The "Film of the Month" of March is Shun Li and the Poet [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Andrea Segre
intervista: Andrea Segre
scheda film], the first full-length fiction film by Italian documentary filmmaker Andrea Segre, awarded with the LUX Prize in 2012. Beyond questions of identity and alienation, the film is a socially-engaged melodrama that focuses on the emotions of the characters, far from oversimplifying such timely topics as immigration and racism.
In April, the "Film of the Month" is Girlhood [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Céline Sciamma
intervista: Céline Sciamma
scheda film], the third feature by France's Céline Sciamma, which was one of the three finalists for the LUX Prize in 2014. Starring a group of girls in their difficult search for freedom and identity, the film immerses us in the energy of adolescence in a France of underprivileged neighbourhoods.
Lastly, the "Film of the Month" of May is Tabu [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Miguel Gomes
intervista: Miguel Gomes
scheda film], the acclaimed second feature by Portuguese auteur Miguel Gomes, which was also a finalist film for the LUX Prize, in 2012. A fascinating and fabulous film, as well as an extraordinary cinematographic experience, Tabu tackles colonialism, social issues, religion and individual and collective memory, among other topics, through a story of love and crime set in Africa in the 1960s.
Click here to watch the films.
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