Hyderabad Film Club
PROGRAMME
at Sri Sarathi Studios Preview Theatre, Ameerpet
16-06-2018 6.00 p.m. : 1. THE SECOND MEETING
Saturday 2. MAESTRO
20-06-2018 6.30 p.m. : LAND LEGS
Wednesday
THE SECOND MEETING
(Serbia/2013/Colour/86 mins.)
Director : Zeljko Mirkovic
Writers : Zeljko Mirkovic
Cast : Zoltan Dani, Dale Zelko, Iren Dani
In 1999 Dale Zelko, a husband and father from New Hampshire, was part of a NATO operation, flying an F-117A Nighthawk stealth fighter over Serbia. Zoltan Dani, a husband and father from Skorenovac, was a colonel in the Yugoslav Army. He shot down Mr. Zelko’s stealth bomber, becoming a national hero, having proved that there is no such thing as an invisible plane.
“The Second Meeting” is ostensibly the story of how the two men became friends years later, visited each other’s families and set a heartwarming example of how we are all alike and can put down our weapons and live in peace. But their meeting was arranged by the filmmaker, and their encounters reek of false bonhomie.
Mr. Zelko, to put it bluntly, comes off as something of a jerk. He is shown as an Ugly American stereotype: loud, self-involved, inarticulate and inordinately proud of his four seemingly hyperactive children. His wife cannot tell a story without bursting into tears.
MAESTRO
(France/2014/Colour/81 mins.)
Director : Léa Fazer
Writers : Léa Fazer, Jocelyn Quivrin
Cast : Pio Marmaï, Michael Lonsdale, Déborah François
Maestro is a 2014 French comedy-drama film directed by Léa Fazer. The idea of the film came from co-writer Jocelyn Quivrin‘s experience of working with director Éric Rohmer in 2006 on Rohmer’s last film Romance of Astree and Celadon. It stars Pio Marmaï, Michael Lonsdale, Déborah François and Alice Belaïdi.
Henri, a young actor who dreams of playing in FAST & FURIOUS, finds himself engaged in the film of Cédric Rovère, sacred monster of auteur cinema. The shooting conditions are not quite what he expected … But the charm of his partner and the benevolence of the master will give rise in him feelings hitherto unknown. And Rovere, conquered by Henri’s youth and fantasy, will live this shoot as an unexpected gift.
LAND LEGS
(TEMPETE)
(France/2015/Colour/90 mins.)
Director : Samuel Collardey
Writers : Samuel Collardey, Catherine Paille
Cast : Dominique Leborne, Matteo Leborne, Mailys Leborne
Land Legs (French: Tempête) was screened at the 72nd Venice International Film Festival, where Dominique Leborne was awarded best actor in the Horizons section
Dominique Leborne, 36, sailor on Petit Gaël II , a small fishing boat based in the port of Sables-d’Olonne made harsh fishing trips of three weeks. Since his divorce, his children have chosen to live with him despite his absence, but he sees them only a few days on weekends. These are more or less left to themselves in the modest family home and in poor condition. When he learns that Mailys, the daughter of his ex-wife whom he recognized as his daughter, has become pregnant, Dominique will have to choose between his job and his role as a father.
