A Shawl to die for + Mustang: Journey of Transform

The Road

(The Road)
John Hillcoat / USA, 2009 anglická verze / české titulky, 113 min

The Road shares the premise of the novel on which it is based: a father (Mortensen) and his young son (Smit-McPhee) struggle to survive a number of years after an unspecified, devastating cataclysm has destroyed civilization, killed all plant and animal life, and obscured the sun; only remnants of mankind remain alive, reduced to scavenging or cannibalism. Man and boy are traveling southward, in the hope that it will be warmer. Along the way, they search for shelter, food, and fuel, and avoid bands of cannibals while trying to maintain their own sense of humanity. The man carries a revolver, but has only two bullets which he wants to keep in case they need to commit suicide. Flashback and dream sequences spaced throughout the narrative show how the man's wife, who has a much more expanded role in the film than in the book, committed suicide after delivering the child and losing the will to go on in a seemingly doomed world.

Mustang

(Mustang)
Pavol Barabáš / SK, 2001 slovenská verze, 28 min

Mustang, a kingdom whose existence has long been kept secret, is located on the territory of Nepal in the fabled land of Lo. It is hidden behind the high wall of the Himalayas, like a wedge driven into Tibet. The afternoon wind blows every day, tirelessly obliterating all trace of every caravan. In front of the royal palace monks intone ancient Buddhist prayers over and over again. The first tourist arrived only a few years ago… Two friends are traveling along an ancient trade route over the main ridge of the Himalayas, in order to reach its capital Lo Mantang and make a film. Time seems to have stopped in this medieval fortress. Electricity, roads and cars are unknown to these people and yet in their incredible knowledge of nature and in their way of life they are ahead of us. The fortress of Lo Mantang, however, continues to guard its secrets…

Showing:
Tuesday	23 March 10	18:00	90 Kč	TIB Rezervace