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Details: Sponsored by the European Parliament, the LUX Prize Film Days are being held on 21, 26 and 28 November at Ciné Utopia in Limpertsberg, promoting cultural diversity.
Three films are being screened in their original languages (with sub-titles in English and French here) in 24 languages in total across 28 European countries.
European cinema is honoured every year since 2007 by the European Parliament, which awards the LUX Prize (by reference to the unit of illuminance, the lux). This award takes the form of in-kind support to produce subtitling of the winning film in the 23 official languages of the European Union.
The objective of the LUX Prize is twofold: stimulate the public debate on the future of Europe by the artistic quality of the cinematographic works and the originality of their story and facilitate the circulation of European films in order to enrich the film and cultural heritage in Europe.
To promote this award in the Grand Duchy, the Information Office of the European Parliament in Luxembourg organises the screening of the three 2013 finalist films resulting from the vote of MEPs.
For the first time, the public is also invited to vote for their favourite film on the Lux Prize website (public mention) : http://www.luxprize.eu/public_mention
Free Entry.
- The Selfish Giant, UK (21 Nov @ 19:00), to be followed by a debate with the MEP, Claude Turmes.
A contemporary fable about 14-year-old Arbor and his best friend Swifty. Excluded from school and outsiders in their own community, the boys meet Kitten, a local scrapman, and begin collecting scrap metal for him using a horse and cart. Swifty has a natural gift with horses and Arbor has a business brain and a way with words – they make a good team. But when Arbor begins to emulate Kitten by becoming greedy and exploitative, tensions build, leading to a tragic event which transforms them all irrevocably.
- The Broken Circle Breakdown, Belgium (26 Nov @ 19:00)
‘The Broken Circle Breakdown’ tells the love story between Elise and Didier. She has her own tattoo shop, he plays the banjo in a band. It is love at first sight, in spite of major differences. He talks, she listens. He is a dedicated atheist, although at the same time a naïve romantic. She has a cross tattooed in her neck, even though she has both feet firmly on the ground. Their happiness is complete after their little girl Maybelle is born. Unfortunately, Maybelle, at six years old, becomes seriously ill. Didier and Elise respond in very different ways. But Maybelle does not leave them any choice. Didier and Elise will have to fight for her together. Will you get through something like that if you are so different? Or will love let you down if you need it most? ‘The Broken Circle Breakdown’ is an intense melodrama, full of passion and music. About how love can conquer fate, and sometimes not.
- Miele, France/Italy (28 Nov @ 19:00)
Irene lives alone a pretty isolated life. Her clandestine job is to help terminally-ill people to die with dignity by giving them a drug. One day she supplies a new “client” with a fatal dose, only to find out he’s perfectly healthy. Irene is determined not to be responsible for his suicide. From this moment, Irene and Grimaldi are locked unwillingly in a tense and unusual relationship which will change Irene’s life forever.
Venue: Ciné Utopia, Luxembourg-Limpertsberg
Organiser: European Parliament
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