In 2023 the Cineclube do Faial changes the format of the screenings. This year, the cycles will stretch over several months. In January there are three movies, a great classic, beyond borders and an erotic drama. Tickets are available in the Mercado Municipal and at the box office.
Ran
The award-winning film Ran by the celebrated master of Japanese cinema Akira Kurosawa. Ran, chaos in Japanese is set in feudal Japan in the 16th century, and is a war drama, a Franco-Japanese epic, based on William Shakespeare’s play King Lear.
Gagarine
The French film Gagarine by directors Fanny Liatard and Jérémy Trouih tells the story of Youri, 16 years old, who dreams of being an astronaut, like the famous Russian who gave his name to the housing complex where he lives.
The Handmaiden
The Handmaiden, by South Korean director Park Chan-wook, brings surprising twists and turns as it tells an erotic drama involving a Japanese woman who inherits a fortune, an undercover count, and someone posing as a maid.
