December 2024

The Magic Flute (1975) – Ingmar Bergman
2 December 2024 | 19.00

It is almost fifty years since Ingmar Bergman put his indelible stamp on Mozart’s Singspiel The Magic Flute, which is still a yardstick for the filming of opera.

Frames of Resistance: Jocelyne Saab
3 December 2024 | 19.00

Three restored films of revolutionary Lebanese filmmaker Jocelyne Saab, centering on Palestinians in the 1970s. With a special introduction and aftertalk.

Silence! Action! The Magic Flute! (1975) – Katinka Faragó, Måns Reuterswärd
4 December 2024 | 19.00

In 1975, two of Bergman’s longtime collaborators documented his production of The Magic Flute / Trollflöjten.

Melancholia (2011) – Lars von Trier
5 December 2024 | 19.00

As a large blue planet threatens to collide with the earth, two sisters find themselves at the center of a personal drama.

The Golden Deltas – 1 Minute Short Film Competition
9 December 2024 | 19.00

Anything goes in this off-beat short film competition, as long as it’s made by a Brussels student and is under one minute long.

Freak Orlando (1981) – Ulrike Ottinger
10 December 2024 | 19.00

Supermarket antiquities, medieval industrial zoning: Orlando traverses ages and gender boundaries alongside the “freaks” of every era.

The Trees Hold Great Sorrow (2024) – Carice van Heusden + SURPRISE FILM
11 December 2024 | 19.00

RITCS-student Carice presents a short film about a young woman grappling with her traumatic past. Followed by a surprise film of Carice’s choosing.

The Teacher’s Choice: Jan Matthys
16 December 2024 | 19.00

RITCS teacher Jan Matthys invites us all for a screening of one of his favorites, a black and white classic full of intrigue and mystery.

Il pleut dans la maison (2023) – Paloma Sermon-Daï
17 December 2024 | 19.00

A fascinating portrait, somewhere between documentary and fiction, of a brother and sister during a long, sultry summer.

Head over Heels + Good Cock, Bad Cock (2023–24) – Nelly Dansen
18 December 2024 | 19.00

Amsterdam’s bimbo à la mode, Nelly Dansen, invites you to challenge your own views on hyper-femininity in this scandalous dual screening.

But I’m a Cheerleader! (1999) – Jamie Babbit
18 December 2024 | 21.00

In this satirical romantic comedy, a high school cheerleader is sent to a conversion camp to stop being gay, but the effect is quite the opposite.

The Sealed Soil (1977) – Marva Nabili
19 December 2024 | 19.00

A formally rigorous, if emotionally distanced, critique of patriarchy and the spurious reform of Iranian agricultural life in the 1970s.