FEATURE FILMS AND DOCUMENTARIES

Projection Hall / Cinema – Right Wing (Balcony)

THE CELTS
Script, Camera, Director: Denman Haydn
A six-part British documentary focusing on the near-forgotten history of the most ancient inhabitants of Central and Western Europe. The film offers a complex account of the Celts as prehistoric Europeans who have had a major influence on the development of the European culture.
In Czech

6th MAY

10.00 a.m. / IN THE BEGINNING
11.00 a.m. / HEROES IN DEFEAT
2.00 p.m. / THE SACRED GROVES
3.00 p.m. / FROM CAMELOT TO CHRIST
4.00 p.m. / LEGEND AND REALITY
5.00 p.m. / A DEAD SONG?

12 00 noon–1.20 p.m. /DAL:YMA/NAWR
[STILL:HERE/NOW]
73', Director: Marc Evans
An innovative search for the poetic soul of Wales, Dal:Yma/Nawr is an art documentary which explores poetic responses, historic and contemporary, to the issues of social and cultural survival. The cast of voices includes many of Wales’ leading actors, and there are performances by internationally-renowned actors and musicians – Rhys Ifans, Ioan Gruffydd, Mathew Rhys, Daniel Evans, Siân Phillips, Cerys Mathews, and the legendary John Cale.
In Welsh and English with Welsh subtitles.

7th MAY

10.00 a.m. / IN THE BEGINNING
11.00 a.m. / HEROES IN DEFEAT
3.00 p.m. / THE SACRED GROVES
4.00 p.m. / FROM CAMELOT TO CHRIST
5.00 p.m. / LEGEND AND REALITY
6.00 p.m. / A DEAD SONG?

12.00 noon–1.20 p.m. / SORLEY
60', Director: Paul Merton, 2001
BBC drama-documentary about the Nobel Prize nominated Scottish Gaelic poet Sorley MacLean (1911–1996). Followed by a debate with poet Kevin MacNeal who stars in the role of Sorley.
In Gaelic with English subtitles.

1.30 p.m.–3.00 p.m. /OTHERWORLD
animated film, 90', Director: Derek Hayes, 2002
Otherworld is based on celebrated Welsh legends, Mabinogi.
The film, featuring music by John Cale, combines impressive state-of-the-art animation with live action sequences, which give the tale a unique,contemporary context. In English.

8th MAY

10.00 a.m. / IN THE BEGINNING
11.00 a.m. / HEROES IN DEFEAT
12.00 noon / THE SACRED GROVES
1.00 p.m. / FROM CAMELOT TO CHRIST
2.00 p.m. / LEGEND AND REALITY
3.00 p.m. / A DEAD SONG?

4.00 p.m.–5.20 p.m. / BEAUTIFUL MISTAKE
72', Director: Marc Evans, 2000
A musical documentary featuring the legendary John Cale, working in his native Cardiff with twelve bands, including Catatonia, The Super Furry Animals, and James Dean Bradfield (of Manic Street Preachers). The show explores Cale’s encounters with today’s avant-garde, along with his incredible ability to weave together this new music with the traditional sounds of his native land.
In English.

9th MAY

11.00 a.m. / IN THE BEGINNING
12.00 noon / HEROES IN DEFEAT
1.00 p.m. / THE SACRED GROVES
2.00 p.m. / FROM CAMELOT TO CHRIST
3.00 p.m. / LEGEND AND REALITY
4.00 p.m. / A DEAD SONG?