Subtitled T-days: 'Ma ma' & 'The Brand New Testament'
During the summer, every Tuesday and Thursday screenings at Cinema Europa's main hall will have English subtitles next to the Croatian. This is a chance for our growing international audience in the unique setting of Zagreb's 90-year-old cinema in Varšavska 3 to see our non-English-speaking regular releases on the big screen.
On August 2nd (Tuesday) at 6:30 pm our program 'Subtitled T-days' will present 'Ma ma' (Croatian title: 'Ma ma') and on August 4th (Thursday) at 6:30 pm 'The Brand New Testament' (Croatian title: 'Potpuno novi zavjet') .
'Ma ma', a "wondrously imaginative melodrama about life, death, romance, and motherhood" (TIFF), is the latest film from acclaimed Spanish director Julio Medem. The film stars Penélope Cruz as a woman whose grace and enormous capacity for love guide her through tragedies and miracles alike.
'The Brand New Testament' is a black comedy film written, produced and directed by Belgian author Jaco Van Dormael. "A religiously incorrect but irresistibly funny work of the imagination" (The Hollywood Reporter) follows the story of a God himself, who lives in Brussels as a coward with pathetical morals. His 10-year-old daughter decides to revolt against her dad and make a 'brand new testament'. The ensable cast includes Benoit Poelvoorde as God and Catherine Deneuve as one of the new disciples, among others. The film was premiered at the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival.