Culinary cinema culture
Two institutions, whose extinction in rural regions has often been complained of, are more lively than ever under the motto CINEMA ZU GAST and invite you on a cinematic culinary tour through the Upper Austrian foothills of the Alps from October to November. Taverns as well as cultural-gastronomic meeting places are transformed into inviting movie theaters that have more to offer than the obligatory popcorn bag.
A diverse program of current Austrian and international auteur films is provided, among others, by Cultural Initiative 08/16 Gmunden. For the unique cinema experience, the traditional Steininger hiking cinema responsible from Linz.
Free admission
KINO ZU GAST - Overview of all dates
Sunday October 20, 2024, 15:00 (Admission 14.45)
REMISE 1894, Gmunden
UP NO END
Experimental, A 2024
The Austrian experimental film tells of a fictional health resort in an undefined future. Life is giving way to a conservative artificiality, consumer capitalist practices are swinging to unknown heights: A cable car system connects the peaks and rocks the air spa audience in gondolas from slope to slope, ever higher.
Followed by an audience discussion with the filmmakers
Wednesday October 30, 2024, 7:30pm (Admission 19.00)
Kulturvilla Vorchdorf
RADICAL — A CLASS OF ITS OWN
Melodrama, Mexico/USA 2023
A run-down elementary school in a small Mexican town is turned upside down by an idealistic teacher and his novel methods. But this educational revolt is not right for everyone.
A warm-hearted, life-affirming film, filled with humble cleverness, which never turns into dry thesis cinema, but always remains light-footed and grounded.
Monday November 4, 2024, 7:30pm (Admission 19.00)
Gasthaus Pöll, Kirchham
TATAMI
Sports film USA 2023
The young and ambitious Iranian judoka Leila travels to Tbilisi together with her trainer Maryam for the World Judo Championships. Her biggest dream: to bring home the first gold medal for Iran. When it becomes apparent during the competition that she could run into a competitor from Israel, the Tehran regime becomes nervous. In order to prevent the shame of a possible defeat, Leila is faced with a serious decision: Should she bow to pressure from the regime and retire early or continue to fight? Is she risking defamation as a traitor to the state and thus freedom and security for herself, her trainer and her family in Iran?
Wednesday November 13, 2024, 7:30pm (Admission 19.00)
The Moserei, Scharnstein
THE DEVIL'S BATH
Drama, A 2024
The film takes you to Upper Austria in 1750 and gives women from rural backgrounds, the invisible and unheard of that time, a voice. For this, he has received 9 film awards so far and is Austria's current contribution to the next international Oscar.
A carp pond reflects the gray sky. A deep, dark forest absorbs sunlight. An executed person is displayed on a hill. As proof. As a warning. An omen? The deeply religious and highly sensitive Agnes looks at the dead woman with compassion. Even with longing, because she feels a stranger in the world of her husband Wolf. An emotionally cold world full of work and expectations. Agnes withdraws more and more. Her inner prison is becoming ever narrower, her melancholy is becoming ever more overwhelming.
Monday November 18, 2024, 7:30pm (Admission 19.00)
Gasthaus Pöll, Kirchham
THE OLD OAK
Social drama GB 2023
In a northern English mining community, the pub is the only meeting place for residents of the district, who are mostly unemployed and suffer from high rents. When the innkeeper opens the back room for Syrian refugees, the regular guests are angry — until prejudices are reduced through personal encounters.
A moving, critical and entertaining drama that pleads for tolerance and solidarity. In a semi-documentary, unagitated style, the film traces the living conditions of the characters and portrays the resentment of the locals as well as the fear of refugees.
Wednesday November 27, 2024, 7:30pm (Admission 19.00)
The Moserei, Scharnstein
RICKERL — MUSIC IS AT MOST A HOBBY
Comedy, A 2023
Vienna's Beisl is Rickerl's living room and stage: In thick cigarette smoke, he plays his way straight into the hearts of those who hang around there every night for a small allowance. However, his income is not even enough to go to the cinema with his son Dominik, whom he loves more than anything else. Rickerl usually stands in his own way — whether as a good father or as an ambitious musician. It is only when he runs the risk of losing his son that he realizes that he can no longer run away from himself.
Cinema posters in the gallery: Copyright by filmladen
