16TH Pune International Film Festival (PIFF)
Here are films selected for 16th Edition of Pune International Film Festival.
Festival Details: http://piffindia.com
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- DirectorMaciej PieprzycaStarsMiroslaw HaniszewskiArkadiusz JakubikAgata KuleszaInspired by true events from the 1970s, the story revolves around a young detective who becomes the head of a police unit focused on catching a rampant serial killer of women, nicknamed 'The Silesian Vampire'.
- DirectorJoram LürsenStarsChantal JanzenGijs NaberAlex KlaasenTwo brothers get caught up in a bitter battle for honor when they attempt to save their ailing publishing company by having an uncultured but attractive woman pose as the author of an unknown talent's literary masterpiece.
- DirectorJun GengStarsBenbin GuXarxu WangGang XuWhen a traveling soap salesman arrives in a desolate Chinese town, a crime occurs, and sets the strange residents against each other with tragicomic results.
- DirectorVarun NarvekarStarsNeelayParth BurangeSumedh GangeleA seemingly perfect couple suddenly end their relationship, much to the chagrin of the parents, who try to speak to their children in their language.
- DirectorBojan VuleticStarsMirjana KaranovicDanica NedeljkovicJovana GavrilovicMrs. J is depressed by the death of her husband, who passed away one year ago and she is planning to commit suicide as she can't deal with the problems of her family.
- DirectorSheron R. DayocStarsLaila UlaoSharifa Pearlsia Ali-DansTaha DarandaTwo women in a remote Muslim community confront an escalating blood feud and reach deep into themselves in hopes to undo the feud stretching back generations.
- DirectorTeemu NikkiStarsMatti OnnismaaJari VirmanHannamaija NikanderA man who euthanizes animals as a side job runs afoul of a white supremacist.
- CreatorDavid E. KelleyJonathan ShapiroStarsBilly Bob ThorntonNina AriandaTania RaymondeA disgraced lawyer, now an ambulance chaser, gets a case that could bring him redemption or at least revenge on the firm which expelled him.
- DirectorIain DiltheyStarsSusanne-Marie WrageKlaus GrünbergRobert LohrThe Longing relates a tale of duty, desire, and high crime in a rural German village.
- DirectorAditya SarpotdarStarsAmey WaghGirish KulkarniParna PetheBanesh Fene, a charming, witty and extremely sharp guy with daring nature and an uncanny knack for investigation who comes to Pune for a medical exam, witnesses a shocking incident. He suspects foul play and with the help of his friends Aajoba, Aboli, and Bhubhu, Banesh decides to investigate more about the incident. Soon, he realizes that he has walked himself into trouble as he has to face off against Appa, a cruel criminal.
- DirectorLucrecia MartelStarsDaniel Giménez CachoLola DueñasMatheus NachtergaeleBased on the novel by Antonio Di Benedetto written in 1956, on Don Diego de Zama, a Spanish officer of the seventeenth century settled in Asunción, who awaits his transfer to Buenos Aires.
- DirectorPedro PinhoStarsJosé Smith VargasCarla GalvãoNjamy SebastiãoOne night, a group of workers discover their factory is being dismantled by the same administration that runs it. Quickly, the labourers organize themselves in order to occupy the plant.
- DirectorMiroslav KrobotStarsJaroslav PleslBarbora PolákováZdenek JulinaThe members of a quartet of so called contemporary music experience many funny situations, as well as misunderstandings, on their way to find their freest composition.
- DirectorGajendra Vitthal AhireStarsDilip PrabhawalkarPriya BapatKishore KadamIll health forces widower Arvind, to leave India to live with his children in America. As he reflects on his life, he wonders about that unfinished business.
- DirectorPrasad OakStarsRavi JadhavSachin KhedekarSonali KulkarniA couple struggles when their 15 year old son , who is mentally challenged starts to get sexual desires.
- DirectorIngmar BergmanStarsHarriet AnderssonGunnar BjörnstrandMax von SydowRecently released from a mental hospital, Karin rejoins her emotionally disconnected family in their island home, only to slip from reality as she begins to believe she is being visited by God.
- DirectorIngmar BergmanStarsIngrid ThulinGunnel LindblomBirger MalmstenTwo estranged sisters, Ester and Anna, and Anna's 10-year-old son travel to the Central European country on the verge of war. Ester becomes seriously ill and the three of them move into a hotel in a small town called Timoka.
- DirectorIngmar BergmanStarsÅke GrönbergHarriet AnderssonHasse EkmanThe complicated relationships between a circus ringmaster, his estranged wife and his lover.
- DirectorIngmar BergmanStarsIngrid BergmanLiv UllmannLena NymanA devoted wife is visited by her mother, a successful concert pianist who had little time for her when she was young.
- DirectorIngmar BergmanStarsHarriet AnderssonLars EkborgDagmar EbbesenA pair of teenagers meet one summer day, start a reckless affair and abandon their families to be with one another.
- DirectorRaj KapoorStarsNargisKamini KaushalNigar SultanaFailing to move on from his loss of childhood love, a man turns to his passion for theater.
- DirectorRaj KapoorStarsRaj KapoorManoj KumarSimi GarewalRaju is a joker, a clown. It is what he is and what he always shall be. As his life story unfolds in three chapters, from his school days to the circus to the streets, he must always make people laugh and be happy, no matter how unhappy he is within. Along the way, Raju loves and loses, but must always keep a smile on his face because, in the words of his circus manager, "The show must go on." Over six years in the making, "Mera Naam Joker" is Raj Kapoor's semi-autobiographical story of the life, love, and philosophy of an entertainer.
- DirectorRaj KapoorStarsRaj KapoorRajendra Kumar TuliVyjayanthimalaReturning home from war after being assumed dead, a pilot weds the woman he has long loved, unaware that she had been planning to marry his best friend.
- DirectorRaj KapoorStarsNargisRaj KapoorNadiraWhen a young man from a small town decides to make it big in a city, he faces several challenges.
- DirectorFrederikke AspöckStarsMikkel Boe FølsgaardMercedes CabralJens AlbinusJOHANNES lives together with his father, the middle-aged widower ULRIK in a small fishing town in the northern part of Denmark. They live a quiet routine life, each minding their separate jobs in the fishing industry. Ulrik misses the love and tenderness of a woman and arranges for the young, beautiful, Filipino ROSITA to come to Denmark - just as many other men in the town have done before him. Johannes is reluctantly drawn into this as Ulrik's translator. However, over the following weeks Johannes and Rosita are getting more and more attracted to each other which forces Johannes to take responsibility for his dreams and his future.
- DirectorSatyajit RayStarsAnil ChatterjeeChandana BanerjeeAparna SenBased on popular Indian stories of the great writer Rabindranath Tagore, these short films reveal definitive moments in the lives of three young girls.
- DirectorK. ViswanathStarsKamal HaasanRadhika SarathkumarAllu ArjunThe story is of mentally slow man, whose life is recapped to his grand-daughter. How he meets his wife (who was a widow), earns his living and fights the injustice he and his wife face.
- DirectorBimal RoyStarsAshok KumarMeena KumariAsitbaranLove blossoms between the son of wealthy man and his middle class neighbor. But their romance is put to the test both by a feud between the families and by the entrance of a rival for the girl's affection.
- DirectorK. BalachanderStarsSujathaKamal HaasanRajinikanthThe movie revolves around the trials and tribulations of Anu (Sujatha). Anu is a happy-go-lucky girl who is in love with her boyfriend. Her life changes when her father gets transferred to Mumbai (then Bombay). Her love life falls apart as she gets no response to any of her letters from her love. In addition, her father becomes seriously ill. Her father's office colleague, Ramanathan (Rajnikanth), becomes the new pillar of support for her in these tough times. Soon, he asks for her hand in marriage. She accepts gratefully, and confesses that she had a boyfriend, who has seemingly forgotten her. However, she soon realizes that Ramanathan is a sadistic and jealous husband, who tortures her no end so she opts for a divorce. As a divorced woman, with an infant in her hands, she lands in Chennai (Madras) to take up a new job and start a new life. Her life takes a turn for the better in Chennai with a very supportive friend-group in her office, particularly a widower, Janardhan a.k.a Johnnie (Kamal Hassan)who is a talented ventriloquist talking through his puppet, Junior. He falls in love with Anu, but is unable to muster up the courage to tell her about it. In an interesting cinematic twist, her ex-husband's mother discovers her presence in the city and takes up a job as a maid in her house. Anu also stumbles upon her old lover in Chennai and discovers that her letters to him never reached as they were intercepted by his mentally-challenged sister. Soon, Anu renews her relationship with her old love and life seems to be looking up for her. But the ghosts of the past continue to haunt her. Ramanathan comes to Chennai in the role of her boss - a contrite and repentant Ramanathan, who now wants to re-marry Anu and redress the wrongs he had done. The situation becomes piquant with 3 men vying for Anu - her ex-love, her ex-husband and a silent lover lurking on the sidelines.
- DirectorS.R. Puttana KanagalStarsArathiK.S. AshwathPandari BaiChandra, the daughter of a prostitute falls in love with her neighbor.