the Friends of Cinema Society, in collaboration with various European embassies, is hosting a series of European film screenings at the Pantheon until December 7, 2024. Here’s a preview of the scheduled films, offering audiences a chance to experience European cinema through a variety of genres and storytelling styles:

Friday, November 8, 2024 - 20:30
Free Admission - Courtesy of the Austrian Embassy
Film: A Whole Life (Ein ganzes Leben)
Director: Hans Steinbichler (2023, 108 minutes)
Cast: Stefan Gorski, August Zirner, Ivan Gustafik
Language: German with English subtitles

Based on the bestselling novel by Robert Seethaler, A Whole Life follows Andreas Egger, a humble worker in an isolated Alpine valley, as he reflects on his past, capturing the transformations in a peaceful rural community through joys and hardships.

Monday, November 11, 2024 - 20:30
Film: There’s Always Tomorrow (C'è Ancora Domani)
Director: Paola Cortellesi (2023, 118 minutes)
Cast: Paola Cortellesi, Valerio Mastandrea, Romana Maggiora Vergano
Language: Italian with Greek subtitles

Set in post-war Italy, this drama tells the story of a mother’s struggle to raise her children while enduring an abusive marriage. Eventually, she decides to take action in pursuit of a better life.

Monday, November 18, 2024 - 20:30
Free Admission - Courtesy of the Swiss Embassy
Film: The Undertaker - The Film (Der Bestatter - Der Film)
Director: Markus Fischer (2023, 96 minutes)
Cast: Mike Müller, Barbara Terpoorten, Samuel Streiff
Language: Swiss German with English subtitles

In this dark comedy, an undertaker and his companions reunite at an old hotel in Engadin for Erika Bürgisser’s 70th birthday celebration. The party quickly turns into a nightmare as mysterious deaths occur, prompting an investigation.

Monday, November 25, 2024 - 20:30
Film: Small Things That Went Wrong
Director: Haris Vafeiadis (2023, 96 minutes)
Cast: Thanos Tokakis, Michalis Syriopoulos, Christina Cheila Fameli
Language: Greek with English subtitles

After a brief stint of fame, Fanis finds himself on a downward spiral, searching for a sign to set him back on track. Meanwhile, Pavlos lives in a seemingly perfect world but is held back from his ideal career and family life by reality itself.

Screenings at the Pantheon by the Friends of Cinema Society are open to the public, with a general admission fee of €5. An annual membership is available for €15, granting free entry to all screenings for a year. As a cinema club, the the Friends of Cinema Society enforces an 18+ age restriction for all screenings in line with club rules.

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