Program Guide - Cleveland International Film Festival

116 FILMS A – Z [O] The 37th Cleveland International Film Festival
GEORGE GUND III MEMORIAL
CENTRAL AND EASTERN
EUROPEAN FILM COMPETITION
UNITED AIRLINES WORLD TOUR
Oldies But Goldies
(Vrásky Z Lásky)
Directed by Jiří Strach
CZECH REPUBLIC 2012
90 minutes
Friday, April 12 Saturday, April 13
9:15 AM I Code GOLD12 11:50 AM I Code GOLD13
Sunday, April 14
4:05 PM I Code GOLD14
Ota is getting cantankerous in his old age. His son offers to
take him in so he can have much-needed eye surgery, but he’s
having none of it. Ota sneaks off without telling anybody to do
something he’s been meaning to do for a very long time: track
down the beautiful actress Jana Furtakova (alias Jeanne DeFuro).
He has carried a pin-up card with her picture since a chance
encounter 40 years earlier. Miss DeFuro, whose firecracker
personality remains undiminished, is chafing in the confines
of a nursing home where she tries to jazz things up by getting
the doddering residents to participate in amateur theatricals.
Ota’s sudden appearance is a godsend, and he helps Jana
commandeer a van so she can head off to audition for a bit
part in a film in Prague. Though they encounter many obstacles
along the way, the septuagenarians convince us to never give
up on our ambitions. Veteran actress Jiřina Bohdalová is in fine
form as the feisty diva in OLDIES BUT GOLDIES. (In Czech
with subtitles) —B.B.
Producers~Jaroslav Bouček, Jaroslav Kucera, Jan Mattlach, Jiří Strach
Screenwriting~Marek Epstein Cinematography~Martin Šec Editing~Jan Mattlach
Principal Cast~Jiřina Bohdalová, Radoslav Brzobohatý, Ivan Trojan, Lenka
Vlasáková, Tat’jana Medvecká
Print Source~Czech Television / jitka.prochazkova@ceskatelevize.cz /
www.ceskatelevize.cz
About the Director~Jiří Strach was born in Prague. He began his film career as a
child actor and has established himself as a prolific TV director. Filmography~
“An Angel of the Lord” (2005), OLDIES BUT GOLDIES (2012)
Omamamia
Directed by Tomy Wigand
GERMANY 2012
104 minutes
Friday, April 5 Sunday, April 7
6:20 PM I Code OMAM05 1:45 PM I Code OMAM07
Who put the “Oma” in “Mama Mia?” That would be Marianne
Sägebrecht, who plays a feisty German grandma in OMAMAMIA.
Oma Margherita, who longs to visit the Bavarian Pope in the
Vatican, lives with her neurotic daughter Marie in Canada.
Marie threatens to install her in a joyless Sunshine Home, but
Oma gives her the slip and hops on a plane to Rome. Oma’s
granddaughter Martina lives in the Eternal City, ostensibly
working as an au pair, but actually shacked up with a rocker
20 years her senior. She’s mortified when Oma appears. But
once she gets the hang of things, Oma’s cool—rocking at the
club in her dirndl and landing a job cooking hearty Bavarian
food. Finally in line at the Vatican, Oma helps a blind codger
(Giancarlo Giannini) who turns out to be a con artist. He persuades
her to pretend to marry him and soon all heck breaks
loose. OMAMAMIA is a light-hearted romp through the splendors
of Rome with an impressive international cast. (In German
with subtitles) —B.B.
Producers~Gabriela Sperl, Andro Steinborn Screenwriting~Jane Ainscough,
Gabriela Sperl, Claudia Casagrande Cinematography~Holly Fink Editing~
Simon Blasi Principal Cast~Marianne Sägebrecht, Annette Frier, Miriam Stein,
Giancarlo Giannini, Raz Degan
Print Source~Global Screen GmbH / info@globalscreen.de / www.globalscreen.de
About the Director~Tomy Wigand studied at Munich’s Television and Film
Academy (HFF). He worked as an editor for Roland Emmerich and has written and
directed many television series. He lectures at the Baden-Württemberg Film
Academy. Filmography~“Football Rules OK” (2000), “The Flying Classroom”
(2003), “Polly Blue Eyes” (2005), OMAMAMIA (2012)
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