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fRAnCE
hEnRI-GEORGES ClOUZOT’S
InfERnO / L’ENFER D’HENRI-GEORGES
CLOUZOT
Directors: Serge Bromberg,
Ruxandra Medrea Annonier
In 1964, director Henri-Georges Clouzot
and his gorgeous ingénue, actress Romy
Schneider, began filming an ambitious
project to revolutionize the art of cinema.
Today, it languishes in film cans, unfinished
and unseen. How Clouzot set about realizing
his vision—and what went wrong along the
way—is the subject of this fascinating doc.
French with subtitles. 102 min.
USA
Sun 10/11 • 1:00 pm • EFINF1
Thurs 10/15 • 6:00 pm • EFINF2
DOCUfEST
ThE hOUSE Of ThE DEVIl
Director: Ti West
A cute college girl takes a babysitting
gig at a creaky country house lorded
over by a creepy old couple with big
plans to celebrate the night’s lunar
eclipse. Desperate for cash, she agrees
to stay even after she finds out there’s no
baby…. Set in the mid-’80s, this simmering
suspense thriller is a throwback to the
retro school of slow-burn terror. 91 min.
Fri 10/9 • 11:00 pm • EFHOD1
Sat 10/10 • 11:15 pm • EFHOD2
Sun 10/18 • 9:30 pm • EFHOD3
hIDDEn DIARY / LA CUISINE
Director: Julie lopes-Curval
While visiting her parents in France,
Audrey discovers her grandmother’s
diary, the only memento of a woman who
abandoned her family. Audrey’s search
for understanding uncovers a family
secret buried under 50 years of silence,
and ultimately illuminates her relationship
with her own mother (Catherine Deneuve)
and the deep, complex bonds between
three generations of women.
English, French with subtitles. 105 min.
Thurs 10/15 • 4:00 pm • EFHID1
Sat 10/17 • 4:30 pm • EFHID2
Sun 10/18 • 8:00 pm • EFHID3
REELWOMEn REELWOMEn
AfTER DARk
fRAnCE RUSSIA
MAIn COMPETITIOn
hUGO TElEVISIOn AWARDS:
A nIGhT Of COMMERCIAlS
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The Hugo Television Awards celebrates
new and exciting approaches continually
influencing television programming and
commercials. In celebration of the 45th
anniversary of the Chicago International
Film Festival and the Hugo Television
Awards, this program presents a selection
of the most memorable commercials
awarded throughout the history of the
competition. 60 min.
ThIS IS A fREE EVEnT!
(Tickets must be obtained from box office)
Wed 10/21 • 6:00 pm • EFHTS1
hIPSTERS / STILYAGI
Director: Valery Todorovsky
Moscow, 1955. Soviet uniformity is the
order of the day, but incurring the wrath
of all the grim-faced comrades in Russia
isn’t enough to stop a group of young
“hipsters” from donning outrageous
threads, puffing up their pompadours,
pushing up their cleavage, throwing back
martinis, and shakin’ their hips. Could this
romantic, infectiously fun musical be this
year’s Slumdog Millionaire?
Russian with subtitles. 125 min.
USA
Fri 10/9 • 6:30 pm • EFHIP1
Sat 10/10 • 6:00 pm • EFHIP2
Sun 10/11 • 12:30 pm • EFHIP3
MAIn COMPETITIOn
I knOW A WOMAn lIkE ThAT
Director: Elaine Madsen
The world is full of women who sidestepped
retirement to pursue their passion. In this
inspiring doc, Emmy ® winner Elaine Madsen
(alongside her actress daughter Virginia
Madsen, who produced) sits down with
more than a dozen of them—including
Rita Moreno, Eartha Kitt, and Evanston
mayor Lorraine Morton—to reflect on their
extraordinary accomplishments. 103 min.
Tues 10/13 • 5:00 pm • EFKNO1
10/13 IS A fREE EVEnT!
(Panel following 10/13 screening at
Film Row Cinema; see p. 41)
Thurs 10/15 • 3:45 pm • EFKNO2
DOCUfEST
REELWOMEn
16 For information about becoming a Cinema/Chicago member see p.43 or visit www.chicagofilmfestival.com.
45 Th InTERCOM COMPETITIOn
The International Communication Video
and Interactive Media Competition was
created to recognize the extraordinary
talents and creativity of the individuals
at the top of the ever-evolving field of
communications. INTERCOM proudly
honors exceptional work in educational,
corporate sponsored, industrial, and
interactive productions. This program
features screenings of winning productions
from the 45th INTERCOM Competition.
app. 50 min.
ThIS IS A fREE EVEnT!
(Tickets must be obtained from box office)
Sun 10/18 • 12:00 pm • EFINT1
JAPAn
kAnIkôSEn
Director: Sabu
MESSEnGER BAGS!
WATER BOTTlES!
TEDDY BEARS!
SWEATShIRTS!
kEYChAInS!
lAPEl PInS!
WATChES!
SCARVES!
POSTERS!
ShIRTS!
MUGS!
hATS!
ETC!
Kanikôsen takes us into the belly of an
industrial hell as exploited laborers
aboard the titular crab cannery ship
struggle to find escape, or at least respite,
from their grim existence. With mass
suicide attempted and then rejected as
an option, they slowly realize their only
recourse is open revolt. Sabu brings a
modern sensibility to his adaptation of the
1929 novel, adding stylized visuals and his
trademark flourishes of black comedy.
Japanese with subtitles. 109 min.
Sun 10/18 • 8:15 pm • EFKAN1
Mon 10/19 • 6:00 pm • EFKAN2
Tues 10/20 • 3:30 pm • EFKAN3
WORlD CInEMA
nEThERlAnDS
ThE lAST DAYS Of EMMA BlAnk /
DE LAATSTE DAGEN VAN EMMA BLANK
Director: Alex van Warmerdam
The Dutch master of madcap misanthropy
returns to the Festival with a precise, pitchblack
comedy set in the country home of
terminally ill Emma Blank. Her domestic
servants have long submitted to her
venomous attitude and irrational whims with
an eye on an inheritance (van Warmerdam
himself plays a character ordered to serve
as the family dog… see it to believe it),
but slowly the truth about this way-offbeat
household is revealed.
Dutch with subtitles. 89 min.
Sun 10/11 • 8:30 pm • EFEMM1
Mon 10/12 • 5:30 pm • EFEMM2
Thurs 10/15 • 3:15 pm • EFEMM3
WORlD CInEMA
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