Pärt & Film : Sweet Thing

The eleventh edition of the Arvo Pärt Centre's film evenings will take place from August 13 - 15. 2021.

14.08 at 17.00
"Sweet Thing"
2020, USA
Director Alexandre Rockwell

“Sweet Thing” premiered at the last Berlinale festival and received the Golden Bear award at the very beginning of its life. This is a timeless, but very modern, story of two children growing up. Director Alexandre Rockwell chose bright and scratchy 16 mm film to tell the story, and his own children, Lana and Nico Rockwell, are featured in the primary roles of 15-year-old Billie and 11-year-old Nico. They have to deal with an alcoholic father (Will Patton) and indifferent mother, who appears only occasionally, played by the director’s wife and the mother of his children, Karyn Parson.

The girl, named after Billie Holiday, has both a divine voice and a powerful screen charisma, which carries the entire film.

It is a unique and extraordinary work that tells its story through rather exotic film language. Out of the magical tenderness and repulsive toughness of life, an impressive whole is created that will haunt the audience long after the end of the movie.

Besides music by Miriam Makeba, Michael Jackson, Dino Valenti, Van Morrison, Sigur Ros and, of course, Billie Holiday, Arvo Pärt’s “Mirror in the Mirror” is heard twice in this movie.

Pricing
Limited number of tickets 7€/5€/10€ are available through Fienta or at the center's information desk.

NB! Due to the increased risk of the virus, entrance to the film evenings is allowed only by presenting a vaccination certificate or a negative COVID test. The PCR test must not be older than 72 hours before the event, the validity of the rapid test is 48 hours. Please bring your ID with you.

Children under the age of 18 are not required to provide a certificate.

There is no on-site rapid testing!

Let’s keep our health and the health of others!

Other screenings at Arvo Pärt Centre:
13.08 at 19.00
"The Lovers on the Bridge" / "Les Amants du Pont-Neuf"
1991, France
Director Leos Carax
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15.08 at 15.00
"Mountain"
2017, Austraalia
Dircetor Jennifer Peedom
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