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Sections of 50th KVIFF

Coach to Vienna Kočár do Vídně / Kočár do Vídně
Directed by: Karel Kachyňa
Czechoslovakia, 1966, 76 min

In its day, this drama of revenge sought by a countrywoman against two soldiers of the Wehrmacht was a radical negation of how the war had usually been viewed: in every Czech film Germans, without variation, were portrayed as unambiguously negative. Sophisticated black-and-white camerawork helped create a mood of suspense in a story that artfully adheres to the unities of place, time, and action.
Franny Franny / Franny
Directed by: Andrew Renzi
USA, 2015, 92 min

The feature debut from screenwriter and director Andrew Renzi, a rising star of American independent film, is another remarkable and ambitious project supported by the name and nuanced acting of Richard Gere. His title character is a wealthy philanthropist who, after five years hibernating on opioid analgesics, gets a chance to finally free himself of the devastating trauma he feels over the loss of his best friends. Also starring Dakota Fanning and Theo James.