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José Mojica Marins › Retrospective 1/1392 P.P/P.B P402037 1070 Bruxelles Brussels Belgique - Belgïe International Festival 2006 of Fantastic Film BXL X 1070 Bruxelles Bureau de dépôt Mensuel n°87 - fév. 7ÈME PARALLÈLE › 7DE SPOOR › 7TH ORBIT › FILMS DE CULTES / CULT FILMS ‹ KEN RUSSELL’S THE DEVILS 10 > 25.03.2006 NUNSPLOITATION " JOSÉ MOJICA MARINS › RETROSPECTIVE E. ELIAS MERHIGE’S BEGOTTEN PLAN 9 FROM OUTER CHURCH › JACK STEVENSON DERNIER CRI › EXPO / LIVE SOUNDTRACK 7TH ORBIT COMPETITION › #87 14 AVANT-PREMIERES + 2 SPECIAL SCREENINGS e 7ème Parallèle au Nova, c'est une précise), le Nova consacre sa section thématique, et Zevende Spoor in Cinema Nova twijfel over het exacte jaar) en daarom stellen sélection thématique de films fantasti- "Oh My God!", à une sélection de films de culte(s), is een verzameling van een aantal we jullie "Oh, My God!" voor: een selectie cult- en ques, étranges ou de genre, et une sé- fantastiques, de genre, ou simplement cultes. Plus avant-premières en een themati- genrefilms over religie. Heel spiritueel is het niet, rie d'avant-premières, dont 14 films en trop question de spiritualité ici, mais gardez vos sche selectie van fantastische films, maar hou toch jullie pupillen wijd open! Na al die compétition. A l'issue du festival, le jury remettra un pupilles ouvertes! Après avoir fait une excursion genrefilms of gewoon "vreemde" films. Bij afloop spirituele en metafysische vraagstukken tijdens prix consistant en une aide à la distribution, sous la dans les questionnements spirituels et métaphy- van het festival, ontvangt één van de 14 films in het januari- en februariprogramma over halluci- forme d'un sous-titrage bilingue (plus de détails sur siques dans la programmation de janvier-fevrier, competitie een prijs, die bestaat uit tweetalige nogene middelen, kunnen we jullie beter alvast www.nova-cinema.org). Pour fêter l'anniversaire autant vous prévenir, on ne va plus trop faire dans ondertiteling die haar distributie zal vergemak- waarschuwen... we houden het niet subtiel! We de la création du monde, (les scientifiques interna- le subtil, mais plutôt explorer les côtés obscurs de kelijken (meer details hierover op de website). gaan de duistere kanten van het religieuze ge- tionaux semblent s'accorder sur la date du 10 mars, la croyance religieuse, ses rites, ses dogmes et les We vieren eveneens de verjaardag van het ont- loof, zijn riten en zijn dogma's verkennen en de il subsiste par contre encore un doute sur l'année déviances qu'ils peuvent entrainer. staan van de aarde (wetenschappers houden het aberraties die daaruit kunnen voortvloeien. graag op 10 maart, er bestaat echter nog steeds ette section ré- surtout sa popularité au film de Autres évènements, la pro- et retrospectieve Ken Russell's "The Devils" uit voorstelling van het verbijs- trospective du Ken Russell, "The Devils" (1971), jection (une fois encore en luik van dit fes- 1971, een "echt goede film" terende "Begotten" van E. festival s'aventu- "vrai beau film" sur la déca- présence du cinéaste) du dé- tival situeert over de decadentie in een Elias Merhige, nog maar één re cette année en dence dans un couvent, que routant "Begotten" de E. Elias zich dit jaar op klooster, waarvan we je de keer vertoond in Europa, in terre sacrée. 'Oh my God!' vous vous pourrez voir en présence Merhige ("Shadow of the Vam- gewijde grond. "Oh my God!" uitzonderlijke director's cut aanwezigheid van de regis- propose une sélection de films du réalisateur et exception- pire"), montré une seule fois stelt een reeks films voor in tonen in aanwezigheid van de seur. De onvermijdelijke Jack aux atmosphères empreintes nellement en version 'direc- en Europe avant ce festival. Et, allerlei soorten en genres, ge- meester zelve! Daarnaast zijn Stevenson springt binnen met de culte et de symbolisme re- tor's cut'! Suivront quatre films parce qu'il nous manque déjà, drenkt in religieuze symbolen er vier erotisch-blasfemische zijn show "Plan 9 From Outer ligieux, dans des genres bien érotico-blasphématoires, vé- Jack Stevenson reviendra au en wijwater. Het Christendom films (twee Europese en twee Church", een selectie religi- différents... Le christianisme a ritables 'Nunsploitation', deux Nova avec son show "Plan 9 en zijn intrigerende symboliek Japanse), Nunsploitation in de euze en educatieve films van été particulièrement récupéré européens et deux japonais, de From Outer Church", une sé- is een dankbare bron van in- ware zin van het woord! Amerikaanse bodem, geschif- pour sa symbolique dans de quoi plaire à tout le monde... lection de films américains à spiratie voor talrijke films en Er is een retrospectief rond ter dan de gemiddelde sci- nombreux films dès les débuts Nous proposons également caractère religieux et éducatif, dit al sinds het prille begin José Mojica Marins, een Brazi- encefictionfilm. de l'histoire du cinéma, de ma- une rétrospective sélective de mais aux allures délirantes de van de filmgeschiedenis. In de liaanse cultregisseur met een Het Franse collectief "Le Der- nière plus ou moins pertinente. José Mojica Marins, réalisa- films de science-fiction. jaren '60, en vooral in de jaren ongehoorde filmografie en nier Cri" komt ook naar Nova Les années soixante, et surtout teur culte brésilien à la filmo- Le collectif "Le Dernier Cri" '70, neemt dit fenomeen een dito levensloop. Hij komt zelf met hun nieuwe expo, en hun septante, voient ce phénomène graphie et au parcours inouï. sera aussi de retour au Nova hoge vlucht met de productie zijn vreemde films voorstellen film "Les Religions Sauvages" s'accentuer avec la production Il viendra nous présenter en avec une nouvelle expo. Leur van een groot aantal B-reek- en zijn onwaarschijnlijke ver- is de Live Soundtrack die het d'un grand nombre de séries B personne ses films étranges nouveau film "Les Religions sen en zogenaamde exploita- halen te berde brengen. Niet festival opent. et de films d'Exploitation. C'est et habités et nous raconter ses Sauvages" sera présenté sous tionfilms. Eén genre dat er uit- te missen is de reeks Ameri- Nu weet je bijna alles, be- cette période, essentiellement, histoires incroyables. forme d'un live soundtrack springt is de "Nunsploitation", kaanse thrillers uit de jaren halve dat we een heuse Holy que nous vous présentons au A ne pas manquer non plus, la pour l'ouverture du festival. een pittige cinematografische zeventig ("The Devil's rain", Peepshow in de foyer hebben Nova. Et s'il y a bien un genre trinité des thrillers américains Finalement, pour être complet, kruising tussen christelijke "Alice, sweet Alice" en "God voor de meest gelovige en/of pour l'illustrer, c'est la 'Nuns- des années septante ("The De- nous installerons au foyer, beelden en basic fantasmen. told me to"), goed gek en met geperverteerde schaapjes on- ploitation', savoureuse ren- vil's rain", "Alice, sweet Alice" pendant toute le durée du fes- De nonnenfilms danken hun en stevig seventies-stempel. der ons! contre cinématographique de et "God told me to"), eux aussi tival, un Holy Peepshow, pour populariteit voornamelijk aan Een ander evenement is de l'imagerie du christianisme et bien délirants et sans doute les brebis égarées les plus cu- des fantasmes les plus som- encore plus marqués par le rieuses, les plus croyantes ou maires. Si le thème est clas- visuel 70's. les plus perverses! sique, le film de nonnes doit Expo > 10 - 25.03 Vernissage > 10.03 > 19:00 + Live Soundtrack > 10.03 > 20:30 10.03 > 23:00 Le Dernier Cri Arise! Les religions sauvages SubGenius Recruitment Film #16 Depuis 1993, le Dernier cri Rev. Ivan Stang & Rev. Cordt Holland, USA, 1991-005, Video, VO/OV, 87' s'attache à promouvoir une forme d'expression décalée, à l'interface de Le vrai film de propagande du faux ciné d'une heure et demie, drôle et impertinent, l'art brut, de la bande dessinée et du culte de l'Eglise des SubGenius, devenu depuis enchaînant extraits de films, animations, in- graphisme déviant. En 2000, ils avaient un vrai culte; le seul à promettre "le salut éter- terviews, curiosités, archives de cérémonies déjà pris possession du Nova à l'occa- nel, satisfait ou remboursé trois fois". Arise!, SubGenius, et dénonçant la terrible Conspira- sion du 7ème Parallèle. Leur expo avait présenté dans un nouveau montage, nous ex- tion des Normaux (les non Sous-Génies) qui fait date et avait été l'occasion de pro- plique tout sur les SubGenius. De la naissance essayent de nous écarter de la voie de la divine jeter le second film d'animation réalisé dans cet atelier de sérigraphie de Mar- du mythe dans les années 1950 autour de la Paresse (Slack) que Bob sanctifie. Et rappelez- seille, "L'hôpital brut", auquel avaient figure messianique de J.R.'Bob' Dobbs, jusqu'à vous, les véritables croyants SubGenius sont participé 25 dessinateurs des quatre scénographie de l'exposition repose sur la thématique du film leur vision de la fin du monde (plus proche que ceux qui n'y croient pas. Praise Bob! coins du monde. Six ans, des centaines dont elle découle, cette fois, le thème, repris dans un titre sans vous ne le croyez...). Un montage vidéo hallu- de comics et des dizaines de livres plus ambiguïté, est celui des "religions sauvages". Nonnes, curés et tard, ils reviennent, à l'occasion de leur autres seront bien sûr de la partie dans cet univers iconographi- De propagandafilm van de nepcultus cinante videomontage, grappig en brutaal, die 10ème anniversaire, avec une nouvelle que artisanal, tonique et sauvage et au travers de ces 75 minu- van de Church of the SubGenius, uiteindelijk filmfragmenten, animatiefilmpjes, interviews, expo et un nouveau film: "Les religions tes d'animations psychotiques et mystiques. L'expo reprendra verworden tot een echte cultus; de enige re- curiositeiten en archiefbeelden van SubGeni- sauvages", résultat de deux ans de notamment 30 planches sérigraphiées, tandis que le film sera travail et de collaborations d'une tren- projeté lors du vernissage, accompagné en direct par plusieurs ligie die "eeuwige heil, of drie keer uw geld us-ceremoniën aaneenrijgt, en die brengt aan taine d'artistes gravitant autour de la musiciens-dessinateurs pour le moins bruyants..
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