Sean and I had our first experience at the movie theatre Øst for Paradis a few weeks ago when the Aarhus Film Festival came to town. Are schedules happened to busy that week so we managed only one film, unfortunately. The movie experience at this independent theatre was definitely a great experience to be had.
We watched a Czech Republic documentary called *Citizien K/Obcan K - it dealt with identity and censorship - this topic interested Sean because of his work and me as I recently read George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four.
It is a cozy old building. The theatre is on two levels and both floors have a cafe. You can order fresh baked pastries, hot coffee and cold beer (Sean really liked this), and there are copious amounts of liquorice candy varieties to be had. Unlike other theatres where (a) you arrive early to fight for a good seat or (b) you don't mind to be late knowing you won't miss much as you've got a buffer - the trailers. You won't get that here. There were no trailers, instead a Toastmaster introduces the film. In the theatre you get entrance to the screening a few minutes before as you select your seat(s) when you purchase the ticket.
This is a much better set up then what I've experienced before. How wonderful to be able to come a head of time to meet your date or a friend and have a visit before you enter the film or stay afterwards to discuss what you watched - you can always learn more about the film from having a discussion, especially when it the film is subtitled and you are bound to miss elements.
*About the film: Michal Dvorák, Czech Republic 2012. Documentary, 72 min.
In an era obsessed with identification, the art group Ztohoven undertook an experiment to see how much could be achieved with your own and with a borrowed identity. The group’s members ordered official ID cards using fake identities, using passport photos created by morphing their faces together. Using their new identities, they showed how difficult it is for the system to tell us apart.
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