BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:adamgibbons/ics METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VEVENT UID:25918@offbeat.amsterdam SUMMARY:CiNEMERCATOR - Small Worlds 2001 DTSTAMP:20260807T190722Z DTSTART:20260812T180000Z DESCRIPTION:Filmlover\,\n\n4 cinephiles: [https://www.supermercator.nl/cine mercator/team-cinemercator]\n\nMerthe Voorhoeve\,\n\nAndreas van Riet\,\n\ nMaaike Hasselaar\n\n& Elisabeth van Vliet\,\n\neach are programming 1 pre cious film per month. That's 4 precious films per\nmonth!\n\nCiNEMERCATOR\ n\ndoors open 19:00\n\nstart 20:00\n\nticket 3€\n\n12-8\n\nDavid Lynch\n\n A Straight Story\n\n(1999)\n\nThe Straight Story is often described as Dav id Lynch’s most normal film\, but\nthat can be misleading. It may lack the surreal imagery and narrative puzzles\nthat define much of his work\, yet it is unmistakably a Lynch film in its\nattention to silence\, landscape and the quiet mysteries of ordinary life.\n\nBased on the true story of Al vin Straight\, an elderly man who drives his lawn\nmower across several st ates to reconcile with his estranged brother\, the film\nunfolds at the pa ce of its protagonist. Lynch never rushes the journey or\ninflates its emo tions. Instead\, he finds drama in small encounters\; with\nstrangers\, me mories and the passing American landscape. These moments gradually\naccumu late into something unexpectedly profound.\n\nRather than feeling like an exception within Lynch’s body of work\, The Straight\nStory reveals anothe r side of the same filmmaker: one equally fascinated by\nhuman vulnerabili ty\, only this time without the shadows. It is one of the\nwarmest and mos t compassionate films he ever made\, and a reminder that profound\ncinema doesn’t always need to raise its voice.\n\nThis film is chosen by Maaike\n [https://www.supermercator.nl/cinemercator/team-cinemercator]\n\n19-8\n\nM aren Ade\n\nEVERYONE ELSE\n\n(2009)\n\nAn alternately loving and feuding c ouple\, together for an unknown period of\ntime\, are on vacation on Sardi nia: he\, Chris\, a struggling\, perhaps visionary\narchitect (Lars Eiding er)\; she\, Gitti\, a music publicist (Birgit Minichmayr\,\nwinner of a Si lver Bear at the 2009 Berlin Film Festival).\n\nAs long as they exist in a n hermetic sphere of their own creation\, they are\ncomfortable in their b odies\, but persist in subtle role-playing that can only\nharm their relat ionship. Theirs is a uniquely defined interaction where Chris is\nthe more “feminine” partner—performing a decidedly unmacho dance to Willie\nNelson and Julio Iglesias’ ‘80s classic “To All the Girls I’ve Loved Before”\nun der Gitti’s gaze and the feminine gaze of the camera.\n\nAided by actors w ho are fearless in exploring their own bodies and minds\, Maren\nAde trans forms what should be a familiar story into an emotional tour de force\,\na nd at the same time creates what might be considered to be a definitive\ng enerational portrait.\n\nThis film is chosen by Merthe\n[https://www.super mercator.nl/cinemercator/team-cinemercator]\n\n26-8\n\nDenis Villeneuve\n\ nINCENDIES\n\n2010\n\nIncendies is the film that announced Denis Villeneuv e as a major filmmaker long\nbefore Arrival or Dune.\n\nAdapted from Wajdi Mouawad’s play\, it follows a pair of Canadian twins who\ntravel to an un named Middle Eastern country after their mother’s death\, slowly\nuncoveri ng the story she spent her life trying to bury. The mystery is gripping\,\ nbut the film’s real achievement lies in how it transforms a detective sto ry into\na tragedy.\n\nIt's one of the strongest anti-war films of the 21s t century\, not because it\nargues against war\, but because it shows how its consequences outlive every\nceasefire. It is a film about memory\, inh eritance\, and the unbearable cost of\ndiscovering where you come from. Fe w films leave such a profound emotional mark\nwhile remaining so formally controlled.\n\nThis film is chosen by Elisabeth\n[https://sites.google.com /supermercator.nl/supermercator/cinemercator/team-cinemercator]\n\nDo you want to receive our\n\nmonthly program? [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s DcL-q6Kbcc]\n\nSend 'show me your movies' to [cinemercator@gmail.com]:\n\n cinemercator@gmail.com [cinemercator@gmail.com]\n\narchive [https://www.su permercator.nl/cinemercator/cinemercator-a-r-c-h-i-v-e] URL:https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/cinemercator-small-worlds-2001-2 GEO:52.3689648;4.8512865 LOCATION:Supermercator - Mercatorplein 3H\, 1057 BX Amsterdam STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:ade,amsterdam-west,dance,de-baarsjes,festivals,film,music,oud-we st,stories X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Filmlover,

4 cinephiles:

Mer the Voorhoeve,

Andreas van Riet,

Maaike Hasselaar

&am p; Elisabeth van Vliet,

each are programming 1 precious film per mon th. That's 4 precious films per month!

CiNEMERCATOR

doors ope n 19:00

start 20:00

ticket 3€

12-8

David Lynch< /p>

A Straight Story

(1999)

The Straight Story is o ften described as David Lynch’s most normal film, but that can be misleading. It may lack the surreal imagery and narrative puzzles that de fine much of his work, yet it is unmistakably a Lynch film in its attentio n to silence, landscape and the quiet mysteries of ordinary life.

Ba sed on the true story of Alvin Straight, an elderly man who drives his law n mower across several states to reconcile with his estranged brother, the film unfolds at the pace of its protagonist. Lynch never rushes the journ ey or inflates its emotions. Instead, he finds drama in small encounters; with strangers, memories and the passing American landscape. These moments gradually accumulate into something unexpectedly profound.

Rather t han feeling like an exception within Lynch’s body of work, The Straigh t Story reveals another side of the same filmmaker: one equally fasci nated by human vulnerability, only this time without the shadows. It is on e of the warmest and most compassionate films he ever made, and a reminder that profound cinema doesn’t always need to raise its voice.

This f ilm is chosen by Maaike

19-8

Maren Ade

EVERYONE ELSE

(2009)

An alternately loving and feuding couple, together for an unknown period of time, are on vacation on Sardinia: he, Chris, a struggli ng, perhaps visionary architect (Lars Eidinger); she, Gitti, a music publi cist (Birgit Minichmayr, winner of a Silver Bear at the 2009 Berlin Film F estival).

As long as they exist in an hermetic sphere of their own creation, they are comfortable in their bodies, but persist in subtle role -playing that can only harm their relationship. Theirs is a uniquely defin ed interaction where Chris is the more “feminine” partner—performing a dec idedly unmacho dance to Willie Nelson and Julio Iglesias’ ‘80s classic “To All the Girls I’ve Loved Before” under Gitti’s gaze and the feminine gaze of the camera.

Aided by actors who are fearless in exploring their own bodies and minds, Maren Ade transforms what should be a familiar stor y into an emotional tour de force, and at the same time creates what might be considered to be a definitive generational portrait.

This film i s chosen by Merthe

26-8

Denis Villeneuve

INCENDIES

< p>2010

Incendies is the film that announced Denis Villeneuv e as a major filmmaker long before Arrival or Dune.

Adapted from Wajdi Mouawad’s play, it follows a pair of Canadian twins who travel to an unnamed Middle Eastern country after their mother’s death , slowly uncovering the story she spent her life trying to bury. The myste ry is gripping, but the film’s real achievement lies in how it transforms a detective story into a tragedy.

It's one of the strongest anti-war films of the 21st century, not because it argues against war, but because it shows how its consequences outlive every ceasefire. It is a film about memory, inheritance, and the unbearable cost of discovering where you com e from. Few films leave such a profound emotional mark while remaining so formally controlled.

This film is chosen by Elisabeth

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