FILMANAK 2013

Thu 17.10.2013 | 19:00 | OmeU
Kommunales Kino Esslingen

Mrs Einstein

(orig. Mileva Einstein, Teorija tuge)
Serbia 2011
Director: Miloš Jovanović

Serbian & German with English subtitles
Running time: 50 min.

The film portrays the headstrong Serbian mathematician and physicist Mileva Einstein, née Marić (1875–1948). It tells the dramatic story of the woman who was Albert Einstein’s companion during the most productive phase of his scientific work. In beautifully staged vignettes it shows episodes from the life of this fascinating woman, played by Anica Dobra. Her share in Einstein’s scientific work is still the subject of much speculation today. Some regard her as co-author or even the actual originator of Einstein’s early papers; others see her “merely” as the woman who supported Einstein by listening critically and questioning his ideas competently. In 2005 the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich honoured her as a co-developer of the theory of relativity.

Fri 18.10.2013 | 19:00 | OmeU
Kommunales Kino Esslingen

Professor Kosta Vujić's Hat

(orig. Šešir profesora Koste Vujića)
Serbia 2012
Director: Zdravko Šotra

Original version with English subtitles
Running time: 115 min.

PROFESSOR KOSTA VUJIĆ'S HAT was the most successful Serbian film of 2012. This optimistic and highly entertaining comedy about an unusual teacher was a success at festivals worldwide and tells its story in a clever, down-to-earth and at the same time exuberant way, with a remarkable, very playful ensemble of (young) Serbian actors. Kosta Vujić is a real person and is regarded as one of Serbia’s most important educators.

In the mid-19th century, Kosta Vujić taught German at the First Belgrade Gymnasium. He was a lovable eccentric and a passionate teacher whom his pupils held in the highest respect. The very first graduating class he was responsible for was probably the best Serbia has ever produced – with brilliant minds such as Mihailo Petrović, Jovan Cvijić, Pavle Popović, Jaša Prodanović, Milorad Mitrović, Ljubomir Stojanović and others, who later became famous as great scientists, academics and teachers.

Guest: Actor Aleksandar Radojičić

Sat 19.10.2013 | 19:00 | OmdU | FSK 16
Kommunales Kino Esslingen

Technotise: Edit and Me

(orig. Technotise: Edit i ja)
Serbia 2009
Director: Aleksa Gajić

Original version with German subtitles
Animation | Running time: 90 min.

TECHNOTISE is an elegantly designed, humorous and breathtakingly exciting animated science-fiction adventure from start to finish.

In the Belgrade of 2074, intelligent robots, anti-gravity vehicles and other future technologies shape the cityscape. Psychology student Edit has failed an exam yet again. To protect her career prospects, she has a military microchip implanted that is supposed to enhance her mental abilities. On the side, Edit works as a carer for an autistic young man named Abel. He has developed a kind of “theory of everything” that immediately crashes every computer that tries to calculate it. When Edit looks at the formula, the chip in her body becomes active … Edit is in great danger.

Sun 20.10.2013 | 19:00 | OmeU
Kommunales Kino Esslingen

Short film programme

Eight short films by film students and young filmmakers – see below.