The series begins on Monday 9 November 2026 at 19:00 with "La ciénaga" (2001) by Lucrecia Martel. The Argentine director's debut is regarded as a turning point in Argentine cinema at the turn of the century. Two related families spend a sweltering summer on a country estate in the north of the country. Heat, alcohol and indifference gradually erode the bonds between them. The film won the Alfred Bauer Prize at the Berlinale and the NHK Award at the Sundance Film Festival.
On Monday, 16 November 2026, at 19:00, this will be followed by 'La pianista' (2001) by Michael Haneke, starring Isabelle Huppert. The film depicts a Viennese piano teacher who lives under her mother's total control and hides a repressed sex life. Things come to a head when a young pupil begins to court her. At Cannes, the film won the Grand Prix du Jury as well as the awards for Best Actress and Best Actor; at the European Film Awards, it received the award for Best Actress.
The festival concludes on Monday, 30 November 2026, at 19:00 with 'Thelma' (2017) by Joachim Trier. A young woman from a strictly religious family falls in love with a fellow student at university. In the process, a force emerges that has held her back since childhood, in the hope of overcoming her fear of herself.