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Thursday 28 August 2014 at 20:00
CERN Council Chamber

Benny’s Video

Directed by Michael Haneke
Austria, 1992, 105 minutes

A 14-year-old video enthusiast is so caught up in film fantasy that he can no longer relate to the real world, to such an extent that he commits murder and records an on-camera confession for his parents.

Original version German; English subtitles

Thursday 4 September 2014 at 20:00
CERN Council Chamber

The Deflowering of Eva Van End

Directed by Michiel Ten Horn
Netherlands, 2012, 94 minutes

In this perfect blend of satire and sincerity, a dysfunctional family gets turned on its head when the 'perfect' exchange student moves in. Every member of the van End family is preoccupied with his or her own peculiar fixation -be it father Evert's Skype relationship with a boy in Africa (seemingly his only functional relationship), or mother Etty's relentless tirades against her dope-dealing youngest son or praises for her eldest son about to marry. Trapped in the middle is the youngest -15 year-old Eva-struggling for any attention or affection at all. When Veit, the adonis German exchange student Eva invited, moves in, the family is shocked and each family member must confront his or her own doubts, insecurities, fears and desires. During Veit's two week stay, all five family members begin to reinvent themselves, led by former wallflower Eva, who begins a dramatic transformation.

Original version Dutch; English subtitles

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