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Wednesday 8 November 2017 at 20:00
CERN Council Chamber

Canine (Kynodontas)

Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos
Greece, 2009, 94 minutes

Secluded from the rest of the world, confined to their affluent home and the high-walled front yard, three siblings, two sisters and one brother, are home-schooled by their parents, having no idea of life outside their prison. Within the family, the patriarch and his submissive wife give their offspring tape-recorded lessons which deliberately teach them the wrong meaning of words, further alienating them from reality. However, when the father introduces the son to Christina, a bad influence and a woman who is hired to service him sexually, the frail equilibrium of things will be disrupted with unforeseen consequences.

Original version Greek; English subtitles

 

Wednesday 15 November 2017 at 20:00
CERN Council Chamber

A Touch of Spice (Politiki Kouzina)

Directed by Tassos Boulmetis
Greece / Turkey, 2003, 108 minutes

"A Touch of Spice" is a story about a young Greek boy (Fanis) growing up in Istanbul, whose grandfather, a culinary philosopher and mentor,teaches him that both food and life require a little salt to give them flavor; they both require... A Touch of Spice. Fanis grows up to become an excellent cook and uses his cooking skills to spice up the lives of those around him. 35 years later he leaves Athens and travels back to his birthplace of Istanbul to reunite with his grandfather and his first love; he travels back only to realize that he forgot to put a little bit of spice in his own life.

Original version Greek / Turkish / English; English subtitles

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