Every summer

Previously Unreleased

still from Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell (Thien An Pham, VN/FR/SG/ES 2023)

still Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell (Thien An Pham, VN/FR/SG/ES 2023)

Apparently, none of these films warranted a standard Dutch cinematic release. Eye will now screen them as part of Previously Unreleased. They will be shown daily, for at least a week in Amsterdam (Eye, De FilmHallen) and will screen at cinemas across the country from the summer onwards.

Screened at prominent national and international festivals, yet never released in Dutch cinemas. Quite unjustly so, Eye Filmmuseum thinks, and so it has once again brought an exceptional selection of films from international festivals to the Netherlands.

still from Viver mal (Joao Canijo, PT/FR 2023)

still Viver mal (Joao Canijo, PT/FR 2023)

still from Eureka (Lisandro Alonso, AR/FR/PT/NL 2023)

still Eureka (Lisandro Alonso, AR/FR/PT/NL 2023)

This year too, work by well-known and debuting directors will be screened, including Radu Jude (Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World), Lisandra Alonso (Eureka) and Thiên An Pham (Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell). The intriguing 'mirror films' Mal Viver and Viver Mal by Portuguese filmmaker João Canijo have also been selected.

still from Peak Season (Steven Kanter & Henry Loevner, US 2023)

still Peak Season (Steven Kanter & Henry Loevner, US 2023)

The films fit in with Eye's screening and collection policy, which pays a lot of attention to emerging makers from all parts of the world, new work by renowned film authors and sometimes 'forgotten' makers.

Previously Unreleased 2024

All Previously Unreleased titles will premiere alternately in Eye and De FilmHallen; every first screening in Amsterdam is introduced by a Filmkrant editor. The selected titles can also be seen in film theatres around the country.

still Animal (Sofia Exarchou, GR/AT/BG/CY/RO 2023)

Animal

Kalia, an entertainer at a second-rate beach hotel, finds it increasingly difficult to keep up the illusion of eternal youth. Rich, layered portrait of the Greek tourist industry.

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still Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World (Radu Jude, RO/LU/FR/HR 2023)

Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World

Brilliant black comedy that tackles the excesses of neoliberalism in the form of an urban road movie.

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still Eureka (Lisandro Alonso, AR/FR/PT/NL 2023)

Eureka

The native inhabitants of a Brazilian rainforest are not much better off than those of a Native American reservation in this magical realist film, with a stunning role for a stork.

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still Le gang des Bois du Temple (Rabah Ameur-Zaïmeche, FR 2022)

Le gang des Bois du Temple

A robbery on the periphery of Paris leads to tragedy in this film in which reality gives the lie to the dream of a better life.

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still Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell (Thien An Pham, VN/FR/SG/ES 2023)

Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell

Thiện’s return to the countryside where he grew up turns out to be the beginning of a spiritual journey of (self-)discovery. Slow cinema in its most daring, radical form.

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still Mal viver (Joao Canijo, PT/FR 2023)

Mal Viver

In the first part of an oppressive two-parter set in the same hotel, three generations of mothers and daughters drive one another to distraction.

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still Peak Season (Steven Kanter & Henry Loevner, US 2023)

Peak Season

A couple from New York take a break in rural Wyoming. The holiday unexpectedly becomes a test of their relationship. Charming, engagingly acted American independent.

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still Le procès Goldman (Cédric Kahn, FR 2023)

Le procès Goldman

This tautly directed film about the notorious trial of French revolutionary and robber Pierre Goldman in 1976 examines more than simply the question of guilt.

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still Showing Up (Kelly Reichardt, US 2022)

Showing Up

Michelle Williams keeps her acting affectingly small as artist Lizzy, who struggles to find a balance between her passion and everyday obligations.

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still Viver mal (Joao Canijo, PT/FR 2023)

Viver Mal

In Mal Viver, the hotel guests remained in the background; in its counterpart, Viver Mal, they are the ones dissected by director Canijo’s scalpel.

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still from Anatomy of Time (Jakrawal Nilthamrong, TH/SG/NL/FR 2021)

Eye Film Player

A number of titles from the 2024 edition can also be viewed on demand on Eye Film Player and Picl two weeks after release. Titles from previous editions can already be seen on Eye Film Player. The list of titles is thus steadily expanded.

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