French film, ‘Luna Papa’ (Moon Father), a surreal journey of young people will be screened at 3.00 pm on Tuesday August 18 and 6.30 pm on Wednesday, August 19 at Alliance Francaise.
Directed by Bakhitar Khudojnazarov, this 1999 movie is produced in collaboration by Germany, Japan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Austria, Switzerland, France, and Russia.
In this hilariously surreal adventure through Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and Kyrgyzstan, the story of a young, simple Tatar girl is narrated by her unborn child. Mamlakat is an aspiring actress, daughter of an eccentric father, and sister to a mad brother, who falls for the lies of an actor in a theater company that passes through her village.
After he promises to make her an actress because he knows Tom Cruise, Mamlakat sleeps with the guy. He’s gone in the morning – but leaves behind undeniable proof of the night’s events: Mamlakat is pregnant. Determined to protect their honor, her eccentric family set out on a journey in order to find the father. And we glimpse a fantastic central Asian reality, filled with small, unusual villages, falling-from-the-sky cattle and enormous flying bricks… |
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