LAB 111 is a successful fusion of bar/restaurant and cinema, a cinematobar we could call it. You can go to the movie after sampling some international cuisine or order something to enjoy during the movie. International is also the selection of films they show.
In the next period we can watch a selection of films produced after 2000, what we can call the new wave of Romanian directors. Talented and internationally awarded people like Mungiu or Călin Netzer.
All films are shown in Romanian with English subtitles.
The cinematobar's address is:
LAB111
Arie Biemondstraat 111
1054 PD Amsterdam
info@lab111.nl 020 616 9994
The list of films playing is as follows:
- 4 months, 3 weeks and 2 days (2007) directed by Cristian Mungiu
Directed by Romanian director Cristian Mungiu, who received the Palme d'Or award at the 60th Cannes Film Festival in 2007 and a FIPRESCI award at the same festival, the film debates a taboo subject: the drama experienced by Romanian women in the context of the anti-abortion decree during the Ceausescu era.
Date: Now:
03 Feb 18:45 15 Feb 16:30 26 Feb 18:45
- After the Hills (2012) directed by Cristian Mungiu
The film was shot in Câmpina. The screenplay is based on the non-fiction novels of writer Tatiana Niculescu Bran, which deals with the case of the exorcism at the Tanacu monastery in Vaslui county.
Date: Now:
12 Feb 18:30 24 Feb 18:30 01 Mar 16:15
- Child's position (2013) directed by Călin Peter Netzer
The Position of the Child is a 2013 Romanian drama film directed by Călin Peter Netzer and produced by Ada Solomon. The film won the Golden Bear Award at the Berlin International Film Festival on 16 February 2013 and the Best Film Award at the Namur Film Festival on 4 October 2013.
The film depicts a lethargic young man, the son of a high society architect, who fatally injures a child. His mother, aware of the gravity of the situation, sets out to save him from the prison sentence that awaits him.
Date: Time:
17 Feb 18:45 22 Feb 16:30 04 Mar 18:45
- Baccalaureate (2016) directed by Cristian Mungiu
The film premiered on 19 May 2016 at the Cannes Film Festival. A doctor in a small provincial town has to decide what is the best way forward for his child in today's Romanian society.
Date: Time:
01 Feb 16:30 10 Feb 18:45 19 Feb 18:45
- Sieranevada (2016) directed by Cristi Puiu
The film shows the difficult atmosphere of an apartment in Bucharest where the 40 days since the death of a family member are celebrated. The film perfectly captures the discrepancy between old and new, so present in every dysfunctional family in Romania.
Date: Time:
05 Feb 18:30 08 Feb 15:45 02 Mar 18:30
- La Gomera (2019) directed by Corneliu Porumboiu
A policeman arrives on the Spanish island of La Gomera where he must learn the whistling language of the local mafia gang and free Zsolt, an influential businessman from Bucharest. The action is filmed in Romania and the Canary Islands.
Date: Time:
30 Ian 21:15 31 Ian 16:30 01 Feb 19:15 02 Feb 19:00 03 Feb 21:15 04 Feb 21:15 05 Feb 21:45 06 Feb 19:15 07 Feb 19:15 08 Feb 19:15 09 Feb 19:15 10 Feb 21:15 11 Feb 19:15 12 Feb 21:15 16 Feb 16:30
Full details of the films and ticket purchase can be found at here
