VALLEY OF PEACE (1956) | IN-PERSON SCREENING NOV. 13
VALLEY OF PEACE (1956) | IN-PERSON SCREENING NOV. 13
VALLEY OF PEACE (Dolina miru) is a 1956 Slovenian war film directed by France Štiglic. It was in competition at the 1957 Cannes Film Festival, where John Kitzmiller received the Best Actor award for his role as Sgt. Jim. The film was selected for screening as part of the Cannes Classics section at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival.
VALLEY OF PEACE (1956)
Chicago Filmmakers in partnership with Black World Cinema presents VALLEY OF PEACE on Saturday, November 13th at 7:00 PM.
During WWII in Slovenia, a boy and younger girl lose their families in an air raid. They have heard about a valley where there is always peace and believe that this is the house of the boy’s uncle. They start looking for the valley. At the same time an airplane is shot down and a black American pilot jumps out by parachute. After escaping Nazi Soldiers, he finds the children at a ford. The boy and girl are standing in the middle of a river, scared and crying, neither daring to cross. The pilot cannot abandon the children although they will reduce his chance of escaping. Both the Germans and the Slovenia partisans know that the pilot had survived. Who will find him first? (1956, 82 min, Yugoslavia)
About Black World Cinema
Black World Cinema was founded in 2005 by Floyd Webb and Alisa Starks of ICE Theaters. Black World Cinema is a showcase of seldom seen classic features and new films from around the world. Its mission is to present films by filmmakers that bring us stories with compelling content and a human dimension seldom presented in mainstream cinema. Select screenings will be followed by lively discussions moderated by program director Floyd Webb or local scholars, screenwriters and directors.
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