Still from "La femme au couteau". Image courtesy of Filmoteca de Catalunya.

Activity
Tuesday March 18, 2025
The Woman with the Knife
For the Love of the Arts. Film programme at Filmoteca de Catalunya
in progress
Every Tuesday, from October to June, the Filmoteca de Catalunya will be hosting film sessions related to painting, theatre, dance, architecture, music, design, literature and opera, with screenings presented by creators and experts.
For the Love of the Arts is a film programme organized by Filmoteca de Catalunya and Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya. With the collaboration of L’Auditori; Fundació Mies van der Rohe; Gran Teatre del Liceu; Institució de les Lletres Catalanes; Mercat de les Flors; Palau de la Música; Biblioteques Públiques de Catalunya; Teatre Lliure; Teatre Nacional de Catalunya; Fundació Joan Miró; Foment de les Arts i del Disseny; Museu del Disseny de Barcelona; MACBA Museu d’Art Contemporani de Barcelona.
Programme
00:00 – 00:00 h
La femme au couteau (The Woman with the Knife)
TIMITÉ BASSORI, 1969, 80′.
A young African intellectual, played by the director himself, returns to his country, Côte d’Ivoire, after a long period in Europe. An insightful and incisive exploration of psychology and alienation in modern society that combines realism with surrealist touches.
A young African intellectual, played by the director himself, returns to his country, Côte d’Ivoire, after a long period in Europe. An insightful and incisive exploration of psychology and alienation in modern society that combines realism with surrealist touches.