The film will be screend in the Treasures and Curiosities section under the Lumière Classics label, which highlights the finest restorations of 20th century films, including lesser-known and archival works. Within this section, the film will have its renewed premiere as the seventh digitally restored film from the collections of the National Film Archive of the Slovak Film Institute to be presented at the festival.

At the 58th edition of the festival in Sitges, the fairy-tale film Freckled Max and the Spooks (1987) by Juraj Jakubisko will be screened in the Retrospective section. Jakubisko's film is a bizarre and free-spirited horror parody of fantastic tales of Frankenstein, originally created as a seven-part television series. Earlier this year, the film was released on Blu-ray by the American label Deaf Crocodile, in collaboration with the Slovak Film Institute. This limited deluxe edition includes not only the restored film but also extensive bonus materials – the behind-the-scenes documentary, a portrait of the director, and three video interviews.

The Bells Toll for the Barefooted

| Retrospective |

Director: Juraj Jakubisko

World sales: Slovak Film Institute (SK)
Original version and medium: 35 mm theatrical version of a seven-part TV series (color, sound)

Screening:
October 13 | 10.15 | Cinema Escorxador

CS – GDR | 1987 | 101 min. | fiction film

While roaming around the world with a circus troupe, young orphan Max arrives at the castle of Baron Frankenstein, surrounded by mysterious creatures that are sometimes a little absurd and creepy. And although each one of them is unique, they all have something in common: they feel lonely and desperately crave a little love. A zany romantic horror adventure that parodies the fantastic tales of Frankenstein with a free-spirited and extraordinarily bizarre style.

The designer of the postcard, which represents the database of new and upcoming Slovak films this year, is director and animator Matúš Vizár.