Les Contes de la Nuit (Tales of the Night)

This screening is a collaboration between the Alliance Française de Malte Mediterranée and Spazju Kreattiv with the support of the French Embassy and the Institut Français. 

From the inexhaustible imagination of an eloquent writer, a creative costume designer, and an inspired graphic artist who assemble in an abandoned but magical old cinema, six allegorical tales of heroism, kindness and love intertwine with a multi-cultural journey in history at the four corners of the earth.

Starting off in Medieval Europe, an unspeakable secret burdens a love-smitten young prince–while at an exotic place in the West Indies–an intrepid adventurer is aided in his quest by an unexpected trio of supporters. Next, the fatalist citizens of the extravagant Aztec City of Gold finally get their Chosen One, as a passionate boy finds his true calling somewhere in a sun-kissed West-African village.

Then, a noble Tibetan youth who enjoys the King’s trust brings himself to an impossibly painful dilemma–and, lastly–a fervent couple of youthful lovers is torn by a venomous curse. These are the enchanting stories of the night, where everything is possible in the name of love…