Manchester by the Sea

On midsummer nights, film stars come to life in the courtyard of Ljubljana Castle. A programme of this season’s best films has once again been put together by Kinodvor, in collaboration with the City of Ljubljana and Ljubljana Castle. This year, five films will have their Slovene Premiere or Avant Premiere at the open-air cinema in the Castle courtyard.

Films are screened in their original language with English subtitles. English spoken films are screened with Slovene subtitles only. 

Manchester by the Sea

Manchester by the Sea; Kenneth Lonergan, ZDA, 2016, 137'
Cast: Casey Affleck, Michelle Williams, Kyle Chandler

Casey Affleck and Michelle Williams star in this critically acclaimed drama from director Kenneth Lonergan, about a reclusive handyman who must face his painful past when he returns to his hometown after the sudden death of his beloved older brother. “You can't really prepare yourself for the emotional powerhouse that is Manchester by the Sea... No film this year has moved me more with its humor, heart and humanity.” - Rolling Stone. Academy Awards for Best Actor and Original Screenplay. (English spoken)

 

Admission: 4,50 €. No discounts. Reserving tickets for Film Under the Stars is not possible.
Ticket sales: the Kinodvor box office (open daily, one hour before the first screening); the Ljubljana Castle Information Center (open daily from 9:00); the Lower Funicular Station to Ljubljana Castle; Petrol gas stations; Kompas tourism offices throughout Slovenia; other mojekarte.si sales points. Online sales at www.ljubljanskigrad.si and www.mojekarte.si.
Getting there: We recommend reaching Ljubljana Castle on foot or by funicular railway. Funicular Railway: The price of return-trip tickets for Film Under the Stars audience is 3 EUR.Tickets to screenings are also available at the Lower Funicular Station. Free parking! During Film Under the Stars, free parking is available at Vodnik Square (Market place) from 19:30 to 02:00

Cancellations: In case of rain, the screening is cancelled. You can either exchange your ticket for the cancelled screening for a ticket to another screening at Ljubljana Castle or you can request a refund at the place of purchase (until August 7, 2017). In case you have purchased tickets online, you can request a refund at the Ljubljana Castle. The cancelled film will be screened the following evening at Kinodvor at 21:30. In cases where avant premieres are cancelled, there will be two additional screenings the following evening, at 19:00 and 21:30, at Kinodvor. Tickets for those screenings can be purchased or obtained in exchange for tickets to the cancelled screening at the Kinodvor box office (please note: there are 1000 seats in the Castle courtyard and only 197 seats at Kinodvor). Cancellations will be announced at www.ljubljanskigrad.si and www.kinodvor.org by 20:00 on the day of the scheduled screening.

NOT TO MISS AT LJUBLJANA CASTLE: Vanishing Cultures, a photographic exhibition by National Geographic Slovenia, the Plečnik Above the City exhibition, and Cohabitations, a painting exhibition.