A Bite of Bread (Short Film) & Night Diamond: Matsumoto Cinema Select Screening
"A Bite of Bread" (Short Film) ★ Japanese Premiere
A graduation film by director Jan Němec, one of the leading figures of the Czech New Wave. Based on a short story by Arnošt Lustík, a Czech novelist who survived the Holocaust.
On their way to a concentration camp, three prisoners planning an escape resolve to first steal a loaf of bread, but...
It is the smallest-scale yet most poignant heist film in history, and one of the world’s greatest student films.
"Diamonds of the Night"
Two boys escape from a freight train bound for a concentration camp. Exhausted, they make their way toward Prague, but along the way, they are captured by a group of elderly men who appear to be a vigilante squad...
The source material is the same novel by Rustik as *A Bite of Bread*, titled *There Are No Shadows in the Dark*. As the director states, having been influenced by Luis Buñuel and Alain Resnais, the film uses stimulating visuals—where flashbacks and the interplay between reality and inner thoughts intertwine like a mosaic—and a sense of tension that permeates the entire film to question the cruelty of humanity and the world itself.
Information
- Period
- May 3, 2026 – May 4, 2026
- Venue
- M-Wing 6th Floor Hall, Matsumoto City
- Address
- 1-18-1 Chuo Matsumoto City
*Note: Business hours and closures are subject to change.
