Archivio Eventi
Agosto 2010.
Miroslav Škoro, someone who can sell out even the greatest halls in Croatia without difficulty, will have the opportunity to draw crowds to the Summer Stage in Opatija. He started his career in 1985 with the tamburitza orchestra "Slavonski Bećari" and already at that point, Miroslav Škoro’s destiny could have been anticipated, including the songs he would sing and write. During his studies in America, he met Jerry Grcevich, who encouraged him towards his true love – writing lyrics according to the cult Slavonian music. Organizer: HVIDRA Opatija
City of Opatija has arranged free public transport - buses
One more Croatian exclusive intended only for the audience in Opatija – the concert by the great Al Jarreau, also famous as the only musician in the world who has won 7 Grammies in three different genres - pop, jazz and R&B, and manages well in all of them. Now he has taken a step even further: the new song with which he announces his “best of” compilation, which will be presented at this concert, produced by Amir "Questlove" Thompson, the drummer of the hip-hop band The Roots and the producer of Erykah Badu and Al Green.
UK Comedy
Director: Armando Iannuci
Starring: James Galdonfini, Anna Chlumsky
Running time: 106 min.
The US President and UK Prime Minister fancy a war. But not everyone agrees that war is a good thing. The US General Miller doesn't think so and neither does the British Secretary of State for International Development, Simon Foster. But, after Simon accidentally backs military action on TV, he suddenly has a lot of friends in Washington, DC. I
Drama, Directed by: John Hillcoat
Starring: Viggo Mortensen , Charlize Theron , Kodi Smit-McPhee
A father and son are transformed into homeless scavengers by a cataclysmic event: the destruction of the world. The Road, starring Viggo Mortensen as a once-civilized man shepherding his 11-year-old boy (Kodi Smit-McPhee) through an America ravaged into rubble, is adapted from Cormac McCarthy's Pulitzer-winning 2007 novel.
Luglio 2010.
Matt Bianco were one of the most popular British jazz-pop groups of the 1980s and 1990s, when they had a large number of hits on within the world music charts (Best Single, 1985, European Club Track, 1988). Their latest album “HIFI Bossanova”, currently an absolute hit on the European music scene, is rated as “a contagious cocktail of Brazilian music styles and pop finesses”.
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The Milk of SorrowSpain/Peru - Drama
Director: Claudia Llosa
Starring: Magaly Solier, Susi Sanchez
Fausta is suffering from a rare disease called the Milk of Sorrow, which is transmitted through the breast milk of pregnant women who were abused or raped during or soon after pregnancy. While living in constant fear and confusion due to this disease, she must face the sudden death of her mother. She chooses to take drastic measures to not follow in her mother's footsteps.
Action Comedy
Director:James Mangold
Starring: Tom Cruise, Cameron Diaz
June Havens finds her everyday life tangled with that of a secret agent who has realized he isn't supposed to survive his latest mission. As their campaign to stay alive stretches across the globe, they soon learn that all they can count on is each other.
Main organizer: Cultural-Entertainment Association “Opatija”. This year’s Festival of A capella Singers and Mandolins will gather the best Croatian a capella singing groups which use traditional acoustic instruments. The goal of the Festival is to present a capella groups at a festival which cherishes both quality and tradition, and is also trying to present Croatian authentic music to local, as well as foreign audiences with dignity.
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Another Croatian “exclusive” intended only for “The Summer under the Stars” in Opatija. The famous Natalie Cole is the daughter of the legendary Nat King Cole and the singer of the Duke Ellington Orchestra, Marie Cole. In her rich musical career she has sold millions of albums, winning as many as 9 Grammies, the most recent this year for the album “Still Unforgettable”.
At the concert in Opatija she will perform along with the Croatian Radio-Television Symphony Orchestra.
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SF Thriller
Director: Miguel Saochnik
Starring: Liev Schreiber, Jude Law
Running time: 112 min.
In the future humans have extended and improved our lives through highly sophisticated and expensive mechanical organs created by a company called "The Union". The dark side of these medical breakthroughs is that if you don't pay your bill, "The Union" sends its highly skilled repo men to take back its property... with no concern for your comfort or survival.
