Capitales Europe – la bataille des sièges

Genre: Documentary

Languages: French, German, English, Luxemburgish

Subtitles: French, German, English, Luxemburgish

Format: 4K

Sound: 5.1

Duration: 52 min + 90 min

Countries: Luxembourg, France

Year: 2025

SYNOPSIS

Discover the great history of Europe through the small stories of its capitals. Strasbourg, Luxembourg and Brussels, the three cities that host the main European institutions, were chosen after an unfinished battle between national interests, visions of Europe and personalities determined to impose their views. What emerges from this little-known history is the face of Europe today, with its successes and failures, its symbols and its search for legitimacy, which is still shaky. And yet it is running…

CREDITS

Director: Donato Rotunno

Script: Donato Rotunno & Alexis Metzinger

DOP: Carlo Thiel & Felix Sorger

Editing: Felix Sorger

Sound editing: Ingo Dumlich

Original music: Pascal Schumacher

Speakers: Jean-Claude Juncker, Colette Flesch, Catherine Trautmann, Louis Michel, Charles Goerens…

A coproduction Cerigo Films & Tarantula Luxembourg, with the support of Film Fund Luxembourg, CNA, Contrat Triennal, France 3 Grand-Est and RTL Luxembourg.

This documentary won the Cineuro prize in 2024.

DIRECTOR

Donato Rotunno was born in Luxembourg in 1966 and graduated from the IAD in Belgium in 1992. He founded Tarantula Luxembourg in 1995, with which he has since produced over 50 feature films. He has developed his career as a director around subjects specific to Luxembourg, including immigration, multiculturalism, politics and the relationship between contemporary art and cinema. His first feature film, “In a Dark Place” won the prize for best artistic contribution at the Lëtzebuerger Filmpräis in 2007. His second feature, “Baby(a)lone”, adapted from Tullio Forgiarini’s novel Amok, was selected for numerous international festivals and chosen to represent Luxembourg at the 88th Academy Awards in the Best Foreign Language Film category. “Io sto bene”, his third film, had its world premiere at the Festival Alice nella città in Rome in 2020, and represented Luxembourg at the Academy Awards for Best Foreign Film in 2021. With “What’s left?”, he looks at the Cercle Culturel Curiel and its influence on political and cultural life in Luxembourg. He is currently working on his next documentary, “Capitales Europe – la bataille des sièges”.