Karlovy Vary Film Fest Adds ‘Trainspotting,’ ‘Sexy Beast’ as It Unveils Retrospective, Heritage Lineup

The 60th edition of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (KVIFF) has unveiled its retrospective and heritage program.Out of the Past – KVIFF 60/80 will mark 60 editions and 80 years since the festival’s inception by presenting “pivotal films” from KVIFF’s history. And the Special Screenings – Classics section will feature a special program dedicated to the history of cinema.

Highlights from the latter include the international premiere of the movie The Hanging of Stuart Cornfeld, a portrait of the independent producer and visionary Stuart Cornfeld (The Elephant Man, Kafka, The Fly), and The Killing of a Chinese Bookie, the latest Karlovy Vary screening of a movie directed by John Cassavetes.

Meanwhile, KVIFF will screen Trainspotting and Sexy Beast in its Out of the Past program.

Last year, KVIFF’s retrospective paid tribute to Hollywood star and method acting pioneer John Garfield (The Postman Always Rings Twice), who made a name for himself by playing brooding working-class characters in the 1940s.

Check out the latest program additions and full Special Screenings – Classics and Out of the Past below.

SPECIAL SCREENINGS – CLASSICSBabí léto / Autumn SpringDirector: Vladimír MichálekCzech Republic, 2001The Hanging of Stuart Cornfeld Director: Joan Bofill AmargósUSA, Spain, 2025Igor a potom / Igor and After Director: Ivan OstrochovskýSlovak Republic, Czech Republic, 2026The Killing of a Chinese BookieDirector: John CassavetesUSA, 1978Kopytem sem, kopytem tam / Tainted HorseplayDirector: Věra ChytilováCzechoslovakia, 1988Šeptej / WhisperDirector: David OndříčekCzech Republic, 1996

Barravento / The Turning WindDirector: Glauber RochaBrazil, 1962Captain ThunderboltDirector: Cecil HolmesAustralia, 1952Genbaku no ko / Children of HiroshimaDirector: Kaneto ShindoJapan, 1954Hideg napok / Cold DaysDirector: András KovácsHungary, 1966KesDirector: Ken LoachUnited Kingdom, 1969Die letzte Chance / The Last ChanceDirector: Leopold LindtbergSwitzerland, 1945LissyDirector: Konrad WolfGermany, 1957A Matter of Life and Death Director: Michael Powell, Emeric PressburgerUnited Kingdom, 1946Non c’è pace tra gli ulivi / No Peace Under the Olive TreeDirector: Giuseppe De SantisItaly, 1950Obžalovaný / The DefendantDirector: Ján Kadár, Elmar KlosCzechoslovakia, 1964Oka Tori Katha / The OutsidersDirector: Mrinal SenIndia, 1977Río Escondido / Hidden RiverDirector: Emilio FernándezMexico, 1948Sexy BeastDirector: Jonathan GlazerUnited Kingdom, Spain, USA, 2000To homa vaftike kokkino / Blood on the LandDirector: Vasilis GeorgiadisGreece, 1965TrainspottingDirector: Danny BoyleUnited Kingdom, 1996 Vtáčkovia, siroty a blázni / Birds, Orphans and FoolsDirector: Juraj JakubiskoCzechoslovakia, France, 1969