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Comrades in Dreams | More… |
| Leinwandfieber, Uli Gaulke, Germany 2006, DV | ||
A documentary valentine to the pleasures of cinema that looks at four independent theatre owners in very different parts of the world who dedicate their lives to showing films. This affectionate ode to independent cinema owners the world over demonstrates the universal and unifying power of movies. “A delight.” – Variety |
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Absurdistan | More… |
| Veit Helmer, Germany/France 2008, 35mm (cert tbc) | ||
| Veit Helmer’s inventive, allegorical tale introduces us to Absurdistan, a remote village in the Caucasus, which becomes the setting for a raucous battle-of-the-sexes when the women band together to teach the village’s lazy men a lesson. “A treat for the eyes and funny bone.” – Variety | ||
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Cherry Blossoms - Hanami | More… |
| Kirschblüten – Hanami, Doris Dörrie , Germany 2008, 35mm (cert tbc) | ||
| In a variation on Ozu’s Tokyo Story, a German widower seeks to fulfil his late wife’s last wishes by visiting their son in Tokyo. “A family drama whose whimsical, warm-hearted storytelling should touch critics and audiences alike.” – Hollywood Reporter | ||
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Presented with the support of the Goethe-Institut, Wellington. |
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After the Fall | More… |
| Nach dem fall, Eric Black & Frauke Sandig, Germany1999, DV | ||
| Documentary exploring the almost total disappearance of the the wall that once divided and dominated Berlin. “Every town has its ghosts, but Berlin is something special because it has seen so many changes, so much destruction and so many traumas in the twentieth century.” – Brian Ladd | ||
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Berlin Is in Germany | More… |
| Hannes Stöhr, Germany 2001, DV (M sex scenes, offensive language) | ||
| “Thirty-six-year-old Martin Schulz was behind bars when the wall came down. Now, after eleven years’ imprisonment, the former citizen of the GDR has been released from jail and must find his way in reunified Germany. | ||
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Sun Alley | More… |
| Sonnenallee, Leander Haussmann, Germany 1999, DV (M sexual references) | ||
| ““A lively, beautifully played coming-of-ager that takes a comic look at an era usually portrayed through bleak dramas or espionage thrillers.” – Variety | ||
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Summer in Berlin | More… |
| Summer vorm Balkon, Andreas Dresen, Germany 2005, DV (M violence, offensive language, sex scenes) | ||
Andreas Dresen's film follows the friendship of two women in their thirties over the course of a sweltering Berlin summer."“At once natural and designed, funny and sad, Dresen's story approximates the capriciousness of life itself, and that may be the highest praise any work of art could ask for.” – Boxoffice Magazine |
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