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Festival selections from notable German directors 
​Presented in co-operation with the Goethe-Institut
German Cinema screenings are open to the public: non-members are welcome by donation (notes only, please)
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Waxworks 
Das Wachsfigurenkabinett

Paul Leni
​Germany  ·  1924
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One of the final works of German Expressionism offers a sophisticated melding of genres, as a young poet dreams up fantastical tales inspired by the waxworks of some notorious personages.

​“Consistently enthralling, years ahead of its time” – Time Out 
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​​Screening times, review & trailer >>


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The Meaning of Hitler

Michael Tucker & Petra Epperlein
​Germany  ·  2020
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A provocative interrogation of the continuing fascination with Hitler and Nazism against the backdrop of the current rise of white supremacy and antisemitism.

​“Full of insight, intrigue and revelation” – Variety
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​​Screening times, review & trailer >>
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The Captain
Der Hauptmann

Robert Schwentke
Germany/France/Poland  ·  2017
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A German deserter in WWII discovers great power in an abandoned Nazi captain’s uniform.

“Parable, historical reckoning and pitch-black comedy. Clever and well-crafted” – Film Comment


​​Screening times, review & trailer>>

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Girls/Museum

Shelly Silver
​Germany  ·  2020
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Art history is reinterpreted under the female gaze as a group of girls and young women explore Leipzig’s Museum of Fine Arts.

“Thought provoking, engaging and visually striking” – Screendaily

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​​Screening times, review & trailer >>
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B-Movie: Lust and Sound in West-Berlin

Jörg A Hoppe, Klaus Maeck, Heiko Lange
Germany ·  2015
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“Music, art and chaos in the Wild West Berlin of the 1980s… when Berlin was like a B-Movie: colourfully cheap and trashy, threatened and thrown together, anxious and ambitious, clubbed and caned, stoned and strung out, drunk, drugged and - just very special.” – Scenes From

​Screening times, review and trailer >>​

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German Cinema selection presented in co-operation with the Goethe-Institut
Non-members welcome – entry by donation (notes only, please)

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