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| Title | Film|Neu: Annual German-Language Film Festival |
| Body | Experience the best of new German language cinema - join the Goethe-Institute in Washington, D.C., for Film|Neu, Washington’s 16th annual festival of the newest in eclectic, innovative German, Austrian, and Swiss filmmaking. The schedule is as follows: Friday, January 18, 7 & 9:30 pm Grave Decisions (Wer früher stirbt ist länger tot), Marcus H. Rosenmueller In this 2007 sleeper hit, an 11-year-old plots one crime to absolve himself of another. (The 7pm screening is followed by an opening reception.) Saturday, January 19, 12 pm Sunday, January 20, 7 pm To the Limit (Am Limit), Pepe Danquart Speed climbing brothers Alexander and Thomas seek to break the record at Yosemite’s El Capitan. By the Oscar-winning director of Black Rider. Saturday, January 19, 2:15 pm Sunday, January 20, 12 pm Valerie, Birgit Moeller Penniless and stuck in an underground carpark, supermodel Valerie embarks on a double life. Saturday, January 19, 4:30 pm Sunday, January 20, 2:15 pm All the Invisible Things (Heile Welt), Jakob M. Erwa Three youngsters on the cusp of young adulthood are followed as they seek grounding and hope. Saturday, January 19, 6:45 pm Sunday, January 20, 9 pm Runaway Horse (Ein fliehendes Pferd), Rainer Kaufmann Tensions erupt when a couple’s typically private vacation is interrupted by an old acquaintance. With Bambi award-winning Katja Riemann. Saturday, January 19, 9 pm Tuesday, January 22, 9:15 pm One Who Set Forth: Wim Wenders’ Early Years (Von einem der auszog – Wim Wenders’ frühe Jahre), Marcel When This documentary draws parallels between the famous director’s early films and his personal biography. Featured at the 2007 Berlin International Film Festival. Sunday, January 20, 4:30 pm Tuesday, January 22, 7 pm Schroeder’s Wonderful World (Schröders wunderbare Welt), Michael Schorr Working on a business venture, Frank Schroeder finds himself involved in a wolf hunt. Monday, January 21, 7 & 9 pm Late Bloomers (Die Herbstzeitlosen), Bettina Oberli Eighty-year-old Martha takes her friends and town by surprise when she opens a lingerie shop. Switzerland’s second most popular big screen production is its official 2008 Oscar entry for Best Foreign Film. (Swiss treats and a wine tasting with Cork Wine Bar between the two screenings.) Wednesday, January 23, 7 & 9 pm And Along Come Tourists (Am Ende kommen Touristen), Robert Thalheim Young Sven finds himself stuck doing civil service caring for an unpleasant old man still living at Auschwitz. Official Selection of Un Certain Regard 2007 at Festival de Cannes. Thursday, January 24, 7 & 9:15 pm Hotel Very Welcome, Sonja Heiss A fictional documentary following five travelers searching for the life exotic and themselves. Featured at the 2007 Berlin International Film Festival. (The 7pm screening is followed by a closing reception.) For more information, go to http://www.goethe.de/ins/us/was/prj/flm/enindex.htm . |
| Source | Goethe-Institut |
| Inputdate | 2007-12-30 02:05:26 |
| Lastmodifieddate | 2007-12-30 02:05:26 |
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| Publishdate | 2007-12-31 00:00:00 |
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