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27 MISSING KISSES
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A passionate, sexually mature teenager (Nino Kuchanidze) turns a small Russian village on its head with romance in this comedy-drama from Nana Djordjadze (A Chef in Love). The young and carefree teen, Sybill, is sent to spend the summer with her aunt. She soon falls for the son of a local widower and the pair's youthful and contagious sensuality, paired with the appearance of Emmanuelle at the local theater, drives the entire village to love and lust. In German and Georgian with English subtitles. Nana Djordjadze---Germany---2000---95 mins.
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ABSURDISTAN
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From the director of Tuvalu comes this playful, largely-silent allegory about the Cold War set in a sheltered village high in the mountains. As the inhabitants' ancient water supply dwindles, the arrogant, lazy male population does little to solve the problem. In return, the women withhold sex until the men break down and restore the aqueducts. For two young lovers (Maximilian Mauff and Kristyna Malerova), their desire to consummate might be powerful enough to tear down the wall between the sexes. "A rollicking, bawdy fable reminiscent of Buster Keaton and Charlie Chaplin" (San Francisco Chronicle). In Russian with English subtitles.
Veit Helmer---Germany---2008---90 mins.
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ADVERTISING RULES!
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Viktor Vogel is a young, new marketing man who seems to have it all: a dream job and a beautiful girlfriend. But those two entities collide when he pitches his girlfriend's fine art concept for a multi-million dollar ad campaign. Will his first big job be his last? This quirky comedy was also released as Viktor Vogel: Commercial Man. In German with English subtitles. Lars Kraume---Germany---2001---108 mins.
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AIMEE & JAGUAR
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A Jewish woman, active in the resistance movement and working as a spy at a Nazi Newspaper, begins a passionate lesbian affair with an upper class German housewife in this erotic drama based on a true story. Maria Schrader and Juliane Kohler shared the Silver Bear for Best Actress at the Berlin Film Festival for their performances as the daring couple. "Schrader and Kohler feed off each other beautifully, the intensity of their dynamic growing with every scene" (Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times). In German with English Max Farberbock---Germany---1999---125 mins.
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ALL JEWS OUT
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A remarkable documentary that traces the story of the German-Jewish Auerbacher family from 1933 to 1945. Incorporating home movies, on-camera interviews and historic documents and photographs, the film shares the story of Inge Auerbacher's deportation to Theresienstadt and how she managed to survive the horrors there. "It is in a class by itself...because of its wealth of extraordinary, previously unknown archival materials, its unflinching revelation of evil and callousness, and most of all, the moral fervor of the filmmaker" (Amos Vogel, New York Film Festival founder). In German with Emanuel Rund---Germany---1990---82 mins.
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AS FAR AS MY FEET WILL CARRY M
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Based on a true story and a bestselling novel, this exciting adventure recounts the incredible journey of WWII German soldier Clemens Forell, who escaped from a Siberian labor camp and traveled 8000 miles over three years in a quest to be reunited with his family. Hardy Martins directed this epic tale of the untiring spirit of survival. In German and Russian with English Hardy Martins---Germany---2001---158 mins.
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BAADER MEINHOF COMPLEX, THE
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This Oscar-nominated German film retraces the mythologized story of the Baader-Meinhof Gang. History remembers their bombings, robberies, kidnappings, and assassinations in the wake of the 1968 student protests in Germany as both revolutionary and terrorist acts, and this near docudrama honors that duality.
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BEDWAYS
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Now there is some box art. Causing a bit of a stir at the Berlinale, Rolf Peter Kahl's (exploitative?) erotic film tells the story of Nina (Miriam Mayet), an erotic filmmaker who exploits some sexy young leads of her own. Obsessed with capturing real passion, not just sex, in her new film, she convinces her young actors to come stay in a Berlin flat for two days of "screen tests," where they experiment with their bodies--on camera--to the point of crossing several moral, emotional, sensual, and, dare we type, philosophical boundaries. Tagline: "Berlin is the shelter. Love is impossible. Flesh is the law." Man alive, Germans can even take the fun out of porno. With Matthias Faust and Lana Cooper. In German with English subtitles. ADULTS ONLY.
RP Kahl---Germany---2010---79 mins.
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BEYOND SILENCE
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Winner for Best Picture honors at the 1997 Tokyo International Film Festival and nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the 1998 Academy Awards, this inspiring film tells the story of a child of deaf parents who discovers her gift for music. Given a clarinet as a young girl, Lara grows up divided between worlds of sound and silence and tries to find a place for herself in both. "Beyond Silence is one of those films that helps us escape our box of time and space and understand what it might be like to live in someone else's" (Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times). In German with English Caroline Link---Germany---1996---107 mins.
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BLACK BUTTERFLIES
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Carice van Hauten (Black Book) stars in this beautiful biopic based on the life of South African poet Ingrid Jonker, who took her own life at the age of 31. Growing up during Apartheid, Ingrid searches for love and meaning in her life, but her outward shine hides her crippling inner depression. With Rutger Hauer as Jonker’s father, and Liam Cunningham and Grant Swanby as her lovers. In English.
Paula van der Oest---Germany/Netherlands/South Africa---2011---100 mins.
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BLUE HOUR ( DIE BLAUE STUNDE )
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The third feature by Swiss-born Marcel Gisler looks at male prostitution and at gay men who sleep with women. Gisler tells the story of an odd affair between two Berliners: Theo, a hip young callboy, and Marie, his French neighbor. With Andreas Herder, Dina Leipzig and Cyrill Rey-Coquais. In German with English subtitles. Marcel Gisler---Germany---1991---87 mins.
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BUNGALOW
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Ulrich Kohler captures the angst and alienation of youth in this droll German drama about a soldier who goes AWOL and returns to his parents' summer home.
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CHALLENGE, THE ( GERMANY )
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A martial arts film from Germany? You bet! Mathis Landwehr plays Jonas, the leader of a group of youths attempting to keep an ancient martial arts dynasty alive in a post-apocalyptic world. Out to stop him is Bosco, the evil slimy villain controlling the dilapidated cities. Dubbed in English. Johannes Jaeger---Germany---2005---103 mins.
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CHANGING SKINS (PP)
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Set in East Germany during the Red Army Faction's kidnapping of industrialist Hanns-Martin Schleyer in 1977, Andreas Dresen's poignant film looks at the measures taken by two teens to escape a school punishment. Both a comedy of errors and a bitter social commentary, the film follows the teens, who are caught in school with contraband photos of West German Baader-Meinhof terrorists, as they improvise an RAF-style kidnapping of their principal. Stars Susanne Bormann and Fabian Busch. In German with English subtitles. Andreas Dresen---Germany---1997---90 mins.
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CHERRY BLOSSOMS
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German filmmaker Doris Dorrie was nominated for the Golden Berlin Bear at the Berlinale and two German Film Awards for this sweet late-in-life crisis drama about an aging husband and father (Elmar Wepper) whose wife (Hannelore Elsner) dies unexpectedly. To honor her memory, he sets off for Tokyo during cherry blossom season to understand why she was so fascinated by Butoh, a Japanese dance style that draws on German expressionist dance. His adventures with a young Butoh dancer (Aya Irizuki) leads him to the foot of Mount Fuji. "Tender…exquisitely shot" (The New York Times). In German, English, and Japanese with English subtitles. Letterboxed.
Doris Dorrie---Germany---2008---124 mins.
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CHILD I NEVER WAS
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Sebastian Urzendowsky plays Jurgen Bartsch, a real-life figure who abused, tortured, and killed four German schoolboys before he turned 19. After he was apprehended and found guilty, Bartsch recounted his childhood and crimes in a series of comprehensive and dispassionate essays which frame the narrative of the film. Through narration and dramatization, Urzendowsky recounts the grim details of Bartsch's heinous crimes and the motivation behind them. "A constructive look at a lonely boy's damaged logic and its hideous results" (Ned Martel, New York Times). In German with English subtitles. Kai S. Pieck---Germany---2004---83 mins.
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CLOUD 9
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In this December-December romance from Germany, a 67-year-old woman risks her marriage of 30 years by experiencing a sexual reawakening with an even older man. Their trysts are depicted quite graphically, which is why so much hoopla was made over this sophisticated film about deciding between loyalty and love.
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CODE OF THE TEMPLARS
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The ancient order of the Templar Knights fights to retain The Holy Grail when a young man in modern times attempts to return it to mankind. Florian Baxmeyer---Germany---2004---180 mins.
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DECEMBER KISSES
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A passionate love story drives this intense tale of a desperate man on the lam (Freddy) taken in by his old friend (Thomas), a kindhearted clergyman. Freddy is secretly nursed back to health in the bell tower of Thomas' church by the innocent, beautiful daughter of the priest, who is immediately drawn to this dark stranger. While Thomas fends off investigators, a tender, burgeoning relationship grows above him. Upon discovering his daughter's plan to leave with Freddy once he is fully recovered, Thomas must confront his own beliefs; does his compassion for his injured friend extend to his own daughter's love? In German with English subtitles. Gabriel Bornstein---Germany---2003---88 mins.
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DON'T LOOK FOR ME
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A noir-tinged German thriller about a female assassin (Lea Mornar) on the verge of retiring after one to many brush-ups with death. Her boss is willing to let her go if she takes care of one final hit. "The flashing-eyed Mornar carries the movie with a cool sense of style" (Variety). Also known as Such Mich Nicht. In German with English subtitles. Tilman Zens---Germany---2004---84 mins.
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