Cycle
From 26.11. To 01.12.2007.
Käutner, Wolf, Sanders-Brahms
Films in cycle
Romance in a Minor Key
(Romanze in Moll, 1943)
Directed by: Helmut Käutner
PHOTOGRAPHY: Georg Bruckbauer
Synopsis:
Based on Guy de Maupassant’s short story, the story takes place in late 19th century Paris. Madeleine is the wife of a respectable banker but is not happy with her marriage. Wanting more out of life she starts an affair with a young composer. However, the newly established love triangle makes her even less happy.
16 mm, b/w, 97 min
PROJECTION:
Tuesday 27.11.2007 AT 21:00
Monday 26.11.2007 AT 19:00
Germany Pale Mother
(Deutschland, bleiche Mutter, 1979)
Directed by: Helma Sanders-Brahms
PHOTOGRAPHY: Jürgen Knieper
Synopsis:
Lene marries a Nazi officer Hans. During the war Hans is away from home for a long time and finally returns home a changed man. However, Lene stays with him and, in the midst of great poverty, takes care of their daughter Anna. This story is based on the autobiography of the director’s mother, played by Eva Mattes.
16 mm, color, 123 min
PROJECTION:
Saturday 01.12.2007 AT 20:00
Monday 26.11.2007 AT 21:00
Great Freedom No. 7
(Große Freiheit Nr. 7, 1944)
Directed by: Helmut Käutner
PHOTOGRAPHY: Werner Krien
Synopsis:
Käutner’s first film portrays a world of sailors and prostitutes who spend their time in a bar on the Street of Great Freedoms in Hamburg. An entertainer who works in the bar, because of a promise he made, takes care of his deceased brother’s former lover. Soon, he falls in love with a girl who prefers a young harbor worker. This film was banned in Germany by the Nazi government because of its unflattering portrayal of German sailors and girls.
16 mm, color, 109 min
PROJECTION:
Thursday 29.11.2007 AT 19:00
Tuesday 27.11.2007 AT 19:00
Stars
(Sterne, 1959)
Directed by: Konrad Wolf
PHOTOGRAPHY: Werner Bergmann
Synopsis:
This is a story about forbidden love between a Nazi officer and a young Jewish girl during WW II. In 1943, a group of German soldiers accompanying Jews on their way to a concentration camp stop in a small Bulgarian town. German officer Walter unexpectedly falls in love with Ruth, a Jewish girl who is being deported. Questioning his role in the war, Walter tries to organize Ruth’s escape.