Cycle
From 07.02. To 12.02.2015.
In memoriam... Mike Nichols
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The Graduate
(USA, 1967)
Directed by: Mike Nichols
PHOTOGRAPHY: Robert Surtees
Synopsis:
This is the second and the most famous film by Mike Nichols, a comedy that launched the previously unknown Dustin Hoffman’s acting career and made him world famous. He stars as the twenty-one-year-old Ben Braddock who graduated from college and returns home to California. His parents throw him a welcome-home party but he is unsure of what he wants to do in life. In that state, he gets seduced by the wife of his father’s business partner… The film many awards: Nichols won an Oscar and Golden G...
color, 35 mm, 106 min
PROJECTION:
Monday 09.02.2015 AT 21:00
Saturday 07.02.2015 AT 19:00
Working Girl
(1988.)
Directed by: Mike Nichols
PHOTOGRAPHY: Michael Ballhaus
Synopsis:
Tess McGill works as a secretary on Wall Street. She has a diploma, knowledge and willingness to advance, and her boss Katharine Parker supports her and gladly listens to her ideas. When Katharine breaks her leg during skiing in Europe, she asks Tess to watch her apartment. By accident Tess finds out that Katharine took her business idea and plans to present it as her own. Tess takes maters in her hands and uses her boss’s absence to advance her own career.
color, 35 mm, 113 min
PROJECTION:
Monday 09.02.2015 AT 19:00
Saturday 07.02.2015 AT 21:00
Closer
(USA, 2004)
Directed by: Mike Nichols
PHOTOGRAPHY: Stephen Goldblatt
Synopsis:
Young American and former stripper Alice is in a relationship with a journalist Dan who wrote a book about her previous life. During a photo-shoot for the book, Dan meets an American photographer Anna who leaves a big impression on him. Even though Anna refuses his flirting, he continues to stalk her. He sets her up for a date with a rough dermatologist Larry, but they like each other and start an affair…