Event ID # 78446
Date:
Monday, June 8, 2009
Monday, June 15, 2009
Monday, June 22, 2009
Monday, June 29, 2009
Monday, July 6, 2009
 Time:
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Event:

Goethe - BLOCKBUSTERS are back!
Host:

Goethe-Institut Los Angeles
Location:

(Miracle Mile)   Google Map
5750 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 100, Los Angeles, CA 90036
Contact:
Goethe-Institut Los Angeles		 Phone:
+1 323 5253388
Email:
praktikant@losangeles.goethe.org
Website:
http://www.goethe.de/ins/us/los/ver/en4485569v.htm
Price:
$ 5,-
Full details:

Goethe- BLOCKBUSTERS are back!

In addition to our yearly festival of new German films German Currents (look forward to this fall !), we are bringing back BLOCKBUSTERS showcasing favorites of ours, which have not seen the exposure they deserve.

From the hilariously funny "Wer frueher stirbt..." to David Kross’ (The Reader) debut film "Knallhart" to Christian Petzold’s (The State I’m In, Wolfsburg) latest film "Yella", this year’s BLOCKBUSTERS, once again, present an exquisite mix of genres, high entertainment value and “ an invaluable samplers of some of the most innovative and thoughtful cinema coming out of Europe today”
(L.A. Weekly)

 


Monday June 8 @ 7:00 p.m.

KNALLHART (Tough Enough)

Dir. Detlev Buck, 2006, 99 min, digital, German with English subtitles

When Miriam splits up with her wealthy lover, she and her 15-year-old son Michael have to move from posh Zehlendorf to run-down Berlin-Neukölln. The boy finds friends in his new neighborhood, but at school he is victimized by Errol and his gang. KNALLHART put David Kross (THE READER) on the map as one of Germany’s most solid young actors.

 


Monday June 15 @ 7:00 p.m.

WER FRUEHER STIRBT IST LAENGER TOT (Grave Decisions)

Dir. Marcus Hausham Rosenmüller, 102 min., 2006, German with English subtitles

A little prankster tale, a typical Bavarian Lausbubengeschichte, set in 2006. A wonderful blend of depth and heartfelt emotion with an authentic sense for the little things that are important in life.
 

 

Monday June 22 @ 7:00 p.m.

YELLA

Dir. Christian Petzold, 88 min., 2007, digital, German with English subtitles

Yella wants to leave the life she has led behind her. She meets a man working in the venture capital world and becomes his assistant. But time and again fragments of her past force their way into her new life.
 

 

Monday June 29 @ 7:00 p.m.

EIN FREUND VON MIR

Dir. Sebastian Schipper, 2006, 86 min., digital, German with English subtitles

Despite his successful career at a car insurance company, Karl (Daniel Bruhl) is unfulfilled by life. He meets Hans (Jurgen Vogel) whose intrinsic happiness and carefree nature is incomprehensible to Karl. It’s the beginning of an unlikely friendship.

 

Monday July 6 @ 7:00 p.m.

PING PONG Dir. Matthias Luthardt, 2006, 89 min, digital, German with English subtitles

16-year-old Paul arrives unannounced at his uncle’s house. He is met by an idyllic family scene which has far less substance than it would first appear. The well-rehearsed act is quickly disrupted by the newcomer’s arrival.

 


Monday July 13 @ 7:00 p.m.

EMMA’S GLUECK (Emma’s Bliss)

Dir. Sven Taddicken, 2006, 103 min., digital, German with English subtitles

Max is terminally ill and escapes from home. After a car accident, he winds up on the farm of the headstrong pig breeder Emma and learns that real happiness is closer than he thought.