[Reader-list] Friday Films @Max Mueller Bhavan, Kolkata / Gennext 4.0 Filmfest 2012, Pune

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Friday Films @Max Mueller Bhavan
Films
10 August till 19 October 2012 
6.30pm
Max Mueller Bhavan Kolkata

21 September
Sturm 
(Storm) 
Director: Hans-Christian Schmid, colour, 110 min., 2008-09
Hannah Maynard, a prosecutor at the International Criminal Court in The Hague, is conducting a case against the war criminal Goran Duric. When the main witness for the prosecution becomes tangled up in inconsistencies and soon after takes his own life, Hannah travels to Sarajevo. There she meets the witness’s sister, and with her help the courageous lawyer attempts to bring Duric to justice.
28 September
Das Deutsche Kettensägenmassaker 
(The German Chainsaw Massacre) 
Director: Christoph Schlingensief, colour, 63 min., 1990
October 1990: The German people celebrate the reunification of Germany in front of the Brandenburg Gate. Federal President Richard von Weizsäcker speaks of unity and freedom. A young woman kills her husband with a huge knife and flees. Her car, a “Trabant”, indicates Clara is an “Ossi”, an East German. She passes the last remaining border troops and arrives in the West. A family of butchers has been waiting for someone just like her. Alfred and his gang benefit from the opening of the borders in their very own way: they butcher and slaughter their brothers and sisters from the East, preferably with a chainsaw, and turn them into sausage. Christoph Schlingensief, the great provocateur, provides a disturbing and very bloody answer to a number of questions surrounding German reunification.
12 October 
Renn wenn du kannst 
(Run If You Can) 
Director: Dietrich Brüggemann, colour, 112 min, 2009/10

Ben and Christian are in love with the same woman. Ben is in a wheelchair and Christian is doing his national civilian service as Ben's carer. They meet the cellist Annika, who is under a lot of strain due to her music degree. The film tells the story of an unusual love triangle, and features absurd, humorous dialogue and plenty of black humour. Intelligent cinema that goes straight to the heart.
19 October 
Anna Boleyn 
Director: Ernst Lubitsch, b/w, 118 min., 1920
After completing her education in France Anne Boleyn (Henny Porten) is brought to the English court of Henry VIII (Emil Jannings) by her uncle, the Duke of Norfolk. She catches the King’s eye; he gets divorced, breaks with the Pope and offers Anne the crown. But his desire for an heir to the throne goes unfulfilled.


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PASCH Pune is glad to announce the GenNext 4.0 Filmfest 2012 from 12th – 14th September at NFAI Pune. This year the focus will be on “Adventure”. Three new German films, namely, Groupies bleiben nicht zum Frühstück, Die Rote Zora and Sommer preceded by short films, will be presented this year marking the successful 4th year of the GenNext FilmFest. PASCH students will get an opportunity to win exciting prizes through the quiz held during the films. PASCH Pune will be conducting a seminar “Film in the Teaching of German” on 27th July for the PASCH German teachers in preparation for the GenNext 4.0 FilmFest in September. After the screening in Pune, the FilmFest will continue entertaining and educating PASCH students in different cities in South Asia.








 Film
Date

Venue


 Groupies bleiben nicht zum Frühstuck

12.09.2012

National Film Archives India, Pune


Die Rote Rosa

13.09.2012

National Film Archives India, Pune


 Sommer
14.09.2012

National Film Archives India, Pune