NOVEMBER 21 : Germany 1945-60 Special Season - 6:30pm
Murderers are Amongst Us
(Wolfgang Staudte) 1946 East Germany 91 mins
Murderers are Amongst Us
(Wolfgang Staudte) 1946 East Germany 91 mins
In the ruins of post-war Germany a doctor is tormented by guilt over the Nazi atrocities. Filmed in East Germany as the Western bloc countries were unwilling to authorise such a daring film, Staudte successfully blends neo-realism with expressionism. This powerful movie was Germany's first post-war film, & bravely attempts to confront & debate the crimes committed under National Socialism, just as other productions were already beginning to ignore the recent past. Imported 35mm print.
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NOVEMBER 21: Germany 1945-60 Special Season - 8:10pm
FANFARES OF LOVE
(Bernhard Wicki) 1959 West Germany 103 mins
FANFARES OF LOVE
(Bernhard Wicki) 1959 West Germany 103 mins
Two jobless musicians dress up in order to join a lady's band, complicating their love lives. Billy Wilder re-made Fanfare of Love as Some Like It Hot, but the German original was a remake of a French film, with director Hoffmann capturing the seamier side of German show biz. The film chronicles the postwar revival in swing & pop music, & stars Dieter Borsche, one of Germany's best-known romantic leads who here shows a noteworthy talent for comedy. Imported 35mm print.
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NOVEMBER 21 : Germany 1945-60 Special Season - 9:50pm
ROSES BLOOM ON THE GRAVE IN THE MEADOW
Hans H. König (1952) 90 mins
ROSES BLOOM ON THE GRAVE IN THE MEADOW
Hans H. König (1952) 90 mins
A genuine discovery, a kind of feminist version of Bergman's The Virgin Spring, in which the tragedy is triggered by the obsession of an older farmer with his young fiancée. Cross-fertilising the Heimat film with noir, König introduces new & unexpected elements to the Heimat genre. Here the landscapes are expressionistically unfriendly & shadowy, creating the dark, deeply ominous atmosphere of an irrational nightmare. Imported 35mm print.
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