Berlin Triple Bill
BERLIN WITHOUT BOUNDARIES / UK PREMIERE
Director: Claudia Lehmann.
Germany, 2009.
90 mins. German with English subtitles.
BERLIN PLAYGROUND
Director: Claudia Lehmann. Germany 2009. 60 mins. German with English subtitles.
Hans – a troubled musician awaiting judgement on a drink driving offence – is turning 40, having lived 20 years in the GDR regime of old East Berlin and 20 years in reunified Berlin. As he leads us through his old haunts, we glimpse the changing shape of the city and discover Hans’s world. Too much of a free spirit for the GDR regime and too anti-materialist for the decadence of capitalist Berlin (as well as resentful that the money never flowed his way), Hans has never really fitted in. A playful and touching documentary portrait of a creative man caught up in the divided history of the city.
THE BERLIN WALL
Director: Paul Cotter. Germany 2009. 15 mins. German with English subtitles.
A poetic-realist film touching on themes of misunderstanding and xenophobia. A 75 year-old man one day silently begins to rebuild the Berlin wall, attracting the help of many volunteers – but no one knows his true motives.
THE LAST WASH
Director: Ville Jankeri. Germany 2008. 15 mins. German and Polish with English subtitles.
A black comedy about an unusual suicide attempt. After 30 years of washing Berliners' dirty clothes, a Polish laundry worker loads her last wash...
We are delighted to welcome director Ville Jankeri for a Q&A following the first screening.
Director: Claudia Lehmann. Germany 2009. 60 mins. German with English subtitles.
Hans – a troubled musician awaiting judgement on a drink driving offence – is turning 40, having lived 20 years in the GDR regime of old East Berlin and 20 years in reunified Berlin. As he leads us through his old haunts, we glimpse the changing shape of the city and discover Hans’s world. Too much of a free spirit for the GDR regime and too anti-materialist for the decadence of capitalist Berlin (as well as resentful that the money never flowed his way), Hans has never really fitted in. A playful and touching documentary portrait of a creative man caught up in the divided history of the city.
THE BERLIN WALL
Director: Paul Cotter. Germany 2009. 15 mins. German with English subtitles.
A poetic-realist film touching on themes of misunderstanding and xenophobia. A 75 year-old man one day silently begins to rebuild the Berlin wall, attracting the help of many volunteers – but no one knows his true motives.
THE LAST WASH
Director: Ville Jankeri. Germany 2008. 15 mins. German and Polish with English subtitles.
A black comedy about an unusual suicide attempt. After 30 years of washing Berliners' dirty clothes, a Polish laundry worker loads her last wash...
We are delighted to welcome director Ville Jankeri for a Q&A following the first screening.
Screenings (select one to book tickets)
Monday 21 September, 6:00PM
Thursday 24 September, 1:30PM
Reviews
Berlin Triple Bill by Arthur Kaletzky
25 Sep 2009
These are 3 very different films.
Cotter's Berlin Wall is an excellent,...
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