The Annual German Film Festival, 13-31 May, is probably the poor cousin of all the major
European showcases that hit the screens here. Conversely, because so few German
films actually get screened elsewhere, the quality is probably a lot higher
overall. The prices however are still high for those who want to
speculate. Full details are here.
Eddie Cockrell, legendary critic and
programmer will be involved with the festival Q&As with film-maker guests.
He has sent in a note about his recommendations divided into two groups.
Films previewed. (Hit the title for a link to
the Fest website.) Beloved
Sisters (Dominik Graf, 2014, 140 minutes) A period drama for people who
don't like period drama, Not My Day
(Peter Thorwath, 2014, 115 minutes), a left-field take on the Hollywood action
film genre, Superegos
(Benjamin Heisenberg, 2014, 93 minutes), ditto for odd couple comedy, and The Dark
Valley (Andreas Prochaska, 2014, 114 minutes) Eastwood does Heimat.
“There are also new films by Doris Dörrie,
Monika Treut, Fatih Akin, Christoph Hochhäusler and Baran bo Odar and these
would be at the top of my list to catch.”
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