Chris Knipp
03-29-2024, 10:26 PM
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Berlin & Beyond (San Francisco & Berkeley April 2024)
FESTIVAL REVIEWS SECTION (http://www.filmleaf.net/showthread.php?5450-BERLIN-amp-BEYOND-Mar-2024&p=41757#post41757)
The 28th Berlin & Beyond Film Festival, presented by the Goethe-Institut San Francisco, will run April 18-20, 2024 at the historic Roxie Theater in San Francisco's Mission District, and April 21-22, 2024 at Rialto Cinemas Elmwood in Berkeley.
The Goethe Institut of San Francisco has announced the program of this year's Berlin & Beyond Festival, and here it is:
OPENING NIGHT FILM
One for the Road
North American Premiere with Director Markus Goller in Attendance
Directed by Markus Goller
Starring Frederick Lau, Nora Tschirner, Burak Yigit, Godehard Giese
Although in self-denial about his drinking problem, Mark seems to have easily mastered life between his demanding job as a construction manager and rambunctious forays into Berlin‘s nightlife. A distinctively authentic story about a man facing the obstacles of addiction. (115 min. Germany / 2023. In German with English subtitles)
CLICK to view trailer (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6T-rUrfOzMA)
CINEMA PANORAMA
Girl You Know it's True
North American Premiere
Directed by Simon Verhoeven
Starring Tijan Nije, Elan Ben Ali, Matthias Schweighöfer, Bella Dayne
Dancers Pilatus and Morvan rise to fame in the late 1980's, becoming stars with No.1 hits and winning a Grammy. The duo never sang a word in their songs. As the truth surfaces, it becomes one of the biggest scandals in music history. (124 min. Germany / 2023. In English, German, and some French with English subtitles)
CLICK to view clip (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5FQV9N33uc)
Ingeborg Bachmann – Journey into the Desert
(Ingeborg Bachmann - Reise in die Wüste)
Centerpiece Film | California Premiere
Directed by Margarethe von Trotta
Starring Vicky Krieps, Ronald Zehrfeld, Tobias Resch
The remarkable and charismatic Ingeborg Bachmann has conquered the male dominated bastion of German-language literature with her poetry. Amidst professional and personal friction in her relationships, she travels to the desert, where she finds a way back to herself and her writing. (110 min. Switzerland, Germany, Luxembourg, Austria, Jordan, Italy / 2023. In German with some French and Italian with English subtitles)
CLICK to view clip (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-09PZCx2PVI)
Sophia, Death and Me. (Sophia, der Tod und ich)
San Francisco Closing Night Film | US Premiere
Directed by Charly Hübner
Starring Dimitrij Schaad, Anna Maria Mühe, Marc Hosemann, Johanna Gastdorf
Based on the bestselling novel by musician Thees Uhlmann: Reiner’s doorbell rings, and standing in front is Morten de Sarg, who is actually his death. Reiner's death is interrupted when the doorbell rings. It's Reiner's ex-girlfriend Sophia, who came to fetch Reiner for their scheduled train trip to visit Reiner's mother for a birthday surprise. Running against time to the train station, they set off on a wild journey that will change all their lives. (98 min. Germany / 2023. In German with some French with English subtitles)
CLICK to view trailer (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZ_RJFWnBRw)
Sun & Concrete (Sonne und Beton)
Northern California Premiere
Directed by David Wnende
Starring Levy Rico Arcos, Riad Chemali, Rafael Luis Klein-Heßling
Based on the bestselling autobiography by Felix Lobrecht: Four teenage friends – Lukas, Julius, Gino and Sanchez – are trying to survive everyday life in Neukölln, Berlin, between drugs, gangs, rap, violence and boredom. One day, they are forced to make a decision with serious consequences. (119 min. Germany / 2023. In German with English subtitles)
CLICK to view trailer (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydAv-TW0Oyw)
The Teachers' Lounge
Special Screening
Directed by İlker Çatak
Starring Leonie Benesch, Eva Löbau, Leo Stettnisch
When a series of thefts occur in a German middle school, and a staff investigation leads to accusations and mistrust among outraged parents, opinionated colleagues, and angry students, a young teacher is caught in the middle of complex dynamics. (95 min. Germany / 2023. In German with English subtitles)
CLICK to view trailer (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbUaACY8wRQ)
GOETHE FORUM
Hao Are You
North American Premiere | Documentary Feature Film
Directed by Dieu Hao Do
His mother blames communism, his uncle an inheritance dispute, the others fall silent. Director Dieu Hao Do explores the fragmentation of his family. The American War in Vietnam scattered them across three continents. Nearly 50 years after their escape, contact between the seven family members has all but broken down. How have traumas from persecution and violence inscribed themselves on the bodies and souls of the survivors and their children? (90 min. Germany / 2023. In German, Cantonese, and Vietnamese with English subtitles)
CLICK to view trailer (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-qihtVHlhE&t=31s)
SWISS FILM & TALKS
Late Bloomers Die Herbstzeitlosen)
Special Projection in 35 mm Film with Director Bettina Oberli in Attendance
Directed by Bettina Oberli
When four older women in Emmental decide to turn the local corner shop into a chic lingerie store, the whole community is thrown into disarray. (90 min. Switzerland / 2006. In Swiss German and German with English subtitles)
CLICK to view trailer (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J60fFGbT0YI)
Episode of 37 Seconds
To be announced: One episode of the TV series directed by Bettina Oberli will screen as part of the Swiss Film & Talks program, prior to the 35 mm projection of "Late Bloomers." (Germany / 2023. In German with English subtitles)
YOUTH 4 GERMAN CINEMA 2024 WINNER
Weekend Rebels (Wochenendrebellen)
US West Coast Premiere with Special Guest TBA
Directed by Marc Rothemund
Starring Cecilio Andresen, Florian David Fitz, Aylin Tezel
Mirco's family is advised to go to a special school for Jason, his autistic son. He makes a pact to make every effort to stay in school if Mirco helps him find a favorite football club. (89 min. Germany / 2023. In German with English subtitles)
CLICK to view trailer (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dG9jG2YaL4Y)
JUNIOR
The Flying Classroom (Das fliegende Klassenzimmer)
North American Premiere
Directed by Carolina Hellsgård
Starring Tom Schilling, Trystan Pütter, Hanna Herzsprung, Jördis Triebel, Leni Deschner
A contemporary vision of the classic novel by Erich Kästner: It tells the story of Martina. She takes up a scholarship at the Johann-Sigismund Gymnasium boarding school. She increasingly finds herself caught between the rivalry between the boarders and the "externals" from the local village. (119 min. Germany / 2023. In German with English subtitles)
CLICK to view trailer (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVxQvDXOdpg&t=46s)
Thabo and the Rhino Case
Northern California Premiere
Directed by Mara Eibl-Eibesfeldt
Starring Litlhohonolofatso Litlhakayane, Ava Skuratowski, Kumkani Pilonti
Eleven-year-old Thabo wants to become a private detective like in the movies. If only his home, the small African village of Hlatikulu, was not the most peaceful savannah paradise. But things take a sudden turn when a rhino is murdered in the neighboring safari park because of its precious horn. (87 min. Germany / 2023. In English)
CLICK to view trailer (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHYk-GOIJac)
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Berlin & Beyond (San Francisco & Berkeley April 2024)
FESTIVAL REVIEWS SECTION (http://www.filmleaf.net/showthread.php?5450-BERLIN-amp-BEYOND-Mar-2024&p=41757#post41757)
The 28th Berlin & Beyond Film Festival, presented by the Goethe-Institut San Francisco, will run April 18-20, 2024 at the historic Roxie Theater in San Francisco's Mission District, and April 21-22, 2024 at Rialto Cinemas Elmwood in Berkeley.
The Goethe Institut of San Francisco has announced the program of this year's Berlin & Beyond Festival, and here it is:
OPENING NIGHT FILM
One for the Road
North American Premiere with Director Markus Goller in Attendance
Directed by Markus Goller
Starring Frederick Lau, Nora Tschirner, Burak Yigit, Godehard Giese
Although in self-denial about his drinking problem, Mark seems to have easily mastered life between his demanding job as a construction manager and rambunctious forays into Berlin‘s nightlife. A distinctively authentic story about a man facing the obstacles of addiction. (115 min. Germany / 2023. In German with English subtitles)
CLICK to view trailer (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6T-rUrfOzMA)
CINEMA PANORAMA
Girl You Know it's True
North American Premiere
Directed by Simon Verhoeven
Starring Tijan Nije, Elan Ben Ali, Matthias Schweighöfer, Bella Dayne
Dancers Pilatus and Morvan rise to fame in the late 1980's, becoming stars with No.1 hits and winning a Grammy. The duo never sang a word in their songs. As the truth surfaces, it becomes one of the biggest scandals in music history. (124 min. Germany / 2023. In English, German, and some French with English subtitles)
CLICK to view clip (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5FQV9N33uc)
Ingeborg Bachmann – Journey into the Desert
(Ingeborg Bachmann - Reise in die Wüste)
Centerpiece Film | California Premiere
Directed by Margarethe von Trotta
Starring Vicky Krieps, Ronald Zehrfeld, Tobias Resch
The remarkable and charismatic Ingeborg Bachmann has conquered the male dominated bastion of German-language literature with her poetry. Amidst professional and personal friction in her relationships, she travels to the desert, where she finds a way back to herself and her writing. (110 min. Switzerland, Germany, Luxembourg, Austria, Jordan, Italy / 2023. In German with some French and Italian with English subtitles)
CLICK to view clip (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-09PZCx2PVI)
Sophia, Death and Me. (Sophia, der Tod und ich)
San Francisco Closing Night Film | US Premiere
Directed by Charly Hübner
Starring Dimitrij Schaad, Anna Maria Mühe, Marc Hosemann, Johanna Gastdorf
Based on the bestselling novel by musician Thees Uhlmann: Reiner’s doorbell rings, and standing in front is Morten de Sarg, who is actually his death. Reiner's death is interrupted when the doorbell rings. It's Reiner's ex-girlfriend Sophia, who came to fetch Reiner for their scheduled train trip to visit Reiner's mother for a birthday surprise. Running against time to the train station, they set off on a wild journey that will change all their lives. (98 min. Germany / 2023. In German with some French with English subtitles)
CLICK to view trailer (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZ_RJFWnBRw)
Sun & Concrete (Sonne und Beton)
Northern California Premiere
Directed by David Wnende
Starring Levy Rico Arcos, Riad Chemali, Rafael Luis Klein-Heßling
Based on the bestselling autobiography by Felix Lobrecht: Four teenage friends – Lukas, Julius, Gino and Sanchez – are trying to survive everyday life in Neukölln, Berlin, between drugs, gangs, rap, violence and boredom. One day, they are forced to make a decision with serious consequences. (119 min. Germany / 2023. In German with English subtitles)
CLICK to view trailer (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydAv-TW0Oyw)
The Teachers' Lounge
Special Screening
Directed by İlker Çatak
Starring Leonie Benesch, Eva Löbau, Leo Stettnisch
When a series of thefts occur in a German middle school, and a staff investigation leads to accusations and mistrust among outraged parents, opinionated colleagues, and angry students, a young teacher is caught in the middle of complex dynamics. (95 min. Germany / 2023. In German with English subtitles)
CLICK to view trailer (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbUaACY8wRQ)
GOETHE FORUM
Hao Are You
North American Premiere | Documentary Feature Film
Directed by Dieu Hao Do
His mother blames communism, his uncle an inheritance dispute, the others fall silent. Director Dieu Hao Do explores the fragmentation of his family. The American War in Vietnam scattered them across three continents. Nearly 50 years after their escape, contact between the seven family members has all but broken down. How have traumas from persecution and violence inscribed themselves on the bodies and souls of the survivors and their children? (90 min. Germany / 2023. In German, Cantonese, and Vietnamese with English subtitles)
CLICK to view trailer (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-qihtVHlhE&t=31s)
SWISS FILM & TALKS
Late Bloomers Die Herbstzeitlosen)
Special Projection in 35 mm Film with Director Bettina Oberli in Attendance
Directed by Bettina Oberli
When four older women in Emmental decide to turn the local corner shop into a chic lingerie store, the whole community is thrown into disarray. (90 min. Switzerland / 2006. In Swiss German and German with English subtitles)
CLICK to view trailer (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J60fFGbT0YI)
Episode of 37 Seconds
To be announced: One episode of the TV series directed by Bettina Oberli will screen as part of the Swiss Film & Talks program, prior to the 35 mm projection of "Late Bloomers." (Germany / 2023. In German with English subtitles)
YOUTH 4 GERMAN CINEMA 2024 WINNER
Weekend Rebels (Wochenendrebellen)
US West Coast Premiere with Special Guest TBA
Directed by Marc Rothemund
Starring Cecilio Andresen, Florian David Fitz, Aylin Tezel
Mirco's family is advised to go to a special school for Jason, his autistic son. He makes a pact to make every effort to stay in school if Mirco helps him find a favorite football club. (89 min. Germany / 2023. In German with English subtitles)
CLICK to view trailer (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dG9jG2YaL4Y)
JUNIOR
The Flying Classroom (Das fliegende Klassenzimmer)
North American Premiere
Directed by Carolina Hellsgård
Starring Tom Schilling, Trystan Pütter, Hanna Herzsprung, Jördis Triebel, Leni Deschner
A contemporary vision of the classic novel by Erich Kästner: It tells the story of Martina. She takes up a scholarship at the Johann-Sigismund Gymnasium boarding school. She increasingly finds herself caught between the rivalry between the boarders and the "externals" from the local village. (119 min. Germany / 2023. In German with English subtitles)
CLICK to view trailer (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVxQvDXOdpg&t=46s)
Thabo and the Rhino Case
Northern California Premiere
Directed by Mara Eibl-Eibesfeldt
Starring Litlhohonolofatso Litlhakayane, Ava Skuratowski, Kumkani Pilonti
Eleven-year-old Thabo wants to become a private detective like in the movies. If only his home, the small African village of Hlatikulu, was not the most peaceful savannah paradise. But things take a sudden turn when a rhino is murdered in the neighboring safari park because of its precious horn. (87 min. Germany / 2023. In English)
CLICK to view trailer (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHYk-GOIJac)
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