Das Leben der Anderen (The Life of Others) and Mein Bruder (My Brother) both deal with the manner in which the communist past is treated in Germany. Im Schwitzkasten (In the Sweat Chamber), Elbe (Elba) and Offset focus on the problem of unemployment. The festival's organisers have picked the films to call attention to these issues and provoke discussion.
The festival, called Sehenswert (Worth Seeing), will open with Ein Freund von mir (A Friend of Mine), director Sebastian Schipper's second feature, starring Jürgen Vogel and Daniel Brühl. The director will attend the screening.
The director of Offset, Didi Danquart, as well as its lead, Anna Stieblich, will also attend the festival.
Screenings will take place at the Örökmozgó and Művész cinemas, in the original language with simultaneous translation.
Programme:
Örökmozgó Cinema:
March 1. 20:30 Ein Freund von mir (A Friend of Mine)
Screening to be followed by question and answer session with director Sebastian Schipper
March 2. 18:30 4 Minuten (4 Minutes)
March 2. 20:30 Sehnsucht (Longing)
March 3. 16:30 Mondscheinkinder (Moonshine Children)
March 3. 18:30 Im Schwitzkasten (In the Sweat Chamber)
March 3. 20:00 Offset
Screening to be followed by question and answer session with director Didi Danquart
March 4. 16:30 Die wilden Kerle 3.(The Wild Gang 3)
March 4. 18:30 Der freie Wille (Free Will)
Screening to be followed by question and answer session with psychologist and film historian Katalin Bálint
March 5. 20:30 4 Minuten (4 Minutes)
March 6. 20:30 Elbe (Elba)
March 7. 18:30 Mein bruder (My Brother)
March 7. 20:30 Elementarteilchen (Elementary Particles)
Művész Cinema:
March 2. 18:00 Ein Freund von mir (A Friend of Mine)
Screening to be followed by question and answer session with director Sebastian Schipper
March 2. 20:30 Offset
Screening to be followed by question and answer session with director Didi Danquart
March 3. 17:00 Die wilden Kerle 3. (The Wild Gang 3)
March 3. 18:45 4 Minuten (4 Minutes)
March 3. 21:00 Im Schwitzkasten (In the Sweat Chamber)
March 4. 15:00 Die wilden Kerle 3. (The Wild Gang 3)
March 4. 17:00 Mondscheinkinder (Moonshine Children)
March 4. 18:45 Sehnsucht (Longing)
March 4. 20:30 Elbe (Elba)
March 5. 19:45 Mein Bruder (My Brother)
March 5. 20:45 Elementarteilchen (Elementary Particles)
March 6. 18:45 Der freie Wille (Free Will)
Screening to be followed by question and answer session with psychologist and film historian Katalin Bálint
March 7. 19:30 Das Leben der Anderen (The Life of Others)
Screening to be followed by question and answer session with historian Krisztián Ungváry
