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German Movies
Friday Nov.13, 7:00pm, at the Hollywood Theater, 4122 NE Sandy Blvd.,
Portland, OR 97212, phone (503) 281-4215:
Der Wald vor lauter Bäumen - The Forest for the Trees
Bursting with idealism, Melanie Pröschle, a young teacher from
the countryside, starts her first job at a high school
in the city. Desperate to fulfil her hopes, Melanie
intends to do everything the right way. Politely
she introduces herself to her neighbours with homemade
schnapps. At her first day of school she gives a
very ambitious speech for her colleagues. She wants
to be a "fresh
breeze" to
the school, but it is not easy to start a new life,
as Melanie copes with loneliness, established teachers
and ninth grade students. More
info.
Saturday, Nov. 14, 7:00pm, at the Hollywood Theater, 4122 NE Sandy
Blvd., Portland, OR 97212, phone (503) 281-4215:
Sturm - Storm
DD is young, cool, knows where it's at. Or...thought
he did. He is unaware that a struggle between good
and evil has begun in which he is the arena. To get
through it alive, DD must solve a riddle whose solution
will either destroy him or give him life. More
info and German info.
Sunday, Nov. 15, 7:00pm, at the Hollywood Theater, 4122 NE Sandy
Blvd., Portland, OR 97212, phone (503) 281-4215:
Burning Life
Anna and Lisa, two young women, meet by chance in the
vestibule of a bank, and decide after that to go on
together leaving a successful trail of bank-robberies
through Germany. More
info and German
info.
Tuesday, Nov. 10, 7:00pm, Miller 102 at Lewis and Clark, and
Thursday, Nov. 12, 5:00pm, at the University of Portland, St. Mary’s
Lounge, 5000 N. Willamette Blvd. (entrance free)
"What Revolution?"
is a 60-minute documentary film about
the reunification of East and West Germany. During
the forty years Germany was divided, two very different
societies evolved. A socialist dictatorship was established in East
Germany, while West Germany developed a democratic capitalist state.
This film explores the problems that arose when trying to form a united
Germany in 1990 and the rise of East German nostalgia
as a response to rapid privatization.
Local filmmaker, Kelly Baur, will introduce the film and lead post-screening
discussion. More information.
Our Sponsors:
TThe Multnomah County Cultural Coalition - Edelweiss Delicatessen
Trumer Brauerei - Widmer Brothers
Brewery - Christopher Bridge Wines
Pushdot Studio - Framed Art Studios, L.L.C.
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