Special Festival Program: Five Films From Five Decades German Film Festival | 1980s: Solo Sunny

The Goethe-Institut celebrates 50 years in Australia

This year’s German Film Festival features a special program curated by the Goethe-Institut in celebration of our 50th year in Australia. To celebrate, our teams in Melbourne and Sydney hand-picked a film highlight from each of these five decades… join us on this exhilarating time-travel expedition through the 70s with the Tin Drum, the 80s with Solo Sunny, the 90s with Run Lola Run, the 00s with Goodbye, Lenin! and the 10s with Victoria...

1980s: Solo Sunny

• 1980 | 104 min | East Germany | Drama, Music
• DIRECTOR: Konrad Wolf, Wolfgang Kohlhaase
• CAST: Renate Krößner, Alexander Lang, Dieter Montag
• LANGUAGE: German with English subtitles
• ABOUT: An iconic DEFA film that follows an aspiring pop singer on tour and in the underground music scene in East Berlin that captures East Germany of the 1970s through its gritty-glitzy visuals and catchy soundtrack.
• PRESS: “Refreshing, entertaining” - Variety
• AWARDS: WINNER Best Actress, Berlin International Film Festival, 1980 WINNER Critics’ Prize, FIPRESCI 1980 WINNER, Best Script, Chicago International Film Festival 1980

--- The Five FIlms ---


1970s: The Tin Drum (Die Blechtrommel)

1980s: Solo Sunny

1990s: Run Lola Run (Lola Rennt)

2000s: Goodbye, Lenin!

2010s: Victoria


--- Screening Details ---


Sydney | Palace Chauvel

• Mon, 6 June | 8:15pm | Good Bye, Lenin!
• Tue, 7 June | 5:30pm | The Tin Drum
• Wed, 8 June | 8:15pm | Solo Sunny
• Sun, 12 June | 7:00pm | Run Lola Run
• Sat, 11 June | 7:15pm | Victoria

Melbourne | The Astor Theatre

• Mon, 30 May | 7:30pm | The Tin Drum
• Sun, 5 June | 12:00pm | Solo Sunny
• Sun, 12 June | 4:00pm | Good Bye, Lenin!
• Mon, 13 June | 7:30pm | Victoria
• Thus, 16 June | 7:00pm | Run Lola Run

Melbourne | Pentridge Cinema

• Sat, 4 June 5:30pm | Run Lola Run
• Sun, 5 June 7:15pm | Victoria
• Sat, 11 June 5:30pm | The Tin Drum
• Sun, 12 June | 4:20pm | Good Bye, Lenin!
• Sun, 19 June | 4:00pm | Solo Sunny

Canberra | Palace Electric

• Wed, 8 June | 5:45pm | The Tin Drum
• Fri, 10 June | 8:30pm | Victoria
• Sat, 11 June | 1:45pm | Good Bye, Lenin!
• Wed, 15 June | 6:00pm | Solo Sunny
• Sun, 19 June | 4:20pm | Run Lola Run

Brisbane | Palace James St

• Sun, 5 June | 4:00pm | Good Bye, Lenin!
• Tue, 7 June | 8:30pm | Solo Sunny
• Fri, 10 June | 5:30pm | The Tin Drum
• Sat, 11 June | 1:00pm | Run Lola Run
• Sat, 18 June | 8:00pm | Victoria

Adelaide | Palace Nova Eastend Cinemas

• Sun, 5 June | 3:45pm | Run Lola Run
• Tue, 14 June | 8:30pm | The Tin Drum
• Wed, 15 June | 8:10pm | Solo Sunny
• Sat, 18 June | 7:00pm | Victoria
• Sun, 19 June | 3:30pm | Good Bye, Lenin!

Perth | Luna Leederville

• Tue, 7 June | 8:50pm | Solo Sunny
• Friday 10 June | 8:40pm | Good Bye, Lenin!
• Wed,15 June | 8:15pm | Victoria
• Sat, 18 June | 1:40pm | Run Lola Run
• Mon, 20 June | 8:30pm | The Tin Drum

The German Film Festival is presented by Palace Cinemas and German Films. For tickets and further information please head to the GERMAN FILM FESTIVAL website.

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