Film Screening
Maria Speth: Madonnas
Cancelled
We regret that to comply with Government regulation the Goethe-Institut London will be closed from Thursday 05.11.2020 for the four-week lockdown, and this event is cancelled. If you have already booked a ticket we will contact and re-imburse you.
In her second feature following her acclaimed debut The Days Between, Maria Speth presents an image of motherhood that goes contrary to everything we normally associate with the term. Rita loves her children but their life with her is chaotic, stressful and unstable. It is Marc who provides the occasional fun and relief while her eldest daughter carries the burden of holding everything together. Hüller brilliantly conveys Rita’s anger at her own failures and her vulnerability. The film is driven by a restless energy that reminds one of Rosetta by the Dardenne Brothers, who co-produced Speth’s challenging film. It premiered in the International Forum of Young Film at the Berlinale 2007 but hasn’t been much shown beyond the festival circuit and deserves being seen anew.
Germany, Belgium 2007, colour, 35mm, 125 mins. With English subtitles.
Written and directed by Maria Speth. With Sandra Hüller, Luisa Sappelt, Coleman Orlando Swinton, Susanne Lothar, Olivier Gourmet.
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