Strange Tales and Goosebumps
Open Air Film Night is our bi-annual screening of German language films. Each edition features back-to-back films that narrate stories on a theme. This edition presents
Strange Tales and Goosebumps, films that will unsettle, scare and thrill!
Uncanny isn’t the same as scary: films can be scary simply by using loud noises and sudden movements to make audiences jump; they can play on primal fears and physical reactions; the uncanny horror films, the films that are psychologically unsettling and terrifying, leave you in a permanent state of unease when watching them. Afterwards, they quietly creep inside your head; weeks later, in the dead of night when you least expect it, the memory of them will suddenly leap out and scare you all over again.
Join us for a night of spine chilling fun!
17:00-18:40
© PLAYTIME
Ich seh ich seh (Goodnight Mommy)
Directed by Severin Fiala and Veronika Franz (Austria, colour, 100 min., 2014/2015)
In the heat of the summer, a lonesome house in the countryside between woods and corn fields, live nine-year-old twin brothers who are waiting for their mother. When she comes home, bandaged after cosmetic surgery, nothing is like it was before. The children start to doubt that this woman is actually their mother. The film unfolds to reveal an existential struggle for identity and fundamental trust.
18:40-18:50
Break
18:50-20:40
© Source: Concorde, DIF
Funny Games
Directed by Michael Haneke (Austria, colour, 109 min., 1996/1997)
"Funny Games", directed by the Austrian filmmaker Michael Haneke, has always been a controversial film for its disturbing display of violence. A young family of three is taking their vacation in a remote cottage at a lake. Shortly after their arrival, two decent looking men appear at the cottage, introduce themselves politely and ask for a couple of eggs. But soon, the atmosphere shifts, and the neighbourly visit becomes something threatening. The two young men lock up the family and take their time to play a cruel and sadistic game; will the family survive?
20:40-20:50
Break
20:50-22:30
© daredo media GmbH
Die Präsenz (The Presence)
Directed by Stefan Mohr (Germany, colour, 97 min., 2014)
In his studies of anthropology, Markus is dealing with popular superstitions and the Poltergeist phenomenon. When his friend Lukas hears about a remote castle which is said to be haunted, Markus wants to take the opportunity to record something paranormal and they decide to spend a week there. Markus's girlfriend Rebecca is not aware of the plan until the three are on their way. What seems to be fun at the beginning, becomes deadly serious very soon: something demonic is haunting the place and things soon spiral out of control…
22:30-22:40
Break
22:40-00:25
© Source: Falcom Media, DIF
Du hast es versprochen (Forgotten)
Directed by Alex Schmidt (Germany, colour, 102 min., 2010-2012)
During their childhood Hanna and Clarissa were the best of friends. They spent every vacation together with their parents in an old summer house on a small island. Shortly after Hanna’s 9th birthday they lost touch until an unexpected reunion 25 years later. Hanna now the chief resident physician at a hospital, meets her old friend in the Emergency Rroom. The two women pick up their friendship where they left off and decide to spend a few days on the island. When Hanna learns that a playmate of hers from the island disappeared as a child, she decides to investigate. The closer Hanna gets to the dark secret, the tighter the noose around the women becomes, the greater the menace. The truth that comes to light is much more terrible and horrific than Hanna ever could have imagined.
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Big Book Bazaar
© Goethe-Institut / Max Mueller Bhavan
Saturday, 28 October 2017, 15:00-19:00
Cafeteria, Goethe-Institut / Max Mueller Bhavan
Cash payment only
Here's your chance to grab exclusive German books and English translations; especially German language learning material, arts and literature. The selling price is dependent on the current condition of the book and its original price.
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