German Films at the 20th European Film Festival
In the Aisles
Dir: Thomas Stuber, Colour, 125 min, Germany, 2018, English subtitles
Christian has a new job as a warehouse worker in the drinks department of a wholesale store – a world that is barred from the customers. This world would be unbearably monotonous, if there wouldn’t be the colleagues, the hope to be moved up to a forklift driver someday and Marion from the sweets department, who Christian falls deeply in love with. When he got to know that Marion was already married, his whole world breaks down. Bruno, the elder forklift driver and Christian’s fatherly friend is not able to help him out – and suddenly Bruno disappears.
Festivals and Awards:
German Screenplay Award 2015: Best Screenplay by Thomas Stuber and Clemens Meyer
German Film Prize 2018: Best Male Performance by Franz Rogowski
Gilde-Film Award 2018: Best Film in Competition at the Berlinale
Prize of the Ecumenical Jury 2018
Movie of the Year 2018 by Jury of Protestant Film
FIPRESCI-Award 2018
Screening Times
GSC Mid Valley: 17 October 8:50pm, 25 October 9:50pm, 26 October 2:00pm
GSC Pavilion KL: 19 October 9:00pm, 27 October 9:05pm
GSC 1Utama: 20 October 2:10pm, 24 October 7:00pm
GSC Gurney Plaza Penang: 31 October 6:50pm, 3 November 12:00pm
Stefan Zweig: Farewell to Europe
Dir: Maria Schrader, Colour, 100 min, Germany/ France/ Austria, 2016, English subtitles
This Film Biography of Stefan Zweig, one of the most read German-language writers of his time, talks about his life in exile. From 1934 on Zweig was forced to leave Germany due to the Nazi Regime and moved between Buenos Aires, New York and Brazil. As a Jewish intellectual, Zweig struggles to find the right stance towards the events in Nazi Germany, while searching for a home in the new world. No matter how beautiful the countries were that Zweig was living in during his time in exile, he was never able to find peace. With knowing that Europe is going to war, he can’t help but missing his old home.
Festivals and Awards:
Festival of German Films: Artfilm Prize 2016
Bavarian Film Awards 2016: Best Direction
German Film Critics Association Awards 2016: Best Actor and Best Cinematography
European Film Awards Audience Award 2017
Austrian Film Prize 2017: Best Mask
Screening Times
GSC Pavilion KL: 18 October 8:45pm, 24 October 7:00pm, 26 October 4:20pm
GSC 1Utama: 19 October 12:00pm, 25 October 7:00pm
GSC Mid Valley: 19 October 9:10pm, 27 October 6:10pm
GSC Gurney Plaza Penang: 31 October 9:25pm, 1 November 8:35pm
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