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Film Screening | May 23, 7PM | Chicago Filmmakers Ticket of No Return

TICKET OF NO RETURN, the first film in Ulrike Ottinger’s Berlin Trilogy, follows a mysterious woman (Tabea Blumenschein) on a stylish, boozy descent through 1970s Berlin. Clad in dazzling outfits, she wanders through a surreal cityscape of artists, punks, and eccentrics. With cameos by Nina Hagen and Eddie Constantine, Ottinger’s cult classic blends visual splendor with biting social commentary.

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