Together with Houston Cinema Arts Society (HCAS), Goethe Pop Up Houston is presenting a free backyard screening of Undine at the Goethe Pop Up on Friday August 20th at 7:00pm. There will be a pre-screening reception from 7pm-8pm, with the film beginning at sunset. The film will be introduced by Dr. Sandy Frieden, professor of German cinema at the University of Houston.
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About the film
Undine works as a historian lecturing on Berlin's urban development. But when the man she loves leaves her, the ancient myth catches up with her. Undine has to kill the man who betrays her and return to the water. So when her lover Johannes leaves her for another woman, Undine thinks she has no choice – until in the moment of betrayal, she meets Christoph , an industrial diver, and unexpectedly falls for him. This is a new, happy and innocent love filled with curiosity and trust. But when Christoph starts to feel that Undine is running away from something, she has to face her curse once and for all. She doesn‘t want to lose this love.
Summary from IFC Films
© Dr. Sandy Frieden
Dr. Sandy Frieden has taught German Film courses at the University of Houston for 38 years. She has published articles and books on German film and literature, and served as lead editor for Gender and German Cinema: Feminist Interventions.
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