Teaching audiences to view films actively
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 3.5 cats
Director: Phillip Kadelbach
Starring: Katharina Schüttler | Ludwig Trepte | Miriam Stein | Tom Schilling | Volker Bruch
…but gradually comes to understand the horrors awaiting Jews; after escape from a train bound for Auschwitz, he becomes a dedicated Polish partisan. Observations on the war among these characters…
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Rating: 4 cats
Director: Zak Penn
Starring: Cheryl Hines | Chris Parnell | David Cross | Dennis Farina | Richard Kind | Werner Herzog | Woody Harrelson
…background on the players, we meet their unusual families, and we listen in on a pair of offbeat commentators, and while it’s all so familiar (think BEST OF SHOW) it’s…
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Rating: 3.5 cats
Director: Fatih Akin
Starring: Birol Ünel | Catrin Striebeck | Sibel Kekilli
…experiences in Istanbul is excessive or not. After all, she’s not Turkish, having been born in Germany and lived there her entire life, and doesn’t fully understand the extent to…
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Rating: 2.75
Director: Martin Doblemeier
…in the conspiracy to kill Hitler, yet Doblmeier’s dry documentary rarely breathes life into the man, making him come off like a fringe player in the underground anti-Nazi movement. “With…
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…almost gentle, story about coming of age and coming to terms. –jp Best Cinematography Hoyte Van Hoytema for Let the Right One In – This beguiling vampire/coming of age tale…
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…institute of the Federal Republic of Germany with a global reach. They promote knowledge of the German language abroad and foster international cultural cooperation. They convey a comprehensive picture of…
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Rating: 4.5 cats
Director: Jean Mach | Nicolas Alberny
Starring: Ahlima Mhamdi | Alain Azerot | Eloïssa Florez | Matthew Géczy | Robert William Bradford
…complicated in a hurry – American opportunist ‘John McClane’ (Matthew Géczy) claims to have started the community, but those within have never heard of him, and appoint David (Robert William…
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Director: Julia von Heinz
Starring: Andreas Lust | Luisa-Céline Gaffron | Mala Emde | Nadine Sauter | Noah Saavedra | Tonio Schneider
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Ramon Zürcher | Silvan Zürcher
Starring: André Hennicke | Flurin Giger | Henriette Confurius | Ivan Georgiev | Liliane Amuat | Ursina Lardi
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 3 cats
Director: Brian Knappenberger
Jason says: “It’s a horribly clinical thing to say, but building a movie around someone who committed suicide requires even more care than other documentaries. It distorts the audience’s perceptions…
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