THE CAPTAIN DER HAUPTMANN OH BOY
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FACE TO FACE WITH GERMAN TALENT: THE GERMAN FILM WEEKEND was curated by Tim Robey (The Telegraph) and is brought to you by
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Director Robert Schwentke Director Jan Ole Gerster Genre Drama Genre Tragicomedy Runtime 118 min Runtime 85 min Awards Jury Prize Best Cinematography San Sebastian 2017, Young Jury Award/ Awards Best Screenplay Award Munich 2012, Best Film & Audience Award, The Press Award Special Mention/The 20 Minutes of Audacity Prize Seymour Cassel Award Oldenburg 2012, Special Mention for director Les Arcs 2017, FIPRESCI Award Vilnius 2018, German Film Award 2018 Jan Ole Gerster Zurich 2012, Best Director, FIPRESCI Jury Award & (Best Sound Design) Fedeora Jury Award Bratislava 2012, Red Hering Award & Audience Award Tallinn 2012, Bavarian Film Prize 2012 (Best Actor: Tom Schilling & Best Screenplay), Special Jury Prize & Audience Award Angers 2013, LONDON PREMIERE: in UK cinemas in September, Focus Fox Grand Prix Sofia 2013, German Film Awards 2013 (Best Film: courtesy of Signature Entertainment Gold, Best Screenplay, Best Director, Best Leading Actor, Best Supporting Actor, Best Score) Chancing upon an abandoned uniform, a Wehrmacht deserter poses as a Nazi captain in the final weeks of the war, and finds himself disturbingly Niko (played by award-winning Tom Schilling from the 2017 FACE TO FACE German Films thanks its funding institutions for their support: well-suited to the job. Robert Schwentke’s bristling, Mephisto-like parable has WITH GERMAN FILMS campaign) is a feckless college dropout, living off his harsh lessons for the rank and file. father’s allowance, who mooches his way around Berlin one average day, dodging every commitment he can. This slacker’s odyssey, full of tart comic You won’t want to miss the London premiere of the chilling black & white drama encounters, has a Jarmuschian hipster melancholy. THE CAPTAIN. After working with some of the biggest names in Hollywood on such films as FLIGHTPLAN, THE TIME TRAVELER‘S WIFE, R.E.D., R.I.P.D., DIVERGENT “A wry, unforced comedy. Inescapably brings to mind vintage Woody Allen. – INSURGENT and DIVERGENT – ALLEGIANT, director Robert Schwentke return Tom Schilling is exceptionally appealing.” ed to his native language for THE CAPTAIN and casts a spotlight on some of (The Hollywood Reporter) the hottest German-speaking actors today, like Alexander Fehling, from the 2017 FACE TO FACE campaign. “A crowd-pleaser. Poignant and funny. A love-letter to the city of Berlin.” (Twitch Film) OPENING FILM In 2016, the national information and advisory centre for the promotion of WE ARE YOUNG. WE ARE STRONG. German films worldwide – German Films Service + Marketing – launched 3 DAYS IN QUIBERON 3 TAGE IN QUIBERON 24 WEEKS 24 WOCHEN WIR SIND JUNG. WIR SIND STARK. a unique campaign to promote German cinematic achievements by showcasing exceptional German talent to the film industry and the wider Screening followed by a Q&A with director Emily Atef Screening followed by a Q&A with lead actress Julia Jentsch Screening followed by a Q&A with director Burhan Qurbani international cinema-going community as a whole. The initiative – FACE TO and Tim Robey (The Telegraph) and Tim Robey (The Telegraph) and Tim Robey (The Telegraph) FACE WITH GERMAN FILMS – shines a spotlight on the most influential indivi- duals currently working in the German film industry and represents just some of the many dynamic ‘faces’ of German filmmaking today.
The FACE TO FACE WITH GERMAN FILMS campaign launched at the 2016 London Film Festival, introducing six actresses as the initial industry ‘faces’, including European Film Award-winner JULIA JENTSCH. With the support of Germany’s most eclectic actors, the initiative entered its second phase dur ing the 2017 Cannes Film Festival. Established acting talent, including former Berlinale European Shooting Star ALEXANDER FEHLING, and German Film Award-winner TOM SCHILLING, plus others who represent the next generation of acclaimed German acting talent, were presented to the global film indus try as the next wave of Germany’s filmmaking ‘faces’. 2018 sees the conti- nuation of the campaign, celebrating the visionaries behind the camera, by highlighting prominent directors in the German film industry, including Cannes Critics Week Grand Prize-nominee EMILY ATEF and Berlin Golden Bear-nomi- nee BURHAN QURBANI, both of whom have already garnered a great deal of international recognition for their varied works.
For the first time, the Regent Street Cinema is partnering with Screening: Friday 21 September 2018 7:30 p.m. Screening preceded by a drinks reception holders in the cinema bar at 6:30 p.m. for ticket Screening: Saturday 22 September 2018 6:00 p.m. Screening: Saturday 22 September 2018 8:30 p.m.
German Films to bring you FACE TO FACE WITH GERMAN TALENT: Hartwig Factory/Peter © Rohfilm Clausz © Friede Fiction © Stephan Rabold/UFA THE GERMAN FILM WEEKEND from 21 - 23 September 2018. Director Emily Atef Director Anne Zohra Berrached Director Burhan Qurbani The program of five German festival favourites (including two premieres) Genre Drama Genre Drama Genre Drama was curated by The Telegraph’s discerning film critic Tim Robey and will Runtime 115 min Runtime 102 min Runtime 116 min introduce you to some of the hottest talent from Germany, both in front of Awards German Film Awards 2018 (Best Film Gold, Best Director, Awards Prize of the Guild of German Art House Cinemas Berlinale 2016, Awards SIGNIS Award, AMC Best Editing & Sorriso diverson Roma 2014 Award and behind the camera. Enjoy a weekend of exciting cinematic surprises – Best Leading Actress, Best Supporting Actress, Best Supporting Actor, German Film Award 2017 (Best Film: Silver) Rome 2014, International Jury Special Award Sofia 2015, German Film made in Germany! Best Cinematography, Best Score) Award 2015 (Best Supporting Actor), Best Direction VOICES Vologda 2015
For more information visit: regentstreetcinema.com UK PREMIERE: in UK cinemas from 16 November 2018, The Regent Street Cinema courtesy of Modern Films A stand-up comedian called Astrid learns mid-pregnancy that her foe- Afghan-German director Burhan Qurbani reconstructs the xenophobic 307 Regent St tus has both Down’s syndrome and a heart defect. She must wrestle with violence that ripped through Rostock in 1992, when a 3,000-strong mob London W1B 2HW At a Breton spa retreat in 1981, the Austrian art-house darling whether or not to have a late-term abortion, in a tense, hot-button drama besieged and torched a high-rise full of Vietnamese immigrants. It’s a stark, Romy Schneider gave her final interview. In a luminous monochrome powered by anguished work from Julia Jentsch. LA HAINE-style docudrama speaking urgently to our moment. Call us (12 p.m. – 10 p.m.): 0207 911 5050 portrait, writer-director Emily Atef uses these soul-baring sessions to test the poisoned chalice of celebrity. Admission
Opening (includes reception prior to the Opening Film with drinks and light food) FACE TO FACE WITH GERMAN TALENT: THE GERMAN FILM WEEKEND is proud Join award-winning lead actress Julia Jentsch from the 2016 FACE TO Join award-winning director Burhan Qurbani from this year’s FACE TO FACE Regular Adult Ticket: £17, Students: £15, Members: £12 to present the UK premiere of 3 DAYS IN QUIBERON (winner of seven Ger- FACE campaign who will be in attendance for a Q&A after the screening campaign who will be in attendance for a Q&A after the screening which Screening (followed by a Q&A) man Film Awards) as our 2018 Festival Opening Night Gala. which will be moderated by The Telegraph’s film critic Tim Robey. will be moderated by The Telegraph’s film critic Tim Robey. Regular Adult Ticket: £15, Students: £12, Members: £11 Screening (without Q&A) Regular Adult Ticket: £12, Students: £11, Members: £10
Schedule is subject to change. All films are shown in the original language with English subtitles. All films are recommended for mature audiences. EMILY ATEF (© Joachim Gern) ATEF EMILY JULIA JENTSCH (© Mathias Bothor) BURHAN QURBANI (© Joachim Gern)