Nastassja Kinski 15 - 28 NOV 2019 in ’ PARIS, TEXAS

GA SE EARMSON OF AN FILM CLASSICS

BAGDAD CAFÉ painter. The film tracks the life-changing, unfor - gettable friend ships that bloom in the desert. .G.e..r.m..a.n.y.,. U..S.A.. 1987, 104 min, PGLN ...... Marianne Sagebrecht, CCH Pounder, Jack ‘A celebration of the beauty of diverse human Palance in an award-winning film directed by personality and friendship.’ S&P Percy Adlon ‘Visually exhilarating... it’s hard not to fall in love ...... with this comic fable about the magic that devel - A comedy drama set in a remote truck stop ops at the meeting of two cultures.’ TV Guide and motel in the Mojave Desert, the film ‘Endearing and quirky, hilarious and touching, a centres on two very different women: Jasmin, sparkling little gem.’ LA Times a stranded German tourist, and Brenda, a ‘The charm of the movie is that every character tough-as-nails café manager. There’s also a and every moment is surprising and vibrating baby; a bewildered Italian cook; a tattoo artist with life.’ Chicago Sun-Times a..n.d. .a. s.h.i.p.w..r.e.c.k.e.d. .f.o.r.m..e.r. H..o.l.ly.w..o.o..d. .se..t .-...... l. . .. .%.. C.r.i.ti.c.a.l. A.p.p..ro.v..a.l .o.n. .R.o.t.te..n. T.o.m..a.t.o.e.s ...... making of the film, Herzog himself proved to be as manic and driven as his protagonist, .G.e..r.m..a.n.y. .1.9.8..2., 150 min, PG which only adds to the intense realism and , Claudia Cardinale in an epic .p.o..i.g.n..a.n..t. .b..e.a uty of the film. .W...e.r.n..e..r. .H..e..r zog film. Music by Popol Vah As a document of quest and dreams, and as The story of Fitzcarraldo, an impresario the record of man’s audacity and foolish, obsessed with the desire to take Enrico visionary heroism, there has never been another Caruso and an opera house into the jungle of movie like it. South America. One of the highlights is Fitz - Unimaginable moments of pure beauty. Cinemania carraldo’s Herculean effort to haul a 300 ton Awesome and hypnotic. Cinema Writer steamship over a mountain. No trickery was A spectacular cinematic achievement. IMDb ...... u.s.e.d. .in.. f.il.m..in..g. t.h.i.s. a.s.t.o.n..is.h.i.n.g. .fe..a.t. I.n. .th..e ...... l. . . .%.. .A.u.d.i.e.n.c.e. .A.p.p.r.o.v.a.l. o.n.. R.o.t.t.e.n. .T.o.m..a.to.e..s .. SHOWTIMES: Friday 15 - Thursday 28 November 11.30 14.30 17.30 20.30 FRIDAY Lola Bagdad Café Soul Kitchen Paris, Texas SATURDAY Bagdad Café Fitzcarraldo Wings Of Desire SUNDAY Veronika Voss Paris, Texas Fitzcarraldo Bagdad Café MONDAY Wings Of Desire Soul Kitchen Veronika Voss Lola TUESDAY Fitzcarraldo Lola Paris, Texas Wings Of Desire Films courtesy of the Goethe Institut. WEDNESDAY Soul Kitchen Veronika Voss Lola Fitzcarraldo Films are in the original version, with THURSDAY Paris, Texas Wings Of Desire Bagdad Café Soul Kitchen subtitles where applicable...... LOLA knowingly falls in love with a brothel worker, Lola, the paid mistress of a corrupt property , 1981, 110 min, 16 ...... d.e..v.e..l.o.p..e..r. .. Barbara Sukowa, Armin Mueller-Stahl, in an award-winning romantic ‘A sumptuous, cynical historical satire, steeped drama by . in a fugue of post-war capitalist excess, moral ...... hypocrisy and broken idealism.’ CineVue A critical and popular success, Lola is a revision ‘It's garish and wonderfully provocative... as only of the German classic, The Blue Angel , modern- Fassbinder can be.’ World Movie Reviews ised to reflect the values of post WW2 Ger - ‘A moving satire about the West German many. Set in the 50s, and in an unnamed city, economic 'miracle' of the 50's.’ New York Times the charming Von Bohm is appointed building ‘Laser sharp social satire.’ Rotten Tomatoes ...... in.s.p..e.c.t.o.r. H..i.s .m..o.r.a.l.it.y. .is. t.e.s.t.e.d.. w..h.e.n.. h.e. .u.n.-...... l. . .. .%.. .C.r.it.ic.a.l. A..p.p.r.o.v.a.l. o.n.. R.o.t.t.e.n. .T.o.m.a..to.e..s .. PARIS, TEXAS memories of the life he once led - including the fact that he walked out on his wife and .G.e..r.m..a.n.y.,. F.r.a..n.c e 1984, 139 min, PG child - and embarks on an emotionally power - Harry Dean Stanton, Sam Shepard, .f.u.l. .jo..u..r.n..e.y.. t.o reunite with his family. Nastassja Kinski, Dean Stockwell in a drama directed by Wim Wenders. ‘It is deep, brilliant, with miracle performances.’ Chicago Sun-Times .M..u..s..ic.. b..y.. R..y. Cooder ‘Blissful melancholy... Cannes has rewarded many Golden Palm Winner great films, but none quite so permanently em - ...... bedded in the memory.’ The Guardian A man with no recollection of his recent life is ‘Enigmatic and fascinating.’ Empire found by his brother wandering in the desert. ‘A heartbreaking masterpiece.’ Rolling Stone .S.lo.w..l.y., .h.e. b..e.g.i.n.s. t.o. .lo..c.a.t.e. a.n..d. p..o.s.s.e.s.s. t.h.e...... l. .. .%.. .C.ri.t.ic.a.l. A..p.p.r.o.v.a.l. o.n. .R.o.t.t.e.n. T.o..m.a.t.o.e.s...... SOUL KITCHEN likable but hopelessly disorganized restauran - teur, Zinos, whose cafe is second home to a .G.e..r.m..a.n.y. .2.0..0.9. , 96 min, 16 LNS motley crew of lovable eccentrics. The may - Adam Bousdoukos, Birol Unel, Moritz hem that follows is a hilariously entertaining Bleibtreu, Anna Bederke in a Fatih Akin story of self-realization, set to an irresistibly soulful soundtrack. .r.o.m...a..n..t.i.c. .c.o. medy-drama ...... Soul Kitchen is a delicious, free spirited story of ‘Exuberant . Thrilling’ Time Out - New York food, friends, and rock and roll. Winner of the ‘An engaging out-and-out farce.’ The Guardian Special Jury Prize and the Young Cinema ‘Gorgeous, unruly and exhilarating.’ Movieline Award for Best Film at the Venice Film Festival, ‘Soul Kitchen, as an all-night bacchanal, is and a smash with audiences at the Toronto irresistible.’ Chicago Reader ‘An aphrodisiac-spiked dessert.’ Film Comment ...... a.n.d. .T.r.ib..e.c.a. f.i.lm.. .fe..st.i.v.a.ls... T..h.e. .fi.lm.. .f.o.ll.o.w..s. a...... VERONIKA VOSS into the hands of an unscrupulous and sadistic woman doctor. The film is based on the life of .G.e..r.m..a.n.y. .1.9.8..2., 100 min, 13 , the “German Garbo”, who , Hilmar Thate, Armin Mueller- starred in many glamorous postwar German Stahl in an award-winning film by Rainer films before becoming addicted to drugs, and killing herself in the late 1950s. .W...e.r.n..e..r. .F.a..s.s binder ...... Winner at the Berlin Film Festival ‘Fassbinder's best film.’ Boston Globe ...... ‘A wicked satire.’ Chicago Sun-Times Influenced by ’s Sunset Boulevard , ‘A powerful portrait of fading fame and addiction.’ the film tells the story of a German actress, The Gate famous in the 1940s, who tried to revive her 5 stars. The Argus Tonight .fl.a.g.g.i.n.g. .c.a.r.e.e.r. w..i.th.. a.l.c.o.h.o..l .a.n.d. .d.r.u.g..s,. a.n..d. .fe.l.l ....l. .. .%.. .C.ri.t.ic.a.l. A..p.p.r.o.v.a.l. o.n. .R.o.t.t.e.n. T.o..m.a.t.o.e.s...... WINGS OF DESIRE trapeze artist Marion he discovers that, with a small miracle, it might just be possible to DER HIMMEL ÜBER BERLIN experience his love in the physical world. Germany, France 1984, 122 min, 13 ...... ‘Beyond ravishing... an aching and heartbreak - Bruno Ganz, Peter Falk, Solveig Dommartin, ing exploration of how love makes us human.’ Otto Sander in an acclaimed romantic fantasy film by Wim Wenders Chicago Sun-Times ‘Sublimely beautiful, deeply romantic.’ Variety ...... ‘A soaring vision that appeals to the senses and Two angels, Daniel and Cassiel, glide through the spirit.’ Washington Post the streets of Berlin, observing the bustling ‘Fantastic.’ Time population, providing invisible rays of hope to the distressed, but never interacting with l  % Critical Approval on Rotten Tomatoes ...... th..e.m... .W..h..e.n. D..a.n..ie.l. f.a.l.ls. i.n. .lo.v.e.. w..it.h.. a. .lo.n..e.ly......

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