J’ai pas sommeil (I Can’t Sleep)
Produced by Bruno Pesery With actors Katerina Golubeva, Richard Courcet, Vincent Dupont, Laurent Grevill, Alex Descas, Irina Grejbina, Tolsty, Line Renaud, Beatrice Dalle available on DVD (US) This French drama uses two plots that occasionally come together. The stories are set within the multiethnic neighborhoods of Paris. In the first, Daiga (Yekaterina Golubeva), a spunky […]
Nach dem Spiel (After the Match)
In ihrem Dokumentarfilm porträtiert Aysun Bademsoy fünf junge Türkinnen aus Berlin Kreuzberg, die bislang der erfolgreichen türkischen Frauenfußballmannschaft “BSC-Agrispor” angehörten. Bis vor kurzem noch knüpften die Freundinnen an den sportlichen Erfolg große Hoffnungen auf eine unabhängige Zukunft. Links: Film Portal, IMDB
Berlín (Berlin)
With actors Ed Bejarano, Timo Berger, and Clara Masnatta “Berlin” is the portrait of a city quickly sketched on DV tape, a mosaic of everyday life as experienced by two Argentine immigrants. Virtually dispensing with dialog, this one-man pic by Homero Cirelli comes close to the feel of a silent movie, though music and sound […]
Fitzcarraldo
With actors Klaus Kinski and José Lewgoy available on DVD with English subtitles Fitzcarraldo is the story of an obsessive dreamer at the time of the rubber boom at the turn of the century who, in the depths of the Amazon jungle and beset by dangers of all kinds, has visions of presenting grand opera, […]
Leben tötet mich – Vivre me tue (Life Kills Me)
Available on DVD in Germany Based on Jack-Alain Léger’s novel, this drama focuses on Paul and Daniel, two different brothers of North African origin, and their efforts to succeed in life. Paul has a university degree, but doesn’t find a job worthy its name. While he is madly in love with Myriam, his beloved brother […]
Jagdszenen aus Niederbayern (Hunting Scenes from Bavaria)
With actors Martin Sperr and Angela Winkler Abram returns to his small village and although his repairing skills are needed, people’s suspicion about his sexual preferences make his life hard. (Summary from imdb.com) Links: IMDB Theme(s): Exoticism or Orientalism; Migration and Mobility;
Lebewohl, Fremde! (Good-bye, Strange Land)
With actors Werner Eichhorn, Müsfik Kenter, Julia Lindig Gemeinsam mit einem Pakistani und einem Afrikaner haust der Asyl suchende Türke Deniz in einem Bauwagen an der nordfriesischen Küste. Eines Tages lernt Deniz die deutsche Fotografin Karin kennen. Sie lebt in einem heimeligen Bauernhaus auf einer nahe gelegenen Hallig. Obwohl keiner von ihnen die Sprache des […]
Kebab Connection
With actors Denis Moschitto, Nora Tschirner, Hasan Ali Mete, Cem Akin, Nursel Köse, Güven Kiraç Available on DVD in Germany and the US Links: IMDB, German-Films.de Genre(s): Comedy; Theme(s): Ethnicity; Spatial or Temporal Spaces and Borders Review by Sara Sellami: Kebab Connection is a comedy by Anno Saul, a German film director, and was released in 2005. […]
En Garde
With actors Maria Kwiatkowsky and Pinar Erincin Sixteen-year-old Alice was put into a Catholic educational institute for girls by her mother. She is quite different from the other girls: Because of her extreme sense of hearing she perceives the world around her differently from other people and prefers to stay pretty much by herself. In […]
Ekmek Parasi – Geld fürs Brot (Money for Bread)
Links: IMDB Genre(s): Classic Documentary;