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German Film Series

all at 8:30pm in Class of 1925 dorm

jan 21
sonnenallee
a light-hearted take on life in former east berlin
[leander haußmann • 1999 • 101 min • in germ]

feb 4
m
watch berlin hunt for a wonderfully strange Peter Lorre
[fritz lang • 1931 • 99 min • germ w/ engl subtitles]

feb 18
comedian harmonists
charismatic a cappella group from 1920's berlin
[joseph vilsmaier • 1997 • 126 min • germ w/ engl subtitles]

mar 3
german television commercials
ok, so not necessarily related to berlin, but quite entertaining...

mar 17
good bye, lenin!
perhaps best german film since lola rennt, also set in berlin
[wolfgang becker • 2003 • 117 min • in germ]


mar 31
der einstein des sex
dr. magnus hirschfeld, pioneering berlin sexologist and activist
[rosa von praunheim • 1999 • 100 min • germ w/ engl subtitles]

apr 14
was nützt die liebe in gedanken*
based on 1927 "Steglitzer Schülertragödie"
[achim von borries • 2004 • 90 min • in germ]
*pending availability on dvd • if not yet released for home
viewing, another film relating to berlin will be shown

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