The Novelist’s Film
2022 | 92 min | Drama
THE NOVELIST'S FILM turns writer's block and chance encounters into a quietly luminous Korean drama about truth, art, and women's autonomy.
Hong Sang-soo
DirectorHong Sang-soo is a renowned South Korean director known for his distinct filmmaking style characterized by storytelling techniques and themes centered around relationships. He has directed numerous critically acclaimed films such as "The Day He Arrives," "On the Beach at Night Alone," and "Right Now, Wrong Then." Hong Sang-soo's works have garnered international recognition, with several awards and nominations at prestigious film festivals like Cannes and Berlin. His films often explore complex human emotions and interpersonal dynamics with a touch of humor and introspection.
Films
Woman Is the Future of Man
2004 | 85 min | Drama
Two old friends meet again in Seoul, indulge in memories and hatch a plan to meet a woman they have both had an affair with one last time.
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1985 | 88 min | Comedy
Martha lives in Hamburg with her young son. She makes films. " She moves in with a Portuguese family "to be closer to the pulse of society". Teresa helps immigrants deal with administrative formalities. Meanwhile, Martha tries to find romance with Alfred, who doesn't really have a handle on things. In his late thirties, he is still studying architecture, and he won't let go of Martha either. The everyday lives of the three of them reflect the realities of West Germany, captured spontaneously and ...
Compelling Satan
2017 | 105 min | Drama
In this collaborative film made by students from the University of Fine Arts Hamburg, former public prosecutor and actor Dietrich Kuhlbrodt, sues a public broadcasting station. In documentary and fictional scenes, it follows his trial against a system demanding compulsory conformity and unimaginativeness. Sociopolitical, aesthetical and personal perspectives are clearly defined, developed narratively and confronted with one another. Numerous film professionals have their say. They radically oppose ...
Passing Summer
2001 | 85 min | Drama
It's summer in Berlin. Two friends are sitting in a café. Valerie is quiet, reserved, and has short dark hair. She has just moved. Sophie, on the other hand, is a fun-loving blonde who is about to spend six months in Rome. PASSING SUMMER shows the everyday details of life. Conversations, encounters, and relationships. Between Berlin street cafés, apartments, and chance encounters, a quiet observation of everyday life unfolds. Friendships, relationships, and lonely moments coexist without a linear ...
Klappe Cowboy!
2011 | 84 min | Independent
KLAPPE COWBOY is a trashy, funny and partly autobiographical film 'made in Berlin'. Directors Timo Jacobs and Ulf Behrens reflect on the pros and cons of independent film making. Their ironic and partly autobiographical low budget flick is a self-financed ode to their humble beginnings. this low budget indie ethos is often referred to as German Mumblecore.
Roland Klick: The Heart Is a Hungry Hunter
2013 | 79 min | Biography
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The Dreamed Ones
2016 | 89 min | Documentary
The correspondence between Ingeborg Bachmann and Paul Celan forms the basis of the text. The story begins in Vienna in 1948, when she is 22 and he 27, and ends with Celan's suicide in 1971 in Paris. Two young actors, Anja Plaschg and Laurence Rupp, meet in a recording studio to read from their correspondence. The dramatically fluctuating feelings of the letters - between intoxication and fear of loss, delight and horror, closeness and strangeness - are passed on to the actors.
GDR Experimental: REALFilm
1986 | 47 min | Icons & Media Art
REALFIm is Lutz Dammbeck's radical reflection on film and filmmaking – an experiment that takes place in real time and with the direct involvement of the audience. In a performative experimental set-up, Dammbeck deconstructs the classic elements of the medium in order to “purify” them of ideological and commercial influences. Light, sound and movement are not only understood as technical components, but as fundamental building blocks of an alternative film language. The performance on May 14, 1985 ...
Thirty
2019 | 114 min | Drama
Twenty-four hours in the life of a clique of friends on a Friday in October... All six live in Berlin, are in their early thirties, and single. Today, one of them is celebrating a birthday. Writer Övünç has writer's block. Pascal, professionally successful, is plagued by the desire to throw away his current life for a new one - which one, he himself is not quite sure. He and actress Raha have recently separated. She hopes for her career to grow day by day. Kara prefers to spend the night at friends' ...
Notes of Berlin
2021 | 103 min | Comedy
While the clubs are still pounding out the music, Berlin is emerging from the twilight. A note is stuck to a lamppost: "For one minute. Please, just stand here in silence and look at the sky, and contemplate how amazing life is." A lone drunk stops and follows the instruction... A not-so-young "Man with Van" wakes up in the morning hungover next to last night's flirt and it dawns on him that it's slowly time for a change. An original Berliner decides at a bizarre WG casting to no longer take part ...
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2024 | 99 min | Documentary
In MAKE UP THE WORLD, filmmakers Susanne Weirich and Robert Bramkamp explore the profound impact of film props, venturing into prop warehouses like Studio Babelsberg, Delikatessen Berlin, and FTA Props in Hamburg. Each item, from lamps to paintings, embodies narratives that transcend their physical form, enriching cinematic stories from "Kolberg" to "Großstadtrevier." Through the perspective of BiPOC activist and actress Thelma Buabeng, the film also explores the post-colonial history of certain ...