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KINO! Film Salon: A monthly online film club to discuss German film!
Each month we choose a German film or series currently available to stream, watch it independently, and come together for a hosted conversation with other fans of German film.
Our next film will be Stefan Zweig: Farewell to Europe, directed by Maria Schrader.
Join us Sunday, August 15th at 11am – 12pm PDT / 2pm – 3pm EDT / 8pm – 9pm CET. To receive the Zoom link, please RSVP here.
Pic of the Week
Enfant Terrible
Oskar Roehler
2020 Germany
This biopic traces the impact of Rainer Werner Fassbinder, the iconic and supremely talented director of the German New Wave. Fassbinder’s films critique the exclusionary aspects of traditional German society, while championing outsiders—foreigners, underprivileged groups, and small-time criminals. One of the most important European directors of his time, his success came at great personal cost.
Available on Apple iTunes, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, FandangoNOW, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand
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Spotlight: Christian Petzold
Phoenix
Christian Petzold
2014 Germany, Poland
Nellie is a concentration-camp survivor who is unrecognizable after facial reconstruction surgery. She returns to Berlin in order to find her estranged husband, Johnny. Her goal becomes clear: she must figure out whether he betrayed her to the Nazis or not.
Available on Criterion Channel, AMC Plus, DIRECTV, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube
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Reconciliation
The Keeper
Marcus H. Rosenmüller
2018 Germany, United Kingdom
Bert Trautmann has a complicated past, having worked with the Nazis during World War II. However, his skills as a goalkeeper for Manchester's football team begin to change people's perceptions of him, and prove everyone deserves a second chance.
Available on Chai Flicks, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, YouTube, Tubi TV, Kanopy
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German Shooting Star: Albrecht Schuch
Bad Banks
Christian Schwochow
2018-2020 Germany, Luxembourg
Ambitious Jana is confronted with the unscrupulous machinations of the world of finance. Her working life is determined by egotism, the pressure to succeed and machismo. How far is she willing to go, and how much does she want to sacrifice, for her career?
Available on Hulu
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Female Power: Sandra Hüller
Above Us Only Sky
Jan Schomburg
2011 Germany
After the loss of her beloved husband Paul, high-school teacher Martha is sent on a downward spiral as her seemingly happy relationship is slowly revealed to be a sham. Left to deal with the fallout, Martha questions just how much she really knew about her late lover as she enters into a relationship with a new man.
Available on realeyz
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German Angst
Fear of Fear
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
1975 West Germany
After having her second child, a German housewife suffers from post-partum depression. Without explanation, she falls into a continually misdiagnosed mental state. Her husband is distracted, her in-laws are unsympathetic, and she turns to alcohol and pills to alleviate her symptoms.
Available on Criterion Channel
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