show movies
Saturday, 11 / 04 / 2006:
12:30 PM
CINESTAR METROPOLIS, CINEMA 10
Danielson: A Family Movie
. Director: JL Aronson Director is present .
105 Min. . 
Quirky and entertaining, this documentary full of contrasts follows the Danielson family from Christian music roots to indie-rock semi-stardom.
12:30 PM
CINESTAR METROPOLIS, CINEMA 12
Gaewa Neukdae Saiui Sigan (Time between Dog and Wolf)
. Director: Jeon Soo-il Director is present . 110 Min. .
Kim receives an unexpected phone call from his cousin, Il-kyu, who tells him his mother will soon be meeting his father, although the two have been separated since the Korean War. Kim returns to his birthplace in search of his father.
03:00 PM
CINESTAR METROPOLIS, CINEMA 8
Battles of Troy
. Director: Krassimir Terziev Director is present . 51 Min. .
Fans of the historical drama ?Troy? will be thrilled. ?Battles of Troy? takes an insightful look at the struggles of the Bulgarian students who served as battle scene extras on the set of the Hollywood production.
03:00 PM
CINESTAR METROPOLIS, CINEMA 10
How many Roads
. Director: Jos de Putter Director is present . 72 Min. .
Bob Dylan fans will love this film, which connects Dylan?s lyrics to real life events. Based on the lives of eleven ordinary people who have nothing in common besides a love for Dylan, ?How Many Roads? illustrates how a single line in a well-crafted song can change a person?s life forever.
03:00 PM
CINESTAR METROPOLIS, CINEMA 11 Dennis Hopper
Das Siebente Siegel (The Seventh Seal)
. Director: Ingmar Bergman . 96 Min. .
Set during the time of the Black Plague, a medieval knight seeks answers about life, death, and the existence of God as he plays chess against the figure of Death.
03:00 PM
CINESTAR METROPOLIS, CINEMA 12 Lech Kowalski Retrospektive
On Hitler's Highway
. Director: Lech Kowalski . 81 Min. .
Lech Kowalski reist auf der ?ltesten Autobahn Polens entlang, die von Hitler als Invasionsstra?e zum Osten gebaut wurde. Er entdeckt, dass sie nun eine essentielle Verbindung zum Westen darstellt.
05:30 PM
CINESTAR METROPOLIS, CINEMA 8
Backseat
. Director: Bruce van Dusen Director is present . 80 Min. .
In Bruce van Dusen?s refreshing portrait of Generation X, two old friends leave New York City to meet film legend Donald Sutherland ? and to escape the difficulties of their ordinary lives.
05:30 PM
CINESTAR METROPOLIS, CINEMA 10 Kurzfilmprogramm 4
Firn
. Director: Axel Koenzen Director is present . 38 Min. .
Murder disguised as suicide ? a son?s belated revenge on his father ? this gripping tale is filmed against breathtaking glacier scenery.
Hochhaus
. Director: Nikias Chryssos . 40 Min. .
Growing up in a poor neighborhood, twelve-year old Daniel suffers increasingly under his older brother?s machinations. He flees into a world of fantasy. For a moment, Daniel manages to find a friend in the person of a neighborhood junkie.
05:30 PM
CINESTAR METROPOLIS, CINEMA 11
Tailor-Made Dreams (Ma?geschneiderte Tr?ume)
. Director: Marco Wilms Director is present . 86 Min. .
The viewer accompanies an Indian tailor on his entertaining tour throughout Europe. Isaar needs to attract new businesses, is still searching for the love of his life and also wants to become the leading star in Europe?s first Bollywood documentary.
05:30 PM
CINESTAR METROPOLIS, CINEMA 12
Mein Freund der M?rder
. Director: Peter Fleischmann Director is present . 90 Min. .
Based on a true story, ?My friend the murderer? is an astounding and astute meditation on guilt, punishment and friendship. Bernhard Kimmel, the ?German Al Capone?, spent most of his life in prison, living between reality and the legend of the ?gentleman bandit? he helped to create.
05:30 PM
MAL SEH'N KINO, CINEMA 1
Stadtrandzone Mitte (Center of Urban Periphery)
. Director: Klaus W. Eisenlohr Director is present . 43 Min. .
Filmmaker and artist Klaus W. Eisenlohr inquires into the meaning of open public space in modern cities using the city of Hanover as an example. The result is a cinematic essay about the extraordinary nature of average places in an exemplary modern European city.
The Other Side
. Director: Bill Brown . 43 Min. .
This documentary provides an insightful view of the US/Mexico border. Narrated by the writer/director, ?The Other Side? gives a human face to the physical, historical, political and human issues that compose the barrier.
08:00 PM
CINESTAR METROPOLIS, CINEMA 8
Odgrobadogroba (Gravehopping)
. Director: Jan Cvitkovic Director is present . 103 Min. .
Pero?s job is to write and give eulogies at town funerals. His words paint an intricate and subtle picture of the lives of a small community and the search for love and security.
08:00 PM
CINESTAR METROPOLIS, CINEMA 10 Nelly Kaplan Retrospektive
Plaisir d'amour
. Director: Nelly Kaplan Director is present . 105 Min. .
1935. Would Don Juan, the seducer from Sevilla, be proud of this descendent Guillaume Ga?tan Donatien de Burlador? Guillaume himself is not proud and considering suicide. But Hell doesn't want him so he?s off to the islands where he can replace that girl private teacher...
08:00 PM
CINESTAR METROPOLIS, CINEMA 11
Dans Paris
. Director: Christophe Honor Director is present . 92 Min. .
Based on the adventurous life of two brothers ?Dans Paris? tells the story of a family is whose members perfected ignoring the sadness and unhappiness of their loved ones.
08:00 PM
CINESTAR METROPOLIS, CINEMA 12 Lech Kowalski Retrospektive
East of Paradise
. Director: Lech Kowalski . 110 Min. .
The film-maker Lech Kowalski answers to his mother's deeply moving report about her deportation into a Soviet labour camp in North Russia at the beginning of World War II with a journey through time to the New York Underground of the 70s and 80s.
08:00 PM
MAL SEH'N KINO, CINEMA 1 Kurz und Gut 2
X
. Director: Raphael Wahl . 6.30 Min. .
This humorous animated film is a bizarre space adventure about a cosmonaut trying to maintain his own identity and individuality against near endless copies of himself.
Schwarzfahrer
. Director: Nadja Elabbadi . 9.44 Min. .
Milos has been blind since having an eye operation when he was four-years-old. But being blind has never stopped him from doing what he loves. This film is nine minutes of pure inspiration.
Diner NYC
. Director: Claus Withopf . 4.10 Min. .
Leila, an Eastern European immigrant, has come to New York hoping to become a famous violinist. This short film illustrates what it means to one woman to search for the American dream.
Promenade d'Apr?s-Midi
. Director: Claire Walka . 2.30 Min. .
An umbrella, a young woman and her shoes get whirled around on a windy afternoon. This two-minute short was cut and edited directly in the camera.
Gro?stadtr?uber (City Robbers)
. Director: Arne Ahrens . 20 Min. .
Hanne is a shy pickpocket who is desperately in love with Tomek. Hanne?s dream seems close enough to grasp ? but life has made other plans for her.
Die unertr?gliche Seichtigkeit
. Director: Eva Becker . 5.18 Min. .
?Die unertr?gliche Seichtigkeit? (?Unbearable Shallowness?) is a ?melan-comic? film about men and women, the amount of things and of course... CHER
Das Elend der Angestellten
. Director: Michel Kl?fkorn . 6 Min. .
Michael Kl?fkorn has created an exciting short film concerning the amount of power wielded by cars in contemporary society.
Walter
. Director: Anne Kauth . 15 Min. .
The film tells the story of Walter, who squeezes out a living washing cars for pimps and prostitutes. ?Walter? is the portrait of a man who manages to cope with the adversity of everyday life, even when the odds are stacked against him.
Maries L?cheln
. Director: Michael Sch?fer . 10.30 Min. .
Touching film about a girl and a clown set in Nazi Germany. Marie owes Jakob nothing more than a smile, but it?s a debt that takes decades to repay.
10:30 PM
CINESTAR METROPOLIS, CINEMA 8
Prinzessin
. Director: Birgit Grosskopf Director is present . 80 Min. .
During the doldrums between Christmas and New Year?s Eve, a clique of teenage girls roams the streets. Between dull apartment blocks, cheap motels and discount stores, the girls are waiting for something ? but it?s not the New Year.
10:30 PM
CINESTAR METROPOLIS, CINEMA 10
The Pervert's Guide to Cinema
. Director: Sophie Fiennes . 150 Min. .
Director Sophie Fiennes and Slovenian philosopher and psychoanalyst Slavoj Zizek take the viewer on an exhilarating ride through some of the greatest movies ever made in what The Times calls ?an extraordinary reassessment of cinema.? Charged with passion, intellect, and unfailing sense of humor, ?The Pervert's Guide to Cinema? is a must see film about film.
10:30 PM
CINESTAR METROPOLIS, CINEMA 11
Journey to the End of the Night
. Director: Eric Eason Director is present . 86 Min. .
Two American brothel owners living in Brazil are seeking a way of getting out of their shady trade. One night a customer leaves a suitcase behind, which contains everything they need to change their lives, but first they must depend on a Nigerian immigrant to navigate its contents through the perilous, nocturnal underworld of Sao Paulo.
10:30 PM
CINESTAR METROPOLIS, CINEMA 12
Solange du hier bist
. Director: Stefan Westerwelle . 77 Min. .
A moving film about life?s transience centered on the tender relationship between the call-boy Sebastian and his reclusive admirer Georg.
10:30 PM
MAL SEH'N KINO, CINEMA 1 Kurzfilmprogramm 2
Tits & Bums
. Director: Santi Taepanich . 23 Min. .
Hurt and sadness mark the stories of a model and a transsexual, told during the shooting of a karaoke clip.
Kristall
. Director: Christoph Girardet, Matthias M?ller . 14 Min. .
Inside seemingly claustrophobic mirrored cabinets, anonymous figures are observed melodramatically. The mirrors create a stable frame for the characters, but also make them appear disjointed, fragmented and at odds with themselves.
La Chamelle Blanche (The White She-Camel)
. Director: Xavier Christiaens . 52 Min. .
This film reverses the course of time, like a song played backwards. ?La Chamelle Blanche? lets us imagine what it means to, quite literally, be ?a stranger in one?s own world.?