show movies
Monday, 11 / 06 / 2006:
12:30 PM
CINESTAR METROPOLIS, CINEMA 10
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.
12:30 PM
CINESTAR METROPOLIS, CINEMA 12
The Art of Football
. Director: Hermann Vaske Director is present . 113 Min. .
?The Art of Football? delves into the wonderful world of the ?world?s game.? Narrated by the legendary John Cleese, the film takes us on an irreverent rollercoaster ride through the crazy, creative and sometimes profound world of football.
03:00 PM
CINESTAR METROPOLIS, CINEMA 8
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.
03:00 PM
CINESTAR METROPOLIS, CINEMA 10
Dame Sobh (Day Break)
. Director: Hamid Rahmanian . 85 Min. .
In a state of deep inner conflict, condemned Iranian prisoner Mansour waits for his execution, which is delayed again and again. Deserted by his family, he remains trapped in the purgatory of his senses, between life and death, retribution and mercy.
03:00 PM
CINESTAR METROPOLIS, CINEMA 11
Dam Street
. Director: Li Yu . 93 Min. .
When 16-year-old Xiao-Yun becomes pregnant she is ostracized and then abandoned by her boyfriend. Ten years later, her only real friend is a curious boy from across the dam. But Xiao-Yun must still face the prospect of forging a future from her unresolved past. ?Dam Street? is a deeply impressive social drama about one young woman?s struggles in the repressive social climate of a small Chinese town.
03:00 PM
CINESTAR METROPOLIS, CINEMA 12
A Snake's Tail
. Director: Bijan Daneshmand . 74 Min. .
A successful Iranian businessman returns to his homeland in the accompaniment of a Mullah where he rediscovers his own heritage. This film has been featured at more than thirty film festivals worldwide.
05:30 PM
CINESTAR METROPOLIS, CINEMA 8
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.
05:30 PM
CINESTAR METROPOLIS, CINEMA 10
Tell Me Do You Miss Me
. Director: Matthew Buzzell Director is present . 102 Min. .
?Tell Me Do You Miss Me? documents the last tour of indie-rock band LUNA as its four members begin the transition into an uncertain future.
05:30 PM
CINESTAR METROPOLIS, CINEMA 11
El Destino (Destiny)
. Director: Miguel Pereira . 102 Min. .
An adaptation of the novel by H?ctor Tiz?n, ?The Man Who Came to a Village? (?El hombre que lleg? a un pueblo?), El Destino is the story young man dressed as a priest whose plane lands in the abjectly poor border region between Bolivia and Argentina, where he must help a group of local villagers choose between maintaining their traditions or having a better life.
05:30 PM
CINESTAR METROPOLIS, CINEMA 12
Unrequited Love
. Director: Chris Petit . 77 Min. .
?Unrequited Love? is about stalking and its victims. New types of modern technology define urban stalkers as a new category of terrorist. The methods duplicate: irrational, but targeted -- a dark valentine.
08:00 PM
CINESTAR METROPOLIS, CINEMA 8
Cowboy Angels
. Director: Kim Massee Director is present . 100 Min. .
In Paris, 11-year-old Pablo contracts the dubious poker-playing Louis to help him find his father, yet he doesn?t seem to exist?.
08:00 PM
CINESTAR METROPOLIS, CINEMA 10
Mare Nero
. Director: Roberta Torre . 82 Min. .
Inspector Luca is drawn deeply into the mysterious murder case of beautiful, young Valentina. The case becomes a tough test for Luca who has just embarked on a relationship with Frenchwoman Veronica.
08:00 PM
CINESTAR METROPOLIS, CINEMA 11 Dennis Hopper
The Magnificent Ambersons (Der Glanz des Hauses Amberson)
. Director: Orson Welles . 88 Min. .
Orson Welles? second feature film discusses the power of pedigree and the ferocity and arrogance that accompany notions of class distinctions.
08:00 PM
CINESTAR METROPOLIS, CINEMA 12
Valerie
. Director: Birgit M?ller Director is present . 85 Min. .
?Valerie? is a modern fairytale about homelessness, beauty and honesty. Once a successful model, Valerie is broke and homeless in Berlin. Now she sleeps in a car on a parking lot but still manages to mingle in the world of the rich and beautiful.
08:00 PM
MAL SEH'N KINO, CINEMA 1
The House is Burning
. Director: Holger Ernst Director is present . 97 Min. .
Twenty-four hours are left for a group of adolescent friends to straighten out their personal and staggering life-stories. An up-and-coming film by two-time German Film Prize nominee Holger Ernst.
10:30 PM
CINESTAR METROPOLIS, CINEMA 8
Going Under
. Director: Eric Werthman Director is present . 98 Min. .
?Going Under? is about a psychotherapist, a dominatrix and a devoted wife who accepts her husband?s tastes. With a tender liaison starting to bloom between the dominatrix and her client, a crisis becomes the trigger for an important decision.
10:30 PM
CINESTAR METROPOLIS, CINEMA 10
La Lunga Ombra (Passages)
. Director: Jon Jost . 77 Min. .
In a poetic tone, ?La Lunga Ombra? illuminates the impact of 9/11 on the European and especially on the Italian intelligentsia embedded in the story of three women spending time together at the seaside to work through the recent breakup of one of them.
10:30 PM
CINESTAR METROPOLIS, CINEMA 11
Gwoemul (The Host)
. Director: Bong Joon-Ho . 119 Min. .
This fantasy monster movie by Bong Joon-Ho expertly mixes humor and horror and has rightly been compared to both ?Jaws? and ?Alien.? An object on the riverbank reveals itself as a terrifying, bloodthirsty creature. Amid the ensuing chaos, a regular family is thrust into battle to rescue their beloved daughter.
10:30 PM
CINESTAR METROPOLIS, CINEMA 12 Lech Kowalski Retrospektive
Breakdance Test
. Director: Lech Kowalski . 6 Min. .
Pulled together in a studio, a group of teenagers and younger kids exhibit virtuoso performances of breakdancing. A short that was born as a test for a feature film about breakdance; a project then abandoned by Kowalski himself.
Hey is Dee Dee Home
. Director: Lech Kowalski . 63 Min. .
A film about the Lower East Side of New York, an incisive documentary from the drug scene. Director Lech Kowalski spent four months living with the local junkies, gaining their trust, and then brought in the cameras
10:30 PM
MAL SEH'N KINO, CINEMA 1 Nelly Kaplan Retrospektive
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. Director: Nelly Kaplan . 107 Min. .
An adaptation of Emmanuelle Arsan?s novel, the film portrays an exploration of adolescent sexuality with an almost fairytale atmosphere. The heroine, Sybille, is a young girl revolting against her bourgeois family and their hypocrisy. Caught shoplifting ?dirty books? by a bookshop owner, Axel, she proclaims she could write better stuff herself. And she does...