CURRENT GERMAN CINEMA Double Feature: Los Angeles Premiere! THE DAY I WAS NOT BORN (DAS LIED IN MIR), 2010,U.S. Premiere! WESTWIND, 2011 October 28, 2011

Friday, October 28 – 7:30 PM CURRENT GERMAN CINEMA
Double Feature: Los Angeles Premiere! THE DAY I WAS NOT BORN (DAS LIED IN MIR), 2010, Schwarz/Weiss Filmverleih, 94 min. Dir. Florian Micoud Cossen. After missing her connecting flight in the Buenos Aires airport, competitive swimmer Maria (Jessica Schwarz) stays in the city for a couple of days, and is surprised by the unannounced arrival at her hotel of her aging father Anton (Michael Gwisdek). Over the course of the old man’s stay, secrets are revealed - including tales of kidnapping, torture, and a personal backstory Maria was never told. Winner of Best Supporting Actress, and nominated for Best Direction and Best Cinematography, at the German Film Awards. In German with English subtitles.
U.S. Premiere! WESTWIND, 2011, Credofilm, 90 min. Dir. Robert Thalheim. It is 1988 and 17-year-old twins and best friends Doreen and Isabel (Friederike Becht and Luise Heyer), both successful oarswomen, are spending the summer at a placid lake in Hungary. Yet the tranquility of their focused summer begins to crumble when Doreen falls for Arne (Franz Dinda), a young West German. In German with English subtitles. Discussion between films with producer Fabian Maubach (THE DAY I WAS NOT BORN) and director Robert Thalheim (WESTWIND) - both schedules permitting.

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