Film Review: In Times of Fading Light (2017)
byIn Times of Fading Light is a film about two things: a communist party member’s 90th birthday, and his once great party and political…
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Film Review: Goodbye Berlin (2016)
byOne of the biggest German literary successes of the last few years was a young adult novel by Wolfgang Herrndorf. Kind of like a…
Audi Festival of German Films: Shores of Hope (2012)
byLife on the Eastern side of the Berlin Wall, under the ever watchful eye of the Statsi, has proved to be a rich source of material for modern German filmmakers. Films such as Good Bye Lenin!, The Lives of Others, and the recently released Barbara have been successful with both German and international audiences in their respective takes on this era.
Audi Festival of German Films: Lost In Siberia (2012)
byThe first thing which needs to be pointed out is that Lost in Siberia is a bit of a failure as a comedy. Given that it rarely provokes much in the way of laughter, the unrelenting breeziness becomes downright annoying by the time the credits roll, and that’s assuming you’ve been forgiving enough to stay to the end and endure it’s tone-deaf attitude to matters of ethnic diversity.
CLOSED: Audi German Film Festival Giveaway
byCourtesy of Audi German Film Festival, Film Blerg is giving away 10 double passes to use during the festival, beginning the Tuesday 30 April. Film…