German Film in EU Film Festival
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Hanoi: 21 May, 8 pm & 22 May, 10 am
National Cinema Center
87 Lang Ha, Hanoi
HCMC: 18 May, 8 pm & 19 May, 6 pm
Dong Da Cinema
890 Tran Hung Dao, District 5, HCMC
From Goethe Institut:
You are invited to the screening of “Closer Together” as part of the EU Film Festival. This is a comedy/drama/love story of director Almut Getto. The film is in German with Vietnamese and English subtitles.
Synopsis:
Phillip lives in his own peculiar world. His only friends are the turtle Paul and the psychiatrist Aaron. By day he checks the authenticity of Euro notes in the basement of the central bank, by night he dreams of performing on a cabaret stage as a pantomime artist. But he lacks the courage to realize his dream. When the blind cellist Lina stumbles into his table and his life, Phillip’s ordered world is shaken to its foundations. Despite her handicap she moves fearlessly and energetically through life. And suddenly Philip’s slightly neurotic character becomes confused by a flood of mixed feelings…
Even in her debut film, “Fickende Fische” (2002) director Almut Getto convincingly created her own visual language and consistent motifs. In “Ganz nah bei Dir” she successfully applies quirky humor and the power of the absurd to situations which are actually quite sad in such a way that as to give rise to cautious hope.
Tickets:
All tickets are free of charge and can be picked up from 16 May 2011 at
Hanoi:
Goethe Institute
56-58 Nguyen Thai Hoc
Tel: 04 3 7342251/52/53
British Council
20 Thuy Khue
Tel: 04 3 8436780
L’Espace
24, Trang Tien
Tel: 04 3 9362164
HCMC:
Goethe Institute
18, Dong so 1, Cu xa Do Thanh, P., Q.3
Tel: 08 3 600 9587
British Council
25 Le Duan
Tel: 08 3 8232862
Dong Da Cinema
890 Tran Hung Dao
Tel: 08 3 923 48 33
