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Event
Phoenix / 19th Berlin & Beyond Palo Alto Special
PHOENIX
Mon., Feb. 2, 2015 7:00 pm
Aquarius Theatre, Palo Alto
California Premiere
Special Guest to Be Announced!
104 mins. Germany (2014). DCP. In German with English subtitles.
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZjTQuLnp4A
Winner of the FIPRESCI Prize at the San Sebastián International Film Festival. A screen reunion of Nina Hoss and Ronald Zehrfeld, following Barbara in 2012: Nelly Lenz is a concentration camp survivor who has been left severely injured with a disfigured face. Following her facial reconstruction surgery, Nelly begins the search for her husband Johnny. When she finally does find him, Johnny does not recognize her. Nevertheless he approaches her with a proposal. Since she resembles his wife, whom he believes to be dead, he asks her to help him claim his wife's considerable inheritance. Nelly agrees, and becomes her own doppelganger.
Director: Christian Petzold
Cast: Nina Hoss, Ronald Zehrfeld, Nina Kunzendorf
Screenwriter: Christian Petzold
DoP: Hans Fromm
US Distributor: IFC Films, NYC
ABOUT THE FILM'S DIRECTOR
Christian Petzold, the leading light of the Berlin School movement, was born in 1960, in Hilden, Germany, and graduated from the German Film and Television Academy Berlin. Along with Phoenix (2014), all of his cinema films have screened at Berlin & Beyond, including the 2012 opener Barbara, Jerichow (2008), Yella (2007), Ghosts (2005), Wolfsburg (2003) and The State I Am In (2000).
**THIS EVENT HAS A STRICT REFUND POLICY. No refunds will be processed by Brown Paper Tickets more than 12 hours after the time of purchase.**
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LocationAquarius Theatre
430 Emerson Street
Palo Alto, CA 94301
United States
Categories
| Kid Friendly: No |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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