in the shadow of war - German Embassy Wellington

VENUES AND TICKETS
WELLINGTON
Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision
Te Anakura Whitiāhua
84 Taranaki Street
AUCKLAND
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki
Corner Kitchener and Wellesley Streets
Entry to the Auditorium through the clock tower entrance
Auckland War Memorial Museum
Auditorium
The Auckland Domain, Parnell
The University of Auckland
14a Symonds Street, room 220, Level 2, Arts 1 Bldg
All screenings are free, first-come, first-served - so you’ll need to get
there early. Please be aware that some screenings might be preceded by
speeches, in which case the film might start 5-15 minutes later than
announced in the programme.
We reluctantly reserve the right to change the schedule by amending
dates or replacing films. Any necessary changes will be advertised on the
Goethe-Institut New Zealand website and Facebook page.
IN
THE
SHADOW
OF
WAR
For more information please go to:
www.goethe.de/nz | www.alliancefr.org.nz
BRITISH-FRENCH-GERMAN FILM DAYS
Wellington Auckland 1 October – 4 October
8 October – 12 October
Merry Christmas
Joyeux Noël
Odyssey of Heroes
Die Männer der Emden
Oh! What a Lovely War
A Very Long Engagement
Un long dimanche de fiançailles
Drama | History | Music | 2005 | 116 min
Drama | History | 2012 | 144 min
Musical | War | Satire | 2005 | 116 min
Drama | Mystery | Romance | 2004 | 133 min
Director: Christian Carion
Writer: Christian Carion
Cast: Diane Kruger, Benno Fürmann,
Guillaume Canet
Language: French/German/English
with English subtitles
Rating: M
Director: Berengar Pfahl
Screenplay: Berengar Pfahl, Axel Ricke,
Martin Henning
Cast: Ken Duken, Felicitas Woll,
Jan Henrik Stahlberg,
Sebastian Blomberg, Sibel Kekilli,
Oliver Korittke
Language: German with English subtitles
Rating: PG
Director: Richard Attenborough
Writers: Charles Chilton (play),
Len Deighton (screenplay)
Cast: Laurence Olivier, John Mills,
Maggie Smith, Ralph Richardson,
John Gielgud, Kenneth More,
Michael Redgrave
Rating: PG
Director: Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Writers: Sébastien Japrisot (novel),
Jean-Pierre Jeunet (story)
Cast: Audrey Tautou, Gaspard Ulliel,
Jodie Foster
Language: French with English subtitles
Rating: R16
Joyeux Noël captures a rare moment
of grace from one of the worst wars
in the history of mankind.
On Christmas Eve 1914, as German
soldiers face French and Scottish
regiments from their respective
trenches, a musical call-and-response
turns into an impromptu cease-fire,
trading chocolates and champagne,
playing soccer and comparing pictures
of their wives. The stories intertwine
seamlessly, combining real people
with invented characters and mingling
real-life with fiction. The movie
speaks to universal human emotions
that transcend country and culture
and illustrate the futility of the “war
that was supposed to end all wars”.
The famous tale of WWI navy vessel
SMS Emden and her crew is brought
to life in this handsomely produced
period piece. Told in flashbacks
from the perspective of Lieutenant
Commander Helmuth von Mücke,
this amazing story begins in the
German controlled port of Tsingtao
in China at the outbreak of war and
follows the light cruiser through
enemy controlled waters around the
Cocos Islands where it is sunk by the
HMAS Sydney. The real adventure
begins there, with von Mücke and his
crew commandeering a rickety old
schooner. They sail to Indonesia to
attempt a daring return to Berlin, some
13,000km away. Odyssey of Heroes is
a fascinating history lesson and highly
entertaining drama.
Oh! What A Lovely War, directed by
the late Richard Attenborough, is a
masterpiece of acting and direction.
A musical film, it documents the
events of World War I using popular
songs of the time, many of which
were parodies of older popular songs.
It uses metaphorical settings such
as Brighton’s West Pier to criticise
the manner in which the war was
eventually won. The diplomatic smoke
and mirrors of those in authority
are set in a fantasy location inside
the pierhead pavilion, far from the
trenches. Despite the strong parody,
the viewer is left under no illusion
about the horrors of war.
In January 1917, after being convicted
of self-mutilation in order to be sent
home, 5 French soldiers are marched
into the no man’s land between the
French and German lines where
they are certain to be killed. Their
brutal punishment has been hushed
up for more than two years when
Mathilde Donnay (Amélie’s Audrey
Tautou) begins a relentless quest to
find out whether her fiancé, one of
those 5 men officially “killed in the
line of duty,” might still be alive. In
his movie, Jean-Pierre Jeunet brings
everything together - his joyously
poetic style, the lovable Tautou, a
good story worth the telling - into
a film that is a series of pleasures
stumbling over one another in their
haste to delight us.
“With a cast of Scottish, German and
French actors all speaking their own
language, writer-director Christian
Carion has fashioned a deeply
moving and uplifting piece.“
The Hollywood Reporter
Wellington
Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision
WED 1 OCT 6pm
Auckland
Auckland War Memorial Museum
SUN 12 OCT 2:30pm
Wellington
Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision
FRI 3 OCT 6pm
Auckland
Auckland War Memorial Museum
SUN 12 OCT 11am
Wellington
Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision
SAT 4 OCT 6pm
Auckland
Auckland Art Gallery
WED 8 OCT 6pm
“When this long movie is over, all
you want to do is clap and weep and
watch it all over again immediately.“
New York Magazine
Wellington
Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision
THU 2 OCT 6pm
Auckland
Auckland University
THU 9 OCT 6pm
Cocktail and presentation by
Prof. Simon Kitson
Film starts 6:45pm
ALL PHOTOS: ARD, HARDY BRACKMANN