13/01/2003 - Goethe Institute presents 20 German-language films from Austria, Germany & Switzerland at the Castro Theatre 'til 15 Jan

The 8th edition of ”Berlin and Beyond”, the biggest review of German-language films in the United States has been organised by the the Goethe Institute and the Castro Theatre of San Francisco. It will run from 9-15 January 2003 and will open with Nowhere in Africa by Caroline Link. The film was a huge commercial and critical success on the domestic market and was nominated for a Golden Globe in the best foreign film category. The San Francisco programme includes more than 20 films from Austria, Germany and Switzerland.
Doris Dörrie will present her comedy feature Nackt [+see also:
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The Austrian contribution includes the screenings of Ulrich Seidl’s Hundstage and Blue Moon by Andrea Dusis.
The review will end with a special screening of the 1955 classic, Sissi, part of a series of films called “After the War, Before the Wall” that was organised in collaboration with New York’s Lincoln Center and which showcases German-language films made between 1945 and 1960.

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