So German!
Amphitheatre, Saint Paul University
223 Main Street
K1S 1C4 Ottawa
The Goethe-Institut Ottawa’s monthly thematic film series on German cinema at Saint Paul University (223 Main St, Amphiteatre):
Germany 2016, 106 min.
Director: Gordian Maugg
With: Heino Ferch, Thomas Thieme, Samuel Finzi, Johanna Gastorf, Lisa Charlotte Friedrich, Max von Pufendorf, Michael Mendl
Germany, the year 1930: With his epic Nibelungen movies and the futuristic spectacle Metropolis, filmmaker Fritz Lang has created instant classics of silent cinema. Now he is eager to make his first sound feature film and starts looking for a suitable story. In contrast to his silent films, he wants to tell a contemporary tale rooted in reality. He travels from Berlin to Dusseldorf, where he seeks inspiration from the work of renowned police detective Gennat. Gennat is currently investigating the crimes of notorious serial killer Peter Kürten, also known as the “Vampire of Dusseldorf”. Taking cues from the real-life case, Lang begins to construct the story that will eventually become his masterpiece M – Eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder. Yet while developing the film’s story, the director also has to face some dark chapters and chasms of his very own soul and past.
