JHU Without Walls

The German Program at Johns Hopkins University, in commemoration of the 20^th Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall invites you to attend:

All Films are shown at 7:30 pm in Levering / Light Refreshments / Events are free and open to the public

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Monday, November 2, 2009, Great Hall
Die Nikolaikirche  

Directed by Frank Beyer, 1995.
German with English subtitles. 115 minutes.
Introduced by Johannes Schade

This moving and realistic film based on the novel by Erich Loest tells the dramatic family story during the last tense days of the East German State.  Set in Leipzig and the famous St. Nicholas Church where the peaceful Monday demonstrations began.  Cast members include the Oscar winner Ulrich Mühe.

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Tuesday, November 3, 2009, Great Hall
Good Bye Lenin!

Directed by Wolfgang Becker, 2003.
German with English subtitles. 112 minutes.
Introduced by Bernadette Wegenstein

This award-winning, box office hit tells the poignant yet humorous story of a East Berlin family during the transition from socialism to capitalism. With Daniel Brühl in the lead role.

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Wednesday, November 4, 2009, Sherwood Room
Halbe Treppe (Grill Point)

Directed by Andreas Dresen, 2002.
German with English subtitles. 111 minutes.
Introduced by Frederic Ponten
This award-winning film portrays two couples in the throws of mid-life crises in the post- reunification eastern  city of Frankurt/Oder.

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Thursday, November 5, 2009, 5:15pm, Great Hall

Journeys to the East: Intimacy, Alienation and History in Post-Wall Documentary and the ‘Berlin School.’

Lecture & Discussion with Katie Trumpener, Professor of English and Comparative Literature, Yale University, and author of the forthcoming The Divided Screen:  The Cinemas of Postwar Germany.

Student Organizer & Contact:  Marius Henderson mhende19@jhu.edu

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These events are part of the Johns Hopkins Freedom without Walls Project sponsored by the German Embassy:  www.Germany.info/withoutwalls