Two film festivals that highlight the best in new European cinema are heading to Los Angeles: German Currents and COLCOA French Film Festival.
German Currents, the 15th annual festival of German Cinema co-produced by the Goethe-Institut Los Angeles and the American Cinematheque, will feature some of the best recent films from Germany, most of which make their Los Angeles premieres. Beginning October 22nd and running through October 31st, The Opening Night film, "Bekenntnisse Des Hochstaplers Felix Krull (Confessions of the Felix Krull)" will screen at the the Los Feliz 3 theatre. Based on Thomas Mann’s novel of the same name, Felix Krull (Jannis Niewöhner), a handsome young man of simple origins, has had an extraordinary ability to transform and adapt in order to get ahead. Taking a job at a luxury hotel in Paris, Felix rises in ranks among the hotel staff, capturing the attention of the hotel’s guests. This will be a free screening with RSVP holders admitted on a first come, first served basis.
And at the Aero Theatre on October 24th, the Closing Night film is "Fabian Oder Der Gang Vore Die Hunde (Fabian: Going To The Dogs)". Set in Berlin in 1931, Jakob Fabian (Tom Schilling) struggles to make a living. Hanging out with his wealthy friend (Albrecht Schuch), Fabian meets an aspiring actress (Saskia Rosendahl) and they quickly falls in love. But as their lives move in different directions, this creates problems in their relationship.
The rest of the fest will be virtual screenings. Several programs will include exclusive pre-recorded introductions and discussions with the filmmakers. For a complete list of films, purchase tickets and additional information, please click below:
German Currents Los Angeles 2021
This year marks the twenty-fifth year of the City of Lights, City of Angels French Film Festival in Los Angeles. The fest will be held for seven days beginning on November 1st with in-person screenings at the Directors Guild of America in Hollywood. This year's COLCOA will feature an exclusive program with more than fifty films competing for awards in three categories: cinema, television and short films. The Opening Night film is "Between Two Worlds", a drama from Emmanuel Carrère making it's North American premiere. Based on French investigative journalist Florence Aubenas’ best-selling non-fiction book, "The Night Cleaner", Juliette Binoche stars as Marianne Winckler, a celebrated writer who goes undercover as a cleaning lady to write a book on job insecurity in the gig economy.
COLCOA Classics will honor the late actor, Jean-Paul Belmondo with a screening of his 1973 feature, "Le Magnifique" which will be followed by a discussion with co-star, Jacqueline Bisset and writer/director Francis Veber. Jean-Claude Carrière, a screenwriter and actor who passed away in February, was nominated for the Academy Award three times for his work on the screenplays for "That Obscure Object of Desire", "The Unbearable Lightness of Being" and "Le Charme discret de la bourgeoisie (The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie)" which will be a free screening on November 4th. And the highly honored filmmaker, Bertrand Tavernier (who may be best known to American audiences for his 1986 musical-drama, "Round Midnight") will have his 1976 film, "Le Juge et l’assassin (The Judge and the Assassin)" screened with the Los Angeles premiere of the digitally restored version.
For a complete list of films, purchase tickets and additional information, please click below:
COLCOA Los Angeles 2021
