The 12th Festival
November 29 - December 9, 2001
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opening
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Gripsholm
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Gripsholm
Switzerland/Germany, 2000, 35mm,
108 minutes
German with English subtitles
Director: Xavier Koller
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Thursday,
November 29, 2001
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7:00pm
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$25
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Ticket includes Reception following screening at The Lincoln Theatre No credit cards are accepted at the box office of The Lincoln Theatre. Valet parking $6 |
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Xavier Koller's sensuous film Gripsholm plunges the viewer into the decadent, hedonistic world of Berlin cabaret. Thanks to his cheeky chanson lyrics, Kurt, an aggressive journalist and ironic Jewish author, has become something of a star in the revue scene. In what seems to be an endless summer, Kurt and his girlfriend, Lydia, travel to Gripsholm Castle in Sweden where, prompted by his publisher, Kurt is hoping to find the inspiration to create a 'lightweight summer story'. Two friends- passionate flier Karlchen and seductive cabaret singer Billie - soon join the lovers at their idyllic holiday retreat. However, Karlchen's political stance provokes plenty of arguments, while Billie's presence leads to many an erotic disruption. As summer gives way to melancholy fall, political events threaten to engulf Kurt's world. Based upon the semi-autobiographical novel Schloss Gripsholm by brilliant and prolific author Kurt Tucholsky, Gripsholm is a richly hewn piece that immerses the viewer in the time just before the second World War.
Welcoming Remarks
William Kreisberg, President, DCJCC
Lori Ann Skolnick, Chair, Washington Jewish Film Festival
Tony Gittens, Executive Director, DC
Commission on the Arts & Humanities
Arnona Shir-On, Director, Cultural Affairs, Embassy
of Israel
Eric Amhof, Cultural Counselor, Embassy
of Switzerland
Werner Ott, Director, the Goethe-Institut
Washington
Special Guest
Xavier Koller, Director
Co-Sponsored by the Embassy of Switzerland and the Goethe-Institut Washington
In Cooperation with the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany
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