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| The Giraffe |
| Germany, 1998,
35mm, 107 minutes German and English with English subtitles Director: Dani Levy DC Premiere Saturday, December 4, 8:45 pm Sunday, December 5, 7:15 pm |
| From Germany’s X-Filme Creative Pool (Run Lola Run) comes a thriller that brings the ghosts of the past into a mystery of the present. In Germany, an anti-Semitic attack against a Jewish-owned factory makes headlines around the world, as speculation grows about the power of resurgent Nazi nationalism. In New York, David Fish’s mother sees the owner of the factory on television and believes he is her long-lost father whom she was separated from when she was smuggled out of Germany before the war. David hires Charles Kaminski (David Straithairn) to investigate the claim. When a horrible crime brings David and Lena Katz (the daughter of the factory owner) together, the stage is set for even more disturbing revelations which embroil a new generation of Germans and Jews in the traumas of the past. Maria Schrader, one of Germany’s most popular actresses, co-stars with director Dani Levy (Without Me, WJFF ‘94) in a script they co-wrote. |
In
Cooperation with |
Special Guest:
Dani Levy, Writer/Director/Actor
Welcoming Remarks:
Sylvia Blume, Program Coordinator,
Goethe-Institut Washington (December 4)Werner Ott, Director,
Goethe-Institut Washington (December 5)
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