SIFF Screening to present renowned German films
Retrospective of German Film Masters, a film exhibition featuring works of five renowned German directors, will be held at the Shanghai Film Art Center from Oct 25 to Nov 3.
Films in the lineup, including Eight Hours Don't Make a Day, World on a Wire, and Fear Eats the Soul, span from the 1950s to the 1980s, covering genres such as science fiction, war, family, crime, women's stories, and romance.
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Title in English |
Title in German |
Director |
Lineup |
| 1 |
Eight Hours Don't Make a Day |
Acht Stunden sind kein Tag (1972) |
Rainer Werner Fassbinder |
Noon, Oct 27 |
| 2 |
World on a Wire |
Welt am Draht (1973) |
Rainer Werner Fassbinder |
6:30 pm, Nov 1 |
| 3 |
Fear Eats the Soul |
Angst essen Seele auf (1974) |
Rainer Werner Fassbinder |
4 pm, Oct 26; 4 pm, Nov 3 |
| 4 |
The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser |
Jeder für sich und Gott gegen alle (1974) |
Werner Herzog |
7 pm, Nov 2 |
| 5 |
The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum |
Die verlorene Ehre der Katharina Blum (1975) |
Volker Schlöndorff & Margarethe von Trotta |
7 pm, Oct 25; 1:30 pm, Nov 2 |
| 6 |
Sheer Madness |
Heller Wahn (1983) |
Margarethe von Trotta |
4 pm, Nov 2 |
| 7 |
The Tin Drum |
Die Blechtrommel (1979) |
Volker Schlöndorff |
7 pm, Oct 26; 7 pm, Nov 3 |
| 8 |
The Big Heat |
Heißes Eisen (1953) |
Fritz Lang |
1:30 pm, Oct 26; 1:30 pm, Nov 3 |
The exhibition marks the launch of SIFF Screening, an initiative that aims to expand the Shanghai International Film Festival's role in meeting the artistic and cultural interests of audiences by offering diverse movie content and an engaging cinema experience.
Tips:
Those interested may use the Taopiaopiao app or the Maoyan app to find "上海影城(SHO杜比剧场)" (SHO Dolby Auditorium, Shanghai Film Art Center), search for the desired movie and showtime, and make a purchase. Alternatively, tickets can be purchased at the box office of the SHO Dolby Auditorium at No 160 Xinhua Road, Changning district.
Sources: Shanghai Observer, siff.com