SCREENING NOVEMBER 5 at 7:00 PM
Introduction by Dr. Juliane Schicker, assistant professor of German at Carleton College.
About the film
Sunny (Renate Krößner, Go for Zucker), an aspiring singer, longs for fulfillment and to be recognized as someone special. She gets kicked out of her band, but starts over in the "underground" scene of East Berlin's Prenzlauer Berg. In this film, which is based on a true story, Konrad Wolf and Wolfgang Kohlhaase addressed the longings and frustrations of East German youth.
This smash hit and huge box office success is ranked by film critics among the 100 Most Significant German Films of all time. Solo Sunny also artfully captures the East German "70's style" in its gritty-glitzy visuals and its catchy soundtrack.
About the Twin Cities German Film Festival
The Germanic-American Institute is proud to announce a new annual event, the Twin Cities’ first German film festival! This four-day event is produced with support from the DEFA Film Library at UMass Amherst and the Goethe-Institut Chicago. The inaugural theme, “Reel Women,” highlights German films with women at the center of the narrative—women who use their passions and skills to instigate changes in their own lives and in the lives of those around them.
Tickets:
Advance: $10
At the door: $12
