KINO (english): The German Film Magazine

The Munich international film festival is Germany’s largest summer event of its kind. A popular meeting place for media professionals and film fans - with more than 200 new German and international cinema and television productions… Lights, camera action – in Munich! The Munich Film Festival – German Cinema’s Summer Party The Munich Film Festival is Germany’s biggest summer festival and a favourite both with audiences and the local film industry. The opening film this year was "The Class", which won the Palme d’Or in Cannes. But there was also a strong selection of German films. KINO reports on the highlights of this year’s festival. Bavarian Boom – the new wave of Heimat films Bavarian filmmakers have always had a place of pride at the Munich Film Festival. Hometown hero Marcus H. Rosenmüller returns again this year with BAVARIAN OUTLAW – an historic drama about a legendary 19th century Bavarian bandit. This year’s retrospective was a tribute to Munich original Herbert Achternbusch, whose films take an unconventional, often sceptical look at Bavaria’s culture and landscape. And in his film DIE ZWEITE FRAU, young director Hans Steinbichler presents a touching story of a Bavarian family. KINO looks at the search for Bavaria – its people, its culture and values – in current cinema. THE INVENTION OF CURRIED SAUSAGE – Film of the Month Fassbinder muse Barbara Sukowa stars in THE INVENTION OF CURRIED SAUSAGE – adapted from the best-seller of the same name by Uwe Timm. In the final days of the second world war, Lena Brücker, now in her early 40s, falls in love with a young sailor who has deserted. She hides him in her apartment and shields him from the news of Germany’s defeat. Because she knows the end of the war will mean the end of their affair. It’s a role seemingly tailor-made for Sukowa and she carries the film, which, yes does also tell how Berlin’s famous Currywurst, or curried sausage, was invented. Award-winning Camera work – An interview with Tom Fährmann KINO interviews Tom Fährmann, who was recently awarded the German Camera Prize for Best Feature Film. Fährmann was the cinematographer on Volker Schlöndorff's ULZHAN, the story of a Frenchman's journey to the steppes of Kazakhstan. Tom Fährmann tells KINO how he used images to communicate the protagonist’s inner journey and he gives us a sneak peak at his latest project – the literary adaptation POPE JOAN with director Sönke Wortmann. SHORTCUTS THE ANARCHIST'S WIFE – The Bernhard-Wicki-Preis for Peter Sehr and Marie Noelle FRECHE MÄDCHEN – Teen comedy about school, dreams and first love

DW-World | July 5, 2008