GERMAN CURRENTS FILM FESTIVAL
ORPHEA IN LOVE
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@ DIGITAL GYM CINEMA SAN DIEGO
This screening was presented as part of GERMAN CURRENTS KINO San Diego, a partnership between the Goethe-Institut, emago media, and the Digital Gym Cinema on Sunday, October 22nd
Germany (2022), 107 min. Digital Projection. German with English Subtitles
Director: Axel Ranisch, Screenplay: Axel Ranisch, Sönke Andresen, Cinematography: Dennis Pauls, Cast: Mirjam Mesak, Guido Badalamenti, Heiko Pinkowski, Ursina Lardi, Christina Große, Ursula Werner, Tim Oliver Schultz, Producers: Heiko Pinkowski, Jan Bremme, Axel Ranisch, Alexander Krötsch, Dennis Pauls, Isabel Iturriagagoitia, Anne Baeker, Production Company: schöne neue filme, Sehr gute Filme GmbH, EuroArts Music International
Nele (Mesak) is a dreamer who escapes from her dreary everyday life into the soulful world of opera and music. Originally from a small town in Estonia, she scrapes by as a call center agent and cloakroom attendant at the State Opera in a big German city. When she meets the street dancer and pickpocket Kolya (Badalamenti), it is a fateful encounter for both of them- the meeting of soul mates. The pair quickly lose themselves in their own world filled with music and dance.
As the two grow closer, Nele must confront the demons of her past and descend into the underworld to save their budding love. When talent scout Höllbach (Pinkowski) learns of Nele's enormous singing talent, he offers her the chance of a lifetime: a career as an opera singer. Axel Ranisch's endearing adaptation of Orpheus and Eurydice blends phantasy, kitsch, and realism, resulting in a cinematic opera pastiche between Puccini, Handel, and German pop singer Christian Steiffen.
AWARDS
Septemberfest der Bayerischen Staatsoper - World Premiere
56. HoF IFF
52. IFF Rotterdam - Internationale Premiere
32. FilmFestival Cottbus
44. Biberacher Filmfestspiele
32. Kinofest Lünen
16. Ahrenshooper Filmnächte – Förderpreis Award
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Axel Ranisch is a Villa Aurora Fellow (2014).
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The German Currents Film Festival is produced by the Goethe-Institut Los Angeles and the American Cinematheque in kind cooperation with the German Consulate General, and with the support of The Friends of Goethe, The Hollywood Foreign Press Association, ELMA, and the German Film Office
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Details
DIGITAL GYM SAN DIEGO
1100 Market St
92101 San Diego, CA
Language: German with English Subtitles
Price: $5.00
+1.619.230.1938 info@mediaartscenter.org
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