Admission is free with RSVP
SCHEDULE:
6:00pm Doors open
6:30pm FABIAN - GOING TO THE DOGS
9:30pm Discussion with Constantin Lieb
10:00pm End of Event
FABIAN - GOING TO THE DOGS
Germany (2020), 176 min., German with English Subtitles
Director: Dominik Graf, Screenplay: Constantin Lieb and Dominik Graf, based on the novel by Erich Kästner, Cast: Tom Schilling, Albrecht Schuch, Saskia Rosendahl, Michael Wittenborn, Aljoscha Stadelmann, Meret Becker, Editor: Claudia Wolscht, Producer: Felix von Boehm, Production Company: Lupa Film GmbH in co-production with DCM Pictures, and Zweites Deutsches Fernesehen (ZDF)
Pessimistic Jakob Fabian (Tom Schilling) ekes out a meager living as a copywriter by day. At night, he drifts through the underbelly of Berlin with his wealthy friend Labude (Schuch). After meeting the aspiring actress Cornelia (Saskia Rosendahl), Fabian quickly falls in love. But, unfortunately, his happiness is short-lived. Losing his job just as Cornelia’s career takes off with the help of her all-too attentive employer, Fabian plunges back into depression. But in the twilight of the Weimar era, it’s not just Fabian’s world that is falling apart… Award-winning director Dominik Graf and Screenwriter Constantin Lieb captivated audiences at the Berlin Film Festival with this dazzling adaptation of Erich Kästner’s classic of Weimar literature.
Presented as part of the long-standing cooperation with the Villa Aurora, where Villa Aurora Fellows showcase their projects (past, present, and future) here at the Goethe-Institut.
