Berlinale 2005: Neue Filme, neue Infos

Für die Sektion Panorama werden folgende Filme angekündigt, bzw. werden zu bereits feststehenden Filmen weitere Informationen nachgereicht:

ADAM & PAUL
Von Lenny Abrahamson (Irland), 35mm / 85 Min. / Engl/EnglUT - Debut Mit Mark O'Halloran, Tom Murphy, Louise Lewis. Friends since they were small boys, Adam and Paul have withered into two hapless, desperate junkies, tied together by habit and necessity. A stylized, downbeat comedy, the film follows the pair through a single day which, like every other, is entirely devoted to the business of scrounging and robbing money for drugs. The difference today is that Adam and Paul - already near rock bottom have finally run out of luck, credit and friends. Stylistically, ADAM & PAUL is a cold, contemporary take on classic, physical comedy. Thematically, it is a minimal fairytale about two baffled, vulnerable children in the grip of forces too powerful for them to handle.

AMOR IDIOTA (Idiot Love)
Von Ventura Pons (Spanien/ Andorra), 35mm / 093 Minuten / Katalanisch/Spanisch/EnglUT Mit Santi Millán, Cayetana Guillén Cuervo, Mercè Pons. Pere-Lluc, heading home drunk, hits his head on the aluminum ladder a girl is using to hang banners from the streetlights. He falls to the ground and, slightly dazed, is mesmerized by the girl. As the days go by, he becomes more and more obsessed with her. She tortures him! We witness the story of his tormenting passion in his efforts to win her love.

TAO SE (Colour Blossoms)
Von Yonfan (Hongkong, China), 35mm / 106 Minuten / Kant/Jap/EnglUT Mit Matsuzaka Keiko, Harisu, Teresa Cheung, Sho, Carl Ng. Beautiful estate agent Meili has two strange encounters in the same day, the voluptuous Madam Umeki, a mysterious Japanese high society lady who appoints her to lease out a luxurious but abandoned apartment on her behalf, and handsome patrol policeman #4708, the dream-man-in-uniform who seems to have stepped right from her secret desire. Meili further meets another young stud, the lean and reticent Kim, who seems to have come from nowhere. Torn between Kim and #4708, Meili is shocked to discover that the former was, in fact, also the ex-lover of the young Madam Umeki years ago. The complicated relationship between the five of them finally evolves into an intriguing and bizarre affair. Yonfan zeigte 1999 "Bishonen" im Panorama.

DUMPLINGS
Von Fruit Chan (Hongkong, China), 35mm / 091 Minuten / Mand/Kant/EnglUT Mit Miriam Yeung, Bai Ling, Pauline Lau, Tony Ka-Fai Leung. No woman can resist the temptation of potential rejuvenation - for some it's a dreamy blissful chase; for others a never ending nightmare of endless pursuit. But Qing can afford it all. An ex-starlet turned wife of a prominent rich man, Qing is destined to have this dream come true. Qing uses a lot of connections to get to the mysterious chef, Mei to obtain her famous specialty dumplings. Qing is no gourmet but simply dying to recover her youth and beauty. At stake is her new "career" as a housewife of the rich. Mei's dumplings claim to deliver the goods.

BASED ON A TRUE STORY (Dokumentation)
Von Walter Stokman (Niederlande), Digibeta / 075 Minuten / Engl/OhneUT. One hot August afternoon in 1972 John Wojtovicz attempted to rob a Brooklyn branch of the Chase Manhattan Bank. An unexpected rapid police response prompted Wojtowicz to take eight hostages. Once Wojtowicz revealed that he committed the robbery to finance the sex change operation of his lover, there was no turning back. A 10 Minute robbery degenerated into a 14 hour standoff. Cops, crowds and cameras- the robbery was a spectacle that eventually served as the basis for Sydney Lumet's 1975 film Dog Day Afternoon. In BASED ON A TRUE STORY we relive this day in August 1972.

THE LOVE CRIMES OF GILLIAN GUESS
Von Bruce McDonald (Kanada), Beta / 092 Minuten / Engl/OhneUT Mit Joely Collins, Ben Bass, Hugh Dillon, Scott Hylands, Pat Adrien Dorval. Having earned her first 15 minutes of fame as the jury member who slept with an accused murderer, the foxy and fearless Gillian Guess appears on the Bobby Tomahawk Show looking for her next 15 minutes. With razzle dazzle, late night sass, rock 'n roll, and sinister charm, Bobby Tomahawk steers us through the sex and the sad and the bad and the bold, in, around, down, inside-out Miss Gillian Guess. He is her judge, her jury and if need be, executioner. This movie is one surreal musical mystery tour, painting the portrait of a woman who just wants a little bit more. And she'll pay any price just to get it.

ULTRANOVA
Von Bouli Lanners (Belgien, Frankreich), 35mm / 86 Minuten / Franz/EnglUT Mit Vincent Lecuyer, Hélène De Reymaeker, Marie Du Bled. With his two colleagues, Dimitri, 25, sells turnkey homes. Introspective and adrift in a twisted world, he is bored out of his mind. The rumours that he allows to run rife concerning his strange past intrigue Jeanne and lead Cathy to get to know him.

"Ultranova" highlights a small constellation of off-key and comical characters on the verge of extinction. Only an electroshock can rekindle the tiny flame that flickers within them.

BULUTLARI BEKLERKEN (Waiting for the Clouds)
Von Yesim Ustaoglu (Frankreich/Deutschland/Türkei/Griechenland), 35mm / 087 Minuten / Türk/Griech/dtUT Mit Rüçhan Çaliskur, Ridvan Yagci, Ismail Baysan, Dimitris Kaberidis, Feride Karaman, Suna Selen, Oktar Durukan, Jannis Georgiadis, Irene Tachmatzidou, Damoklia Mustakidou, Fatma Parlagi. Ayshe feels lost and alone when her older sister dies. The elderly woman begins to act distant and aloof with everyone in the village. The neighbors' boy Mehmet is worried about Ayshe. He likes hearing her stories. He also likes running around with his young vagabond friend Chengiz. The boys are always on the lookout for the return of Chengiz's father, even if everyone says he was executed for being a Soviet spy. Suspicions arise with the arrival of stranger Tanasis. Convinced he's a spy Mehmet and Chengiz follow his every move. The boys discover that Tanasis is somehow connected to Ayshe. Tanasis and Ayshe share the same ethnic background. Actually adopted, Ayshe was born Eleni, the child of an Orthodox Pontus Greek family. For over 50 years, Ayshe has lived in fear, protecting her true identity.

Yesim Ustaoglu zeigte 1999 "Reise zur Sonne" im Wettbewerb.

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Die Retrospektive gibt folgende Filme bekannt:

Cabaret
Bob Fosse, USA 1971/72, Production Design: Rolf Zehetbauer, 119 Minuten, Englische OF

mit Liza Minnelli, Michael York

Wesna (Frühling)
Grigori Alexandrow, UdSSR 1947, Production Design: Konstantin Jefimow, Wladimir Kaplunowski, 105 Minuten, Russische OF/englische UT

mit Ljubow Orlowa, Nikolai Tscherkassow

E la nave va (Fellinis Schiff der Träume)
Federico Fellini, I/F 1982/83, Production Design: Dante Ferretti, 126 Minuten. Italienische OF/deutsche und französische UT

mit Freddie Jones, Barbara Jefford

Aiqing wansui (Vive l'amour)
Tsai Ming-liang, Taiwan 1994, Production Design: Lee Pao-ling, 118 Minuten, Mandarin OF/englische UT

mit Yang Kuei-mei, Lee Kang-sheng
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
Stanley Kubrick, GB/USA 1963/64, Production Design: Ken Adam, 93 Minuten, Englische OF, neue Kopie

mit Peter Sellers, George C. Scott

Manhattan Murder Mystery
Woody Allen, USA 1992/93, Production Design: Santo Loquasto, 103 Minuten, Englische OF, neue Kopie

mit Woody Allen, Diane Keaton

Gattaca
Andrew Niccol, USA 1997, Production Design: Jan Roelfs, 101 Minuten, Englische OF, neue Kopie

mit Ethan Hawke, Uma Thurmann

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Und schließlich wartet auch das Forum mit weiteren Filmen/Informationen auf:

Melegin Düsüsü (Angel's Fall)
R: Semih Kaplanoglu, D: Tülin Özen, Budak Akalin, Musa Karagöz, Engin Dogan
Türkei, Griechenland 2004, 98 min, Türkisch mit englischen Untertiteln

Zeynep, eine junge Frau, lebt ein freudloses Leben in der Stadt. Sie arbeitet in einem Hotel, kocht abends für ihren Vater in der gemeinsamen Wohnung und weicht ihrem jungen Verehrer Mustafa aus. Als ihr Vater eines Nachts zusammenbricht, offenbaren sich das Ausmaß und die Gründe ihrer unterdrückten Verzweiflung.

Vers Mathilde (Towards Mathilde)
R: Claire Denis, D: Mathilde Monnier
Frankreich 2004, 84 min, Französisch mit englischen Untertiteln

Die vielseitige französische Regisseurin Claire Denis widmet sich diesmal dem Tanztheater, mit einem experimentellen, quasi spiegelbildlichen Porträt der berühmten Choreografin Mathilde Monnier, Leiterin des choreografischen Zentrums von Montpellier.

Brasileirinho
R: Mika Kaurismäki, Musiker: Marcello Gonçalves, Zé Paulo Becker, Ronaldo Souza, Yamandú, Elza Soares, Paulo Moura, Guinga, Marcos Suzano u. a.
Schweiz / Finnland / Brasilien 2004, 90 min, Portugiesisch mit englischen Untertiteln

Mika Kaurismäki hat sich in seiner neuen Dokumentation des Choro angenommen, der ersten genuinen urbanen brasilianischen Musikform, aus der sich Samba und Bossa Nova entwickelten und die heute lebendiger und faszinierender denn je ist. Der Film porträtiert Musiker wie das Trio Madeira Brasil, Paulo Moura, Yamandú, Marcos Suzano, Elza Soares, Teresa Cristina, Zezé Gonzaga und viele andere.

Verschwende deine Jugend (Dokumentation)
R: Jürgen Teipel, Sigrid Harder, mit Blixa Bargeld, Gudrun Gut, Inga Humpe, Markus Oehlen, Peter Hein, Gabi Delgado u. v. a., Musik: Male, Mittagspause, KFC, Einstürzende Neubauten, Abwärts, DAF, CHBB, Fotos: ar/gee Gleim, Carmen Knoebel, Franz Bielmeier, George Nicolaidis, Michael von Gimbut, Sabine Schwabroh u. v. a.
Deutschland 2005, 87 min

"Ein Rhythmus, ein Rauschen, ein Dröhnen, eine Bewegung": Für seinen Bestseller "Verschwende Deine Jugend" führte Jürgen Teipel drei Jahre lang Gespräche mit rund hundert Protagonisten des deutschen Punk und New Wave. Nun hat er zusammen mit der Medien-Informatikerin Sigrid Harder die O-Töne aus seinen Gesprächen und Fotos zu einem Film montiert.

Veer-Zaara
R: Yash Chopra, D: Shah Rukh Khan, Rani Mukerji, Preity Zinta
Indien 2004, 193 min, Hindi mit englischen Untertiteln

Die ganze Kunst des Bollywood-Kinos: Regie- und Produktionsveteran Yash Chopra reichert traditionelles Bollywood mit einer dramatischen indisch-pakistanischen Liebesgeschichte an.