The Coolidge Corner Theatre
Your Not-For-Profit Independent Theatre
World Cinema - GermanySundays at 11 am - $5 all seats The Goethe-Institut Boston and the Coolidge Corner Theatre are pleased to present new films from Germany highlighting young directors who, with their first or second features demonstrate that there is more to New German Cinema than The Lives of Others. Sunday Matinees showcase a sampling of new and award-winning German films rarely shown outside Europe. All films in German with English subtitles. A YEAR AGO IN WINTERSunday, March 21 @11am  Author Scott Campbell appearing in person! Tickets are going fast for this event, so purchase yours today to ensure a seat! The life of the seemingly intact family of Eliane and Thomas Richter suddenly collapses when their 19-year-old son Alexander is killed in a tragic accident. To help herself get over the loss, the deeply distraught mother commissions the famous artist Max Hollander to paint a portrait of Alexander based on photographs of the boy, together with his sister Lilli. Lilli herself has her own problems. A talented 22-year-old dance and voice student, she loses the chance to dance a principal role when she gets into a fight with her teacher. She also has problems with her boyfriend, an artist she clings to a bit too much. And finally she thinks her mother's plan to hang her brother as "decoration" on the wall is ridiculous. Through the encounter with the much older artist Lilli begins to win back her self-confidence. Max is drawn ever deeper into the complex, emotionally charged network of the family. Personal losses in the painter's own life have left painful traces in him too. Together Max and Lilli begin to come to terms with their past. Recommended for 12 years and older based on Aftermath by Scott Campbell For more information on Scott Campbell, please visit scottcampbellbooks.com |