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After being absent from the cultural calendar in 2016, the German Film Festival organised by the German Maltese Circle is back this year with its eighth edition at a new venue and in an extended format. A total of eight films representing a wide spectrum of rFocus on German film
After being absent from the cultural calendar in 2016, the German Film Festival organised by the German Maltese Circle is back this year with its eighth edition at a new venue and in an extended format. A total of eight films representing a wide spectrum of recent German cinema will be screened between November 22 and 26 at the Embassy Cinema in Valletta. Sirka Facklam, the festival’s curator, explains that “a positive effect of changing venue is that the screens are bigger and therefore allow for a more intense cinematographic experience, especially for those films which have stunning visuals. I am actually looking forward to experiencing that”. The festival kicks off with Maria Schrader’s historical biographical drama Stefan Zweig – Farewell to Europe. This beautifully shot film portrays the Austrian author at the height of his worldwide fame during his years of exile in South America and New York. It is a story of a refugee who, with the loss of his home country, also loses his capability to write and ultimately his purpose to live. “The new look is also due to the fact that we wanted to add some new elements to the festival and also to include the attendance of directors to... Read more