Frederick C. Karr
los_angeles, ca
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- Member since: 2007-02-26 00:00:00
- Last log-in: 2007-06-13 00:00:00
- Events: 16
Events:
Sounds and Voices of J Town
Where: Japanese American Cultural & Community Center
Date: 2008-06-21 00:00:00
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Mariza and the Story of Fado
Where: Skirball Cultural Center
Date: 2007-09-08 14:30:00
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Explore the art of fado, an urban musical genre from Portugal. Filmed on location in Lisbon, this documentary features interviews with and performances by international fado star Mariza as well as archival footage of famous past fadistas, including the late acclaimed Amália Rodrigues. Directed by world-music expert Simon Broughton. (2006, 58 min.) Free No reservations necessary
In Person: MARC ROTHEMUND
Where: Goethe Institut Los Angeles
Date: 2008-03-05 19:00:00
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Marc Rothemund - 2006 Oscar® nominee for SOPHIE SCHOLL- The Final Days Film and Conversation German w/English subtitles Admission: $5.- Tel. +1 323 5253388 Villa Aurora Fellows at the Goethe-Institut Los Angeles: MARC ROTHEMUND The Making of Sophie Scholl Germany 2005, 60 min, DVD proj. Join us for an hour of behind-the-scene production footage, and historical interviews about the White Rose, including archival trial footage, followed by Q & A with the filmmaker. Marc Rothemund was born in 1968. He worked with directors like Helmut Dietel, Bernd Eichinger, Dominik Graf and Gérard Corbiau. In 1998 he received the Bavarian Film Prize as best young director for his first feature film Das merkwürdige Verhalten geschlechtsreifer Grossstädter zur Paarungszeit (Love Scenes from Planet Earth). With 1.7 million spectators, his second feature Harte Jungs (Just the Two of Us) was one of the most successful films of 1999. In 1997, Rothemund started working with screenwriter Fred Breinersdorfer, first cowriting episodic TV, followed by the award-winning feature Die Hoffnung stirbt zuletzt (2002). Their cooperation culminated in Sophie Scholl - Die letzten Tage (Sophie Scholl - The Final Days), which was invited to over two dozen festivals worldwide and has collected numerous awards including the Silver Bear for the Best Direction and Best Actress and the main prize from the Ecumenical Jury at the 2005 Berlinale, just to name a few. Today Marc Rothemund lives as director, producer and author in Munich. Marc Rothemund is currently an artist in residence at the Villa Aurora.