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OPENING NIGHT - FRIDAY FEBRUARY 9th | 7:30 PM
at the NEWMARK THEATRE (1111 SW BROADWAY at MAIN)
Hollywood Video invites you to celebrate the opening of the
Festival. Join us after the screening in the Rotunda of the
Newmark Theatre at the Performing Arts Center for live music
by The Stolen Sweets,
drinks and desserts.
OPENING NIGHT FILM - THE LIVES OF OTHERS
GERMANY | DIRECTED BY FLORIAN HENKEL VON DONNERSMARCK
at the NEWMARK THEATRE
A sweeping tale of the cruel exigencies of life in the former East Berlin, the
story unfolds five years before the Communist downfall in 1989. In a climate of
ruthless control and surveillance, Partyloyalist Captain Gerd Wiesler hopes to
boost his career when given the job of collecting evidence against an activist
playwright and his girlfriend, a celebrated actress. But scrutinizing their
lives has unforeseen consequences for Wiesler. The immersion in the lives of
others—their love, literature, free thinking and politics makes Wiesler acutely
aware of the emptiness of his own existence, opening him to a new way of
thinking about the implications of personal acts. But the system, once started,
cannot be stopped. A dangerous game has begun. Von Donnersmarck's gripping
political thriller won this year's European Film Award for Best Film, seven
top German film prizes and is this year's German submission for the Best Foreign
Language Film Oscar.
Director Florian Henkel von Donnersmarck will be in attendance to introduce the film
and answer questions afterwards.
Opening Night Party and Film Tickets:
$30 General
$25 Film Center Friends and Portland Art Museum Members.
BUY TICKETS
Opening Night tickets are NOW available at all
TicketsWest locations, Online at TicketsWest.com,
Tickets West by phone 503-224-TIXX (subject to additional
services charges), or in person at the PCPA box office, 1111
SW Broadway, open 10am-5pm, Monday through Saturday.
sponsored by:
VISITING ARTISTS:
The Portland International Film Festival is proud to welcome many of the filmmakers
from this year's festival who will be in attendance to answer questions about their
films.
Director Florian Henkel von Donnersmarck with
The Lives of Others
Director Irene Taylor Brodsky with
Hear and Now
Director Simon de Vries and cartoonist John Callahan with
Touch Me Someplace I Can Feel
Director Greg Hamilton with
Mystic Ball
Director Jeff Daly and Cindy Daly with
Where?s Molly
Directors Andrea Nix Fine and Sean Fine with
War/Dance
Director Robinson Devor and writer Charles Mudede with
Zoo
Director Felipe Cazals with The
Citrillo's Turn
Director Jaime Aparicio with
The Magician
Director Enrique Gabriel with
Sighs from the Heart
Director Werner Herzog with
Rescue Dawn
CLOSING NIGHT:
After the last screenings February 24,
Living Room Theaters invites you to come celebrate PIFF 30 and compare notes
with your fellow Festival-goers. Join us in the bar at Living Room Theaters, SW
10th & Stark. Admission is free.
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