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Germany

Fri, Feb 8, 2008
at 9:15 PM

Sat, Feb 9, 2008
at 3 PM

THE EDGE OF HEAVEN

DIRECTOR: FATIH AKIN
GERMANY
The Edge of Heaven is an intricate, moving humanist drama in which six lives intersect in a never-ending search for love across the cultural lines that connect and distance Germany and Turkey. Ali, a lonely Turkish immigrant in Germany, falls in love with Yeter, a Turkish prostitute. Ali invites Yeter to live with him, despite the objections of his son Nejat, a college professor. When a tragic accident befalls his father and Yeter, Nejat embarks on a journey to Turkey to find Yeter's daughter, a young woman he feels has been wronged. His quest is full of surprising twists and turns, and raises many questions about family, homeland and sexuality. Winner of the Best Screenplay award at the Cannes Film Festival and this year's German submission for the Best Foreign Film Oscar. Print courtesy of Strand Releasing. ( 120 min )

Filmography: Short Sharp Shock (98), In July (00), Solino (02), Head-On (04), Sound of Istanbul (05).
Sponsored by Hotel deLuxe.
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Sat, Feb 16, 2008
at 6:30 PM

Sun, Feb 17, 2008
at 5:15 PM

YELLA

DIRECTOR: CHRISTIAN PETZOLD
GERMANY
Determined to escape her estranged husband after he attempts to kill them both, small-town East German girl Yella (Nina Hoss) sets out to create a new life for herself in Hanover. She finds a job with Philipp (Devid Striesow), a hard-bargaining venture capitalist. He introduces her to the thrills of the negotiating table, where Yella's icy beauty and demeanor are assets as valuable as her quick wit. Attracted as she is to the business world—and to Philipp—she is simultaneously distracted by something sinister just beyond her, and our, understanding: is it the past catching up with her, or a dark premonition? With stylistic confidence, controlled direction, and more than one twist, Petzold crafts Yella into a mysterious metaphysical thriller. Print courtesy The Cinema Guild. ( 89 min )

Filmography: Toter Mann (02), Wolfsburg (03), Gespenster (05).
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