Here’s our regular listing of films being shown in English and other original foreign languages (with labels such as OmU, OF and OV) at Leipzig cinemas for this movie week. Although not dubbed, they often come with German subtitles, so you can still access the movie if you don’t know the original language but know some German.
My recommendation this time around is the figuratively and at times literally dizzying movie Victoria, directed by the German Sebastian Schipper. It’s mostly in English (subtitled in German), shot in one take in real time in Berlin, and quite a cinematic achievement, in my opinion, packing the gamut of emotions within a mere two hours. I thought it was just going to be a movie about this girl’s nightlife exploits when she happens to meet a bunch of guys, which it is in a way; but there’s so much more this young, easy-going, independent, somewhat dejected, thrill-seeking foreigner, recently arrived in Germany, encounters. I could see some of myself in her, and felt much along with her, including that I, too, was thrown into the middle of the action. I’d say it’s a bit like one of my favorite movies, Before Sunrise, but on steroids. Do yourself a favor and read nothing else about Victoria before you see it (in the hyperlink with the title I’ve provided only the movie’s Facebook page). I think it’s quite worth the surprise. Oh, and it’s playing every day this movie week, at theaters all over town.
This movie week also features the documentary Amy in the original, claiming to present “the girl behind the legend.” I’m excited but at the same time a bit cautious. I’ve been a bit of a fan of its subject, Amy Winehouse, for years, so I have to see the portrayal for myself before saying anything about it… although the film is pretty decently rated on IMDB and very highly so on Rotten Tomatoes. And it’s also playing every day this movie week in Leipzig, at both Passage Kinos and Kinobar Prager Frühling.
Below is our list. For movie descriptions, just click on their titles.
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WEDNESDAY, JULY 22
19:00
La mafia uccide solo d’estate [Die Mafia mordet nur im Sommer] (2013) – Italy, Italian, comedy/crime
Kinobar Prager Frühling, B.-Göring-Str. 152, 04277 Leipzig
19:30
Victoria (2015) – Germany, English/German, drama/action
Schaubühne Lindenfels, Karl-Heine-Str. 50, 04229 Leipzig
20:00
Victoria (2015) – Germany, English/German, drama/action
Schauburg, Antonienstr. 21, 04229 Leipzig
20:00
FEMMEfille [Seht mich verschwinden] (2014) – Germany/France/Italy, English/French/German/Italian, documentary/biography
Cinémathèque in der naTo, Karl-Liebknecht-Str. 46, 04275 Leipzig
20:35
Victoria (2015) – Germany, English/German, drama/action
Passage Kinos, Hainstr. 19a, 04109 Leipzig
21:00
Victoria (2015) – Germany, English/German, drama/action
Kinobar Prager Frühling, B.-Göring-Str. 152, 04277 Leipzig
22:00
The Babadook (2014) – Australia, English, horror/drama/thriller
Cinémathèque in der naTo, Karl-Liebknecht-Str. 46, 04275 Leipzig
THURSDAY, JULY 23
19:30
Victoria (2015) – Germany, English/German, drama/action
Cinémathèque in der naTo, Karl-Liebknecht-Str. 46, 04275 Leipzig
20:00
Loin des hommes [Den Menschen so fern] (2014) – France, French/Arabic/Spanish, drama
Schaubühne Lindenfels, Karl-Heine-Str. 50, 04229 Leipzig
20:00
Loin des hommes [Den Menschen so fern] (2014) – France, French/Arabic/Spanish, drama
Schauburg, Antonienstr. 21, 04229 Leipzig
21:00
Amy (2015) – Germany, English, documentary/biography/music
Passage Kinos, Hainstr. 19a, 04109 Leipzig
21:15
Amy (2015) – Germany, English, documentary/biography/music
Kinobar Prager Frühling, B.-Göring-Str. 152, 04277 Leipzig
21:15
Victoria (2015) – Germany, English/German, drama/action
Passage Kinos, Hainstr. 19a, 04109 Leipzig
22:00
Victoria (2015) – Germany, English/German, drama/action
Schaubühne Lindenfels, Karl-Heine-Str. 50, 04229 Leipzig
22:00
FEMMEfille [Seht mich verschwinden] (2014) – Germany/France/Italy, English/French/German/Italian, documentary/biography
Cinémathèque in der naTo, Karl-Liebknecht-Str. 46, 04275 Leipzig
FRIDAY, JULY 24
19:30
Victoria (2015) – Germany, English/German, drama/action
Cinémathèque in der naTo, Karl-Liebknecht-Str. 46, 04275 Leipzig
20:00
Victoria (2015) – Germany, English/German, drama/action
Schauburg, Antonienstr. 21, 04229 Leipzig
20:00
Loin des hommes [Den Menschen so fern] (2014) – France, French/Arabic/Spanish, drama
Schaubühne Lindenfels, Karl-Heine-Str. 50, 04229 Leipzig
21:00
Amy (2015) – Germany, English, documentary/biography/music
Passage Kinos, Hainstr. 19a, 04109 Leipzig
21:15
Victoria (2015) – Germany, English/German, drama/action
Passage Kinos, Hainstr. 19a, 04109 Leipzig
21:30
Nas: Time Is Illmatic (2014) – USA, English, documentary/music (with hip-hop after-party)
Sommerkino auf der Feinkost, Karl-Liebknecht-Straße 36, 04107 Leipzig
22:00
Victoria (2015) – Germany, English/German, drama/action
Schaubühne Lindenfels, Karl-Heine-Str. 50, 04229 Leipzig
22:00
FEMMEfille [Seht mich verschwinden] (2014) – Germany/France/Italy, English/French/German/Italian, documentary/biography
Cinémathèque in der naTo, Karl-Liebknecht-Str. 46, 04275 Leipzig
SATURDAY, JULY 25
19:00
Amy (2015) – Germany, English, documentary/biography/music
Kinobar Prager Frühling, B.-Göring-Str. 152, 04277 Leipzig
19:30
Victoria (2015) – Germany, English/German, drama/action
Cinémathèque in der naTo, Karl-Liebknecht-Str. 46, 04275 Leipzig
20:00
Victoria (2015) – Germany, English/German, drama/action
Schauburg, Antonienstr. 21, 04229 Leipzig
20:00
Loin des hommes [Den Menschen so fern] (2014) – France, French/Arabic/Spanish, drama
Schaubühne Lindenfels, Karl-Heine-Str. 50, 04229 Leipzig
21:00
Amy (2015) – Germany, English, documentary/biography/music
Passage Kinos, Hainstr. 19a, 04109 Leipzig
21:15
Victoria (2015) – Germany, English/German, drama/action
Passage Kinos, Hainstr. 19a, 04109 Leipzig
21:30
Interstellar (2014) – USA/Canada/UK, English, adventure/sci-fi/drama
2cl Sommerkino auf Conne Island, Koburger Str. 3, 04277 Leipzig
22:00
Victoria (2015) – Germany, English/German, drama/action
Schaubühne Lindenfels, Karl-Heine-Str. 50, 04229 Leipzig
22:00
FEMMEfille [Seht mich verschwinden] (2014) – Germany/France/Italy, English/French/German/Italian, documentary/biography
Cinémathèque in der naTo, Karl-Liebknecht-Str. 46, 04275 Leipzig
SUNDAY, JULY 26
13:30
Amy (2015) – Germany, English, documentary/biography/music
Passage Kinos, Hainstr. 19a, 04109 Leipzig
18:00
Victoria (2015) – Germany, English/German, drama/action
Cinémathèque in der naTo, Karl-Liebknecht-Str. 46, 04275 Leipzig
19:00
Amy (2015) – Germany, English, documentary/biography/music
Kinobar Prager Frühling, B.-Göring-Str. 152, 04277 Leipzig
19:00
Minions (2015) – USA, English, animation/comedy/family
Passage Kinos, Hainstr. 19a, 04109 Leipzig
19:00
Loin des hommes [Den Menschen so fern] (2014) – France, French/Arabic/Spanish, drama
Schaubühne Lindenfels, Karl-Heine-Str. 50, 04229 Leipzig
20:00
Victoria (2015) – Germany, English/German, drama/action
Schauburg, Antonienstr. 21, 04229 Leipzig
20:15
Ant-Man (2015) – USA, English, adventure/action/sci-fi/3D
Cinestar, Petersstr. 44, 04109 Leipzig
20:30
Far from the Madding Crowd [Am grünen Rand der Welt] (2015) – UK/USA, English, romance/drama
Passage Kinos, Hainstr. 19a, 04109 Leipzig
20:30
Plasticine [Fragile] (2013) – Israel, Hebrew, drama @ Cinema Schalom
Cinémathèque in der naTo, Karl-Liebknecht-Str. 46, 04275 Leipzig
21:00
Amy (2015) – Germany, English, documentary/biography/music
Passage Kinos, Hainstr. 19a, 04109 Leipzig
21:15
Victoria (2015) – Germany, English/German, drama/action
Passage Kinos, Hainstr. 19a, 04109 Leipzig
21:30
The Babadook (2014) – Australia, English, horror/drama/thriller
Sommerkino auf der Feinkost, Karl-Liebknecht-Straße 36, 04107 Leipzig
21:30
Ida (2013) – Poland/Denmark/France/UK, Polish/Latin/French, drama
2cl Sommerkino auf Conne Island, Koburger Str. 3, 04277 Leipzig
MONDAY, JULY 27
19:00
Amy (2015) – Germany, English, documentary/biography/music
Kinobar Prager Frühling, B.-Göring-Str. 152, 04277 Leipzig
19:00
Minions (2015) – USA, English, animation/comedy/family
Passage Kinos, Hainstr. 19a, 04109 Leipzig
19:30
Victoria (2015) – Germany, English/German, drama/action
Cinémathèque in der naTo, Karl-Liebknecht-Str. 46, 04275 Leipzig
20:00
Escobar: Paradise Lost (2014) – France/Spain/Belgium/Panama, English/Spanish, drama/romance/thriller
Schauburg, Antonienstr. 21, 04229 Leipzig
20:00
Magic Mike XXL (2015) – USA English, comedy/drama
Regina Palast, Dresdner Str. 56, 04317 Leipzig
20:30
Far from the Madding Crowd [Am grünen Rand der Welt] (2015) – UK/USA, English, romance/drama
Passage Kinos, Hainstr. 19a, 04109 Leipzig
21:00
Amy (2015) – Germany, English, documentary/biography/music
Passage Kinos, Hainstr. 19a, 04109 Leipzig
21:15
Victoria (2015) – Germany, English/German, drama/action
Passage Kinos, Hainstr. 19a, 04109 Leipzig
TUESDAY, JULY 28
19:00
Amy (2015) – Germany, English, documentary/biography/music
Kinobar Prager Frühling, B.-Göring-Str. 152, 04277 Leipzig
20:00
Loin des hommes [Den Menschen so fern] (2014) – France, French/Arabic/Spanish, drama
Schaubühne Lindenfels, Karl-Heine-Str. 50, 04229 Leipzig
21:00
Amy (2015) – Germany, English, documentary/biography/music
Passage Kinos, Hainstr. 19a, 04109 Leipzig
21:15
Victoria (2015) – Germany, English/German, drama/action
Passage Kinos, Hainstr. 19a, 04109 Leipzig
21:30
Turist/Force Majeure [Höhere Gewalt] (2014) – Sweden/France/Norway/Denmark, Swedish/English/French/Norwegian, comedy/drama/adventure
2cl Sommerkino auf Conne Island, Koburger Str. 3, 04277 Leipzig
22:00
Victoria (2015) – Germany, English/German, drama/action
Schaubühne Lindenfels, Karl-Heine-Str. 50, 04229 Leipzig
22:00
Victoria (2015) – Germany, English/German, drama/action
Cinémathèque in der naTo, Karl-Liebknecht-Str. 46, 04275 Leipzig
WEDNESDAY, JULY 29
20:00
Queerblick series short films, Kurzes für Jungs – various
Passage Kinos, Hainstr. 19a, 04109 Leipzig
20:00
Loin des hommes [Den Menschen so fern] (2014) – France, French/Arabic/Spanish, drama
Schaubühne Lindenfels, Karl-Heine-Str. 50, 04229 Leipzig
20:00
Loin des hommes [Den Menschen so fern] (2014) – France, French/Arabic/Spanish, drama
Schauburg, Antonienstr. 21, 04229 Leipzig
20:15
Ant-Man (2015) – USA, English, adventure/action/sci-fi/3D
Cinestar, Petersstr. 44, 04109 Leipzig
21:00
Amy (2015) – Germany, English, documentary/biography/music
Passage Kinos, Hainstr. 19a, 04109 Leipzig
21:15
Victoria (2015) – Germany, English/German, drama/action
Passage Kinos, Hainstr. 19a, 04109 Leipzig
22:00
Victoria (2015) – Germany, English/German, drama/action
Schaubühne Lindenfels, Karl-Heine-Str. 50, 04229 Leipzig
22:00
Victoria (2015) – Germany, English/German, drama/action
Cinémathèque in der naTo, Karl-Liebknecht-Str. 46, 04275 Leipzig
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