#MoviesOmU: Movies in English and other original foreign languages in Leipzig, October 7-14

Here’s our regular listing of films being shown in English and other original foreign languages, and sometimes German with foreign partnerships, at Leipzig cinemas for this movie week. Although not dubbed, the movies often come with German or even English subtitles, so you might still be able to access the film if you don’t know the language being spoken. This week I wrote my first proper movie review for this Web site, check it out if you care to! The movie in question, “Que Horas Ela Volta?” is definitely worth seeing, in my opinion, and the good news is that you still have several chances to catch it in Leipzig. From now on, I will try to write movie reviews more or less regularly for features you can see in town.

So, to start with, since I mentioned it…

Que Horas Ela Volta? [Der Sommer mit Mamã] – Drama, comedy | Brazil 2015 | Director: Anna Muylaert | Portuguese with German subtitles (unless otherwise stated – English subs one day this week!)

Thu 08.10, Fri 09.10, Sat 10.10, Tue 13.10, Wed 14.10

Cineding: 22:00

Sun 11.10

Cinémathèque in der naTo: 19:00

Wed 14.10

Cinémathèque in der naTo: 20:00 (with English subs)

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A highlight this week (haven’t seen it but sounds interesting):

The Program – Biography, sport, drama | Britain, France 2015 | Director: Stephen Frears | English with German subs

Sun 11.10, Mon 12.10

Passage Kinos: 21:30

“An Irish sports journalist becomes convinced that Lance Armstrong’s performances during the Tour de France victories are fueled by banned substances. With this conviction, he starts hunting for evidence that will expose Armstrong.” MORE FROM IMDB

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Two other highlights I got to see sometime ago, which have continued being shown because they must be popular here:

Amy – Biography, documentary, music | Britain 2015 | Director: Asif Kapadia | English with German subs

Thu 08.10, Fri 09.10

Kinobar Prager Frühling: 21:15

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Victoria – Drama, action | Germany 2015 | Director: Sebastian Schipper | English with a bit of German

Wed 07.10

Cineding: 21:30

Sat 10.10, Mon 12.10, Tue 13.10

Kinobar Prager Frühling: 21:15

Sun 11.10

Kinobar Prager Frühling: 19:00

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Film festival SCHLINGEL (catering to young audiences):

El Club de los Incomprendidos [Der Club der Unverstandenen] – Coming-of-age, drama | Spain 2014 | Director: Carlos Sedes | Spanish with English subs

Thu 08.10

Passage Kinos: 10:00

“The story focuses on Valeria (Charlotte Vega), a young woman who has just moved to Madrid after the separation of her parents. In her new institute, Valeria is forced to attend a meeting with the counselor which also serves other classmates. What at first seems a bad start for the new existence of Valeria becomes just the beginning of an amazing life experience.” MORE FROM IMDB

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Social Suicide – Crime, drama, romance | Great Britain 2015 | Director: Bruce Webb | English (original film – OF)

Wed 07.10

Passage Kinos: 10:00

“‘Social Suicide’ is an investigative thriller examining what it really takes to get noticed on the Internet today. Loosely based on Romeo and Juliet, the police investigate what happened to these two teenagers before it’s too late by trolling through their relationship history through social media.” MORE FROM IMDB

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Russian films (a more-or-less regular feature in Leipzig):

Faust – Drama, experimental | Russia 2011 | Director: Aleksandr Sokurov | IMDB says it’s in German; playing with subtitles

Sun 11.10

Schaubühne Lindenfels: 18:00

“A despairing scholar sells his soul to Satan in exchange for one night with a beautiful young woman.” MORE FROM IMDB

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Voin – Drama, Action | Russia 2015 | Director: Alexey Andrianov | Russian (original film, OF)

Sun 11.10

Cineplex: 17:30

“Film tells about duty and life values, shown through the prism of the lives of two brothers: strong and proud people. The story of a family, of the wounds in the hearts that hurt for decades, of the pain caused sometimes so thoughtlessly, and about forgiveness, which always has to take place in life.” MORE FROM IMDB

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Other films opening locally (at least in the original) this movie week:

Mita Tova [Am Ende ein Fest] – Comedy, drama | Israel, Germany 2014 | Director: Sharon Maymon, Tal Granit | Hebrew with German subs

Thu 08.10, Fri 09.10, Sat 10.10, Tue 13.10, Wed 14.10

Schaubühne Lindenfels: 20:00

“Residents of a retirement home build a machine for self-euthanasia in order to help their terminally ill friend, though they are faced with a series of dilemmas when rumors of the machine begin to spread.” MORE FROM IMDB

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Sicario – Action, thriller | USA 2015 | Director: Denis Villeneuve | Movie in the original English version (OF)

Mon 12.10

Regina Palast: 20:00

“An idealistic FBI agent is enlisted by an elected government task force to aid in the escalating war against drugs at the border area between the U.S. and Mexico.” With Emily Blunt, Benicio del Toro, Josh Brolin. MORE FROM IMDB

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The Look of Silence – Documentary, politics | Denmark, Finland, Indonesia, Norway, Germany, Britain, USA 2014 | Director: Joshua Oppenheimer | Indonesian with German subs

Thu 08.10, Fri 09.10, Sat 10.10, Tue 13.10, Wed 14.10

Schaubühne Lindenfels: 22:00

Sun 11.10

Schaubühne Lindenfels: 21:00

“A family that survives the genocide in Indonesia confronts the men who killed one of their brothers.” MORE FROM IMDB

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