#MoviesOmU: Movies in English and other original foreign languages in Leipzig, August 25-September 3

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. We are now running the list each Tuesday. Although not dubbed, the movies often come with German subtitles, so you can still access the movie if you don’t know the original language but know some German.

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New this week:

Tale of Tales [Das Märchen der Märchen]

(2015) Italy/France/UK, English, fantasy/romance

Sun 30.08

Passage Kinos: 20:45

Mon 31.08

Passage Kinos: 20:45
Schauburg: 20:00

“Once upon a time there were three neighboring kingdoms each with a magnificent castle, from which ruled kings and queens, princes and princesses. One king was a fornicating libertine, another captivated by a strange animal, while one of the queens was obsessed by her wish for a child. Sorcerers and fairies, fearsome monsters, ogres and old washerwomen, acrobats and courtesans are the protagonists of this loose interpretation of the celebrated tales of Giambattista Basile.” With Salma Hayek. … MORE FROM IMDB

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Boychoir [Der Chor]

(2014) USA, English, drama

Sun 30.08, Mon 31.08

Passage Kinos: 20:30

“Stet, a troubled and angry 11-year-old orphan from a small Texas town, ends up at a Boy Choir school back East after the death of his single mom. Completely out of his element, he finds himself in a battle of wills with a demanding Choir Master who recognizes a unique talent in this young boy as he pushes him to discover his creative heart and soul in music.” With Dustin Hoffman, Kathy Bates. … MORE FROM IMDB

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Frank

(2014) UK/Ireland/USA, English/French/German, comedy/drama/music

Thu 27.08, Sat 29.08

Kinobar Prager Frühling: 19:00

Fri 28.08, Sun 30.08

Kinobar Prager Frühling: 21:00

“Jon, a young wanna-be musician, discovers he’s bitten off more than he can chew when he joins an eccentric pop band led by the mysterious and enigmatic Frank.” With Maggie Gyllenhaal. … MORE FROM IMDB

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Southpaw

(2015) USA, English, action/drama/sport

Sun 30.08, Wed 02.09

Cinestar: 20:00

“As tragedy strikes him in his prime, famed boxer, Billy Hope, begins to fall into a great depression. Once the decision regarding the custody of his daughter is under question, Billy decides to get his life back on track by getting back into the ring.” With Jake Gyllenhaal and Rachel McAdams. … MORE FROM IMDB

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Straight Outta Compton

(2015) USA, English, drama/music/biography

Fri 28.08

Cinestar: 22:20

Mon 31.08

Regina Palast: 20:00

“The group NWA [Dr. Dre, Ice Cube, etc.] emerges from the mean streets of Compton in Los Angeles, California, in the mid-1980s and revolutionizes Hip Hop culture with their music and tales about life in the hood.” MORE FROM IMDB

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White God [Underdog]

(2014) Hungary/Germany/Sweden, Hungarian/English, drama

Tue 01.09, Wed 02.09

Cinémathèque in der naTo: 19:30

“Thirteen-year-old Lili fights to protect her dog Hagen. She is devastated when her father eventually sets Hagen free on the streets. Still innocently believing love can conquer any difficulty, Lili sets out to find her dog and save him.” MORE FROM IMDB

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Special:

California City

(2014) Germany/USA, English, documentary/drama

Tue 25.08, Wed 26.08

Cineding: 20:00

“The film follows a man through the post apocalyptic environment of the housing crisis in the Mojave Desert. His job is to rid the pools of foreclosed homes of unwanted pests. On the road through this isolated region, he reflects on alternative ways of living and finds himself in his own solitude.” … MORE FROM IMDB

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Blickwechsel (2014)*

Thu 27.08

2cl Sommerkino auf Conne Island: 21:30

*It’s a German documentary, but listed as an OmU movie by Player:Web, so besides subtitles, it most likely has more than one language (also given that locals in Africa are interviewed). Check out this description: “German documentary BLICKWECHSEL (in English: CHANGE OF PERSPECTIVE) takes an interesting new look at volunteering in Africa: Instead of those of the volunteers we get to hear the voices of the people who work with them in Africa. All those children and teachers, doctors and social workers, priests and nuns who see the white people come, stay a while and go back to that land of legends, Germany. Many a legend is destroyed in the process.” … MORE FROM RISTRETTO.TV

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Pink Pact (2014)*

Wed 26.08

Passage Kinos: 19:30

*Part of the Queerblick series, this comedy/drama made in Brazil (and shown in the original Portuguese with subtitles) tells the story of “a group of friends [who] make a pact together to come out of the closet after one of them is assaulted during São Paulo’s Gay Parade.”

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Oldies but goodies: