#MoviesOmU: Movies in English and other original language versions in Leipzig, 30 September-October 7

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, 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. Remember that Wednesday, Sept. 30th, is your last chance to catch the second installment of the film festival Mythos Freiheit, which we highlighted last time. Below are the two remaining films:

Beasts Of The Southern Wild – Fantasy, Drama | USA 2012 | Director: Benh Zeitlin | English with German subs

Wed 30.09

Cinémathèque in der naTo (Mythos Freiheit // 2: GEIST): 21:30

“Faced with both her hot-tempered father’s fading health and melting ice-caps that flood her ramshackle bayou community and unleash ancient aurochs, six-year-old Hushpuppy must learn the ways of courage and love.” MORE FROM IMDB

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No Man’s Zone Fukushima – Documentary | Japan, France 2012 | Director: Fujiwara Toshi | Japanese with English subs

Wed 30.09

Cinémathèque in der naTo (Mythos Freiheit // 2: GEIST): 18:30

“In defiance of a 20-kilometer ‘security zone’ established by the government, ostensibly to protect the people from radioactive contamination, filmmaker Fujiwara Toshi traveled from Tokyo to Fukushima 40 days after the initial disaster.” MORE FROM IMDB

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Also playing on 30.09 for the last or only time for now:

45 Years – Drama | Great Britain 2015 | Director: Andrew Haigh | English with German subs

Wed 30.09

Kinobar Prager Frühling: 19:00

“In the week leading up to their 45th wedding anniversary, a couple receive an unexpected letter which contains potentially life changing news.” MORE FROM IMDB

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Anni Felici Drama | Italy/France 2013 | Director: Daniele Luchetti | Italian with German subs

Wed 30.09

Schaubühne Lindenfels: 22:00

“A narcissistic artist finds his self-satisfied world turned upside down in the wake of a disastrous exhibition and his previously devoted wife’s extra-marital inclinations.” MORE FROM IMDB

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Four Moons – Drama, romance, queer | Mexico 2014 | Director: Sergio Tovar Velarde | Spanish with German subs

Wed 30.09

Passage Kinos (Queerblick): 19:30

“Four stories of love and disgust between men of different generations facing their conflicts and their fears.” MORE FROM IMDB

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Queen of the Desert [Königin der Wüste] – Drama, biography | USA, Morocco 2015 | Director: Werner Herzog | English with German subs

Wed 30.09

Kinobar Prager Frühling: 21:00

“A chronicle of Gertrude Bell’s life, a traveler, writer, archaeologist, explorer, cartographer, and political attaché for the British Empire at the dawn of the twentieth century.” With Nicole Kidman, Robert Pattinson, James Franco. MORE FROM IMDB

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Limbo – Drama | Germany, Denmark 2014 | Director: Anna Sofie Hartmann | Danish with German subs

Wed 30.09

Cineding: 20:00

“In a small town in rural Denmark, adolescent Sara and young teacher Karen develop a connection. A quiet drama interested as much in the lives of its protagonists as in their surroundings.” MORE FROM IMDB

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For the coming days, there’s much more…

Film festival SCHLINGEL (catering to young audiences):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPlojaF_niQ

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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Aurélie Laflamme – Les pieds sur terre – Coming of age, drama | Canada 2015 | Director: Nicolas Monette | French with English subs

Tue 06.10

Passage Kinos: 10:00

“Follows the adventures of Aurélie Laflamme who is now a teenager, entering the final year of high school.” MORE FROM IMDB

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Russian films:

A more-or-less regular feature in Leipzig.

Trudno byt bogom [Es ist schwer, ein Gott zu sein] – Sci-fi, experimental film | Russia 2013 | Director: Alexej German | Russian with German subs

Sun 04.10

Schaubühne Lindenfels: 19:00

“A group of scientists is sent to the planet Arkanar to help the local civilization, which is in the Medieval phase of its own history, to find the right path to progress. Their task is a difficult one: they cannot interfere violently and in no case can they kill.” MORE FROM IMDB

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

Sun 04.10

Cineplex: 20:00

“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:

Hip Hop-eration – Documentary, music | New Zealand, USA 2014 | Director: Bryn Evans | English with German subs

Thu 01.10, Fri 02.10, Sat 03.10, Tue 06.10, Wed 07.10

Schaubühne Lindenfels: 20:00

“You’re never too old to go on a journey of a lifetime.” MORE FROM IMDB

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L’Chaim – Auf das Leben! – Documentary, history | Germany 2014 | Director: Elkan Spiller | German with subs

Fri 02.10, Mon 05.10, Tue 06.10

Cinémathèque in der naTo: 20:00

Sun 04.10

Cinémathèque in der naTo: 19:00

“L’Chaim! is an intimate portrait of a man, Chaim Lubelski, who had a wild past from a hippie and dealer in Germany, Paris, London and Afghanistan before he became a successful businessman in New York and a professional chess player in St. Tropez. When his mother needs care, Chaim decides with sixty three to move in with her into the home for the elderly in Antwerp. He cares for her around the clock with remarkable love and vitality, giving up his own life.” MORE FROM IMDB

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A Royal Night Out – History, Comedy | Great Britain 2015 | Director: Julian Jarrold | English with German subs

Sun 04.10, Mon 05.10

Passage Kinos: 19:00

“On V.E. Day in 1945, as peace extends across Europe, Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret are allowed out to join the celebrations. It is a night full of excitement, danger and the first flutters of romance.” With Emily Watson and Rupert Everett. MORE FROM IMDB

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Inside out [Alles Steht Kopf] – Animation, kids, adventure | USA 2015 | Director: Pete Docter | English with German subs

Sat 03.10

Passage Kinos: 22:30

Sun 04.10, Wed 07.10 (3D)

Cinestar: 20:05

Mon 05.10 (3D)

Regina Palast: 20:00

“After young Riley is uprooted from her Midwest life and moved to San Francisco, her emotions – Joy, Fear, Anger, Disgust and Sadness – conflict on how best to navigate a new city, house, and school.” MORE FROM IMDB

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Features continuing this week:

Que Horas Ela Volta? [Der Sommer mit Mamã] – Drama, comedy | Brazil 2015 | Director: Anna Muylaert | Portuguese with German subs

Sun 04.10

Cinémathèque in der naTo: 21:00

Mon 05.10, Tue 06.10

Cinémathèque in der naTo: 22:00

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Sunrise – Drama | India, France 2014 | Director: Partho Sen-Gupta | Marathi with German subs

Thu 01.10, Fri 02.10, Sat 03.10, Mon 05.10, Tue 06.10, Wed 07.10

Cineding: 20:00

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Un moment d’égarement [Der Vater meiner besten Freundin] – Romantic comedy | France 2015 | Director: Jean-François Richet | French with German subs

Mo 05.10

Schauburg: 20:00

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Stella – Drama, coming-of-age | Sweden, Germany 2015 | Director: Sanna Lenken | Swedish, English with German subs

Wed 30.09

Schaubühne Lindenfels: 20:00

Thu 01.10, Fri 02.10, Sat 03.10, Tue 06.10, Wed 07.10

Schaubühne Lindenfels: 22:00

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Frank – Comedy, drama, music | UK, Ireland, USA 2014 | Director: Lenny Abrahamson | English with German subs

Sun 04.10, Mon 05.10

Kinobar Prager Frühling: 21:15