Organization

Goethe-Institut German Film: Summer Window (Fenster zum Sommer)

Presented by Coolidge Corner Theatre and Goethe-Institut Boston at Coolidge Corner Theatre

June 23, 2013

Juliane's happiness seems perfect.

She is head over heels in love and has just begun a new life with August. One morning, however, she wakes up to find that she has been mysteriously thrown back into her past – to the time before she met her new love. Is what seems at first glance a cruel setback actually a second...

Goethe-Institut German Film: Oh Boy

Presented by Coolidge Corner Theatre and Goethe-Institut Boston at Coolidge Corner Theatre

May 19, 2013

Niko is in his late twenties, lives in Berlin, and dropped out of law school two years ago. Since then, he idly drifts through life. His wealthy father, not being aware that his son is a dropout, still sends money every month – until now. When the ATM swallows his debit card, Niko realizes that his account is empty. But this just marks...

Bach and Friends Piano Recital

Presented by Goethe-Institut Boston at Goethe-Institut Boston

May 3, 2013

 New York City-based pianist and organist Aleeza Meir has been interpreting Bach's beautiful partitas for over a decade. Ms. Meir is principal pianist for the Brooklyn Youth Chorus, performs regularly at Carnegie Hall, and has performed solo across N. America. In celebration of her newly recorded CD of partitas, this piano recital will...

Goethe-Institut German Film: Hannah Arendt

Presented by Coolidge Corner Theatre and Goethe-Institut Boston at Coolidge Corner Theatre

April 28, 2013

  The film portrays Hannah Arendt during the four years (1960-1964) that she observes, writes, and endures the furious reception of her work about the trial of the Nazi war criminal, Adolf Eichmann in Israel. Watching Arendt as she attends the trial, staying by her side as she is both barraged by her critics and supported by a tight band...

Goethe-Institut German Film: Home for the Weekend (Was Bleibt)

Presented by Coolidge Corner Theatre and Goethe-Institut Boston at Coolidge Corner Theatre

March 24, 2013

Marko is in his mid-thirties, has just published his first book, and has been living in Berlin since his university days – far enough away from his parents Gitte and Günter with their bourgeois lifestyle that he could never quite get used to. He visits them once or twice a year, mainly to give them a chance to spend a few days with...

Goethe-Institut German Film: The Foster Boy (Der Verdingbub)

Presented by Coolidge Corner Theatre and Goethe-Institut Boston at Coolidge Corner Theatre

February 24, 2013

Between 1800 and the 1950s, Swiss authorities forcefully placed hundred thousands of orphans, illegitimate children and kids from broken homes as laborers on farms. Officially coined as a measure to battle child poverty, this practice eventually instituted a modern form of slavery. Protagonist of the (fictional) story of "Der...