Volker Schlöndorff
April 4, 2004 - April 10, 2004
Volker Schlöndorff gave the New German Cinema its literary wing in expert adaptations such as Young Törless (1966), The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum (1975), and The Tin Drum (1979). His films then and now have dealt incisively with themes of individual morality in an at best ambiguous political order.
Schlöndorff is artist-in-residence on the UC Berkeley campus during the first week of April. For information on his campus appearances please call The Townsend Center at (510) 643-9670 or visit their website at http://townsendcenter.berkeley.edu.
Sunday, April 4, 2004
5:30 p.m. The Legend of Rita
Volker Schlöndorff in Person. A '70s terrorist goes underground in East Germany. "Simply observes the inside-out dislocation that permanent outlaw status demands."—SF Bay Guardian
Saturday, April 10, 2004
7:00 p.m. Circle of Deceit
Shot amid the shooting in Lebanon: "A brave film full of danger, and all the more disturbing and provocative for that."—Time Out. With Bruno Ganz. Please note: Due to a scheduling conflict, Mr. Schlöndorff will not appear in person at this screening as announced in BAM/PFA Art & Film Notes.
Volker Schlöndorff's artist residency is sponsored by The Townsend Center for the Humanities in collaboration with the Department of German and the Pacific Film Archive.
