German

Come visit Madame Prospère’s bar “Der Grüne Kakadu” in Paris anno 1789. Specializing in offering guests a glimpse into what revolutionary Paris might look and feel like, Madame Prospère has assembled a talented group of actors who pose as bandits, thieves, and revolutionaries to provide visiting aristocrats with the pleasant “thrill” that the possibility of their demise instills. But as events in Paris take a serious turn on July 14th, 1789, the boundaries between performance and reality, between history and performance, and between the private and the political begin to blur.

The German Theater Group at Middlebury presents satirist Ephraim Kishon’s “Zieh den Stecker raus, das Wasser kocht”, a hilarious take on Avant Garde art and what it takes to be successful in the modern arts scene. Come and watch young Raphael Schlesinger wrestle with his unexpected success as a “Möbelkünstler” while he desires nothing more than being recognized for his beautiful paintings of his girlfriend, Dahlia. But what would art history’s greats such as Rembrandt do in our modern times? —In German, with synopses in English available at the door.

The German Theater Group at Middlebury presents satirist Ephraim Kishon’s “Zieh den Stecker raus, das Wasser kocht”, a hilarious take on Avant Garde art and what it takes to be successful in the modern arts scene. Come and watch young Raphael Schlesinger wrestle with his unexpected success as a “Möbelkünstler” while he desires nothing more than being recognized for his beautiful paintings of his girlfriend, Dahlia. But what would art history’s greats such as Rembrandt do in our modern times? —In German, with synopses in English available at the door.

German film director Henk Handloetgen, co-writer and and co-director of the hit TV-series “Babylon Berlin”, faculty, and student panelists will discuss the series’ lasting success, its aesthetic and historical contexts in Weimar German culture and modern film technology, and its relevance for the 21st century. Free and open to the public.

Season 4 of the German hit series “Babylon Berlin” has finally arrived in the United States. Set in the early 1930s in Germany and the period of the National Socialists’ rapid rise to absolute power, season 4 once again follows police inspector Gereon Rath (Volker Bruch) and police assistant Charlotte Ritter (Liv Lisa Fries) as they try to solve a murder-mystery set in the streets of Berlin. However, it is Gereon’s slow surrender to the power of Fascism that really drives this season and the relationship between the two protagonists who were once on the same page …

Season 4 of the German hit series “Babylon Berlin” has finally arrived in the United States. Set in the early 1930s in Germany and the period of the National Socialists’ rapid rise to absolute power, season 4 once again follows police inspector Gereon Rath (Volker Bruch) and police assistant Charlotte Ritter (Liv Lisa Fries) as they try to solve a murder-mystery set in the streets of Berlin. However, it is Gereon’s slow surrender to the power of Fascism that really drives this season and the relationship between the two protagonists who were once on the same page …

Season 4 of the German hit series “Babylon Berlin” has finally arrived in the United States. Set in the early 1930s in Germany and the period of the National Socialists’ rapid rise to absolute power, season 4 once again follows police inspector Gereon Rath (Volker Bruch) and police assistant Charlotte Ritter (Liv Lisa Fries) as they try to solve a murder-mystery set in the streets of Berlin. However, it is Gereon’s slow surrender to the power of Fascism that really drives this season and the relationship between the two protagonists who were once on the same page …

Remarks and awards for German department seniors and their families.

Weekly film screenings of a Queer German Cinema as part of the Queerness and Collectivity in German Film class. Email tpreston@middlebury.edu for information on this week’s showing.