culture not exotic plants do glean is one of the most important novels written about the time of the weimar republic just before hitler came to power the 1st film did not in 31 lend famously by run of an a fast been a for t.v. in 198015 hours long now there's a brand new version of this old story set in modern day berlin. alexandre plots the center of berlin francis has made it here after a long traumatic journey from west africa. he's hoping for a fresh start in the german capital but instead he falls into the clutches of a high and heart a sucker who seems to be evil incarnate. and then i. see. this sometimes. tough my luncheon despite francis is the best intentions reinhard it pulls him into a life of crime francis finds himself part of a break in at

a jewelry store. every. so. often. the film shows the harsh reality for refugees in berlin with scenes shot in a refugee hostel and in a park notorious for drugs where many of the dealers are desperate african migrants . german director bore hunt khubani is the son of afghan refugees he knew he wanted to tell the story of today's refugees just a few get up this for a small bit if i simply took the story of one of these drug dealers in this park that people here in germany wouldn't take much notice of it so that it would just go ignored it. and so co bunny decided to tell the story through the lens of a classic 19th twenty's german novel berlin alexanderplatz by i tried to pay. back in 1031 the story was turned into one of the 1st german films with sound. and

in the early 1980 s. the legendary director of vienna fassbender made it into a t.v. series. a little different but. now boeheim called bonnie has retold the story of berlin alexanderplatz in the year 2023 our film still contains the book central story a man who wants to be good for finds himself unable to escape a life of crime. and if you look too pretty name is a microcosm we'll see that it's a glimpse of the dreaming state where everybody. live 8 itself and it doesn't matter what they do but the most important piece they are. the character francis falls in love with a prostitute named meets or she gets pregnant but their love is hopeless francis is unable to save her from himself and from behind hard. times.

aleksandar plots a journey through the dark side of humanity and a city anchored in the present a present that in many ways evokes the instability of the 1920 s. but it. isn't and i'll film critic scott roxboro joins us from the heart of the. score a lot of expectations for this movie in the german press so does it live up to the hype. well almost i mean this is a crazily ambitious film i mean i think signed up lots as one of the truly great epics of german literature i mean you can compare it to james joyce's ulysses in english so condensing that epic story down to even a very long film this is a 3 hour movie is quite a big task but. the director almost pulls it off i think is

a master stroke is the decision to take the main character from a cop and make him in this case into a african refugee because that really highlights these sort of themes of poverty and desperation from doublings novel and also makes the bridge between the berlin of the 1020s from the book and the modern day berlin of 2020 so this does look transforming actually 100 years old almost 100 years on it does well. yeah i think setting in the modern day actually works very very well and i think the film works best when it actually sticks very close to the to the plot and the characterization from the novel i mean in some cases even have some of his character speak in. antiquated german which i thought were perfectly i think the only time this film doesn't work is when the director tries to sort of shoehorn in 21st century discussions and debates of identity or race politics in

a way that i think is a bit too on the nose and feels a bit clunky but the closer he comes to do billions original text the better it works just generally how german movies doing it. oh actually quite well we've had 3 german films in competition here all been fairly well received my favorite was descent that sells dino which is a love story based on the myth of a water nymph and has probably the absolute best meet cute scene i've seen in movies involving that dramatically needs and exploding aquarium that drenches them both a really really nice movie very very delicately done i'm a real huge fan of course john that's old he's been in berlin a number of times but i think this film is his best for years and is the best chance for a german film to win the golden bear this year ok stay with us going to have a look at something else right now we have a film that moves between reality and fiction down tasha is one of many films that

have resulted from a crazy project where 400 people were transported back in time and lived for over 2 years in a in a version of stalin's soviet union is a short clip. it's a good. movie. this is the one who was the. only but he was really. good this is. the close up of. scott as i mentioned this movie was one of many made over recent years about his extraordinary dialogue project so is it a movie is it a documentary is it a reality show what he's. yeah i think it's actually more of

a soviet russian version of the truman show i mean these were all these actors were put in this this complex and filmed 24 hours a day but but these are also the performing roles so you have a soviet scientists they. waitress a member of the secret police and this film showing here is just one of those stories ahead and you together some of this these thousands of hours of footage to create a i don't know the equivalent of almost a fly on the wall documentary of what it must've been like to live in soviet russia . is it any good. i really liked it a lot of the old dog films from its sort of feel of authenticity but it's a very rough film it's definitely an 18 plus and it's not for the for the faint of heart but if you want to real different look at soviet russia and maybe get maybe a bit of a feel for what what it must been like to live in that kind of society i definitely

recommend ok disco rocks as always many many things will be speaking to the same songs from our own by. about. now whether it's jackson pollock splashing technique or. primitivism. is always a matter of taste of course meet a young man experimenting with these styles and more and when i say yeah make up is still in primary school but already made him an impression on the international scene. this little man is making a big splash whenever mikhail a car exhibits his paintings he's the center of attention the artist behind these pictures is just 70 years old. sometimes i get books from artists i look at them trace them with my fingers and just start painting i'm still. here in berlin mikhail is

opening his 10th exhibition his paintings sell for a cool 621-3000 euros some people are reminded of works by famous artists make a nazi like this guy for basically macau has 3 role models for one we have these pictures made with the dripping technique modeled on jackson pollock an action painting which started in 1946 and here we have the trowel or squeegee technique modeled on care how do they stop this form it is a good idea to the members of the style of basque you know. those are his 3 role models that i like you. at home here cologne mikhail likes to spend his time in his basement studio experimenting with paints and techniques he's never taken a course he started working intuitively after his parents gave him finger paints and a canvas for his 4th birthday. all for nothing to do so the very next day he was painting

. i came home from work and saw the 1st picture about my wife had done it as well but she hadn't. rick. father posted his son's painting on facebook with unexpected results specht of buyers contacted him now mickael paints $2.00 to $4.00 works a month. he's a darling of the media and art circus together with german national team goalkeeper money. he painted a picture that was auctioned off to benefit underprivileged children for 11000 years so. when mikhail isn't painting he attends school like other kids his age. rubbish our school finding what to do. good art art or. carom our car gave up his job and now

devotes his energy to managing his son and. we were very careful to make sure it doesn't get to be too much for me. if it does we put on the brakes immediately. and it certainly can be a lot they've come to a studio where mikhail's works are being turned into prints for a limited edition the young artist is painting over 5 copies of his composition billie jean named after the michael jackson song. with exhibitions in paris amsterdam and new york already planned for the little artist it doesn't see mikhail a car will be slowing down anytime soon. he seems to be enjoying himself and good luck to him i leave you with pictures from another artist 400 years old whose works just priceless an exhibition in madrid shows us the genius of rembrandt's portraiture a man generally regarded as the greatest painter of the 17th century thanks very

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