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berlin alexanderplatz by burhan qurbani updates a 1920 novel to make the hero francis a west africaneant for me, and i hope also for alfred doblin, the author of the novel, is that... ..berlin is in the centre of germany, and alexanderplatz is in the centre of berlin. and it is also the place in society, the middle class, the place where we as a community work and breathe and have our daily life. while war prevented berlin from fulfilling its early promise as the capital of world cinema, the modern city is a constant reminder of some of storytelling's most powerful themes, namely, that division does not endure. one of the more eagerly awaited films in berlin this year was a live—action rendering of the story of pinocchio, which, of course, was famously brought to the screen as an animation by walt disney 80 years ago. before it came to berlin, the film had a run in italian cinemas, where it did good box office. tristan daley reports. i'm at the berlinale because pinocchio will start here, his running...run around the world. confident with his retelling of pinocchio, director matteo g