Following the end of the German Open Air Cinema season, the Goethe Institute now heads indoors to team up with Paragon Cineplex for German Film Week 2013, screening a different film every day between Feb 18-24, at 7pm, Paragon Cineplex (Rama 1 Rd., BTS Siam)   

Feb 18. Goethe! (2009-2010): This fictional retelling of the young life of the famous German poet and philosopher sees the young Joann Goethe failing his law exam and fleeing to a small town where he meets and falls in love with Lotte, even though she’s already engaged.

Feb 19. If Not Us, Who? (2011): Set in the early 60s, the film follows left-wing activists Bernward Vesper and Gudrun Ensslin who become drawn to politics after digging into Bernward’s father’s past as a Nazi and best-selling author. 

Feb 20. The System: To Understand Everything Means to Forgive Everything (2011): Rather than be punished for breaking into a mansion, Mike Hiller is followed by the owner, who himself descends down a path of a corruption. 

Feb 21. Storm (2009): A prosecutor at the International Criminal Court travels to Sarajevo to investigate the case of a Serbian commander accused of war crimes.

Feb 22. Berlin is in Germany (2011): After spending 11 years in prison, Martin Schulz returns home only to discover that the Berlin he used to know has changed completely.

Feb 23. Whiskey with Vodka (2007/08): In this comedy, a famous actor, drunk and ladies man finds himself competing with his younger, more reliable understudy to be the star of a new movie. 

Feb 24. Rapunzel (2009): A film version of the fairytale about Rapunzel, trapped in a tower for years until her flowing locks aid her rescue by a prince charming.
Films screened in German with English subtitles. Free admission but reservation required at 0-2287-0942-4 ext. 80/82.    

JAPANESE FILM FESTIVAL
The Embassy of Japan in Thailand together with the Japan Foundation and SF Cinema City will screen seven films under the theme of Japanese traditional cuisine as part of the Japanese Film Festival 2013 from Feb 15-17 at SF Cinema (Terminal 21, 2-88 Sukhumvit Soi 21 (Asoke). 02-108-0888). The schedule is as follows:

Éclair (2011): Based on the autobiographical novel by Nishimura Shigeru, a portrayal of Japanese life after the end of World War II; young orphan Akio is caught stealing a bag of sweets out of hunger and is sent to a detention center where he meets and bonds with the bakery teacher, Yoko. 

A Boy and His Samurai (2010): Edo-era samurai Yasube accidentally travels in time to present-day Japan where he meets single mother Yusa Hiroko who allows him to share the same shelter and teaches him to bake sweets. 

Kamome Diner (2006): The heart-warming story about Sachie, a Japanese girl who opens a restaurant in Helsinki to serve her specialty Onigiri rice balls. After a slow start, more and more customers start turning up, not only for the rice balls but also to escape their personal problems by talking to Sachie.     

Rinco’s Restaurant (2010): After breaking up with her boyfriend, Rico moves back to her hometown and tries to start anew by turning her house into a restaurant. 

Patisserie Coin de Rue (2011): Setting out to find her boyfriend in Tokyo and bring him back with her, the daughter of a baker ends up meeting a legendary patissier and begins working with him.     

The Chef of South Polar (2009): Cooking for eight Japanese researchers conducting field work in Antarctica, Chef Nishimura is determined to dish up mouth-watering fare that makes everyone happy and close to home.

Udon (2006): In debt and unable to make it as a comedian in New York, Matsui Kosuke returns home to confront his dad, who still works as an udon-maker, and eventually ends up writing about the noodle for a popular magazine.