V –0 08 - Rehoboth Beach Film Society

feaTure films
28
One of Germany’s foremost filmmakers and multiple awardwinning
directors, Doris Dörrie, reconfirms her exceptional talent
with this tender, emotionally intense and profoundly moving
story of marital love. Only Trudi knows that her husband Rudi is
suffering from a terminal illness. It is up to her to tell him or not.
The doctor suggests that they do something together, perhaps
something they were long planning to do. Trudi decides not to
tell her husband about the gravity of his illness and to follow the
doctor’s advice. She convinces Rudi to visit their children and
grandchildren in Berlin. But once they arrive, they realize that
their children are so busy with their own lives that they have no
A Man wakes up on a bus and everybody is gone. Night has fallen.
He gets off the bus and finds himself at the edge of a forest. The
road is veiled in darkness. Sounds are coming from deep within
the woods. The Man enters the forest and disappears into the
night. Continental stages four characters whose lives will subtly
intertwine due to this sudden disappearance. Lucette is the
Man’s wife who anxiously awaits her husband’s return. Louis is
a young traveling salesman who accepts the job that was held
by the missing man. This job puts pressure on his family and
his relationship with his wife. Chantal is a hotel receptionist who
dreams of sharing her life with someone special. She is the type
of kind, yet forgetful, individual who leaves herself messages on
cherry blossoms:
hanamI
Golden Bear (Best Film) Berlin International Film Festival
German Film Awards Outstanding Feature Film
WED NOV 5 5:30 PM-7:40 PM
FRI NOV 7 2:05 PM-4:20 PM
SAT NOV 8 12:15 PM-2:30 PM
time for them. Then, suddenly, Trudi dies. Rudi is devastated and
has no idea what to do next. From his daughter’s girlfriend he
learns that Trudi’s love for him had led her to forego the life that
she had wanted to live. He begins to see her with new eyes and
vows to make up for her lost life. And so he embarks on his last
journey - to Tokyo, in the midst of the cherry blossom festival, a
celebration of beauty, impermanence and new beginnings.
[Dir. Doris Dorrie, 2008, Germany, 35mm, 126 mins. in English,
German and Japanese with English subtitles]
contInental, a fIlm
wIthout guns
(contInental, un fIlm sans fusIl)
Best Film Jutra Awards of Canada
Best Canadian First Film Toronto International Film Festival
THuRS NOV 6 2:20 PM-4:10 PM
FRI NOV 7 12:10 PM-2:00 PM
SAT NOV 9 4:10 PM-6:00 PM
her answering machine. Marcel is an ex-gambler who confronts
the realities of aging. Although told separately, these stories end
up intersecting and mirroring each other just enough that some
measure of their quiet desperation dissipates and each can find
change. A bittersweet black comedy, Continental takes a fresh look
at the vulnerability of individuals and the fragile link that unites us
to one another. Brilliant and understated comic timing and draws
us into this irresistible, quirky and intriguing world.
[Dir. Stephane LaFluer, 2007, canada, 35mm, 103 mins. in
French with English subtitles]