Selects – the streaming program of the Kinemathek

Lost in Berlin

Selects #15 | 12 Feb–14 May 26

The fall of the Wall in 1989 propelled Berlin from a city that was literally hemmed in on all sides to a nexus of history and a new geopolitical force. These nine films chart Berlin’s journey from a city marked by decline and stagnation to a vibrant, young metropolis on the cusp of the new millennium. Empty urban spaces were transformed into open spaces for art and culture. With its focus on the former frontline city of Berlin, the 15th edition of “Selects” complements this year’s Berlinale Retrospective on 1990s Berlin life, “Lost in the 90s”.

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All films

  • Zoe

    G 1999, directed by Maren-Kea Freese, 79 min, no subtitles, rating: 12 

  • Dealer

    G 1999, directed by Thomas Arslan, 71 min, no subtitles, rating: 12 

  • Little Angel

    ‘Engelchen’, G 1996, directed by Helke Misselwitz, 94 min, with English subtitles, rating: 12 

  • Up – Down

    ‘Oben – Unten’, G 1995, directed by Joseph Orr, 93 min, with English subtitles, rating: 6 

  • I Stayed in Berlin All Summer

    ‘Ich bin den Sommer über in Berlin geblieben’, G 1994, directed by Angela Schanelec, 48 min, with English subtitles, rating: 12 

  • The Blue from the Sky

    ‘Das Blaue vom Himmel’, G 1992, directed by Matl Findel, 20 min, no subtitles, rating: 12 

  • Eastbound

    ‘Ostwärts’, G 1991, directed by Christian Petzold, 24 min, no subtitles, rating: 0 

  • Ostkreuz

    G 1991, directed by Michael Klier, 86 mins, with English subtitles, rating: 12 

  • The Architects

    ‘Die Architekten’, GDR 1990, directed by Peter Kahane, 107 mins, no subtitles, rating: 0 

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