SAT, Oct 5, 2013 | 6:30 PM | Museum of Photographic Arts in Balboa Park
SATURDAY, October 5, 2013 | 6:30 PM | Museum of Photographic Arts in Balboa Park
GALA OPENING NIGHT WITH RECEPTION
Germany / Austria (2012), 123 min. German, French, Spanish with English Subtitles
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Two of the greatest minds of the 19th century, mathematician Carl Friederich Gauss (Florian David Fritz) and scientist Alexander von Humboldt (Albrecht Abraham Schuch), dedicate their studies to measuring and comprehending the world they live in. Based on Daniel Kehlmann's best-selling novel of the same name, this visually stunning epic is a playful re-imagining of the great men’s lives. Humboldt, a man with a passion for global exploration, is contrasted with Gauss, a man who experiences his world through mathematical theories and figures. Humboldt, aided by his colleague, Aimé Bonpland, travels the globe physically engaging the world he wishes to understand, applying modern, scientific thinking to comparatively unknown regions. Though he remains in the same destitute community for much of his life, Gauss’ interior journey of mathematical discovery proves to be just as rich and visually stunning as Humboldt’s adventures in remote areas of the world. Fact and fiction are mixed, often to humorous effect, to chronicle the findings of two very different men who nevertheless sought the same answers.
FILM PRIZES:
Nominated for German Film Awards 2013: Best Set Design, Best Costume Design.
Winner Austrian Film Awards 2013: Best Costume Design, Best Make-up Design
CREDITS:
Director: Detlev Buck
Screenplay: Detlev Buck, Daniel Kehlmann, Daniel Nocke
Cinematography: Slawomir Idziak
Cast: Florian David Fitz, Albrecht Abraham Schuch, Sunnyi Melles, Katharina Thalbach
Producers: Claus Boje
Production Company: Boje Buck Produktion/Berlin, in co-production with Lotus Film/Vienna
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BIOGRAPHY:
Detlev Buck
Born in 1962 in Bad Segeberg, Germany, Detlev Buck began his career as an actor, director and screenwriter at the age of 22. Buck's directorial credits include the cult classic Time to Knock Off (Erst die Arbeit und dann...?), as well as Rabbit Fever (Karniggels), and No More Mr. Nice Guy (Wir können auch anders) which received honorable mention at the Berlin Film Festival and two German Film Awards. In 2004, he was awarded the German Film Award as Best Supporting Actor for his role in Berlin Blues (Herr Lehmann), directed by Leander Haussmann. His recent works works as a director are: Tough Enough (Knallhart), Hands Off Mississippi (Hände weg von Mississippi), both of which won German Film Awards in several categories, and Same Same But Different.
Official Trailer
(German) – Film will be presented with English subtitles at the festival!
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