Flucht im Europa der Gegenwart und der Vergangenheit – „Transit“ Filmvorführung mit Diskussion: „Transit“ von Christian Petzold (2018)

  • chair:

    Flucht im Europa der Gegenwart
    und der Vergangenheit – „Transit“
    Filmvorführung mit Diskussion: „Transit“ von Christian Petzold (2018).

    Im Rahmen der Karlsruher Wochen gegen Rassismus 2019.

  • place:

    Kinemathek Karlsruhe, Kaiserpassage 6
    Teilnahme kostenlos

  • sws:

    24.3.2019

  • :

    Veranstalter: Amnesty International Karlsruhe, Catherine Devaux, Leiterin;
    & Kinemathek Karlsruhe e.V

  • Referent:

    Catherine Devaux, als Diskussionspartner Prof. Dr. Rolf-Ulrich Kunze

  • Zeit:

    17.00

  • Quelle:

    https://kalender.karlsruhe.de/kalender/db/termine/kultur/sonstiges/flucht_im_europa_der_gegenwart_und_der.html

  • "With "Transit," Christian Petzold dares to conduct an experiment that is as simple as it is astounding. The film is first of all a free adaptation of Anna Segher's 1944 novel of the same name, which depicts the fate of a group of Germans trying to flee from Marseille to America in 1941. At the center is a young man who assumes the identity of a dead writer in order to be able to use his transit visa. In terms of plot and dialogue, Petzold stays in the 1940s, but the costumes and settings used clearly point to the Marseille of the present. This subtle play with time levels results in many cross-references to totalitarianism, flight and persecution - yesterday and today. Not least thanks to the excellent actors, this is a clever and at the same time poignant
    and at the same time moving update of the historical material.

    The film will be followed by a panel discussion with Prof. Dr. Rolf-Ulrich Kunze, who is already giving a lecture on "When does a democracy fail?" at the ZKM on March 22. Since its founding in 1961, the organization Amnesty International has campaigned worldwide for the observance of human rights. It is independent
    of governments, political parties, ideologies, economic interests and religions. To ensure this independence, its human rights work is financed solely by donations and membership fees. Amnesty's great strength lies in the voluntary commitment of more than seven million members and supporters in over 150 countries.
    supporters in over 150 countries. They are people of diverse ages, nationalities and cultures who together use all their courage, strength and imagination to create a world where human rights apply to all." (Announcement text: C. Devaux)