All movies (current & past)

2013

From 1st to 3rd November 2013 the „New Generations – Independent Indian Film Festival” will celebrate it’s fifth birthday. We will bring highlights of the new Indian Cinema to Frankfurt. The festival is still unique in Germany and has been very well received beyond Frankfurt. Again in 2013 at the renowned cinema Orfeos Erben we will present fascinating high quality productions, among them some Germany premieres, some of them presented personally by their directors.

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Ship Of Theseus

Friday 1. November, 19:30 h

If the parts of a ship are replaced, bit-by-bit, is it still the same ship? An unusual photographer grapples with the loss of her intuitive brilliance as an aftermath of a clinical procedure; an erudite monk confronting an ethical dilemma with a long held ideology, has to choose between principle and death; and a young stockbroker, following the trail of a stolen kidney, learns how intricate morality could be.

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The Projectionist

Friday 1. November, 22:15 h
at the same time as Beyond Bollywood

A few years ago, in the backroom of a cinema in a small harbor town in Bangladesh, seven-year-old Rakib found a huge toy: an old 35mm film projector.

Step by step, Rakib learned how to operate the machine twice his size. Three years later, what had started out as a playful and exciting game had turned into a regular job. Now, at the age of ten, Rakib works as a projectionist providing much-needed support to his family.
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Beyond Bollywood

Friday 1. November, 22:15 h
at the same time as The Projectionist

“Beyond Bollywood” is a feature documentary filmed over a period of four years, that follows the journeys of four characters working on the fringes of the worlds’ biggest film industry. In Mumbai, where the stark contrast between the rich and the poor is blatantly apparent, the reality is a grueling process in a cut-throat industry, churning out more films a year than any other film industry in the world.
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Celluloid

Saturday 2. November, 17:30 h

Celluloid is a movie which portrays the life of JC Daniel in a realistic manner. This movie shows the difficulties faced by Daniel during the making of the movie, Vigathakumaran, the first film made in Kerala. The lead actor Prithviraj has done a fine job, and J C Daniel is undoubtedly one of the best characters which he have performed in his whole career. Read more…

The Human Factor

Saturday 2. November, 20:00 h

Songs have been an integral part of Indian films. The singers, the music directors, the lyricists – they have all been celebrated for their work and many have attained legendary status. But who were those unseen – and uncredited – musicians who made up the orchestras that played on those songs and the background scores?
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Jadoo

Saturday 2. November, 22:00 h

Two brothers, both wonderful chefs, fall out catastrophically. At the climax of their dispute they rip the family recipe book in half – one brother gets the starters and the other gets the main courses. They set up rival restaurants, on opposite sides of the same road, and spend the next twenty years trying to outdo each other. Neither brother will admit it but they both know they are not entirely successful in the ‘other half’ of the menu.
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Ustad Hotel

Saturday 3. November, 15:00 h

Ustad Hotel is a modern fairytale about Feyze, a young man discovering love, philosophy and the magic of taste. Grown up motherless, with four sisters and a father who is hardly ever home, Feyze soon develops a passion for cooking. His father, however, has other plans for his only son and plans to open a 5 star hotel.
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