REUTLINGEN. Corona had given the Reutlingen open-air cinema a longer season last year – fourteen days had become almost four weeks in order to be able to compensate for the reduced seating capacity from 600 to 180 chairs. Although Covid-19 is still present this summer, there are no longer any restrictions imposed by the authorities.
Nevertheless, the organizers want visitors to feel comfortable when, every evening from August 4th to 28th, amusing, challenging or action-packed films are shown on a brand-new big screen. Although they have increased the space available, with 400 tickets being awarded per evening, they have not exhausted it.
Because a few more chairs are available and the rows are spaced out, Klaus Kupke (City of Reutlingen) and Andreas Vogt (cooperation partner »Kamino«) expect that the search for a seat can be »comfortable and relaxed« even without a reservation.
In general, the open-air cinema makers would like to see a little “more encounters”: that the visitors stand together and chat over wine, beer or soda from the “Kamino” bar, enjoy sweet or salty crêpes or – also from the crêpes stand – one sipping cocktails.
Of course, the focus is still on the films, including blockbusters like the youngest James Bond, award-winning strips like »West Side Story« (Golden Globe, 2021), but also art house hits like »Contra« or a preview like Doris Dörrie’s latest comedy »Freibad «.
Because it should be dark when the film starts, but the screening should end before the last buses leave, the starting times are staggered. Until Sunday, August 14th, at 9:15 p.m. it’s time to start filming, and the Spitalhof opens “around 8 p.m.,” as Andreas Vogt puts it somewhat vaguely – depending on the crowds.
Advance ticket sales are once again exclusively via the cooperation partner »Kamino« (see info box). Today, GEA is presenting the films from the first one and a half open-air cinema weeks, and the respective trailers are available online at www.gea.de.
Thursday, August 4th (sold out/exclusively for GEA subscribers): »Monsieur Claude and his big party«
Comedy, FSK from 0 years, 98 minutes
From four editorial suggestions, GEA readers voted the third Monsieur Claude film, which has only been shown in Germany since July 21, as their absolute favourite. The desired film offer, for the first time exclusively for subscribers to the Reutlinger General-Anzeiger and at special conditions, was sold out within a short time.
Friday, August 5: »My lessons with Leo«
Erotic comedy with Emma Thompson, FSK from 12 years, 97 minutes
Nancy Stokes (Emma Thompson) has been with her husband for over thirty years. After his death, the retired teacher wants to have sex and hires the beautiful young call boy Leo Grande (Daryl McCormack) with whom she meets for a night to try everything her stable but boring marriage hasn’t allowed her to do . Leo isn’t just an expert when it comes to physical love, he turns out to be an interesting and funny conversationalist…
Saturday, August 6th: »Butterflies in the Ear«
Romantic comedy from France, FSK from 0 years, 93 minutes
The distributor speaks of an “enrapturingly turbulent comedy about the difficulties of interpersonal communication and the beguiling charm of ignorance”. History teacher Antoine (Pascal Elbé), because he is practically deaf, ignores his students’ requests to speak and the alarm clock that keeps ringing. The latter drives his neighbor Claire (Sandrine Kiberlain) up the wall – and yet the two are made for each other.
Sunday, August 7th: »Everything is fine«
Comedy with Corinna Harfouch, FSK from 6 years, 96 minutes
According to Filmstarts.de, the title is »a subtle comedy about too much and too little«: 54-year-old Marlen (Corinna Harfouch) is a passionate collector, while her much younger neighbor Fynn (Daniel Sträßer) only wants 100 things go through the world because he thinks he doesn’t need it anymore. Despite all the differences, the two soon realize how much they need each other.
Montag, 8. August: »Belfast«
Oscar-winning autobiographical drama with Judi Dench, FSK from 12 years, 98 minutes
When the socio-political tensions in Belfast escalate in the summer of 1969 and horrible eruptions of violence then ensue, the idyllic childhood of nine-year-old Buddy (Jude Hill) comes to an abrupt end. Despite this, the son of a typical working-class family tries not to lose his zest for life and his enthusiasm for film and television.
Tuesday, August 9: »The Father«
Dementia drama with Oscar winner Anthony Hopkins, FSK from 6 years, 97 minutes
Director Florian Zeller has directed his play »Le Père« (The Father), which premiered in Paris in 2012, as a film. Anthony Hopkins received the Oscar for best actor in 2021 for his role as a father with dementia. Anthony – also the first name of the film character – tries to come to terms with the changed circumstances, but then begins to doubt his loved ones, his sanity and finally the whole world…
Wednesday 10 August
»Press Play And Love Again«, desired film of the youth council, romance, FSK from 6 years, 85 minutes
When Harrison (Lewis Pullman) dies in a car accident, Laura’s (Clara Rugaard) world collapses. Years later, she comes across an audio cassette with songs that they had put together when they were newly in love. When she hears the songs again, Laura is taken back in time and once again meets Harrison alive: can she change the past to warn Harrison of the fatal accident?
Thursday, August 11: »Wanda, my miracle«
Drama about a Polish nurse, FSK from 0 years, 111 minutes
The Pole Wanda takes care of the wealthy Josef in his villa and also helps his wife Elsa in the household. Son Gregi also lives under the parent’s roof, while his ambitious sister Sophie only rarely drops in. Wanda gets an intimate insight into family life – so intimate, writes the distributor, “that she unexpectedly becomes pregnant and one or the other secret is revealed”.
Friday, August 12: »A la carte! Freedom goes through the stomach«
French dramedy, FSK from 0 years, 112 minutes
As a director, the Frenchman Éric Besnard delighted his German audience with »Pear Cake with Lavender«, a feel-good comedy about a fruit farmer. His new film is also culinary. In his opulently filmed alternative history of the French Revolution, “not only love but also freedom goes through the stomach, if love doesn’t exactly hit the stomach” (Kino-Zeit).
Saturday, August 13th: »Contra«
The Arthaus hit of the last cinema year, German dramedy, FSK from 12 years, 104 minutes
In his lecture, Professor Richard Pohl (Christoph Maria Herbst) racially and sexistically discriminated against the law student Naima (Nilam Farooq) – not the first incident of this kind. The »Prof« is given one last chance: He is to mentor Naima in a debate competition stand. In this way he could improve his chances before the disciplinary committee and avoid his dismissal again.
Sunday, August 14th »The light that dreams are made of«,
Drama about the magic of (analog) cinema, FSK from 12 years, 110 minutes
When the magic of cinema captures the heart of nine-year-old Samay (Bhavin Rabari), writes Kino.de, he moves heaven and earth to make his 35mm dreams come true. Because after his father took him to the cinema for the first time, Samay really wanted to be a filmmaker. Luckily he meets the projectionist Fazal (Bhavesh Shrimali)… (GEA)
This is how things continue at the Reutlingen open-air cinema
- Monday 15 August: no game
- Tuesday, August 16: »Schachnovelle«, star-studded film adaptation of the story by Stefan Zweig
- Wednesday, August 17: “Rabiye Kurnaz vs. George W. Bush,” German-French political thriller
- Thursday, August 18: »Parallel Mothers«, drama starring Oscar winner Penélope Cruz
- Friday, August 19: “Freibad”, brightly colored comedy by Doris Dörrie (Preview)
- Saturday, August 20th: »Beautiful«, most successful German film of 2021
- Sunday 21 August: »Everything Everywhere All At Once«, action comedy (insider tip)
- Monday 22 August: no game
- Tuesday, August 23: »Respect«, biopic about soul singer Aretha Franklin (Jennifer Hudson)
- Wednesday, August 24: »West Side Story«, remake of the musical classic
- Thursday, August 25: »Dear Thomas«, biopic about the East German writer Thomas Brasch
- Friday, August 26: »Elvis«, Baz Luhrmann’s stirring biopic about the »King of Rock ‘n’ Roll«
- Saturday, August 27: “James Bond 007: No Time To Die”, action thriller with Daniel Craig
- Sunday, August 28: »La Dolce Vita – The Sweet Life«, Fellini’s restored classic
Advance ticket sales are exclusively via the cooperative cinema »Kamino« at Ziegelweg 3, preferably online, but also at the box office if required. Tickets can be purchased via smartphone immediately before the respective performance, if available. Bookings can also be canceled up to one hour before the start of the film. The single ticket costs 12 euros. (GEA)
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