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Moi et Kaminski

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Fiction
Focus on German cinema

Sessions

Saturday, 14 April 2018 | 18:00 La Maison du Cinéma

Focus on German cinema

In collaboration with the Goethe Institut - Montreal

In this tragicomic road movie, unsuccessful young journalist Sebastian Zöllner (Daniel Brühl) is writing an article on the legendary but almost forgotten painter Manuel Kaminski. As Zöllner misuses the reclusive Kaminski under the guise of helping him reconnect with his lost love, Zöllner’s ulterior motive becomes obvious – the sooner Kaminski dies, the sooner he can cash in on the article and become famous. But misuse can be a two-way street – the elderly Kaminski doesn’t mind having someone pay his way to travel throughout Europe, thus escaping the control of his overbearing daughter Miriam. Based on world-renowned Austrian author Daniel Kehlmann’s novel of the same name, this art industry satire highlights the emptiness of blatant self-promotion while taking the audience on a true adventure.

Director

Wolfgang Becker

Screenplay

Thomas Wendrich, Wolfgang Becker

Country

Germany

Year

2015

Duration

2h04

Category

Fiction

Language

German, subtitled in French

Cast

Daniel Brühl, Jesper Christensen and Amira Casar

Distribution

Goethe-Intitut Montréal
View the trailer
About

Wolfgang Becker

Wolfgang Becker studied at the German Film & Television Academy. His internationally-popular film Good Bye, Lenin! was the most successful German film of 2003, received numerous European Film awards and was nominated for the Golden Globes.

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