german documentaries 2011

INTO THE NIGHT WITH …
INTO THE NIGHT WITH… is a regular documentary series that avanti media is producing for the
French-German television channel ARTE. The program matches artists from different fields to spend an
evening together in a city of their choice. The idea is to create a forum for artists to exchange ideas
and also show them as ‘real people‘. There is no presenter and nobody directing the two protagonists
- the viewer gets to witness them getting to know each other, going out, talking and visiting special
places. The unusual and unique concept helped turning INTO THE NIGHT WITH… into an instant
success. It is popular in both France and Germany, continuously getting rave reviews and being
selected for various arts film festivals.
German title: DURCH DIE NACHT MIT…
French title: AU CœUR DE LA NUIT AVEC…
each part: 52min | HDCam | original English version with German or French subtitles available
INTO THE NIGHT WITH Harmony Korine and Gaspar Noé
by Bruce LaBruce FILM | CULTURE | PORTRAIT
The scandalous French director Gaspar Noé (47) spends a wild
night in Nashville, Tennessee with the city’s most unruly native
Harmony Korine (38). Both are known for their brutal, disturbing,
and psychologically precise films, which take viewers on
an emotional rollercoaster ride.
Like two Midnight Cowboys, the filmmakers become more and
more absorbed by the bizarre shadow world of the country
music metropolis. The evening begins at the premiere of
Korine’s new film ‘Trash Humpers‘. After the screening, they go to a shooting range, where Noé fires a
real gun for the first time in his life. Afterwards, a street preacher prophesizes the Apocalypse.
Cult Canadian filmmaker Bruce LaBruce (‘Hustler White’, ‘The Raspberry Reich’) directs this episode.
INTO THE NIGHT WITH Juliette Lewis and Crispin Glover
by Outi Turunen
Young Hollywood stars who drifted off the beaten path. This is
how critics like to label actors Juliette Lewis and Crispin Glover.
The two met during the shooting of Lasse Hallström’s ‘Gilbert
Grape’ in 1992. Eighteen years later they meet again in Prague
for INTO THE NIGHT WITH… Lewis is now a rock star, and is
performing here. Over dinner, we see that the two actors could
not be more different, yet they are united by their complex relationship
to show business. After playing spectacular roles in
films such as ‘Natural Born Killers‘, Lewis turned her back on show business and founded the band
‘The Licks‘. Glover, who became a star with the film ‘Back to the Future‘, began making experimental
films in the early-1990s. Throughout the night, we experience two actors trying to remain faithful to
themselves while grappling with the extrovert ways of show business.
INTO THE NIGHT WITH Cynthia Rothrock and Richard Norton
by Hasko Baumann
Martial arts and competitive sports: Two martial arts masters meet in Berlin – American Cynthia
Rothrock and Australian Richard Norton. Both are stars of the Hong Kong cinema. She teaches martial
arts in California; he coordinates stunts and fight scenes in Hollywood, where he can often be seen on
the big screen.
Cynthia Rothrock and Richard Norton visit Germany’s most famous bodyguard Ahmed Mohammed. In
front of the Europa Center in Berlin, the action stars demonstrate how to fend off attacks and turn a
ballpoint pen into a lethal weapon. As the finale, several of Germany’s best young martial arts talents
let the old legends give them a good and proper beating in a local warehouse. It’s the fitting highlight
of an evening rich with fascinating perspectives of and by the star duo, who take the time to perform
some impressive chops and kicks.
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german documentaries 2011
PORTRAIT | CULTURE | CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY | SERIES
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