German women looking for a good movie and the meaning of life

MOSCOW. At the Blick’15 German Film Festival, held by the Goethe Institute in mid-November, a female theme dominated

The new faces of German cinema are known to the synephiles to a much lesser extent than the names of Fasbinder, Herzog, Wenders. The latter not only live, but also remove new tapes. Herzog, after a five-year pause, presented the Queen of the Desert at the Berlinale with Nicole Kidman. 70-year-old Wenders shot the excellent Earth Salt documentary about the famous Brazilian photographer Sebastian Salgado. He received a lot of enthusiastic responses, an Oscar nomination and a Cesar Award. The achievements of senior comrades become a worthy reference point for the directors of the new generation.

The topic “Woman in Search” allows a slightly closer look at the problems, dreams and joys of a modern woman. “Three heroines in search of a homeland” by Irina Ryorig - a search for herself and her lost homeland in the refraction of Tsvetaeva’s poetry and its tragic fate. The film by Frederick Steiner is a difficult conversation on the topic of euthanasia. The procedure, the psychological and ethical aspects of which are the reason for heated discussions, for the terminally ill Lea becomes the only way to get rid of torment. The decision to independently decide her fate becomes one of the most difficult in her short life. In Zilke Anders’s film Schönefeld Boulevard, the image of the airport, which has been under construction for many years, becomes an unexpected metaphor that allows you to better understand the character of the main character. Unformatted, somewhat ridiculous and very touching. The desire for a change of fate, the inability to reconcile with the quagmire of existence on the outskirts of the city and life lead to dramatic changes in Cindy’s life.

Isabella Shtever presented the story of "Successful coincidence" in the biography of not too young frau. The lack of a coherent background and hints of the presence in her daily activities, plans and a circle of friends does not prevent a strange woman from acquiring a loving husband, pregnancy and a new home. And to respond to everything that happens is very paradoxical.

Viewers can only admit that the representatives of the female “new wave” in German cinema are much less contemplative and passive in their ambitions and projects than male counterparts of the same age.

Elena Tanakova © Gallerix.ru