BAADER MEINHOF COMPLEX INVITE
Charlie Rose
Boykin Curry Richard Cohen John Darnton
along with
the Atlantic
invite you to a special screening of
VITAGRAPH FILMS'
THE BAADER MEINHOF COMPLEX
a Bernd Eichingcr Production in association with Constantin Film
an Uli Edel Film
based on Stefan Aust's book, "Der Baader-Meinhof Komplex"
2009 Academy Award Nominee — Best Foreign Language Film
2009 Golden Globe Nominee — Best Foreign Language Film
Wednesday, August 12th, 2009
7:00pm Sharp - Cinema 2
1001 3rd Avenue
(Btw 59th & 60th Streets)
9:30pm - Q&A. with Boykin Curry and journalist 8c author Stefan Aust
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| expected guests |
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| Armand Assante |
| Candice Bergen |
| Marshall Brickman |
| Susan Brownmiller |
| Ron Claiborne |
| Richard Cohen |
| Stanley Crouch |
| Boykin Curry |
| David Denby |
| John Damton |
| Harry Evans & Tina Brown |
| Henry Finder |
| Tovah Feldshuh |
| Zach Grenier |
| Buck Henry |
| Mort Janklow |
| Sen Frank Lautenberg |
| SI Newhouse |
| Joel Klein & Nicole Seligman |
| Albert Maysles |
| Bennett Miller |
| Charlie Rose |
| Brian Ross |
| Morley Safer |
| Stephen Schiff |
| Bob Simon |
| Gay Talese |
| Julie Taymor |
| Andy Tobias |
| Blaine Trump |
| Vicky Ward |
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Elie Wiesel
Mort Zuckerman
Germany in the 1970s: Murderous bomb attacks, the threat of terrorism and the fear of the enemy inside are rocking the very foundations of the still fragile German democracy. The radicalized children of the Nazi generation led by Andreas Baader (Moritz Bleibtreu), Ulrike Meinhof (Martina Gedeck) and Gudrun Ensslin (Johanna Wokalek) arc fighting a violent war against what they perceive as the new face of fascism: American imperialism supported by the German establishment, many of whom have a Nazi past. Their aim is to create a more human society but by employing inhuman means they not only spread terror and Woodshed, they also lose their own humanity. The man who understands them is also their hunter: the head of the German police force Horst Herold (Bruno Ganz). And while he succeeds in his relentless pursuit of the young terrorists, he knows he's only dealing with the tip of the iceberg.
THE BAADER MEINHOF COMPLEX stars Martina Gedeck (The Lives of Others, The Good Shepard), Moritz Bleibtreu (Run Lola Run), Johanna Wokalek (Aimee and Jaguar) and Bruno Ganz (The Reader, Downfall). The film is directed by Uli Edel (Last Exit To Brooklyn, Christian F) and was written and produced by Bernd Eichinger (2005 Academy Award nominee Downfall), based on the book by and in consultation with Stefan Aust.
THE BAADER MEINHOF COMPLEX will be released in New York on August 21
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