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Night Shapes
(Nachtgestalten)

Screening on Film
Directed by Andreas Dresen.
With Dominique Horwitz, Meriam Abbas, Michael Gwisdek.
Germany, 1999, 35mm, color, 101 min.
German with English subtitles.
Print source: Goethe-Institut Inter Nationes

In Dresen’s earlier slice-of-life look at Berlin, a visit from the Pope provides the backdrop for an exploration of a disparate group of Berliners. The down-and-out, the rich and the poor, the polizei, the street kids and the taxi drivers—all are in search of a little bit of happiness as they make their way through the maze of the big city.

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