National Premiere, Hearts in the Dust: Films from Germany, 2003
The Forest for the Trees
只见树木，不见森林Der Wald vor lauter Bäumen
Director Maren Ade
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Full of ideals, Melanie arrives at a secondary school in Karlsruhe to take up her first job. She hopes to bring something new to the school, but is met with skepticism from her more senior colleagues, and the students quickly discover her weaknesses. Outside school, Melanie makes a point of befriending her neighbor Tina. Their friendship is pleasant at first, but soon runs into trouble: the more Tina distances herself, the more desperately Melanie tries to hold on. Gradually, loneliness closes in on her, for in Karlsruhe, clearly, no one has been waiting for her.
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Sat, 09/05
13:3014:51
Shanghai Grand Cinema LUXE Hall 1
0905-1330zh-Hans, meaning unconfirmeden, meaning unconfirmed
Fri, 09/11
20:0021:21
Shanghai Grand Cinema LUXE Hall 1
0911-2000zh-Hans, meaning unconfirmeden, meaning unconfirmed
Maren Ade was born in Karlsruhe, Germany, in 1976. With just three feature films, she has become one of the most important contemporary German directors. From 1998 she studied producing and directing at the University of Television and Film Munich, and in 2001 she co-founded the production company Komplizen Film. Alongside her work as a director, Ade has long been a producer, involved in films by directors such as Valeska Grisebach, Miguel Gomes, and Nadav Lapid. Her films explore intimate relationships, loneliness, social norms, and individual predicaments with keen observation.
