Film Screening

Falling

Aug 5, 2024, 10:30 PM

Five independent women, former classmates, are reunited for the funeral of a beloved teacher.

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Directed by Barbara Albert (2006)
In German; English subtitles. 88 min.

Falling is a charming and intelligent human drama about five independent women, former classmates who have forged different lives since their school days, and who are reunited for the funeral of a beloved teacher. As the five women reconnect, a day of sober mourning turns into a night of sybaritic celebration. Nina, Brigitte, Alex, Carmen, Nicole and Daphne share secrets large and small while reopening wounds old and new. The reunion transforms into a journey, and the film becomes an impressionistic road movie that keenly chronicles contemporary women's lives by connecting the fragile emotional truth of youthful idealism with the stark facts of adult reality.

This screening is presented as part of “Being Here is Everything: Films by Women Directors,” a Filmbar series featuring films about creative, independent women by female directors. This series is organized in conjunction with the special exhibition, “Paula Modersohn-Becker: Ich bin Ich / I Am Me.”