“FOUR MINUTES"
(VIER MINUTEN)
Coachella
Valley Premiere
Saturday
- August 4,
2007
Doors Open for
Complimentary Refreshments at 9:00 AM
Film
Begins Promptly
at 9:30 AM
Camelot
Theatres
2300
Baristo Road,
Palm
Springs, CA
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Q&A Lead by Wayne S. Wooden
Wayne S. Wooden is
an Emeritus Professor Sociology at Cal Poly Pomona, and will serve as
discussant of FOUR MINUTES for the August 4th screening of the Desert
Film Society. One of the university courses Dr.
Wooden continues to teach at Cal Poly is "Social Issues in
Film." His most recent co-authored book (of five books) is
RENEGADE KIDS, SUBURBAN OUTLAWS: FROM YOUTH CULTURE TO
DELINQUENCY (Wadsworth Press) which incorporates examples of
films pertaining to contemporary youth culture and delinquent teenagers.
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Synopsis:
Jenny is young. Her life is over. She killed someone.
And she would do it again. When an 80-year-old piano teacher
discovers the girl’s secret, her brutality and her dreams, she decides
to transform her pupil into the musical wunderkind she once was.
Festivals & Awards:
Lola (Germany’s equivalent of the Oscar) winner in gold of two - Best
Feature Film (Chris Kraus) and Best Performance by an actress in a
leading role (Monica Bleibtreu); German Film Awards, Best
Cinematography, Best Direction, Best Editing, Best Screenplay, Best
Sound; 2007 Bavarian Film Awards: Best Actress, Best Young Actress,
Best Screenplay, VGF Award; 2006 Shanghai International Film
Festival: Best Film; Biberach Film Festival, Audience Award & Grand
Prize, Hof International Film Festival, Production Design Award, New
Faces Awards Actress, Germany, (Hannah Herzsprung); Sofia International
Film Festival, Best Director
Minneapolis/St. Paul International Film Festival; Cannes Film Festival;
31st Hong Kong International Film Festival; Toronto International Film
Festival
Review:
“A screenplay rich with
layers and tangible characters, a unique scenario, powerful
performances and gripping direction all combine to make Four Minutes an
outstanding drama.“ - Urbancinefile.com Australia
“Four Minutes is a rousing feature that is not something you see every
day.” - Moviereview.com
Writer/Director: Chris Kraus
Distributor: Wolfe Video Releasing
Runtime: 108 minutes
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Language: German w/English subtitles
Official Site
