Villa Aurora Events Archive

September 2013

Thursday, September 5, 2013

Screening of "Angel Express"

Los Angeles

Directed by RP Kahl, Germany, 1998/2011, 82 min., German with English subtitles, digital.
Set in 1990s Berlin, Angel Express focuses on a “jigsaw puzzle” of off-beat and often unsavory anti-heroes, creating an unusually dynamic portrait of the city that captures the restless, nervous energy of a metropolis on the verge of a new century. The protagonists include a corrupt policeman, a prostitute, and a star photographer and her insecure associate. On an endless search for the next big thrill and united by their common mood, feelings, and attitude toward life, the characters are sucked into a deadly whirlpool of events. 

A Techno-Symphony of a Metropolis… a strange and wild stroke of genius
-Tagesspiegel

Discussion with RP Kahl and reception following the screening. 

 

The Goethe-Institut Los Angeles continues its collaboration with the Villa Aurora’s artist-in-residence program. Under the banner “Villa-Goethe,” artists residing at the Villa Aurora have the opportunity to showcase their projects (past, present, and future) with the friends, patrons and guests here at the Goethe-Institut. The Villa Aurora is an artists’ residence and historic landmark located in the former home of exiled German-Jewish writer Lion Feuchtwanger and his wife Marta. To promote and foster German-American cultural exchange and to remember the European exiles that settled in Southern California, Villa Aurora offers a variety of public lectures, screenings and performances.
 
 
Trained in Rostock as an actor at the "Ernst Busch" Academy of Dramatic Art Berlin, RP Kahl began his career as an actor for cinema, TV and theater in 1990, and later as a filmmaker in 1995. 
As producer, director, and writer his body of work includes the films Silvester Countdown, Angel Express, 99euro-films, Europe - 99euro-films 2, Sunday Girls, and Bedways which premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival in 2010.
Since the late 90s his work has included music videos, theatre productions, performances and video art.
Since 2001, he has taught art and film at universities and art academies.
He is a member of the selection commissions of the Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale Shorts) and the Oldenburg Film Festival as well as the German Film Academy.
 
Thursday, September 5th 2013, 7:00 pm

Goethe-Institut Los Angeles, 5750 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 100, Los Angeles, CA 90036
German with engl. subtitles

Please RSVP by September 3rd, 2013 
Free Admission
RSVP: +1 323 525 3388
rsvp@losangeles.goethe.org
 
$1 validated parking (for events only) on weekdays after 6:00 pm and all day on weekends in the Wilshire Courtyard West underground garage-P1.
Sunday, September 15, 2013

Sommerfest 2013

Los Angeles

Villa Aurora's Sommerfest 2013* 

Open House, Sound Salon, Curry-Wurst and Bowle!

presented by the staff of Villa Aurora in cooperation with the web-radio collective dublab.

CELEBRATE the golden glow of late summer with a site-wide sound salon.

DISCOVER the full expanse of this historic, cultural retreat while enjoying live performances and DJ sets curated by dublab.

EXPLORE the gardens, courtyard, libraries and studio spaces of Villa Aurora with a sonic accompaniment reflecting the residency's rich heritage.

Tickets are $30 general, $15 for Friends of Villa Aurora and Friends of dublab

Become a member of Friends of Villa Aurora today and get tickets for friends and family at the membership rate.
Give us a call at 310.454.4231

Tickets can be purchased at www.brownpapertickets.com

Location: Villa Aurora, 520 Paseo Miramar, Los Angeles, CA 90272
Street parking is available on Los Liones Drive. Shuttle service starts at 3 pm from Los Liones Drive, off Sunset Boulevard two blocks North-East of Pacific Coast Highway.
Please do not park on the Topanga State Park Lot!

*Proceeds from our 2nd annual Sommerfest will help us make Villa Aurora wheelchair accessible. To be finished in 2014!

 
Thursday, September 19, 2013

Goya-Screening

Los Angeles

Based on the novel by Lion Feuchtwanger

Dir.: Konrad Wolf, 1971, color, 131 min. digital, German w/English subtitles

This screening is generously supported by the DEFA Film Library on the occasion of their 20th anniversary at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

Synopsis
Having attained boundless wealth and iconic status as a painter in the court of King Carlos IV, Goya falls head over heels for a beautiful princess while becoming increasingly separated from the suffering of the Spanish people. Upon hearing singer Maria Rosario sing revolutionary ballads in a Madrid tavern, however, the detached artist becomes better acquainted with the popular singer while growing more reflective than ever before. Later, when Marie is brought before the Inquisition, Goya is invited to witness her trial and becomes acutely aware of the dangers he should face should he be bold enough to follow her example and stray from the official path. Over time Goya finds himself unable to resist the temptation to leave the castle and reconnect with the common people, a daring action that fuels his creativity while simultaneously highlighting his disloyalty in the eyes of the Inquisition. (Jason Buchanan, Rovi)
 

Goethe-Institut Los Angeles
5750 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 100
Los Angeles, CA 90036

The screening is free of charge:
Please RSVP @ 323.525.3388