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Fantasy Filmfest
Top 10
Munich Filmmakers
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Percy Adlon
A penchant for the eerie and
gruesome is a prerequisite for this
festival of horror films and thrillers,
held in August and September.
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www.fantasyfilmfest.com
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Mathäser
Adlon (1935-) worked in
Hollywood following the suc-
cess of
Out of Rosenheim.
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Herbert Achternbusch
Born in Munich, Achtern-
bush (1938-) creates anarchic
Bavarian films in the tradition
of Karl Valentin.
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Michael Verhoeven
Munich's former film palace
was transformed into this ultra-
modern multiplex cinema. It
is also used for film premieres.
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Bayerstr. 5 • Map J4 • (089) 51 56 51
• wheelchair accessible
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Arri Kino
Verhoeven (1938-) belongs
to a prominent, talented family
of actors and directors, and is
married to actress Senta Berger.
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Joseph Vilsmaier
Screening art-house films and
documentaries, this cinema is rich
in tradition and has a large lobby
and bar.
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Türkenstr. 91 • Map L1 • (089)
38 89 96 64 • not wheelchair accessible
Successful director (1939-)
of biopics, among others the
1997
Comedian Harmonists.
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Helmut Dietl
(
Maxim
Dietl (1944-) portrayed the
Munich scene in TV series such
as
Monaco Franze
(1983) and
Kir Royal
(1985).
This discriminating cinema is
operated by Munich cinephile Sigi
Daiber. It screens independent
films and documentaries, includ-
ing films by Tarkovsky.
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Landshuter Allee 33 • Map D3
• (089) 16 87 21 • wheelchair accessible
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Rainer Werner
Fassbinder
Famous prodigy of the New
German Cinema, Fassbinder
(1945-82) directed more than
40 films.
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May Spils
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Werkstattkino
This cinema, tucked away in
the basement of a rear courtyard
building is dedicated to films
beyond the mainstream.
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Fraunhoferstr. 9 • Map L6 • (089) 2
60 72 50 • not wheelchair accessible
With the 1967
Zur Sache
Schätzchen (What Gives, Sweet-
heart?)
, starring Werner Enke
and Uschi Glas, Spils created
the film that captured the spirit
of Schwabing in the 1960s.
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Doris Dörrie
Director and author Dörrie
(1955-) became known for her
1985 film
Männer (Men)
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Caroline Link
In 2002, Link (1964-) won
the Oscar for Best Foreign
Film for
Nirgendwo in Afrika.
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Florian Gallenberger
Gallenberger (1972-), who
was born in Munich, received
an Oscar in 2001 for his short
film
Quiero ser.
Stunt show, Bavaria Filmstadt
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