Three directors develop three astounding tales about the German capital, based on rehearsals for a play by Volksbühne playwright René Pollesch. With subtle humor and quirky realism, the film comments on the relationship between art and life. The rehearsals for Pollesch’s production of STADT ALS BEUTE, a furious collection of absurd texts and outbursts full of despair, form the common starting point for the three episodes: Marlon, a young acting student, must forget the acting rules he has just learned before he can fulfill his role. He plunges into the chaos of the city for two days and nights. Lizzy constantly stages herself, but always with failure: no money, no agency, no red carpet. In a bar, she meets the attractive call boy Julian and turns his biography into her story. Ohboy, not actually a real actor, is afraid of theater rehearsals and therefore does not take part in them. On a long walk along Potsdamer Straße, which combines all facets of Berlin, he confronts his fear of the script and, above all, of himself.

Stadt als Beute [City as Prey], 2005
93 min
Directors: Miriam Dehne, Esther Gronenborn, Irene von Alberti
Based on the play of the same name by René Pollesch (2002)
Language: German with English subtitles

Location: Kunst Raum Mitte

Free entry

This event is part of the Autumn School Stadt als Beute [City as Prey] Revisited.

Three directors develop three astounding tales about the German capital, based on rehearsals for a play by Volksbühne playwright René Pollesch. With subtle humor and quirky realism, the film comments on the relationship between art and life. The rehearsals for Pollesch’s production of STADT ALS BEUTE, a furious collection of absurd texts and outbursts full of despair, form the common starting point for the three episodes: Marlon, a young acting student, must forget the acting rules he has just learned before he can fulfill his role. He plunges into the chaos of the city for two days and nights. Lizzy constantly stages herself, but always with failure: no money, no agency, no red carpet. In a bar, she meets the attractive call boy Julian and turns his biography into her story. Ohboy, not actually a real actor, is afraid of theater rehearsals and therefore does not take part in them. On a long walk along Potsdamer Straße, which combines all facets of Berlin, he confronts his fear of the script and, above all, of himself.

Stadt als Beute [City as Prey], 2005
93 min
Directors: Miriam Dehne, Esther Gronenborn, Irene von Alberti
Based on the play of the same name by René Pollesch (2002)
Language: German with English subtitles

Location: Kunst Raum Mitte

Free entry

This event is part of the Autumn School Stadt als Beute [City as Prey] Revisited.