"Elegantly spinning primal elements of guilt, revenge, faith and redemption, helmer's gripping fifth feature is prime fest materialÓ

--Alissa Simon, Variety


Revanche (Revenge)

(Austria, 2008, 121 mins.)

In German and Ukrainian with English subtitles.

Revanche is nominated for the Best Foreign Language Academy Award.

Directed and written by
Gštz Spielmann
With
Johannes Krisch, Ursula Strauss, Andreas Lust, Irina Potapenko, Hannes Tannheiser
Producers:
Mathias Forberg, Heinz Stussak, Gštz Spielmann, Sandra Bohle
Camera:
Martin Gschlacht
Editor:
Karina Ressler
Screening Format:
35 mm
Awards and Honors:
Best European Film award in the Panorama sidebar at Berlin. Revanche is the Best Foreign Language Academy Award submission from Austria.

T

he lives of two couples intertwine in moments of death and rebirth, often without their knowledge. Alex wants to rescue Tamara from her life as a sex worker, but fate intervenes to take his life in another direction. The performance by Johannes Krisch as Alex boils with a seething intensity that suggests his desire to carry out his revenge - not to be missed. Watch the trailer for Revanche.

Rating:
Recommended for mature audiences.

Contemporary Arts Alliance wishes to acknowledge the partnership of Janus Films in presenting Revanche.

Preceded by


Space

(USA, 2008, 12 mins.)

Directed, written, shot, and edited by
Mike Wilson
Executive Producer
Dominic Wells
With
Adam Jessup, Sara Bunting
S

eparated by stars, a girl and a boy attempt to rekindle their old romance. The girl works at a factory in space sewing space helmets for emergency evacuation. She is a slave. The boy lives in a paper house in the country. He has slept for a long time and when he awakes he is determined to meet the girl in space. Will his lightning bolt rocket ship carry him all the way through... Space!

Mike Wilson is scheduled to attend.


Focus on the Northwest

Contemporary Arts Alliance wishes to acknowledge the partnership Mike Wilson in presenting Space.

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