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Phoenix

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Date:
Sunday, Oct 11, 2015
Time:
5:30 pm - 8:30 pm
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Venue

Icon Lounge + Events
402 North Main Avenue
Sioux Falls, SD 57104 United States

Phoenix – (dir. Christian Petzold)
Icon Lounge – Doors Open 5:30pm – Film Begins 6:30pm
(Fast Pass subscribers – this film is included in your pass.)
TRT: 98 min
In German with English subtitles
Rating: PG13
Genre: Drama, History

Film Summary: A spellbinding mystery of identity, illusion, and deception unfolds against the turmoil of post-World War II Germany in the stunning new film from acclaimed director Christian Petzold (Barbara, Jerichow). Nelly (Nina Hoss), a German-Jewish nightclub singer, has survived a concentration camp, but with her face disfigured by a bullet wound. After undergoing reconstructive surgery, Nelly emerges with a new face, one similar but different enough that her former husband, Johnny (Ronald Zehrfeld), doesn’t recognize her. Rather than reveal herself, Nelly walks into a dangerous game of duplicity and disguise as she tries to figure out if the man she loves may have been the one who betrayed her to the Nazis. Evoking the shadows and haunted mood of post-war Berlin, Phoenix weaves a complex tale of a nation’s tragedy and a woman’s search for answers as it builds towards an unforgettable, heart-stopping climax. (C) IFC Films

What the critics are saying:

“A film this satisfying on every level — one that can be enjoyed purely for its narrative while also providing material for hours of discussion on its themes — is truly rare.”​​

– RogerEbert.com

“For what it sets out to accomplish, across a brisk 98 minutes, Petzold’s film feels perfectly judged. And it builds to an ending that’s just plain perfect.”

– A.V. Club

“A haunting portrait of identity, loss and the search for answers in post-WWII Berlin.”

– Variety

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