This October, the Goethe-Institut Los Angeles will host the touring exhibition Brilliant Dilletantes – Subculture in Germany in the 1980s.

Curated by Mathilde Weh, (Visual Arts, Goethe-Institut, Munich), this multimedia exhibition presents the most comprehensive survey of German subculture of the 1980’s to date and includes, photos, posters, albums and cassettes, as well videos and an interactive sound station offering samples music from the bands Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft/D.A.F., Der Plan, Die Tödliche Doris, Einstürzende Neubauten, Freiwillig Selbstkontrolle/ F.S.K., Ornament und Verbrechen, and Palais Schaumburg.

Preceding the exhibition’s opening, documentary, experimental, and feature films focusing on this era of artistic freedom will be presented at the Goethe-Institut.

PLEASE NOTE: ALL SCREENINGS ARE FREE OF CHARGE. ALL FILMS ARE IN GERMAN WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES

Location

GOETHE-INSTITUT
5750 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 100
Los Angeles, CA 90036

Tickets FREE OF CHARGE

Information:

323.525.3388 or http://www.goethe.de/ins/us/los/ver/en14689150v.htm

Verschwende deine Jugend (Play it Loud!)
Germany (BRD), 2003, 101 min., digital, Dir. Benjamin Quabeck
Cast: Tom Schilling, Robert Stadlober, Jessica Schwarz.
Music: Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft, Palais Schaumburg, plus others.

The setting is Munich. Everything is „cool“: the neon-colored dresses, the cool looks and most of all – the music. It’s the 1980s and the Neue Deutsche Welle of German New Wave music makes its way across Europe, and 19 year old Harry desperately wants to be part of it all. Although nobody would call his job as a bank clerk “cool”, his friends certainly are. Vince (Stadlober), Melitta (Schwarz) and Freddie (Kittel) are musicians in a local band “Apollo Schwabing.” Managing the band is Harry’s not only the ticket out of his boring career, but also stairway to his dreams. Harry’s plan for stardom involves nothing less than having „Apollo Schwabing“ play at the famous Circus Krone as the opening act for „DAF – Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft.” Unfortunately for Harry, becoming a successful “cool” music manager is not easy at all. The one major snag in Harry’s scheme is that DAF has no clue about his master plan. Soon Harry is confronted with one disaster after another – losing his girlfriend, losing his job, and losing his friendship with the “Apollo”Schwabing… In this coming-of-age-comedy, Harry learns that putting everything at risk is the only way to win.