In Christian Petzold’s adaptation of Anna Seghers’s 1942 novel, a German refugee flees to Marseille assuming the identity of a recently deceased writer whose papers he is carrying.
The Washington Jewish Film Festival Year Round programming presents:
TRANSIT
Dir. Christian Petzold | 101 min | 2018
Narrative, GermanFrench with English subtitles
Thursday, February 21
7:30 PM
Bethesda Row Cinema - 7235 Woodmont Ave, Bethesda, MD
In Christian Petzold’s brilliant and haunting modern-day adaptation of Anna Seghers’s 1942 novel, Transit Visa, Georg, a German refugee (Franz Rogowski, Happy End), flees to Marseille assuming the identity of a recently deceased writer whose papers he is carrying.
There he delves into the delicate and complex culture of the refugee community, becoming enmeshed in the lives of a young mother and son and falling for a mysterious woman named Marie (Paula Beer, Frantz).
Tickets are $13.50 each
Phone: 2027773250
2019/02/21 - 2019/02/21
Bethesda Row
Woodmont and Bethesda Avenues, Bethesda, MD 20814
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