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IN JULY (Im Juli) Screens September 7th at Webster University
“Hey, you two lovebirds! Where to?”
IN JULY (Im Juli) (2000) screens Thursday September 7th at Webster University’s Moore Auditorium (470 East Lockwood). The movie starts at 7:30pm.
Controversial German-Turkish filmmaker Faith Akin followed the critical success of his 1998 debut feature SHORT SHARP SHOCK and cemented his popular appeal with IN JULY, a cute rom-com that takes its protagonists from downtown Hamburg to the banks of the Bosporus in Istanbul that proved a successful sophomore feature. Moritz Bleibtreu plays a shy teacher, who travels to meet the woman he loves but picks up Juli (Christiane Paul), a hitchhiker. As the two travel through Europe, they fall in love.
Prolific German actor Moritz Bleibtreu makes a likable lead and generates great chemistry with the über-cute Christiane Paul as his sometime love interest whilst excellent support comes from the charming Mehmet Kurtulus at the head of a quirky supporting cast that includes the ephemeral İdil Üner, the insane Branka Katić and a brief appearance from Akin himself.
The accomplished filmmaker employs all the standard clichés in this run-of-the-mill road movie that is lifted to a whole new level by a diverse and talented cast and crew who put there passion for film-making onto the screen in a way that has long since deserted the Hollywood factory.
Admission is:
$6 for the general public
$5 for seniors, Webster alumni and students from other schools
$4 for Webster University staff and faculty
Free for Webster students with proper I.D.
Advance tickets are available from the cashier before each screening or contact the Film Series office (314-246-7525) for more options. The Film Series can only accept cash or check.
The Webster University Film Series site can be found HERE
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