Cinema event: Literature meets film in the Apollo cinema Aachen!

Cinema event: Literature meets film in the Apollo cinema Aachen!

The Apollo cinema in Aachen starts a new film series under the title "From Literature to Film". This series aims to examine the differences between literary templates and their cinematic implementations. The events are made by Sven Ollig, the theater director of Apollo Kinos, and Dr. Nina Janz, a research assistant at RWTH Aachen. The Aachener Zeitung reports that the Backhaus bookstore is actively involved in the series.

The inspiration for this film series came from a similar event in an art house cinema in Leipzig. The program is aimed at the local audience and aims to win new spectators. There are literature adaptations from different genres and epochs at regular intervals.

first -class films and discussion rounds

The first film of the series, "Marianengraben" by Eileen Byrne, will be shown on January 9, 2024. The film adaptation is based on Jasmin Schreiber's bestseller. Other films are also planned in the series, including:

• "Poor Things" by Yorgos Lanthimos (February 13, 2024, based on the novel by Alasdair Gray)
• "Conclave" by Edward Berger (March 13, 2024, based on the novel by Robert Harris)
• "The piano player" by Michael Haneke (April 10, 2024, based on the novel by Elfriede Jelinek)
• "The contempt" by Jean-Luc Godard (May 8, 2024, based on the novel by Alberto Moravia)
• "Transit" by Christian Petzold (June 12, 2024, based on the book by Anna Seghers)

There will be lectures by Nina Janz and Sven Ollig for every film, followed by a discussion with the audience. The films are shown without advertising, only trailers of the upcoming films are presented at the beginning, if possible. The admission price is 8 euros, reduced 5 euros, and tickets are available on the box office and on the Website of the Apollo-Kinos

In addition, a second special series entitled "Oscars Finest" is introduced, which will present Oscar-winning films every week. The series starts with the film "La La Land" on January 19, 2024 at 1 p.m. The event "From Literature to Film" takes place every second Thursday of the month at 6:00 p.m.