SUN JUN 19, 7pm:
An MBC Premiere Presentation
in collaboration with The German Consulate
and SONY Pictures Classics
FLORIDA HD Digital PREMIERE!
Director’s Newly Remastered Cut
(Directed by WOLFGANG PETERSEN/Germany/1981/Remastered 2011. 209mins) With Jürgen Prochnow, Herbert Grönemeyer, Klaus Winneman
Newly remastered for high definition for the first time and presented as a special theatrical high def screening in collaboration with The German Consulate and Sony Pictures Classics, the director’s cut of Das Boot (The Boat) adds sixty nail-biting minutes to the original version, which was nominated in 1982 for six Academy Awards® including Best Director, Best Cinematography, Best Effects/Sound Effects Editing and Best Sound. The film follows the lives of a fearless U-Boat captain Capt.-Lt. Henrich Lehmann-Willenbrock and his inexperienced crew as they become engulfed in the “Battle of the Atlantic” during World War II. Director Wolfgang Petersen’s close and focused shots meticulously capture the gritty reality, making it one of the most critically acclaimed and best war films of all time. (In German with English subtitles).
For full “submerged” effect, the film will be presented with no intermission.
To celebrate the new restoration MBC Members and German Consulate guests get complimentary NESPRESSO coffee!