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Fabian: Going to the Dogs
Directed by Dominik Graf
Berlin, 1931. Jakob Fabian works in the advertising department of a cigarette factory by day and drifts through bars, brothels and artist studios with his wealthy and debauched friend Labude by night. When Fabian meets the beautiful and confident Cornelia, he manages to shed his pessimistic attitude for a brief moment and falls in love. Not long after, he falls victim to the great wave of layoffs sweeping the city, plunging him back into a depression, while Cornelia’s career as an actress is taking off thanks to her wealthy boss and admirer – an arrangement that Fabian finds difficult to accept. But it’s not just his world that is falling apart; all of Germany is about to self-destruct. Veteran German director Dominik Graf (Beloved Sisters) wowed audiences at the Berlin Film Festival with this dazzling adaptation of Erich Kästner’s classic of Weimar literature, set amid the twilight hedonism of pre-Nazi Germany.
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“Exhilarating. An unpredictable visual experience. A sensuous, hedonistic Weimar epic.”
"Resonates as both a fully fleshed-out melodrama and a grand portrait of the times. Draws out feverish currents of economic desperation and political turmoil. Utterly contemporary."
“Enthralling. A vigorous, expansive romance of the times.”
“An ambitious remounting of Kastner's text, it's an uneasy calm before a wrathful storm.”
“Genuinely haunting… there's no doubt that Fabian will go down as one of the year's best films.”
“An intimate tale of friendship and tragic romance.”
“A love story, an homage to Berlin and also to cinema.”
“Takes seemingly familiar ground and breathes new life into it. Graf’s use of split-screen, aggressive editing, and variety of film and video formats create a vibrant urgency.”
“Fabian could be one of those rare contemporary German films to make a significant mark on a wider stage.”
"A sprawling, radical, profoundly thoughtful period drama… puts a timeless spin on the material and makes it feel as urgently relevant as ever."
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Technical Info
- Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
- Color: Color & B&W
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| Venue | City | State | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Saints Cinema / Tallahassee Film Society | Tallahassee | FL | 1646974800March 11 - June 10, 2022 |
| Bijou Theatre | Lincoln City | OR | 1648180800March 25 - April 25, 2022 |
| Cleveland Cinematheque | Cleveland | OH | 1646974800March 11 - April 21, 2022 |
| Downing Film Center | Newburgh | NY | 1646974800March 11 - May 13, 2022 |
| FilmScene | Iowa City | IA | 1646974800March 11 - April 1, 2022 |
| Harkins Theatres Shea 14 | Scottsdale | AZ | 1645765200February 25 - April 15, 2022 |
| Laemmle Theatres | Los Angeles | CA | 1646974800March 11 - April 15, 2022 |
| Lake Worth Playhouse | Lake Worth | FL | 1650600000April 22 - April 28, 2022 |
| Metrograph | New York | NY | 1644555600February 11 - March 11, 2022 |
| Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth | Fort Worth | TX | 1648785600April 1 - April 4, 2022 |
| Museum of Fine Arts, Houston | Houston | TX | 1649995200April 15 - April 18, 2022 |
| Oklahoma City Museum of Art | Oklahoma City | OK | 1648785600April 1 - April 4, 2022 |
| Pickford Film Center | Bellingham | WA | 1649131200April 5 - April 8, 2022 |
| Roxie Theater | San Francisco | CA | 1647576000March 18 - March 22, 2022 |
| SIFF Film Center | Seattle | WA | 1647576000March 18 - March 21, 2022 |
| The Clairidge | Montclair | NJ | 1645160400February 18 - March 18, 2022 |
| VIFF Centre | Vancouver | BC | 1645765200February 25 - March 25, 2022 |