BEWIRB DICH JETZT | BECOME A RESIDENT | Apply now for 2010-11
November 5, 2009
Now is the time to get in your applications for living in the German House in the year 2010-11. The application deadline is Nov. 13th.
If you would like more information, please contact Astrid Kaemmerling (ack2ac@virginia.edu).
Living in the German House means speaking German on an everyday basis, thus improving your language skills and picking up the language as people in Germany really speak it. Additionally, as a German House resident you will participate in cultural events such as movie nights, game nights, the Oktoberfest and Karneval parties, dinners and house trips (for example apple picking, tubing, ice-skating).
Application forms for living in the German house can be found here – just hand them in at the German Department office.
Also, bewirb dich jetzt! Das Deutsche Haus freut sich auf dich!
STUDIEREN IN DER KULTURHAUPTSTADT EUROPAS
November 5, 2009
Do you wan to study abroad? Do you want to study in GERMANY?
Apply now! Approach the language advisor and get information!
PIZZA PARTY
November 4, 2009
Pizza Party
For German majors, minors, and all other interested students (bring your friends!)
Meet the faculty, T.A.s, and students of the German Department over free pizza
Come learn about the Max Kade German House And meet its residents!
Socialize and enjoy scintillating conversation over pizza –
while finding out what courses we are offering in the spring!
November 5th, 2009
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Mural Room ~ Clark Hall
This event is co-sponsored by both the German Department and the
Max Kade German House
MOVIE NIGHT-JAKOB THE LIAR
Oktober 30, 2009
Jacob the liar (1999)
Screening on Wed. 4th of November 2009, 8pm, German House
Looking forward to seeing YOU!
In Nazi-occupied Poland during World War II, Jakob (Robin Williams), the owner of a long-closed café in the Jewish ghetto, accidentally overhears a forbidden radio news bulletin signaling Soviet military successes against the Germans. The next day, Jakob whispers his secret good news to two despondent friends. As the news spreads, so does a rumor-Jakob must have a radio, an offense punishable by death. Despite the danger, Jakob continues to relay fictitious news bulletins about Allied advances against the Nazis. These lies keep hope and humor alive among the inhabitants of the ghetto-the suicide rate drops, spirits are lifted and optimism is reborn. The Germans learn of the mythical radio, however, and begin a search for the resistance hero who dares operate it…
Movie Night Schedule
Oktober 28, 2009
The German House hosts movie nights bi-weekly (every other Wednesday) at 8 pm in the Bice House. Come by for an entertaining film with commentary as well as light refreshments and conversation.
Erkan & Stefan 23.09.09
Erkan & Stefan (a stand up duo from Munich) are assigned as bodyguards for the beautiful Nina. Having no training, they run from one comedic disaster to another as they come between the frontlines of the CIA and BND.
Die Blechtrommel 7.10.09
Oskar decides to stop growing when he is three years old as a protest against the absurdities of the world around him. Based on Gunter Grass’s celebrated novel which uses magical realism to capture the madness of war and the folly of the people who made it possible.
Schultze Gets the Blues 21.10.09
Schultze is a recently unemployed miner and a passionate Polka accordion player. After hearing a blues tune on the radio for the first time, he decides to journey to the heart of the blues: Louisana, though he has little knowledge of the English language.
Jakob, der Lügner 4.11.09
Trapped in a Polish ghetto with thousands of other Jews facing starvation or death camps, Jakob overhears a radio report about a nearby Russian victory. After passing on the good news, Jakob feels compelled to make up stories to keep up morale.
Raumpatrouille Orion 18.11.09
A 90 minute made-for-theater edit of the 1968 German SciFi show „The Adventures of the Spaceship Orion“ combines several of the 7 original episodes into one story line and gives a glimpse into the charm and cult factor of what is often referred to as the „German Star Trek.“
Feuerzangenbowle 2.12.09
On a bet, a well known author returns to school and poses as a schoolboy. Once there, he and his friends play many tricks on the teachers.
Poetry Performance
April 7, 2009
The German House proudly presents an evening of poetry and music with German artist Michael Lohr.
The German poet and musician will be reading and performing his poetry in the German House on Wednesday, April 15th, at 6 pm.
Michael Lohr’s poems and songs have been published in several anthologies and he is especially known for Blues/Folk/Jazz in „Eiffler Mundart“ (the dialect of the Eiffel region in Germany). Since 1977 Lohr has been performing his own songs o stage, either solo or in a duo, currently with the duos 2Do Jazz and Con Alma.
Join us for our fascinating & entertaining end-of-semester event in the German House.
Movie Night: „Gegen die Wand“
April 7, 2009
Showing on Wednesday, 8 April, at 8 pm
About the movie:
40-year-old Cahit is brought into a psychiatric clinic after attempting suicide and sets out to start a new life, even as he longs for drugs and new alcohol to numb his pain.
Sibel is young, pretty, and, like Cahit, Turkish-German. She lives a lifestyle that is a bit too wild for her devout, conservative Muslim family, and fakes a suicide attempt to try and escape them. But the incident brings shame upon her family, who insist that only marriage can save her.
Sibel begs cahit to marry her and he reluctantly agrees, perhaps in an effort to save her and to find meaning in his own life. Initially the two share an appartment and little else as Sibel sees other men and Cahit continues to have flings with his on-again, off-again girlfriend. Gradually, however, Cahit begins to fall in love with Sibel and she, in turn, comes to realize that she loves him – but not before an incident of jealous violence tests this fledgling romance. When Cahit is sent to jail and Sibel flees to Turkey, her heart, mind, and soul remain with him – but for how long?
Movie Night: „Die fetten Jahre sind vorbei“
März 15, 2009
Showing on Tuesday, 24 March, at 8 pm.
About the movie:
Jan (Daniel Brühl from „Good Bye Lenin“) and Peter are the best friends behind the radical and mysterious group Die Erziehungsberechtigten (The Edukators), united by their passion to change the world. When the rich go on vacation, The Edukators break into their homes. They don’t steal, but simply rearrange everything, leaving the message „Die fetten Jahre sind vorbei“ (your days of plenty are numbered).
When Peter’s girlfriend Jule (Julia Jentsch from „Sophie Scholl“) moves in, she joins them in their subversive activities. But when a rich businessman catches them in the act, they rashly decide to kidnap him. Faced with the values of the generation in power, they will see what kind of revolutionaries they are, if their friendship can survive, and discover if they truly work in the interest of a greater good, or just in their own self-interest. Passions rage and loyalties shatter in this exciting film by director Hans Weingartner.
German House Brunch!
März 15, 2009
Last Saturday the German House residents invited friends and family over to a brunch in the house. Everybody had a great time and all the food – Quiche Lorraine, Brötchen, Linzertorte – was gone in the end – just perfect!
Movie Night: „Der Tunnel“
März 8, 2009
Showing on Wednesday, 11 March, at 8 pm
About the movie:
Inch by harrowing inch, DER TUNNEL tells the incredible story of a massive underground escape attempt from East to West Berlin in 1961. Anti-communist East German swimming champion Harry Melchior narrowly escapes the Communist regime just after the Berlin Wall is completed, and is determined to rescue his beloved sister, whom he was forced to leave behind.
This international award-winning drama is a gripping and suspenseful thriller in the tradition of THE GREAT ESCAPE.
