Gebürtig

Wednesday, January 26th 2005
4.30 and 6.30 PM
Fondazione Carige
Sala Centro Culturale Europeo
Via Gabriele D'Annunzio, 105(secondo piano) - Genova

Screening of the movie "Gebürtig"(Austria, 2002, Italian version) directed by Lukas Stepanik and Robert Schindel

A holocaust survivor now living as a respected writer in Manhattan is the only person who can identify a suspected Nazi back in his native Austria. When a beautiful reporter eager for a scoop tries to lure him back, Geburtig must decide whether to confront his past.

Lukas Stepanik is an austrian film director, born in Vienna in 1950.

Robert Schindel, born in 1944 near Linz, is a poet, author, and director. As a child he survives the arrest and deportation of his parents. After his studies in philosophy he becomes a writer in 1986. Throughout the years he has recieved numerous literary awards