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Diary of Events for 2010


8th January
German Film Evening:  Ping Pong directed by
Matthias Luthardt, 89 min., colour, 2006
Synopsis: 16-year-old Paul arrives unannounced at his uncle’s house. He is met by an idyllic family scene which has far less substance than it would first appear. The well-rehearsed act is quickly disrupted by the newcomer’s arrival. All of a sudden questions are being asked that have not been asked for a long time.
Venue:  Messina Palace, Valletta
Time:  7.00p.m.

13th January
Gesprächsrunde:  "
Deutsche Filme in der Diskussion - eine Rückschau auf das Erste Deutsche Fimfestival"
Diskussionsleiterin:  Sirka Facklam
Venue:  Messina Palace, Valletta
Time:  6.30p.m.

27th January
Annual General Meeting
Venue:  Messina Palace, Valletta
Time:  6.30p.m.

3rd February
Gesprächsrunde:  "Der neue Weg im Umgang mit Tieren  - Tellington TTouch"

Diskussionsleiterin:  Brigitta Gatt
Venue:  Messina Palace, Valletta
Time:  6.30p.m.

12th February
DEFA Film Series

German Film Evening:  Die Mörder sind unter uns (Murderers are among us) directed by Wolfgang Staudte
, 1946
Synopsis: When Susanne Wallner returns home from a concentration camp in 1945, she finds the city of Berlin in total ruins. What's more, the traumatized and cynical surgeon Dr. Mertens has occupied her apartment and refuses to leave. While she tries to begin living her life again, he feels unable to perform as a doctor and instead drowns his memories in self-pity and alcohol. Against the desolate backdrop of the destroyed city, a love story develops. Things are put to the test when Dr. Mertens finds out that the former Hauptmann Brückner, an unscrupulous opportunist who ordered the execution of many innocent women and children, resides nearby.
Venue:  Messina Palace, Valletta
Time:  7.00p.m.

17th February
Gesprächsrunde:  "Was verdienen Sie? Sprachliche Spielereien um den 'Verdienst' "

Diskussionsleiterin:  Ingrid Kidder
Venue:  Messina Palace, Valletta
Time:  6.30p.m.

26th February
Music Appreciation Evening led by Martin Spiteri on "Anton Bruckner's Ninth Symphony with unfinished Finale"

Venue:  Messina Palace, Valletta
Time:  7.00p.m.

3rd March
Gesprächsrunde:  "Denkmal - Denk mal! Gedächtnisstätten"

Diskussionsleiterin:  Brigitte Ohk
Venue:  Messina Palace, Valletta
Time:  6.30p.m.

5th March
German Short Films Evening

in collaboration with the Malta Cine Circle
Click here to see Programme
Venue:  Messina Palace, Valletta
Time:  7.00p.m.

10th March
Launching of the book "Fra Jean - eine Vermutung" by Austrian writer Dorothea Macheiner

Introduction and historical background by Michael Galea
In cooperation with the Embassy of Austria
Venue:  Messina Palace, Valletta
Time:  7.00p.m.

12th March
DEFA Film Series

German Film Evening:  Spur der Steine (Traces of Stone) directed by Frank Beyer
, 1966
Synopsis:
Foreman Balla is the swaggering, self-proclaimed king of a massive construction site, and his co-workers stick close to him like musketeers. But when a new Party Secretary is sent in to bring the site under control, along with a beautiful young engineer named Kati, a love triangle ensues. Originally banned for its perceived anti-establishment message, this DEFA masterpiece was shown to great acclaim after the unification of Germany.
Review: A well-balanced mixture of comedy, drama, and social satire. --The Guardian

Venue:  Messina Palace, Valletta
Time:  7.00p.m.

17th March
Gesprächsrunde:  "Warum verreist der Mensch so gerne?"

Diskussionsleiter:  Klaus Koch
Venue:  Messina Palace, Valletta
Time:  6.30p.m.

20th March
Easter Egg Painting Session & Easter Stall

Venue:  Messina Palace, Valletta

9th April
DEFA Film Series

German Film Evening:  Der Dritte directed by
Egon Günther, 1971
Venue:  Messina Palace, Valletta
Time:  7.00p.m.

16th April
Music Appreciation Evening led by Aldo Fenech on "Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy's Paulus Oratorio"

Venue:  Messina Palace, Valletta
Time:  7.00p.m.

23rd April
Talk (in English):  "Bavaria - The Homeland of Pope Benedict XVI"

Speaker:  Mr Herbert Bauer
Venue:  Messina Palace, Valletta
Time:  7.00p.m.

28th April
Opening of an Exhibition of paintings and line drawings by German artist Sebastian D. Grenz

Venue:  Messina Palace, Valletta
Time:  7.00p.m.

14th May
DEFA Film Series

German Film Evening:  Sabine Kleist, 7 Jahre directed by Helmut Dziuba, 1982
Venue:  Messina Palace, Valletta
Time:  7.00p.m.

11th June
DEFA Film Series

German Film Evening:  Die Architekten directed by Peter Kahane, 1990
Venue:  Messina Palace, Valletta
Time:  7.00p.m.

2nd October
Notte Bianca Event
Open House with ongoing events including German Food, Beer and Live Music

Venue:  Messina Palace, Valletta
Time:  from 7.00p.m. till Midnight

October (exact dates to be announced)
Exhibition:
A Journey into the German Past: Photographs by Stefan Koppelkamm
In collaboration with the German Embassy and the Goethe Institute
Stefan Koppelkamm photographed the same buildings and streets in East Berlin and Eastern Germany twice: in 1990–91 and 2002–2003.
Venue:  Messina Palace, Valletta

17th - 21st November
Second German Film Festival
Venue:  St James Cavalier, Valletta

20th - 26th November
Christmas Market Stall
(Marzipan - Stollen - Lebkuchen - Glühwein)
Venue:  Messina Palace, Valletta
Time:  11.00 - 14.00 hours & 17.00 - 19.00 hours

24th November
German Language Certificate Giving Ceremony
Venue:  Messina Palace, Valletta
Time:  7.15p.m.

Exhibitions at Messina Palace are open to the public on weekdays from 8.30a.m. till 12.30p.m. and from 4.30p.m. till 8.30p.m. and on Saturdays from 9.00a.m. till 1.00p.m. Entrance is free.

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