German Film Festival Excursions
Years 10, 11 and 12 – The Wall Between Us
On Thursday the second of June 2022 (CE), the year 10,11, and 12 German classes gathered under the Cohen undercroft, so that we could make our way to the German Film Festival being held at Palace Cinema on Norton Street. Chaperoned by Ms Reynolds and Ms Salisbury, who graciously gave up their day to supervise us, we entered the cinema to watch Zwischen uns die Mauer, or in English, The Wall Between Us. The film revolves around the love between Anna, a West-German citizen, and Philipp, an East-Berliner, during the Gorbachev era of the Cold War. Between 1986 and 1989, Anna and Philipp dare to have a relationship separated by the geo-political ambitions of superpowers, until the climax of the film, where the Berlin Wall is toppled. Overall, the film was entertaining for a one-time viewing, but general consensus is that it was no masterpiece. After the viewing, we made our way back to school with a nice, relaxing stroll along traffic packed Parramatta Road. In the end, it was an enjoyable day, which allowed for the improvement of our understanding of the German language and provided us with an insight into German culture and history.
By Declan Dann
Years 8 and 9 – Mission Ulja Funk
On 3rd June, we and the rest of Year 8 and 9 German went on an excursion to see the movie ‘Mission Ulja Funk’. We had a blast and learnt a lot about German culture and the countries surrounding it as we watched the extremely likeable cast travel across Germany, Poland and Belarus.
The movie was a comedy adventure about a girl named Ulja, who wants to see the asteroid she discovered land on earth. Ulja travels across Eastern Europe with her friend Henk, and they get into a lot of fun misadventures along the way. We brought lots of food and snacks to the cinema and had a blast relaxing with friends and watching a really fun movie on a Friday. Overall, it was a great experience. Thank you, Frau Reynolds and Herr Morrison, for this awesome excursion.
By Levi Darcy-Smith and Lucas Xie
