Max Kade Language House at the University of Virginia

Archive for Oktober, 2008

Das Leben der Anderen

Playing on Wednesday, October 29th at 8 pm. About the movie: Before the collapse of the Berlin Wall, East Germany’s population was closely monitored by the State Secret Police or Stasi. Only a few citizens above suspicion, like renowned pro-Socialist playwright Georg Dreyman, were permitted to lead private lives. But when a corrupt government official falls [...]

Oktoberfest Review

  Thank you all for coming over to the Oktoberfest on Friday night! We sure had a great time, with about 130 guests attending, approximately 100 Bratwürste and 70 Brezeln being eaten, and many people participating in the quizzes and games or cheering for our live band “Arctic Rose” with the German House’s very own [...]

Barfuss – Wed, Oct 15th, 8 pm

About the movie: Nick Keller is a real loser who gets fired from every job he takes, and his new job as janitor in a psychiatric clinic he keeps only a single day. As he leaves the hospital, he is able at the last minute to prevent a young woman from committing suicide  - but with [...]

Oktoberfest! Friday, Oct. 17th at 6 pm

Oktoberfest is coming! The German House invites you to celebrate Oktoberfest with us on October 17th, 6 – 9 pm, in the Bice House Lounge. There will be German Food (think Bratwurst, Sauerkraut, Apfelkuchen), German Games, German Music (and Live Music!) and lots of Germans to meet and talk to. Come on over and have some [...]

Apple Picking!

On a beautiful, sunny Sunday, the German House went on an apple-picking trip to Carter Mountain. Strolling through the rows of apple trees on the slopes of the mountain, we picked our way through the abundance of red, green, and yellow, sweet, sour, and juicy apples, and then indulged in some apple donuts and cider – hm! [...]

Das Wunder von Bern – Wed 1 Oct 8 pm

The state of the Ruhr area in the summer of 1954: After ten years in Soviet captivity, Richard Lubanski returns home and doesn’t understand what the world has come to. His wife Christa has supported the family on her own, and his grown-up kids live their own lives. His youngest, whom he has never seen [...]

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