SETTIMANA DELLA CRITICA competition
ADAM & EVELYN by Andreas Goldstein
(Germany, 100 min)
Cast : Florian Teichtmeister, Anne Kanis, Lena Lauzemis, Milian Zerzawy, Christin Alexandrow
Synopsis
Summer 1989, East Germany. Adam works as a tailor, Evelyn as a waitress. They are planning a vacation together when Evelyn finds out that Adam is cheating on her and decides to leave for the holiday on her own. She travels to Hungary, trailed by Adam. As the border with Austria falls, everything changes in Hungary. The frontiers are open, as the new possibilities for Adam and Evelyn to decide in which world – Eastern or Western – they want to build a happy life.
Adam und Evelyn is based on the homonymous novel by Ingo Schulze, translated in more than ten languages.
Talents in Venice
Andreas Goldstein (director) : Aug. 31 – Sept. 3
Florian Teichtmeister (actor, Adam) : Sept. 1-3
Anne Kanis (actress, Evelyn) : Sept. 1-3
Lena Lauzemis (actress, Katja) : Sept. 1-3
Milian Zerzawy (actor, Michael) : Sept. 1-3
Christin Alexandrow (actress, Simone) : dates TBC
Heino Deckert (producer) : Aug. 31 – Sept. 3
Jakobine Motz (DoP) : Aug. 31 – Sept. 3
Screenings
Saturday 1 Sept. - 20:00 - Perla 2 (Press & Industry)
Sunday 2 Sept. - 14:00 - Perla (Official, followed by a Q&A)
Monday 3 Sept. - 09:00 - Perla (Additional)
Photocall
Sunday 2 Sept. – around 13:30
Production
Ma.ja.de (Germany), Cine Plus Mediaservice (Germany), ZDF/3sat (Germany)
Sales
Pluto Film
Press material
Please send your interview requests to mariefrance@theprfactory.com.
International distributors
GERMANY – Neue Visionen