Outdoor Summer Screenings: Aug. 20
Aug 20, 2012
James Brown performs in Kinshasa, Zaire in 1974, prior to the Rumble in the Jungle bout between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman (Photo: Photo: Sony Pictures / Filmarchiv)
Die lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow)
Genre: Operetta
Starts: 20:40
Description: See footage of Franz Lehár’s three-act operetta, which premiered originally in Vienna in 1905, as celebrated its centennial at the Seefestspiele in Mörbisch.
Film Festival auf dem Wiener Rathausplatz
1., Rathausplatz
Sterben für Anfänger (Death at a Funeral)
Genre: Comedy
Starts: 21:00
Description: Chaos ensues after the death of a father, when his son Daniel tries to organize the funeral, and the distant family members reconvene.
Kino am Dach
Hauptbücherei Wien
7., Urban-Loritz-Platz 2a
Soul Power
Genre: Documentary
Starts: 21:30
Description: This concert documentary captures the legendary 1974 music festival staged prior to the Rumble in the Jungle between Ali and Foreman in Kinshasa, Zaire. Features James Brown, B.B. King, Miriam Makeba, Franco, Manu Dibango and more.
Kino wie noch nie (Garten des Filmarchiv Austria)
Augartenspitz
2., Obere Augartenstraße 1
Zwei an einem Tag (One Day)
Genre: Romance
Starts: 21:30
Description: Dexter and Em meet one romantic night on 15 Jul., and vow to only meet again on the same date for each year. Dubbed in German.
Kino im Schloss
Schloss Neugebäude
11., Otmar-Brix-Gasse 1
Last Days Here
Genre: Music Documentary
Starts: 21:30
Description: this film follows the life of lead singer Bobby Liebling of the heavy metal band Pentagram, as he tries to get his life back on track after decades of drug abuse and personal demons.
Arena Sommerkino 2012
Arena
3., Baumgasse 80