japanese
YIDFF 2009
International Competition
  • AUTO*MATE
  • Because We Were Born
  • Driving Men
  • Encirclement
    —Neo-Liberalism Ensnares Democracy
  • The Fortress
  • I am Von Höfler (Variation on Werther)
  • Japan: A Story of Love and Hate
  • The Lightning Testimonies
  • The Mother
  • The New Rijksmuseum
  • Oblivion
  • The Pier of Apolonovka
  • RiP! A Remix Manifesto
  • Staub (Dust)
  • Z32
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    I am Von Höfler (Variation on Werther)

    HUNGARY / 2008 / English, Hungarian / Color, B&W / Video / 160 min
    Director:     Forgács Péter

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    The 250-year tale of Hungary’s venerable von Höfler family is told through photos, home movies, letters, and the film adaptation of The Sorrows of Young Werther which was supposedly modeled on their ancestor.

    • Oct. 9 A6 | Oct. 12 CL