Monday Night Film Series presents THE TEACHERS LOUNGE-FR

Event date(s): March 25, 2024
Time(s): 07:30 PM - 09:30 PM
Category: Fredericton
Location: Fredericton

The Monday Night Film Series presents THE TEACHER’S LOUNGE on Mar. 25 at 7:30 p.m. in Tilley 102. 

Fresh out of college, Carla (Leonie Benesch) is a new hire at a German junior high. Soon beloved by her homeroom, she takes great pride in her job, though not in her Polish heritage, which she hides from her colleagues. The school has a problem: a thief is at work and causing suspicion among students and staff. After falling victim to the culprit’s handiwork — and with her Turkish pupil falsely accused of the crime — Carla is embroiled in a plot to entrap the real offender. With the help of her laptop, she manages to corner Friederike (Eva Löbau), who works as the school secretary and whose bright son Oskar (Leonard Stettnisch) is in Carla’s class. With the rumour mill roiling and the school newspaper weighing in, Carla is in the spotlight and neither Friederike nor Oskar, who starts spreading damaging rumours in retaliation, will go down without a fight.

Benesch (The White Ribbon, TIFF ’09) and Löbau are outstanding as adversaries in director Ilker Çatak’s debut. Born in Berlin to Turkish immigrants, Çatak has his finger on the pulse of what makes us tick and a knack for showing how quickly things can fall apart, be they small-time schemes or entire democracies. The Teachers’ Lounge, which won the German Film Awards’ top prize of the Golden Lola for best film in 2023, is an essential reminder that no good deed goes unpunished.

“[The Teachers’ Lounge] makes the subtle but striking argument that school is not some sterile, cloistered haven in which we can safely prepare young minds for the challenges of the real world: It is the real world, and at every roll call, all those challenges are already present.” –Jessica Kiang, Variety

This year, 30 limited release, independent foreign & Canadian films will be shown. Admission is $10/film, but a yearly film society membership reduces admission cost to $7/film. The series is open to all. Memberships are available at Tilley 102 every Monday night.

For further info, contact NB Film Co-op 455-1632  info@nbfilmcoop.com https://www.nbfilmcoop.com/monday-night-film-series

The NB Film Co-op in partnership with the UNB Faculty of Arts and the Toronto Film Festival presents the series.

Building: Tilley Hall

Room Number: 102