The Dryden will screen Auf Wiedersehen Deutschland (Bye Bye Germany, Sam Garbarski, Belgium/Germany/Luxembourg 2017, 101 min., English, German – w/ subtitles) as part of the RJFF series.

German star Moritz Bleibtreu is a defiant Holocaust survivor looking to strike it rich in postwar Frankfurt in Bye Bye Germany, a brisk, polished drama tempered with bittersweet humor. Though haunted by memories of his family, hustler David Bermann (Bleibtreu) is determined to eke out a living in his battle-scarred homeland. With a jaunty klezmerstyle score and Yiddish-inflected dialogue, this fresh historical perspective is an utterly engaging salute to European Jews who chose to tough-out painful memories and reclaim their lives.

[source: George Eastman Museum calendar, 2018-Jul-2]