'I am Germany': Berlin Alexanderplatz gets new hero in cinematic adaptation

Burhan Qurbani’s hopeful reimagining of Alfred Döblin’s classic novel premieres in Berlin this weekThe story of a man who tried to be good “but then ran out of money”, Alfred Döblin’s classic novel Berlin Alexanderplatz has been described as a parable about the futility of ambition and morality in the twilight years of the Weimar Republic.However, a cinematic reinterpretation premiering in Berlin this week finds more hopeful meaning, pondering if the capital’s seedy underbelly could give birth to a modern, self-confidently multicultural Germany. Continue reading... https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jul/17/i-am-germany-berlin-alexanderplatz-gets-new-hero-in-cinematic-adaptation #germany #culture #books #film