North Face
Captivating Cinematography Atop Deadly Mountains
It is the summer of 1936 and Nazi Germany is preparing to host the Olympic games. Two
men set out to climb the treacherous north face of the Eiger, a 13,000-foot mountain in the
Bernese Alps. This film, based on the true story, documents their ascent up the mountain
and the epic battle between man and unrelenting nature. This film is a re-examination
of the mountaineering genre, which has been forever tainted by the propagandist Nazis.
Phillip Stolzi’s film captures the staggering landscapes with an austere reverence, showing
the overwhelming beauty and simultaneous destruction inherent in nature.
North Face
Thu & Fri February 18 & 19, 2010, 7:00 & 9:30, Muenzinger Auditorium
Germany | Austria | Switzerland, 2008, in German | Swiss German | French | Italian, Color, 126 min, 2.35 : 1 more • official site
Tickets
10 films for $60 with punch card
$9 general admission.
$7 w/UCB student ID,
$7 for senior citizens
$1 discount to anyone with a bike helmet
Free on your birthday! CU Cinema Studies students get in free.
Parking
Pay lot 360 (now only $1/hour!), across from the buffalo statue and next to the
Duane Physics tower, is closest to Muenzinger. Free parking can be found after 5pm at the meters
along Colorado Ave east of Folsom stadium and along University Ave west of Macky.
RTD Bus
Park elsewhere and catch the HOP to campus
International Film Series
(Originally called The University Film Commission)
Established 1941 by James Sandoe.
First Person Cinema
(Originally called The Experimental Cinema Group)
Established 1955 by Carla Selby, Gladney Oakley, Bruce Conner and Stan Brakhage.
C.U. Film Program
(AKA The Rocky Mountain Film Center)
First offered degrees in filmmaking and critical studies in 1989 under the guidance of Virgil
Grillo.
Celebrating Stan
Created by Suranjan Ganguly in 2003.
C.U. Department of Cinema Studies & Moving Image Arts
Established 2017 by Chair Ernesto Acevedo-Muñoz.