FREE ON YOUTUBE Hans Weingartner - 303

Werner vom Nomadenkino wanted to know from me whether 303 would fit on the big cinema stage. Of course 303 feels and thinks! 303 feels and thinks like most of us do. And Hans Weingartner's Road Movie is also romantic! But for me the trip from 303 leads back to my own past... When I was still studying, I was always proud to hand in all my written work for the semester break on the last day. Then I went on vacation! Quickly studied = more free time. Also Jule (Mala Emde) and Jan (Anton Spieker) go south after finishing their semester. However, I doubt whether both enjoy this departure as much as I do. After all, Jule took a biology exam and missed Jan a scholarship. Rejected. Nevertheless it's off to the south. 303 by Hans Weingartner also offers beautiful memories for all of us who once enjoyed months of semester breaks. Weingartner himself maintained an arbour during the founding of our Filmkunstbar Fitzcarraldo in which his pothead buddies (who in turn helped with the renovation of our video store) met. Semester break forever! Anyway, he understands Jule and Jan, who prefer to philosophize about God and the world. He stays very close to the students. Jule sets off for Portugal to visit her boyfriend, because she is pregnant and intends to clear it up. Jan wants to visit his father, whom he never met, in Spain. Then he is transferred by his ride (of course) and decides to hitchhike. What happens? Jule picks him up and they argue about the moral responsibility of suicides. Jan believes in the egoism of people, while Jule insists that everyone is empathetic at its core. Without further ado Jule throws the passenger out, but of course they will meet again... Love probably at second glance. Jule and Jan actually only wanted to travel to Cologne together, but their conversations become deeper and more personal: trust, closeness or is everything regulated by perfumes? When Jule, disgusted, buys a piece of meat in a supermarket because Jan likes to barbecue, we also understand what it means to accept each other. They cross France together and reach Spain. It's getting harder and harder for the two of them not to fall in love... P.S. Of course one can understand the whole construction of the film of the ride to Spain as an anachronism. But Weingartner loves such outsiders who still drive a car in the time of cheap flights. The result is 145 magic minutes!