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Casually at the Abyss
The New Munich GroupShort film program and book presentation with Dr. Marco AbelMore Info
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Casually at the Abyss: An Evening with the New Munich Group – December 8
On December 8, 2025, the Kino im Blauen Salon invites audiences to an evening dedicated to rediscovering one of the most intriguing yet overlooked strands of West German filmmaking—and to welcoming a very special guest. Dr. Marco Abel, the German-American film scholar whose work has shaped contemporary understandings of German cinema, will present his new book With Nonchalance at the Abyss: The Cinema of the New Munich Group (1964–1972). It is the first comprehensive study of the filmmakers who, in 1960s Munich, swam against the current of what came to be known as “young German cinema,” and who developed a vibrant aesthetic counter-narrative to the dominant postwar film discourse.
A special visit - Günter Kautzmann and the Bauer film-projectors
On Saturday, November 16, we had a very special visitor: Günter Kautzmann from Leonberg, born in 1940. He had contacted us because he had read on our website that we still use 35mm projection and Bauer B14 projectors. Curious to know what a man of his age wanted from us, we invited him over and had an encounter that touched us all deeply.
Opening Night
Two weeks ago, we celebrated the opening of the new season. The archive lives on! For an entire semester, we will be bringing treasures from our 35mm collection to the big screen. But before the curtain rose for the first time, there were a few surprises. Here is a brief look back at what happened before the first screening.
Kino Treffen in Bielefeld
Vom 19. bis 21. September fand im Offkino Bielefeld das jährliche Treffen der deutschen unabhängigen Kinos – Kino Climates – statt. Drei Tage voller Austausch, Filmleidenschaft, analoger Projektion, Archivpraxis, Networking und familiärer Atmosphäre – ein lebendiges Forum für Kinomacher:innen.
New Program: The Archive's Alive!
A new semester is beginning – and with it, a brand-new cinema program at the Blauer Salon! After long meetings, countless film screenings, license research, writing, design discussions, and proofreading, our beautiful program booklet is finally at the printer.