Burning Life follows two female Robin Hoods who go on a bank-robbing spree in the desolate eastern states of a recently unified Germany. With Maria Schrader (Aimée & Jaguar) and Anna Thalback (Downfall). (105 mins., 35mm)

In the little town of Herzsprung—whose name recalls an ancient legend of broken hearts—an unemployed mother and widow's life becomes even worse when her relationship with a dark-skinned traveler becomes the source of gossip in the village. (87 mins., 35mm)

Cosponsored by Ohio State's Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures and Center for Slavic and East European Studies. Special thanks to Senior Lecturer Andy Spencer.

Organized by the DEFA Film Library at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.