Film and Discussion with Filmmakers >> Galapagos Affair: Satan Came to Eden
| From: Apr 24th, 2015 @ 6:30 pm To: Apr 24th, 2015 @ 9:00 pm | < Previous Page |
| Event Name*: | Film and Discussion with Filmmakers >> Galapagos Affair: Satan Came to Eden |
| Event Date*: | 04/24/2015 |
| Event Time*: | 6:30pm-9pm |
| Event Location*: | Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art |
| Other Information: | Participate in an audience discussion session with filmmakers Dayna Goldfine and Dan Geller following the screening of this remarkable true-crime tale of paradise found and lost. The Galapagos Affair is a fascinating documentary that explores the mysterious life of a Berlin doctor and his mistress who attempted to start a new utopia on uninhabited Floreana Island in the Galapagos in the 1930s. When the international press sensationalized the exploits of the Galapagos “Adam and Eve,” they inadvertently encouraged others to flock to the island—including a self-styled Swiss Family Robinson and a gun-toting Viennese Baroness and her two lovers. Clashing personalities are aggravated by the island community’s lusty free-love ethos, and when some of the islanders disappear, suspicions of murder hang in the air, leaving an unsolved mystery which remains the subject of local lore today.
To bring this extraordinary story to life, filmmakers Goldfine and Geller nimbly interweave newly unearthed home movies of these original settlers; testimonies of modern day islanders; stunning HD footage of native flora and fauna; and powerful voice performances by Cate Blanchett, Diane Kruger, Connie Nielsen, Sebastian Koch, Thomas Kretschmann, Gustaf Skarsgård, and Josh Radnor. Macabre yet inspiring, The Galapagos Affair is a gripping parable of Robinson Crusoe adventure and utopian dreams gone awry. Sponsored by Demara Titzer and Legacy Condominiums. |
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