GOETHEFEST 2025 • Thursday, December 4th

19:30
OPENING CEREMONY

Köln 75 / Koln 75
Germany, Poland, Belgium, 2025, 112’
Director: Ido Fluk
Cast: Mala Emde, John Magaro, Michael Chernus, Alexander Scheer, Ulrich Tukur, Jördis Triebel, Susanne Wolff, Enno Trebs, Shirin Lilly Eissa, Leo Meier…

Köln 75 tells the true story behind one of the best-selling jazz records of all time, Keith Jarrett’s “Köln Concert” from 1975. The event almost failed to happen – before a formidable German teenager, the 18-year-old Vera Brandes, pulls out all the stops and arranges the conditions for the creation of a masterpiece. Vera, who is still at school when she starts producing and promoting concerts in Cologne, puts everything on the line to stage this show. It looks like all the odds are against her, but Vera believes in the power of music and has never seen anyone play in the way that Keith Jarrett plays.

Festivals / Awards: Berlin International Film Festival, Barcelona – Critics Award; German Film Awards, Nominee: Outstanding Feature Film, Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role (Mala Emde), Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role (Alexander Scheer), Best Editing…