Köln 75 (2025)

Directed by

Ido Fluk

Genre

drama, history, music

Country

Germany, Poland, Belgium

Runtime

1h 56m

Rated

+13

Rating

7.2 of 10 from 55 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A teenage girl in 1970s Cologne works to organize a concert by jazz pianist Keith Jarrett. The film shows her efforts to make the historic performance happen.

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What happens

Köln 75 is a 2025 German music-drama film directed by Ido Fluk. The film follows the true story of Vera Brandes, teenage patron of the 1970s Cologne (German: Köln) music scene, as she makes plans to organize a Keith Jarrett concert in Cologne, which eventually became his album The Köln Concert. Mala Emde and John Magaro star as Brandes and Jarrett, respectively. The film, released on the 50th anniversary of the concert, was selected in the Berlinale Special Gala section at the 75th Berlin International Film Festival, and had its world premiere at the festival on 16 February 2025. Its theatrical release was on March 13, 2025, in German theaters. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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