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Article: Museum of Fine Arts series showcases modern German films.(Arts and Lifestyle)
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- January 20, 2000
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German import "Run, Lola, Run" was the longest-running foreign-language film in arthouses last year. But like all foreign films, it's rare for a German movie to play in Boston.
The Museum of Fine Arts' New Films from Germany series, tonight through Jan. 29, rectifies that somewhat with six German features from the international film festival circuit.
Although previewing some of these movies didn't reveal any buried treasures, it did yield some interesting stories.
The best of the bunch is perhaps"Life is the Main Thing," the story of a lusty single mother (Renee Soutendijk) whose self-image is temporarily shattered when she is diagnosed with ...