Filmgoers ready for packed schedule as Munich festival gets under way

Filmgoers in Munich were heading for the first full day of films at the 38th Munich Film Festival on Friday, with the day's highlight to be the Cinemerit Award to US actor Robin Wright. The 38th edition of the popular summertime film festival, which fell victim last year to the coronavirus pandemic, opened with the premiere screening of a Bavarian cop comedy, "Kaiserschmarrndrama," at six locations on Thursday evening. Friday's full slate of over a dozen films presents cinema audiences with the first look at several international productions, many making their European and world premieres. Und...