Dystopian drama Milk Teeth, which world premiered in the Big Screen competition at International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) and has its Nordic premiere tonight (January 31) at Göteborg Film Festival, is the debut feature of Swiss filmmaker Sophia Bösch.
Set in an isolated rural community, far from a world that may no longer exist, Milk Teeth follows a woman, Skalde, who has gained the respect of the community despite being born to an ‘outsider’ mother. But that respect is put at risk when she finds a mysterious girl in the local woods. It is an adaptation of Helene Bukowski’s 2021 novel and stars Mathilde Bundschuh,...
Set in an isolated rural community, far from a world that may no longer exist, Milk Teeth follows a woman, Skalde, who has gained the respect of the community despite being born to an ‘outsider’ mother. But that respect is put at risk when she finds a mysterious girl in the local woods. It is an adaptation of Helene Bukowski’s 2021 novel and stars Mathilde Bundschuh,...
- 1/31/2024
- ScreenDaily
Sophia Bosch’s debut feature is a dystopian folklore drama.
LevelK has boarded sales rights on Sophia Bosch’s dystopian folklore drama Milk Teeth, ahead of the film’s world premiere at International Film Festival Rotterdam.
The film will play in the Big Screen Competition ; it is the debut feature of Swiss filmmaker Bosch.
Set in an isolated rural community, Milk Teeth follows a woman who has gained the respect of the community despite being born to an ‘outsider’ mother; but that respect is put at risk when the woman finds a mysterious girl in the local woods.
Bosch says...
LevelK has boarded sales rights on Sophia Bosch’s dystopian folklore drama Milk Teeth, ahead of the film’s world premiere at International Film Festival Rotterdam.
The film will play in the Big Screen Competition ; it is the debut feature of Swiss filmmaker Bosch.
Set in an isolated rural community, Milk Teeth follows a woman who has gained the respect of the community despite being born to an ‘outsider’ mother; but that respect is put at risk when the woman finds a mysterious girl in the local woods.
Bosch says...
- 1/9/2024
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Chicago – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Dan Baker on Wbgr-fm on January 20th, 2022, reviewing a fictional film set in a real historic event, “Munich – The Edge of War,” streaming on Netflix beginning on January 21st.
Rating: 4.0/5.0
A British student named Hugh Legat (George MacKay) and a German named Paul von Hartman (Jannis Newöhner) meet at Oxford in 1932 and six years later, on the brink of war in 1938, both end up as diplomatic agents for their respective countries. They end up around the negotiations of Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain (Jeremy Irons) and Adolf Hitler (Ulrich Matthes). Paul is working in the underground resistance against Der Fuehrer, and wants to get Legat involved, making the fate of the world in both their destinies.
“Munich – The Edge of War” streams on Netflix beginning January 21st. Featuring George MacKay, Jannie Niewöhner, Liv Lisa Fries, Jeremy Irons and Ullrich Mathes.
Rating: 4.0/5.0
A British student named Hugh Legat (George MacKay) and a German named Paul von Hartman (Jannis Newöhner) meet at Oxford in 1932 and six years later, on the brink of war in 1938, both end up as diplomatic agents for their respective countries. They end up around the negotiations of Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain (Jeremy Irons) and Adolf Hitler (Ulrich Matthes). Paul is working in the underground resistance against Der Fuehrer, and wants to get Legat involved, making the fate of the world in both their destinies.
“Munich – The Edge of War” streams on Netflix beginning January 21st. Featuring George MacKay, Jannie Niewöhner, Liv Lisa Fries, Jeremy Irons and Ullrich Mathes.
- 1/21/2022
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Munich – The Edge of War. (L to R) Jeremy Irons as Neville Chamberlain, George MacKay as Hugh Legat, in Munich – The Edge of War. Cr. Courtesy of Netflix © 2021
Once again the years encompassing the Second World War prove to be a fertile ground for filmmakers, and a compelling subject for filmgoers. This new film focuses on the “lead up” to the US involvement, to give us a look at the dark clouds just beginning to form over Europe. And, as this film infers, the friendship of two young men may have made an impact on the upcoming conflict. One from England, the other in Germany, but both are determined to keep their respective homeland safe from destruction. And everything seems to come to a “boil” during an unexpected reunion in Munich: The Edge Ofwar.
We first meet these two “school chums” in a flashback prologue. Brit Hugh Legat (George MacKay...
Once again the years encompassing the Second World War prove to be a fertile ground for filmmakers, and a compelling subject for filmgoers. This new film focuses on the “lead up” to the US involvement, to give us a look at the dark clouds just beginning to form over Europe. And, as this film infers, the friendship of two young men may have made an impact on the upcoming conflict. One from England, the other in Germany, but both are determined to keep their respective homeland safe from destruction. And everything seems to come to a “boil” during an unexpected reunion in Munich: The Edge Ofwar.
We first meet these two “school chums” in a flashback prologue. Brit Hugh Legat (George MacKay...
- 1/20/2022
- by Jim Batts
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Jeremy Irons as Neville Chamberlain leads this Netflix adaptation of the novelist’s conspiracy story set on the eve of the second world war
Plush offices, candlelit speakeasies and tasteful walled gardens; such cosy confines feel built for lovers. In Christian Schwochow’s handsome spy thriller, they are the clandestine meeting points for undercover agents. Set in 1938, in the run-up to the second world war, and based on Robert Harris’s 2017 historical novel, it stars a quietly dignified Jeremy Irons as prime minister Neville Chamberlain as he prepares to meet with Adolf Hitler (Ulrich Matthes) to discuss what would become the ill-fated Munich agreement.
Advising, or rather, advising against, is George MacKay’s sombre political aide Hugh Legat, who in turn is fed information by former university pal Paul von Hartman (Jannis Niewöhner), now a German diplomat. MacKay is muted; his character is teased for his reserve, a quality he shares with the film.
Plush offices, candlelit speakeasies and tasteful walled gardens; such cosy confines feel built for lovers. In Christian Schwochow’s handsome spy thriller, they are the clandestine meeting points for undercover agents. Set in 1938, in the run-up to the second world war, and based on Robert Harris’s 2017 historical novel, it stars a quietly dignified Jeremy Irons as prime minister Neville Chamberlain as he prepares to meet with Adolf Hitler (Ulrich Matthes) to discuss what would become the ill-fated Munich agreement.
Advising, or rather, advising against, is George MacKay’s sombre political aide Hugh Legat, who in turn is fed information by former university pal Paul von Hartman (Jannis Niewöhner), now a German diplomat. MacKay is muted; his character is teased for his reserve, a quality he shares with the film.
- 1/9/2022
- by Simran Hans
- The Guardian - Film News
There’s much talk of the proverbial British stiff upper lip in “Munich: The Edge of War,” as that dignified reserve mutates into damaging caution in matters of politics, days away from the start of the Second World War. In the film’s opening scene, a German Oxford student criticizes his host country as being “distant from feeling,” but if there’s some truth to his observation, this British-German co-production largely takes the same aloof tack. Immersively crafted but never emotionally involving, director Christian Schwochow’s handsome imagining of underground attempts to prevent war during the 1938 Munich conference flip-flops between the perspectives of George MacKay’s English political aide and Jannis Niewöhner’s German turncoat, spreading its sympathies between them.
The resulting historical drama is unavoidably sapped of tension by our knowledge of precisely what happened next, though it’s gripping enough on an in-the-moment basis. Based on a novel...
The resulting historical drama is unavoidably sapped of tension by our knowledge of precisely what happened next, though it’s gripping enough on an in-the-moment basis. Based on a novel...
- 12/30/2021
- by Guy Lodge
- Variety Film + TV
Two friends try to prevent a war in Munich: The Edge Of War, a thought-provoking Netflix period drama premiering at the BFI London Film Festival.
We first meet Hugh Legat (George MacKay) and Paul Hartman (Jannis Niewöhner) in 1932 when they are carefree students at Oxford University, swilling champagne and rolling around in the grass at a drunken party. Cut to London, six years later, and the mood is grim: Adolf Hitler is preparing to invade Czechoslovakia and Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain (Jeremy Irons) is trying to find a peaceful solution. Hugh is now a civil servant, and has the ear of the Pm.
Meanwhile, Paul is a diplomat in his home of Germany, and comes into possession of important documents that could help the British government. As the two prepare for a clandestine meeting in Munich during the emergency conference, flashbacks fill us in on more of their past, and the tension mounts.
We first meet Hugh Legat (George MacKay) and Paul Hartman (Jannis Niewöhner) in 1932 when they are carefree students at Oxford University, swilling champagne and rolling around in the grass at a drunken party. Cut to London, six years later, and the mood is grim: Adolf Hitler is preparing to invade Czechoslovakia and Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain (Jeremy Irons) is trying to find a peaceful solution. Hugh is now a civil servant, and has the ear of the Pm.
Meanwhile, Paul is a diplomat in his home of Germany, and comes into possession of important documents that could help the British government. As the two prepare for a clandestine meeting in Munich during the emergency conference, flashbacks fill us in on more of their past, and the tension mounts.
- 10/14/2021
- by Anna Smith
- Deadline Film + TV
“Pain and Glory” director Pedro Almodovar, “The Nun” actor Isabelle Huppert and “Call Me by Your Name” filmmaker Luca Guadagnino are among a galaxy of 70 film, television, literature and eminent personalities from other walks of life who have signed an open letter expressing “outrage” over the repression of the LGBT+ community in Poland.
Addressed to Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, the letter states: “We, the undersigned, express our outrage at repressions directed against the LGBT+ community in Poland. We speak out in solidarity with activists and their allies, who are being detained, brutalized, and intimidated. We voice our grave concern about the future of democracy in Poland, a country with an admirable history of resistance to totalitarianism and struggle for freedom.”
Other signees include Polish filmmaker Paweł Pawlikowski, whose “Ida” won an Oscar, “The Favourite” director Yorgos Lanthimos, “Vera Drake” director Mike Leigh, and actors Ed Harris and James Norton.
Addressed to Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, the letter states: “We, the undersigned, express our outrage at repressions directed against the LGBT+ community in Poland. We speak out in solidarity with activists and their allies, who are being detained, brutalized, and intimidated. We voice our grave concern about the future of democracy in Poland, a country with an admirable history of resistance to totalitarianism and struggle for freedom.”
Other signees include Polish filmmaker Paweł Pawlikowski, whose “Ida” won an Oscar, “The Favourite” director Yorgos Lanthimos, “Vera Drake” director Mike Leigh, and actors Ed Harris and James Norton.
- 8/18/2020
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
The ceremony was conducted from a largely empty Berlin soundstage.
Nora Fingscheidt’s System Crasher was the big winner at this year’s German Film Awards which celebrated their 70th edition in a ceremony reflecting the new reality of the coronavirus pandemic.
Nominated in 10 categories, Fingscheidt’s debut feature took home statuettes for best film (the Lola in Gold), best screenplay, best direction, lead actor (to Albrecht Schuch), lead actress (to Helena Zengel), supporting actress (to Gabriela Maria Schmeide), editing and sound design.
Burhan Qurbani’s Berlin Alexanderplatz, which premiered in Berlin Competition in February and had 11 nominations, was awarded...
Nora Fingscheidt’s System Crasher was the big winner at this year’s German Film Awards which celebrated their 70th edition in a ceremony reflecting the new reality of the coronavirus pandemic.
Nominated in 10 categories, Fingscheidt’s debut feature took home statuettes for best film (the Lola in Gold), best screenplay, best direction, lead actor (to Albrecht Schuch), lead actress (to Helena Zengel), supporting actress (to Gabriela Maria Schmeide), editing and sound design.
Burhan Qurbani’s Berlin Alexanderplatz, which premiered in Berlin Competition in February and had 11 nominations, was awarded...
- 4/25/2020
- by 158¦Martin Blaney¦40¦
- ScreenDaily
This year’s German Film Award nominees for best picture include hard-hitting social dramas, tales of romance and cultural divides, family relationships and musical icons as well as works by a growing number of filmmakers from diverse ethnic backgrounds. The German Film Academy, forced to revamp its 70th German Film Awards ceremony due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, will honor the country’s most acclaimed films during a special live TV presentation on April 24.
The German Film Awards ceremony, which in the past aired pre-recorded on Zdf, will be broadcast live for the first time on Ard’s Das Erste, due in part to its remade and shortened presentation. Doing away with its traditional gala event, the show will instead include guest filmmakers, musicians and presenters taking part via video feed from their homes.
Six films are vying for the best picture trophy, nicknamed the Lola, among them Burhan Qurbani’s “Berlin Alexanderplatz,...
The German Film Awards ceremony, which in the past aired pre-recorded on Zdf, will be broadcast live for the first time on Ard’s Das Erste, due in part to its remade and shortened presentation. Doing away with its traditional gala event, the show will instead include guest filmmakers, musicians and presenters taking part via video feed from their homes.
Six films are vying for the best picture trophy, nicknamed the Lola, among them Burhan Qurbani’s “Berlin Alexanderplatz,...
- 4/23/2020
- by Ed Meza
- Variety Film + TV
Leading European festivals, film academies and funders have called for the freedom of Iranian film director Mohammad Rasoulof.
Rasoulof was last week summoned to serve a one-year prison sentence in Iran three days after his film “There is No Evil” won the Berlin Film Festival’s Golden Bear, according to his lawyer and a report by London-based Iran International TV.
The European Film Academy, Cannes Film Festival, the Berlinale, the Deutsche Filmakademie, the Filmförderung Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein, the Filmfest Hamburg, International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (Idfa), the International Film Festival Rotterdam (Iffr), the Netherlands Film Fund and the Accademia del Cinema Italiano-Premi David di Donatello have all expressed concern about Rasoulof’s imminent incarceration.
Rasoulof is one of his country’s most prominent directors, even though none of his films have screened in Iran, where they are banned.
Wim Wenders, president of the European Film Academy, said: “Our colleague Mohammad Rasoulof...
Rasoulof was last week summoned to serve a one-year prison sentence in Iran three days after his film “There is No Evil” won the Berlin Film Festival’s Golden Bear, according to his lawyer and a report by London-based Iran International TV.
The European Film Academy, Cannes Film Festival, the Berlinale, the Deutsche Filmakademie, the Filmförderung Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein, the Filmfest Hamburg, International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (Idfa), the International Film Festival Rotterdam (Iffr), the Netherlands Film Fund and the Accademia del Cinema Italiano-Premi David di Donatello have all expressed concern about Rasoulof’s imminent incarceration.
Rasoulof is one of his country’s most prominent directors, even though none of his films have screened in Iran, where they are banned.
Wim Wenders, president of the European Film Academy, said: “Our colleague Mohammad Rasoulof...
- 3/9/2020
- by Tim Dams
- Variety Film + TV
Figureheads from the European film industry have gathered to protest the imminent incarceration of Iranian film director Mohammad Rasoulof, whose film “There Is No Evil” won the Golden Bear at this year’s Berlinale, which he was unable to attend because of a government ban on travel.
The European Film Academy, Cannes Film Festival, the Deutsche Filmakademie, the Filmförderung Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein, the Filmfest Hamburg, the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (Idfa), the International Film Festival Rotterdam (Iffr), the Netherlands Film Fund, and the Accademia del Cinema Italiano are collectively protesting the prison summons just served to Rasoulof to serve one year in jail. These organizations join the Berlin International Film Festival in the protest.
On July 23 of last year, the Iranian Revolutionary Court had sentenced the director to one year in prison and a two-year prohibition against working as a director for alleged propaganda against the government, as his films...
The European Film Academy, Cannes Film Festival, the Deutsche Filmakademie, the Filmförderung Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein, the Filmfest Hamburg, the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (Idfa), the International Film Festival Rotterdam (Iffr), the Netherlands Film Fund, and the Accademia del Cinema Italiano are collectively protesting the prison summons just served to Rasoulof to serve one year in jail. These organizations join the Berlin International Film Festival in the protest.
On July 23 of last year, the Iranian Revolutionary Court had sentenced the director to one year in prison and a two-year prohibition against working as a director for alleged propaganda against the government, as his films...
- 3/9/2020
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
Iranian filmmaker was summoned to serve one-year prison sentence just days after winning Berlinale’s Golden Bear for There Is No Evil
The Cannes film festival, the Berlinale and The European Film Academy (Efa) have joined a raft of festivals and organisations to protest the “imminent incarceration” of filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof in his native Iran.
Rasoulof was summoned by Iranian authorities to serve a suspended one-year prison sentence on March 4, just days after he won the Golden Bear for his film There Is No Evil on February 29.
“Our colleague Mohammad Rasoulof is an artist who keeps telling us about a...
The Cannes film festival, the Berlinale and The European Film Academy (Efa) have joined a raft of festivals and organisations to protest the “imminent incarceration” of filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof in his native Iran.
Rasoulof was summoned by Iranian authorities to serve a suspended one-year prison sentence on March 4, just days after he won the Golden Bear for his film There Is No Evil on February 29.
“Our colleague Mohammad Rasoulof is an artist who keeps telling us about a...
- 3/9/2020
- by 1100388¦Melanie Goodfellow¦0¦
- ScreenDaily
Several high-profile European organizations have today called for the freedom of Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof, who last week was ordered to serve a one-year prison sentence by his home country’s government.
The European Film Academy, Berlin International Film Festival, Cannes Film Festival, Deutsche Filmakademie, Filmförderung Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein, Filmfest Hamburg, International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam, International Film Festival Rotterdam, Netherlands Film Fund and Accademia del cinema italiano-Premi David di Donatello, all today issued notices campaigning for the director’s release.
Rasoulof was unable to attend this year’s Berlin Film Festival award ceremony, where his film There Is No Evil won the top prize Golden Bear. In 2019, he was sentenced to one-year in prison for the political nature of his films, which the Iranian government cited as “propaganda against the Islamic government,” and was given a two-year travel ban. On March 4 his lawyer confirmed that he has now been summoned to serve that jail time.
The European Film Academy, Berlin International Film Festival, Cannes Film Festival, Deutsche Filmakademie, Filmförderung Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein, Filmfest Hamburg, International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam, International Film Festival Rotterdam, Netherlands Film Fund and Accademia del cinema italiano-Premi David di Donatello, all today issued notices campaigning for the director’s release.
Rasoulof was unable to attend this year’s Berlin Film Festival award ceremony, where his film There Is No Evil won the top prize Golden Bear. In 2019, he was sentenced to one-year in prison for the political nature of his films, which the Iranian government cited as “propaganda against the Islamic government,” and was given a two-year travel ban. On March 4 his lawyer confirmed that he has now been summoned to serve that jail time.
- 3/9/2020
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
In today’s film news roundup, “A Hidden Life” is shown at the Vatican, “Limerence” finds a home, Dave Baustista’s “My Spy” moves, and the DGA honors two veteran members.
Vatican Screening
Terrence Malick’s “A Hidden Life” received a rare private screening at the Vatican Film Library this week.
The movie centers on Austrian farmer and conscientious objector Franz Jägerstätter, who refused to fight for the Nazis in World War II due to his religious beliefs. He was executed for treason in 1943 and beatified in 2007 in Linz, Austria by Pope Benedict XVI.
“A Hidden Life” stars August Diehl and Valerie Pachner with Maria Simon, Bruno Ganz, Karin Neuhäuser, Tobias Moretti, Matthias Schoenaerts and Ulrich Matthes rounding out the cast.
Fox Searchlight opens “A Hidden Life” in select theaters in North America on Friday. It was recently nominated as best feature contender at the Independent Spirit Awards.
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Vatican Screening
Terrence Malick’s “A Hidden Life” received a rare private screening at the Vatican Film Library this week.
The movie centers on Austrian farmer and conscientious objector Franz Jägerstätter, who refused to fight for the Nazis in World War II due to his religious beliefs. He was executed for treason in 1943 and beatified in 2007 in Linz, Austria by Pope Benedict XVI.
“A Hidden Life” stars August Diehl and Valerie Pachner with Maria Simon, Bruno Ganz, Karin Neuhäuser, Tobias Moretti, Matthias Schoenaerts and Ulrich Matthes rounding out the cast.
Fox Searchlight opens “A Hidden Life” in select theaters in North America on Friday. It was recently nominated as best feature contender at the Independent Spirit Awards.
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- 12/6/2019
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Fox Searchlight has launched a new trailer for Terrence Malick’s ‘A Hidden Life’ after premiering at the Cannes Film Festival to rave reviews.
Inspired by real events the feature is written and directed by Malick. The cast includes August Diehl, Valerie Pachner, Maria Simon, Tobias Moretti, Bruno Ganz, Matthias Schoenaerts, Karin Neuhäuser and Ulrich Matthes.
Also in trailers – Driver and Johansson work together to end their marriage in new trailer for ‘Marriage Story’
The film has a UK release of January 17th 2020
A Hidden Life Synopsis
Based on real events, from visionary writer-director Terrence Malick, A Hidden Life is the story of an unsung hero, Franz Jägerstätter, who refused to fight for the Nazis in World War II. When the Austrian peasant farmer is faced with the threat of execution for treason, it is his unwavering faith and his love for his wife Fani and children that keep his spirit alive.
Inspired by real events the feature is written and directed by Malick. The cast includes August Diehl, Valerie Pachner, Maria Simon, Tobias Moretti, Bruno Ganz, Matthias Schoenaerts, Karin Neuhäuser and Ulrich Matthes.
Also in trailers – Driver and Johansson work together to end their marriage in new trailer for ‘Marriage Story’
The film has a UK release of January 17th 2020
A Hidden Life Synopsis
Based on real events, from visionary writer-director Terrence Malick, A Hidden Life is the story of an unsung hero, Franz Jägerstätter, who refused to fight for the Nazis in World War II. When the Austrian peasant farmer is faced with the threat of execution for treason, it is his unwavering faith and his love for his wife Fani and children that keep his spirit alive.
- 10/23/2019
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
The American Film Institute unveiled their lineup for AFI Fest’s World Cinema and the inaugural Documentary section. The fest will take place November 14-21 in Los Angeles.
The world cinema section will include five international feature film Oscar submissions and 16 titles from 19 countries. This includes the Los Angeles premiere of Terrence Malick’s A Hidden Life as well as Levan Akin’s And We Danced from Sweden, Sophie Deraspe’s Antigone from Canada, Jan Komasa’s Corpus Christi from Poland, Marco Bellocchio’s The Traitor from Italy and Cornlieu’s The Whistlers from Romania.
On the documentary side, the fest will include Alex Gibney’s Citizen K as well as Desert One from two-time Academy Award winner Barbara Kopple. Other films in the doc lineup include Bikram: Yoga, Guru, Predator from Eva Orner, Jolie Coiffure from Rosine Mbakam and The Human Factor from Dror Moreh.
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The world cinema section will include five international feature film Oscar submissions and 16 titles from 19 countries. This includes the Los Angeles premiere of Terrence Malick’s A Hidden Life as well as Levan Akin’s And We Danced from Sweden, Sophie Deraspe’s Antigone from Canada, Jan Komasa’s Corpus Christi from Poland, Marco Bellocchio’s The Traitor from Italy and Cornlieu’s The Whistlers from Romania.
On the documentary side, the fest will include Alex Gibney’s Citizen K as well as Desert One from two-time Academy Award winner Barbara Kopple. Other films in the doc lineup include Bikram: Yoga, Guru, Predator from Eva Orner, Jolie Coiffure from Rosine Mbakam and The Human Factor from Dror Moreh.
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- 10/15/2019
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
The Austin Film Festival said Friday that Terrence Malick’s A Hidden Life, the Harriet Tubman biopic Harriet and Hirokazu Kore-eda’s The Truth will be in the lineup for the 26th annual fest, which is set for October 24-31.
The first wave of films also includes the world premieres of the documentary Cowboys, written and directed by Austin natives John Langmore and Bud Force; The Animal People, from executive producer Joaquin Phoenix; The Vice Guide to Bigfoot; and the Texas crime thriller Sleeping in Plastic, from writer-director Van Ditthavong.
Also set for the fest is Crazy Ex-Girlfriend: Oh My God I Think It’s Over, a documentary that follows the making of the show’s series-finale episode which aired in April. Rachel Bloom, Aline Brosh McKenna and director Katie Hyde will be in attendance for a post-screening Q&a.
Here’s the first round of films set for the lineup,...
The first wave of films also includes the world premieres of the documentary Cowboys, written and directed by Austin natives John Langmore and Bud Force; The Animal People, from executive producer Joaquin Phoenix; The Vice Guide to Bigfoot; and the Texas crime thriller Sleeping in Plastic, from writer-director Van Ditthavong.
Also set for the fest is Crazy Ex-Girlfriend: Oh My God I Think It’s Over, a documentary that follows the making of the show’s series-finale episode which aired in April. Rachel Bloom, Aline Brosh McKenna and director Katie Hyde will be in attendance for a post-screening Q&a.
Here’s the first round of films set for the lineup,...
- 8/23/2019
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
Fox Searchlight has released the first trailer for the World War II drama, A Hidden Life, which comes from director Terrence Malick.
A Hidden Life tell the story of an unsung hero, Franz Jägerstätter, “who refused to fight for the Nazis in World War II. When the Austrian peasant farmer is faced with the threat of execution for treason, it is his unwavering faith and his love for his wife Fani and children that keeps his spirit alive.”
If you’re a fan of Malick and the films he makes, then I’m sure you’ll want to see the movie. Sometimes his films are hard to sit through, but this looks like it’ll tell an interesting story. But, it is almost three hours long.
August Diehl (Inglourious Basterds) is set to star in the film, and he is joined by Valerie Pachner, Maria Simon, Bruno Ganz, Karin Neuhäuser,...
A Hidden Life tell the story of an unsung hero, Franz Jägerstätter, “who refused to fight for the Nazis in World War II. When the Austrian peasant farmer is faced with the threat of execution for treason, it is his unwavering faith and his love for his wife Fani and children that keeps his spirit alive.”
If you’re a fan of Malick and the films he makes, then I’m sure you’ll want to see the movie. Sometimes his films are hard to sit through, but this looks like it’ll tell an interesting story. But, it is almost three hours long.
August Diehl (Inglourious Basterds) is set to star in the film, and he is joined by Valerie Pachner, Maria Simon, Bruno Ganz, Karin Neuhäuser,...
- 8/14/2019
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Fox Searchlight has launched the first trailer for Terrence Malick’s ‘A Hidden Life’ after premiering at the Cannes Film Festival to rave reviews.
Inspired by real events the feature is written and directed by Malick. The cast includes August Diehl, Valerie Pachner, Maria Simon, Tobias Moretti, Bruno Ganz, Matthias Schoenaerts, Karin Neuhäuser and Ulrich Matthes.
Also in trailers – New trailer for Greta Gerwig’s ‘Little Women’ arrives
The film has a Us release of December 13th
A Hidden Life Synopsis
Based on real events, from visionary writer-director Terrence Malick, A Hidden Life is the story of an unsung hero, Franz Jägerstätter, who refused to fight for the Nazis in World War II. When the Austrian peasant farmer is faced with the threat of execution for treason, it is his unwavering faith and his love for his wife Fani and children that keep his spirit alive.
The post Resistance against...
Inspired by real events the feature is written and directed by Malick. The cast includes August Diehl, Valerie Pachner, Maria Simon, Tobias Moretti, Bruno Ganz, Matthias Schoenaerts, Karin Neuhäuser and Ulrich Matthes.
Also in trailers – New trailer for Greta Gerwig’s ‘Little Women’ arrives
The film has a Us release of December 13th
A Hidden Life Synopsis
Based on real events, from visionary writer-director Terrence Malick, A Hidden Life is the story of an unsung hero, Franz Jägerstätter, who refused to fight for the Nazis in World War II. When the Austrian peasant farmer is faced with the threat of execution for treason, it is his unwavering faith and his love for his wife Fani and children that keep his spirit alive.
The post Resistance against...
- 8/14/2019
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
"If our leaders, if they are evil, what does one do?" Fox Searchlight has unveiled the first official trailer for the new Terrence Malick film titled A Hidden Life (originally known as Radegund while in production). This premiered at the Cannes Film Festival playing in competition this summer, but didn't win any awards. Set during World War II in Austria, the film follows a local farmer who refuses to fight for the Nazis after they take over and annex Austria. The nearly-three-hour-long film follows Franz Jägerstätter, played by August Diehl, as the Nazis come to power and he is eventually thrown in jail for refusing to take the Hitler oath. The cast includes Valerie Pachner (also seen in The Ground Beneath My Feet), Michael Nyqvist, Matthias Schoenaerts, Jürgen Prochnow, Bruno Ganz, Alexander Fehling, Ulrich Matthes, and Karl Markovics. This film is gorgeous and has plenty of ideas to consider that clearly connect to today,...
- 8/13/2019
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Distributor also holds rights in UK, Latin America, Italy, among others.
Fox Searchlight has set a December 13 awards corridor release for its Cannes pick-up A Hidden Life from Terrence Malick.
The 173-minute-long film – Malick’s first in Cannes since his 2011 Palme d’Or winner The Tree Of Life, which Searchlight distributed in the Us – has been hailed as a return to form and premiered in Competition on the Croisette in May.
August Diehl stars as the farmer and Austrian conscientious objector Franz Jägerstätter, who was executed in 1943 for refusing to fight for the Nazis in the Second World War.
Jägerstätter...
Fox Searchlight has set a December 13 awards corridor release for its Cannes pick-up A Hidden Life from Terrence Malick.
The 173-minute-long film – Malick’s first in Cannes since his 2011 Palme d’Or winner The Tree Of Life, which Searchlight distributed in the Us – has been hailed as a return to form and premiered in Competition on the Croisette in May.
August Diehl stars as the farmer and Austrian conscientious objector Franz Jägerstätter, who was executed in 1943 for refusing to fight for the Nazis in the Second World War.
Jägerstätter...
- 6/27/2019
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Mister Smith handles international sales on auteur’s return to Croisette after 2011 Palme d’Or winner The Tree Of Life.
Details have emerged of the international component of Fox Searchlight’s headline-grabbing Cannes deal for Terrence Malick’s Competition selection A Hidden Life.
The company pounced early last week following the world premiere on the Croisette, announcing Us and select territories in a deal with CAA Media Finance and Mister Smith believed to be around $13m.
Screen has learned Searchlight also picked up rights for the UK, Italy, Spain, Latin America, Benelux, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Baltics, South Africa, Turkey,...
Details have emerged of the international component of Fox Searchlight’s headline-grabbing Cannes deal for Terrence Malick’s Competition selection A Hidden Life.
The company pounced early last week following the world premiere on the Croisette, announcing Us and select territories in a deal with CAA Media Finance and Mister Smith believed to be around $13m.
Screen has learned Searchlight also picked up rights for the UK, Italy, Spain, Latin America, Benelux, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Baltics, South Africa, Turkey,...
- 5/28/2019
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Mister Smith handles international sales on auteur’s return to Croisette after 2011 Palme d’Or winner The Tree Of Life.
Details have emerged of the international component of Fox Searchlight’s headline-grabbing Cannes deal for Terrence Malick’s Competition selection A Hidden Life.
The company pounced early last week following the world premiere on the Croisette, announcing Us and select territories in a deal with CAA Media Finance and Mister Smith believed to be around $13m.
Screen has learned Searchlight also picked up rights for the UK, Italy, Spain, Latin America, Benelux, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Baltics, South Africa, Turkey,...
Details have emerged of the international component of Fox Searchlight’s headline-grabbing Cannes deal for Terrence Malick’s Competition selection A Hidden Life.
The company pounced early last week following the world premiere on the Croisette, announcing Us and select territories in a deal with CAA Media Finance and Mister Smith believed to be around $13m.
Screen has learned Searchlight also picked up rights for the UK, Italy, Spain, Latin America, Benelux, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Baltics, South Africa, Turkey,...
- 5/28/2019
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Mister Smith handles international sales on auteur’s return to Croisette after 2011 Palme d’Or winner The Tree Of Life.
May 28 Update: Details have emerged of the international component of Fox Searchlight’s headline-grabbing Cannes deal for Terrence Malick’s Competition selection A Hidden Life.
The company pounced early last week following the world premiere on the Croisette, announcing Us and select territories in a deal with CAA Media Finance and Mister Smith believed to be around $13m.
Screen has learned Searchlight also picked up rights for the UK, Italy, Spain, Latin America, Benelux, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Baltics, South Africa,...
May 28 Update: Details have emerged of the international component of Fox Searchlight’s headline-grabbing Cannes deal for Terrence Malick’s Competition selection A Hidden Life.
The company pounced early last week following the world premiere on the Croisette, announcing Us and select territories in a deal with CAA Media Finance and Mister Smith believed to be around $13m.
Screen has learned Searchlight also picked up rights for the UK, Italy, Spain, Latin America, Benelux, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Baltics, South Africa,...
- 5/28/2019
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
carMister Smith handles international sales on auteur’s return to Croisette after 2011 Palme d’Or winner The Tree Of Life.
Fox Searchlight has snapped up Us and select territories in Cannes on Terrence Malick’s well-received A Hidden Life following its world premiere on Sunday (19).
The 173-minute-long film – Malick’s first in Cannes since his 2011 Palme d’Or winner The Tree Of Life, which Searchlight distributed in the Us – has been hailed as a return to form and became the second Competition selection to land an on-site deal after Amazon Studios picked up Ladj Ly’s Les Misérables.
August Diehl...
Fox Searchlight has snapped up Us and select territories in Cannes on Terrence Malick’s well-received A Hidden Life following its world premiere on Sunday (19).
The 173-minute-long film – Malick’s first in Cannes since his 2011 Palme d’Or winner The Tree Of Life, which Searchlight distributed in the Us – has been hailed as a return to form and became the second Competition selection to land an on-site deal after Amazon Studios picked up Ladj Ly’s Les Misérables.
August Diehl...
- 5/20/2019
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Andreas Dresen’s biopic wins six prizes from 10 nominations.
Andreas Dresen’s biopic Gundermann was the big winner at this year’s German Film Awards, taking home six Lolas at the weekend’s gala in Berlin after receiving a record 10 nominations.
The production by Pandora Film Produktion and Kineo Filmproduktion received the evening’s top award, the Lola in Gold for best feature film, as well as the Lolas for best director (Dresen), screenplay (Laila Stieler), lead actor (Alexander Scheer), production design (Susanne Hopf) and costume design (Sabine Greunig).
Accepting his Lola for best director - his third win in...
Andreas Dresen’s biopic Gundermann was the big winner at this year’s German Film Awards, taking home six Lolas at the weekend’s gala in Berlin after receiving a record 10 nominations.
The production by Pandora Film Produktion and Kineo Filmproduktion received the evening’s top award, the Lola in Gold for best feature film, as well as the Lolas for best director (Dresen), screenplay (Laila Stieler), lead actor (Alexander Scheer), production design (Susanne Hopf) and costume design (Sabine Greunig).
Accepting his Lola for best director - his third win in...
- 5/8/2019
- by Martin Blaney
- ScreenDaily
The recipients were the producers of films nominated for best film, best doc and best children’s film.
More than €2m ($3.2m) in nomination premiums has been awarded to the producers of the films nominated for best film, best documentary and best children’s film at the 2019 German Film Awards, aka the Lolas, in Berlin today (March 20).
The best film nominees are Andreas Dresen’s Gunderman, Markus Goller’s 25 km/h, Caroline Link’s The Boy Needs Fresh Air, Aron Lehmann’s The Most Beautiful Girl In The World, Wolfgang Fischer’s Styx and Christian Petzold’s Transit. Each of...
More than €2m ($3.2m) in nomination premiums has been awarded to the producers of the films nominated for best film, best documentary and best children’s film at the 2019 German Film Awards, aka the Lolas, in Berlin today (March 20).
The best film nominees are Andreas Dresen’s Gunderman, Markus Goller’s 25 km/h, Caroline Link’s The Boy Needs Fresh Air, Aron Lehmann’s The Most Beautiful Girl In The World, Wolfgang Fischer’s Styx and Christian Petzold’s Transit. Each of...
- 3/20/2019
- by Martin Blaney
- ScreenDaily
With technically three films premiering and/or getting a theatrical release in 2016, Terrence Malick‘s output is at an all-time high and it looks like more from the elusive director will be rolled out in the consecutive years to come. His Austin-set drama Weightless is eying a release in the first half of 2017 and now we know the vague timing of when we’ll see his World War II drama Radegund.
Buried in a profile from THR (with a hat tip to Dark Horizons) on producer Philip Lee it’s revealed the film will debut in 2018, which is fairly in line with Malick’s standards — and even a bit early compared to some of his production timetables. His drama depicts the life of Austria’s Franz Jägerstätter (August Diehl), a conscientious objector during World War II who was put to death at the age of 36 for undermining military actions. Valerie Pachner...
Buried in a profile from THR (with a hat tip to Dark Horizons) on producer Philip Lee it’s revealed the film will debut in 2018, which is fairly in line with Malick’s standards — and even a bit early compared to some of his production timetables. His drama depicts the life of Austria’s Franz Jägerstätter (August Diehl), a conscientious objector during World War II who was put to death at the age of 36 for undermining military actions. Valerie Pachner...
- 11/23/2016
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
'Downfall' movie: Bruno Ganz as Adolf Hitler 'Downfall' movie: Overlong and overwrought World War II drama lifted by several memorable performances Oliver Hirschbiegel's German box office hit Downfall / Der Untergang is a generally engrossing psychological-historical drama whose emotional charge is diluted by excessive length, an overabundance of characters, and a tendency to emphasize the more obvious aspects of the narrative. Several key performances – including Bruno Ganz's now iconic Adolf Hitler – help to lift Downfall above the level of myriad other World War II movies. Nazi Germany literally goes under In Downfall, which by the end of 2004 had been seen by more than 4.5 million German moviegoers, Nazi Germany is about to lose the war. In his underground bunker, Adolf Hitler (Bruno Ganz) grows increasingly out of touch with reality as he sees his dream of Deutschland über alles go kaput. Some of those under his command are equally incapable of thinking coherently.
- 5/10/2015
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
The Notebook
Written by János Szász and András Szekér
Directed by János Szász
Hungary, 2013
We’ve seen countless films depicting the monstrosity of World War II, but The Notebook gives us an unflinching look at the monsters it created. Both observant and nonjudgmental, director, János Szász, drops us into a war zone bereft of borders or buffers. Allegiances crumble and shift like the tattered landscape, where even familial ties yield to stark necessity. This is a challenging film that reaffirms the survival of the human spirit, not through acts of courage or bravery, but by harnessing our spitefulness and hatred to outlast the enemy. Whether the soul can endure such a coldhearted transformation is left for the audience to decide.
For most filmgoers, it’s impossible to comprehend the daily horror of living in a residential war zone and the toll it takes on the human spirit. Based on the French novel by Agota Kristof,...
Written by János Szász and András Szekér
Directed by János Szász
Hungary, 2013
We’ve seen countless films depicting the monstrosity of World War II, but The Notebook gives us an unflinching look at the monsters it created. Both observant and nonjudgmental, director, János Szász, drops us into a war zone bereft of borders or buffers. Allegiances crumble and shift like the tattered landscape, where even familial ties yield to stark necessity. This is a challenging film that reaffirms the survival of the human spirit, not through acts of courage or bravery, but by harnessing our spitefulness and hatred to outlast the enemy. Whether the soul can endure such a coldhearted transformation is left for the audience to decide.
For most filmgoers, it’s impossible to comprehend the daily horror of living in a residential war zone and the toll it takes on the human spirit. Based on the French novel by Agota Kristof,...
- 9/5/2014
- by J.R. Kinnard
- SoundOnSight
Behind Every Great War Is a Great Story: Szasz’s Captivating, Grotesque Portrait of Life During Wartime
World War II takes on the ambience of an exquisitely grim fairy tale in Hungarian filmmaker Janos Szasz’s The Notebook, based on the famed novel by Agota Kristof. Reuniting the director with Danish star Ulrich Thomsen, who starred in Szasz’s last film, Opium: Diary of a Madwoman (2007), it’s a strikingly photographed, pervasively bewitching account of adolescent twin boys and their development into (mostly) apathetic killing machines due to the inhumane conditions of wartime. Winning the top prize at the Karlovy Vary Film Festival in 2013, the infrequently working Szasz (also a veteran stage director) is a name ripe for rediscovery, heretofore best known for his 1994 film, Woyzeck (the stage play that would also provide the basis for Herzog’s 1979 version).
Nearing the end of WWII, a privileged father (Ulrich Matthes) decides...
World War II takes on the ambience of an exquisitely grim fairy tale in Hungarian filmmaker Janos Szasz’s The Notebook, based on the famed novel by Agota Kristof. Reuniting the director with Danish star Ulrich Thomsen, who starred in Szasz’s last film, Opium: Diary of a Madwoman (2007), it’s a strikingly photographed, pervasively bewitching account of adolescent twin boys and their development into (mostly) apathetic killing machines due to the inhumane conditions of wartime. Winning the top prize at the Karlovy Vary Film Festival in 2013, the infrequently working Szasz (also a veteran stage director) is a name ripe for rediscovery, heretofore best known for his 1994 film, Woyzeck (the stage play that would also provide the basis for Herzog’s 1979 version).
Nearing the end of WWII, a privileged father (Ulrich Matthes) decides...
- 8/28/2014
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
The Notebook (Le grand cahier) (A nagy füzet) Sony Pictures Classics Reviewed for Shockya by Harvey Karten. Data-based on Rotten Tomatoes Grade: A- Director: János Szász Screenplay: Agota Kristof, András Szekér, Tom Abrams – adapted from Agota Kristof’s novel (see below) Cast: András Gyémánt, Gyöngyvér Bognár, László Gyémánt, Piroska Molnár, András Réthelyi, Ulrich Matthes Screened at: Sony, NYC, 8/13/14 Opens: August 29, 2014 In his 1954 dystopian novel “Lord of the Flies,” William Golding creates a world of British boys as sole inhabitants of an island without adult authorities. They try to govern themselves but end up with disaster. Simply put, the youngsters become barbarians. In “The Notebook,” we discover [ Read More ]
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- 8/17/2014
- by Harvey Karten
- ShockYa
Sony Pictures Classics has acquired North American rights to "The Notebook," Hungary's entry for Best Foreign Language Film (not the Ryan Gosling-starring weepie). The film, directed by Janos Szasz ("The Witman Boys"), won the top prize at the 2013 Karlovy Vary Film Festival, where it world premiered. "The Notebook" is one of the nine selected foreign films vying for an Oscar nomination. Here's the synopsis per Sony: Set on the onset of WWII, "The Notebook," which stars Ulrich Thomsen ("The Celebration") and Ulrich Matthes ("Downfall"), tells the story of thirteen year old twins abandoned by their parents and forced to live with their cruel grandmother in a village on the Hungarian border. Studying the evil surrounding them, the twins learn to rely on their loyalty to one another, ultimately surviving in the face of challenging circumstances. Sony Pictures Classics stated, "We have wanted to buy this film following its successful showings at the Toronto Film.
- 1/3/2014
- by Nigel M Smith
- Indiewire
As expected, frequent foreign Oscar distributor Sony Pictures Classics has acquired the North American rights to World War II drama "The Notebook," the shortlisted Hungarian entry for the Best Foreign Language Oscar. The film is directed by Janos Szasz ("Woyzech") and shot by Christian Berger (nominated for Michael Haneke's "White Ribbon"). "To make this movie was a wonderful and a painful journey for me, like a time machine, took me back into the war time," said Director Janos Szasz. "The jungle of fear and immorality." The official synopsis is below. Set on the onset of WWII, The Notebook, which stars Ulrich Thomsen (The Celebration) and Ulrich Matthes (Downfall), tells the story of thirteen year old twins abandoned by their parents and forced to live with their cruel grandmother in a village on the Hungarian border. Studying the evil surrounding them, the twins learn to rely on their loyalty to one another,...
- 1/3/2014
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
Sony Pictures Classics has taken North American rights from Beta Cinema to Hungary’s shortlisted foreign-language Oscar submission.
Janos Szasz directed the Intuit Pictures film, made in co-production with Hunnia Filmstudio, Amour Fou and Dolce Vita Films.
The Notebook is adapted from Agota Kristof’s novel of the same name and received The Grand Prix Crystal Globe at Karlovy Vary Film Festival 2013, where it received its world premiere ahead of the North American premiere in Toronto.
Ulrich Thomsen and Ulrich Matthes star in the WWII story of 13-year-old twins abandoned by their parents to their cruel grandmother in a village on the Hungarian border.
Janos Szasz directed the Intuit Pictures film, made in co-production with Hunnia Filmstudio, Amour Fou and Dolce Vita Films.
The Notebook is adapted from Agota Kristof’s novel of the same name and received The Grand Prix Crystal Globe at Karlovy Vary Film Festival 2013, where it received its world premiere ahead of the North American premiere in Toronto.
Ulrich Thomsen and Ulrich Matthes star in the WWII story of 13-year-old twins abandoned by their parents to their cruel grandmother in a village on the Hungarian border.
- 1/2/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
I have officially begun tracking the Oscar submissions for the Best Foreign Language category at the 2014 Oscars as Greece, Hungary, Nepal and Romania have officially submitted the first four films for this year's race. We already know one of the year's most talked about films and festival stand out after Cannes, Blue is the Warmest Color, won't be eligible for the Foreign Language race due to release requirements as the film won't hit French cinemas until after the submission date cut-off. Yet, it seems a lesbian drama will find its way into contention. Director Subarna Thapa's Soongava: Dance of the Orchids is Nepal's official selection and it stars Deeya Maskey, Nisha Adhikari, Saugat Malla, Bashundara Bhusal and Nirmal Nisar. I've included the trailer to the right and the synopsis from the Palm Springs Film Festival below. Beautiful Diya is a young girl who dreams of becoming a professional Nepalese dancer,...
- 8/26/2013
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
A cerebral film based on a memoir by Hitler's private secretary lifts the lid on Feathers McGraw's role in the Führer's overthrow
Downfall (2004)
Director: Oliver Hirschbiegel
Entertainment grade: A–
History grade: A–
On 20 April 1945, as the second world war drew to its conclusion, Soviet forces began to shell the centre of Berlin.
People
The film is bookended by documentary footage of the splendidly named Traudl Humps, Adolf Hitler's private secretary from 1942-45. In 1947, she wrote a memoir. It was published in 2002 under her less thrilling married name, Traudl Junge. The film draws extensively on the book, especially for the relationship between Hitler (Bruno Ganz, in the performance of a lifetime) and his girlfriend, Eva Braun (Juliane Köhler). Junge paints Eva as a needy, delusional figure – dancing around her old living room "in a desperate frenzy, like a woman who has already felt the faint breath of death". Another eyewitness,...
Downfall (2004)
Director: Oliver Hirschbiegel
Entertainment grade: A–
History grade: A–
On 20 April 1945, as the second world war drew to its conclusion, Soviet forces began to shell the centre of Berlin.
People
The film is bookended by documentary footage of the splendidly named Traudl Humps, Adolf Hitler's private secretary from 1942-45. In 1947, she wrote a memoir. It was published in 2002 under her less thrilling married name, Traudl Junge. The film draws extensively on the book, especially for the relationship between Hitler (Bruno Ganz, in the performance of a lifetime) and his girlfriend, Eva Braun (Juliane Köhler). Junge paints Eva as a needy, delusional figure – dancing around her old living room "in a desperate frenzy, like a woman who has already felt the faint breath of death". Another eyewitness,...
- 5/16/2013
- by Alex von Tunzelmann
- The Guardian - Film News
#46. János Szász’s The Notebook
Gist: Not your remake of the Ryan Gosling film, based on Agota Kritóf‘s famous and bestselling novel of the same name (Le Grand Cahier), in a village on the Hungarian border, two young brothers grow up during war time with their cruel grandmother and must learn every trick of evil to survive in the absurd world of adults. Ulrich Thomsen and Ulrich Matthes are among the cast.
Prediction: Filling in the Hungarian film product quota, the veteran helmer has not been to the festival since 97′s Witman fiúk – which screened in the Un Certain Regard section. I think we might be looking at a repeat in the same section.
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Gist: Not your remake of the Ryan Gosling film, based on Agota Kritóf‘s famous and bestselling novel of the same name (Le Grand Cahier), in a village on the Hungarian border, two young brothers grow up during war time with their cruel grandmother and must learn every trick of evil to survive in the absurd world of adults. Ulrich Thomsen and Ulrich Matthes are among the cast.
Prediction: Filling in the Hungarian film product quota, the veteran helmer has not been to the festival since 97′s Witman fiúk – which screened in the Un Certain Regard section. I think we might be looking at a repeat in the same section.
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- 4/6/2013
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
Following up the initial announcement of titles, the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival revealed it will open with the period drama Les Adieux à la reine (Farewell My Queen) today. From director Benoît Jacquot, the drama stars Inglourious Basterds lead Diane Kruger, as well as Léa Seydoux who broke-out in Midnight in Paris and Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol this year. Based on, Chantal Thomas’ novel we have the first stills of the film (from Lumiere via The Playlist) that follows the “first few days of the French Revolution from the perspective of the servants at Versailles.”
Kruger, who plays Marie Antoinette here, has only appeared in one big film following her post-Basterds role with Unknown, but I look forward to her future work, especially with this film. I thought Seydoux was great as an action villain in Ghotocol and excited to see her career rise. Check out the stills below,...
Kruger, who plays Marie Antoinette here, has only appeared in one big film following her post-Basterds role with Unknown, but I look forward to her future work, especially with this film. I thought Seydoux was great as an action villain in Ghotocol and excited to see her career rise. Check out the stills below,...
- 1/4/2012
- by jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
- The Film Stage
The Berlinale's announced today that 20 films are now lined up for its Panorama program. All in all, around 50 titles will make up the main program, Panorama Special and Panorama Dokumente.
10+10 by Hou Hsiao-hsien, Wang Toon, Wu Nien-Jen, Sylvia Chang, Chen Guo-Fu, Wei Te-Sheng, Chung Meng-Hung, Chang Tso-Chi, Arvin Chen, Yang Ya-Che and others, Taiwan — see a full report from the Taipei Film Commission: "Funded by the Golden Horse Film Festival and the Republic of China Centenary Foundation, 10+10 [is] a movie comprised of 20 short films by 10 renowned and 10 emerging Taiwanese filmmakers."
Death For Sale by Faouzi Bensaïdi, France
With Fehd Benchemsi, Fouad Labiad, Mouhcine Malzi, Imane Elmechrafi, Faouzi Bensaïdi
Die Wand (The Wall) by Julian Roman Pölsler, Austria/Germany
With Martina Gedeck — Synopsis from The Match Factory: "(1.) The wall is a highly unusual exploration of solitude and survival. (2.) It is the story of a woman who is separated from the...
10+10 by Hou Hsiao-hsien, Wang Toon, Wu Nien-Jen, Sylvia Chang, Chen Guo-Fu, Wei Te-Sheng, Chung Meng-Hung, Chang Tso-Chi, Arvin Chen, Yang Ya-Che and others, Taiwan — see a full report from the Taipei Film Commission: "Funded by the Golden Horse Film Festival and the Republic of China Centenary Foundation, 10+10 [is] a movie comprised of 20 short films by 10 renowned and 10 emerging Taiwanese filmmakers."
Death For Sale by Faouzi Bensaïdi, France
With Fehd Benchemsi, Fouad Labiad, Mouhcine Malzi, Imane Elmechrafi, Faouzi Bensaïdi
Die Wand (The Wall) by Julian Roman Pölsler, Austria/Germany
With Martina Gedeck — Synopsis from The Match Factory: "(1.) The wall is a highly unusual exploration of solitude and survival. (2.) It is the story of a woman who is separated from the...
- 1/4/2012
- MUBI
He was born Nikolaus Günther Karl Nakszynski in Zoppot, near Danzig, on October 18, 1926. In 1930, his family moved to Berlin. Drafted in 1944, he was taken prisoner by the British and transported to Camp 186 near Colchester, where he'd take on his first theatrical roles. By 1946, he was performing in the Schlosspark-Theater in Berlin and, in 1947, he scored his first film role as a Dutch prisoner in Eugen York's Morituri.
In 1960, he took his one-man show on the road: Kinski spricht Villon, Rimbaud, Wilde, Majakowskij und Schiller. That same year, he landed his first role in an Edgar Wallace adaptation: Lorenz Voss in Karl Anton's The Avenger. He'd appear in several international productions, but of course, it wasn't until Klaus Kinski and Werner Herzog found each other that cinema was jolted by one of those rare alchemical bonds of director and actor in which — like Scorsese and De Niro, Kurosawa and Mifune,...
In 1960, he took his one-man show on the road: Kinski spricht Villon, Rimbaud, Wilde, Majakowskij und Schiller. That same year, he landed his first role in an Edgar Wallace adaptation: Lorenz Voss in Karl Anton's The Avenger. He'd appear in several international productions, but of course, it wasn't until Klaus Kinski and Werner Herzog found each other that cinema was jolted by one of those rare alchemical bonds of director and actor in which — like Scorsese and De Niro, Kurosawa and Mifune,...
- 10/18/2011
- MUBI
Der Untergang / Downfall (2004) Direction: Oliver Hirschbiegel Cast: Bruno Ganz, Alexandra Maria Lara, Juliane Köhler, Corinna Harfouch, Ulrich Matthes, Heino Ferch, Thomas Kretschmann Screenplay: Bernd Eichinger; from Joachim Fest's book Untergang: Hitler und das Ende des Dritten Reiches / Inside Hitler's Bunker: The Last Days of the Third Reich and Traudl Junge and Melissa Müller's Bis zur letzten Stunde / Until the Final Hour: Hitler's Last Secretary Oscar Movies Recommended with Reservations Bruno Ganz as Adolf Hitler in Oliver Hirschbiegel's Downfall Oliver Hirschbiegel's German box-office hit Der Untergang / Downfall is a generally effective war drama, whose emotional power is marred by excessive length, an overabundance of characters, and a certain tendency to emphasize the more obvious aspects of the story. In Downfall, which by the end of 2004 had ad been seen by more than 4.5 million German filmgoers, Nazi Germany is about to lose the war. In his underground [...]...
- 2/4/2011
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
I’m loving this project more and more with each film, there is something truly magical about watching some of these amazing films for the first time ever like 12 Angry Men, The Apartment, Rope and Double Indemnity and in this weeks round up I’ve added another incredible film to my collection with the German stunner Der Untergang.
The other four films all offered something enjoyably different with High Noon being a particular standout which has kick started my love for the Western movie genre. I revisited Avatar for the third time which was interesting to see again since the hype has died down, ventured again to Edgar Wright’s perfect Zombie movie “Shaun of the Dead” and had a surprisingly enjoyable watch of Mel Gibson’s Braveheart. Again another fine week of movies that all deserve to be in the Top 250 and still Mulholland Drive is the only film...
The other four films all offered something enjoyably different with High Noon being a particular standout which has kick started my love for the Western movie genre. I revisited Avatar for the third time which was interesting to see again since the hype has died down, ventured again to Edgar Wright’s perfect Zombie movie “Shaun of the Dead” and had a surprisingly enjoyable watch of Mel Gibson’s Braveheart. Again another fine week of movies that all deserve to be in the Top 250 and still Mulholland Drive is the only film...
- 4/12/2010
- by Gary Phillips
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Screened Toronto International Film Festival
TORONTO -- In The Ninth Day, Volker Schlondorff returns to the themes of morality and conscience during the Nazi period, themes that have occupied him and other European filmmakers for decades.
Constructed more like a theological debate than a dramatically expressed story, the film is thought-provoking but not terribly involving since right and wrong are clear from the start. The only issue is: Will the protagonist betray his conscience? The Ninth Day is certain to play the festival circuit, but will be a tough sell theatrically in North America.
Catholic priest Henri Kremer (Ulrich Matthes) gets a surprise release from the horrors of the Dachau concentration camp and is allowed to return home to Luxembourg. There he learns that this reprise is momentary: He is given nine days by Gestapo Untersturmfuhrer Gebhardt (August Diehl) to convince the bishop to support the Nazi occupiers and thus drive a wedge between the Luxembourg church and Rome. If he fails, he returns to Dachau. If he escapes, his family and all the priests in the camp will be killed.
As the bishop delays seeing Father Kremer, a dialogue breaks out between the gaunt, shrunken-faced priest, a physical wreck after Dachau, and the smooth-faced, facile Gebhardt. A former Catholic seminarian himself, Gebhardt uses the language of the priesthood to debate the moral implications of Kremer's dilemma and the role Judas played in the founding of the Catholic Church.
However, there is little evidence that Kremer could actually influence the bishop's decision, even if he wanted to. Nor does the film develop any suspense over the eventual outcome, as neither character has any real flexibility.
The story unfolds against a bleak and snowy Luxembourg, where all color has drained away, as dreary classical music plays in the background. This was, of course, one of the gloomiest periods of human history but there is still such as thing as overkill.
THE NINTH DAY
Provobis Film/Videopress/Bayerische Rundfunk
Credits:
Director: Volker Schlondorff
Writers: Eberhard Groner, Andreas Pfluger
Producer: Jurgen Haase
Executive producer: Wolfgang Plehn
Director of photography: Tomas Erhart
Production designer: Ari Hantke
Music: Alfred Schnittke
Editor: Peter R. Adam
Cast:
Henri Kremer: Ulrich Mattthes
Gebhardt: August Diehl
Marie Kremer: Bibiana Beglau
Roger Kremer: Germain Wagner
Running time -- 97 minutes
No MPAA rating...
TORONTO -- In The Ninth Day, Volker Schlondorff returns to the themes of morality and conscience during the Nazi period, themes that have occupied him and other European filmmakers for decades.
Constructed more like a theological debate than a dramatically expressed story, the film is thought-provoking but not terribly involving since right and wrong are clear from the start. The only issue is: Will the protagonist betray his conscience? The Ninth Day is certain to play the festival circuit, but will be a tough sell theatrically in North America.
Catholic priest Henri Kremer (Ulrich Matthes) gets a surprise release from the horrors of the Dachau concentration camp and is allowed to return home to Luxembourg. There he learns that this reprise is momentary: He is given nine days by Gestapo Untersturmfuhrer Gebhardt (August Diehl) to convince the bishop to support the Nazi occupiers and thus drive a wedge between the Luxembourg church and Rome. If he fails, he returns to Dachau. If he escapes, his family and all the priests in the camp will be killed.
As the bishop delays seeing Father Kremer, a dialogue breaks out between the gaunt, shrunken-faced priest, a physical wreck after Dachau, and the smooth-faced, facile Gebhardt. A former Catholic seminarian himself, Gebhardt uses the language of the priesthood to debate the moral implications of Kremer's dilemma and the role Judas played in the founding of the Catholic Church.
However, there is little evidence that Kremer could actually influence the bishop's decision, even if he wanted to. Nor does the film develop any suspense over the eventual outcome, as neither character has any real flexibility.
The story unfolds against a bleak and snowy Luxembourg, where all color has drained away, as dreary classical music plays in the background. This was, of course, one of the gloomiest periods of human history but there is still such as thing as overkill.
THE NINTH DAY
Provobis Film/Videopress/Bayerische Rundfunk
Credits:
Director: Volker Schlondorff
Writers: Eberhard Groner, Andreas Pfluger
Producer: Jurgen Haase
Executive producer: Wolfgang Plehn
Director of photography: Tomas Erhart
Production designer: Ari Hantke
Music: Alfred Schnittke
Editor: Peter R. Adam
Cast:
Henri Kremer: Ulrich Mattthes
Gebhardt: August Diehl
Marie Kremer: Bibiana Beglau
Roger Kremer: Germain Wagner
Running time -- 97 minutes
No MPAA rating...
- 9/15/2004
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Director Tom Tykwer's international success with "Run Lola Run" has inspired distributors to rummage through his earlier films, looking for anything to release with his name above the title. "Winter Sleepers", made in 1997, makes its way into U.S. theaters under these circumstances.
While clues to Tykwer's considerable talent are to be found, they get buried in an avalanche of self-absorbed, maddeningly obtuse characters whose lives interest one not in the least.
The film will undoubtedly draw some fans of "Lola", but forget about the wildfire word-of-mouth that propelled that film into an art house wonder.
What will captivate Tykwer's admirers in "Winter Sleepers" is the knockout camerawork. Tykwer, working in Cinemascope with director of photography Frank Griebe, lets the camera restlessly prowl the snowy peaks and mountain passages of a German skiing village. He uses his camera to edit, to move from one shot to another without a cut. And the film ends with a breathtaking sequence -- a death plunge by a skier filmed with several cameras, including a helmet-mounted one worn by a stuntman.
It is also clear that Tykwer is a fine director of young actors. Here he coaxes performances from a small cast that capture something of the young generation's malaise and dissatisfaction with contemporary life and their intense focus on themselves.
These are not necessarily the kind of individuals you want to spend a two-hour movie with, however. Tykwer's roaming camera can distract one from such mundane lives only so much.
The script by Tykwer and Anne-Francoise Pyszora, based on her novel "Expense of Spirit", concentrates on two men and two women holed up for winter in a ski resort. Rebecca (Floriane Daniel), a beautiful translator of romance novels, is involved with dumb-blonde ski instructor Marco (Heino Ferch). But other than his well-sculpted body, her attraction to this man with little intellectual curiosity or sense of morals is hard to fathom.
Laura (Marie-Lou Sellem), a nurse and amateur actress, is sufficiently bored to drift into a relationship with the town's reclusive movie projectionist, Rene (Ulrich Matthes). It turns out that an army accident has left him with a lack of short-term memory, which he compensates for by taking endless photos, simply to remind himself of what he did the day before.
The film pivots around a terrible road accident on an icy mountain passage, an incident that apparently was not in the novel but does introduce the Tykwerian theme of fate and the role it plays in people's lives. This accident has put the daughter of a local farmer Theo (Josef Bierbichler) into a coma. Both of the main male characters are linked to this accident, but one doesn't remember it and the other is unaware of the involvement of his stolen car.
Despite the mobile camera, this movie crawls at a snail's pace, seemingly in the thrall of characters whose lives cannot bare such scrutiny. Few movies achieve the urgency Tykwer injected into "Lola". But here, in the film he made directly before "Lola", Tykwer keeps the narrative gears in neutral for virtually the entire movie.
The production itself is highly sophisticated. Along with the sterling camerawork, Aphrodite Kondos' costumes are on-the-button, and production designer Alexander Manasse's cozy alpine lodge and cabins serve as a refuge from the snowy landscape.
One almost senses Tykwer's impatience with this small and static tale, with his need to run with a character determined to take her life in her own hands. Lola obviously rescued him.
WINTER SLEEPERS
WinStar Cinema
Bavaria Films International presents
an X-Filme Creative Pool GmbH. production
Producer: Stefan Arndt
Director: Tom Tykwer
Writers: Tom Tykwer, Anne-Francoise Pyszora
Based on the novel "Expense of Spirit" by: Anne-Francoise Pyszora
Director of photography: Frank Griebe
Production designer: Alexander Manasse
Music: Tom Tykwer, Johnny Klimek, Reinhold Heil
Costume designer: Aphrodite Kondos
Editor: Katja Dringenberg
Color/stereo
Cast:
Rene: Ulrich Matthes
Laura: Marie-Lou Sellem
Rebecca: Floriane Daniel
Marco: Heino Ferch
Theo: Josef Bierbichler
Running time -- 124 minutes
No MPAA rating...
While clues to Tykwer's considerable talent are to be found, they get buried in an avalanche of self-absorbed, maddeningly obtuse characters whose lives interest one not in the least.
The film will undoubtedly draw some fans of "Lola", but forget about the wildfire word-of-mouth that propelled that film into an art house wonder.
What will captivate Tykwer's admirers in "Winter Sleepers" is the knockout camerawork. Tykwer, working in Cinemascope with director of photography Frank Griebe, lets the camera restlessly prowl the snowy peaks and mountain passages of a German skiing village. He uses his camera to edit, to move from one shot to another without a cut. And the film ends with a breathtaking sequence -- a death plunge by a skier filmed with several cameras, including a helmet-mounted one worn by a stuntman.
It is also clear that Tykwer is a fine director of young actors. Here he coaxes performances from a small cast that capture something of the young generation's malaise and dissatisfaction with contemporary life and their intense focus on themselves.
These are not necessarily the kind of individuals you want to spend a two-hour movie with, however. Tykwer's roaming camera can distract one from such mundane lives only so much.
The script by Tykwer and Anne-Francoise Pyszora, based on her novel "Expense of Spirit", concentrates on two men and two women holed up for winter in a ski resort. Rebecca (Floriane Daniel), a beautiful translator of romance novels, is involved with dumb-blonde ski instructor Marco (Heino Ferch). But other than his well-sculpted body, her attraction to this man with little intellectual curiosity or sense of morals is hard to fathom.
Laura (Marie-Lou Sellem), a nurse and amateur actress, is sufficiently bored to drift into a relationship with the town's reclusive movie projectionist, Rene (Ulrich Matthes). It turns out that an army accident has left him with a lack of short-term memory, which he compensates for by taking endless photos, simply to remind himself of what he did the day before.
The film pivots around a terrible road accident on an icy mountain passage, an incident that apparently was not in the novel but does introduce the Tykwerian theme of fate and the role it plays in people's lives. This accident has put the daughter of a local farmer Theo (Josef Bierbichler) into a coma. Both of the main male characters are linked to this accident, but one doesn't remember it and the other is unaware of the involvement of his stolen car.
Despite the mobile camera, this movie crawls at a snail's pace, seemingly in the thrall of characters whose lives cannot bare such scrutiny. Few movies achieve the urgency Tykwer injected into "Lola". But here, in the film he made directly before "Lola", Tykwer keeps the narrative gears in neutral for virtually the entire movie.
The production itself is highly sophisticated. Along with the sterling camerawork, Aphrodite Kondos' costumes are on-the-button, and production designer Alexander Manasse's cozy alpine lodge and cabins serve as a refuge from the snowy landscape.
One almost senses Tykwer's impatience with this small and static tale, with his need to run with a character determined to take her life in her own hands. Lola obviously rescued him.
WINTER SLEEPERS
WinStar Cinema
Bavaria Films International presents
an X-Filme Creative Pool GmbH. production
Producer: Stefan Arndt
Director: Tom Tykwer
Writers: Tom Tykwer, Anne-Francoise Pyszora
Based on the novel "Expense of Spirit" by: Anne-Francoise Pyszora
Director of photography: Frank Griebe
Production designer: Alexander Manasse
Music: Tom Tykwer, Johnny Klimek, Reinhold Heil
Costume designer: Aphrodite Kondos
Editor: Katja Dringenberg
Color/stereo
Cast:
Rene: Ulrich Matthes
Laura: Marie-Lou Sellem
Rebecca: Floriane Daniel
Marco: Heino Ferch
Theo: Josef Bierbichler
Running time -- 124 minutes
No MPAA rating...
- 3/17/2000
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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