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Auf Der Strecke (On The Line)
''On the Line'' (german: Auf der Strecke is a Swiss German/German short film. Directed by Reto Caffi, the film is also the recipient of multiple international awards, including a Brooklyn Festival Award. Written by Caffi and Naomi Westerman, it stars Roeland Wiesnekker Roeland Wiesnekker (pron. 'Roo-Land') (b. 25 November 1967 near Zürich) is a Dutch / Swiss actor in movies and theater plays. Life Wiesnekker grew up in a music-loving family and tried out various instruments. Despite that, he wanted to become ..., Roland Bonjour, Janic Halioua, and Julie Bräuning. Plot A security guard named Rolf (Wiesnekker) spends his days trying to prevent shoplifting at a department store. He also makes time to interact with the bookshop's clerk Sarah, whom he has a crush on. One night as he is on the train, he sees Sarah enter with another man. Believing this man to be her boyfriend, Rolf is filled with jealousy. After the pair have an argument, Sarah exits the train. Shortly after, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reto Caffi
Reto is a masculine given name, commonly used in Switzerland only. Origin and meaning The name means "coming from / related to Rhaetia, Rhaetian Alps, Rhaetian people or Rhaeto-Romance languages". Notable people *Reto Berra - Swiss ice hockey player * Reto Capadrutt - Swiss bobsledder *Reto Grütter - Swiss sidecarcross passenger *Reto Götschi - Swiss bobsledder * Reto Salimbeni - Swiss film-maker *Reto Schenkel - Swiss sprinter * Reto Suri - Swiss ice hockey player *Reto Ziegler - Swiss footballer Other uses *Reto-Moto Reto-Moto ApS is a Danish video game developer based in Copenhagen. Founded in 1997, its staff formed IO Interactive as a joint venture in September 1998. Following a decade of inactivity, some founders reformed Reto-Moto in April 2008, and the ... - Danish videogame developer {{given name Names of Germanic origin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naomi Westerman
Naomi Westerman is a British playwright, and author. Early life and education Westerman was born and raised in London. She spent time homeless as a teenager after being abused by her mother's partner. She was home schooled, and attended university as a mature student, gaining a joint honours BA in Anthropology and Journalism, and two MSc degrees, in Anthropology and in Applied Neuroscience. She began a PhD in Neuroanthropology but did not complete her studies. Career Westerman wrote her first play in 2015, the feminist comedy-drama ''Tortoise'', about three women living on a locked NHS psychiatric hospital ward. The play was adapted from Westerman's MSc dissertation on the gendering of mental illness and systemic misogyny within the psychiatric industry. ''Tortoise'' debuted at the New Wolsey Theatre as a one-act play, and was then developed into a full-length play via the Criterion Theatre New Writing Programme, where it received a showcase performance. The play then transfe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roeland Wiesnekker
Roeland Wiesnekker (pron. 'Roo-Land') (b. 25 November 1967 near Zürich) is a Dutch / Swiss actor in movies and theater plays. Life Wiesnekker grew up in a music-loving family and tried out various instruments. Despite that, he wanted to become an actor, because he adored Charlie Chaplin. At the age of 15 Wiesnekker started a cook apprenticeship, but did not agree with the “hierarchic structures”. At the age of 16 he planned to become a sports teacher, but soon took up work in a hospital instead. As the job as a male nurse did not satisfy him either, he began working in a ' (“street-kitchen” - a soup kitchen for the homeless and drug-addicted), a job that moulded his character. Later he decided to become an actor. From 1986 to 1989, he frequented the ' (a drama school) in Zürich. Even before he received the diploma, he was engaged by the theatre Schauspielhaus Bochum, Germany. In 1990 he was nominated for the award ' (German talented young actor of the year). Wiesnekker ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roland Bonjour
Roland (; frk, *Hrōþiland; lat-med, Hruodlandus or ''Rotholandus''; it, Orlando or ''Rolando''; died 15 August 778) was a Frankish military leader under Charlemagne who became one of the principal figures in the literary cycle known as the Matter of France. The historical Roland was military governor of the Breton March, responsible for defending Francia's frontier against the Bretons. His only historical attestation is in Einhard's '' Vita Karoli Magni'', which notes he was part of the Frankish rearguard killed in retribution by the Basques in Iberia at the Battle of Roncevaux Pass. The story of Roland's death at Roncevaux Pass was embellished in later medieval and Renaissance literature. The first and most famous of these epic treatments was the Old French '' Chanson de Roland'' of the 11th century. Two masterpieces of Italian Renaissance poetry, the '' Orlando Innamorato'' and ''Orlando Furioso'' (by Matteo Maria Boiardo and Ludovico Ariosto respectively), are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julie Bräuning
Julie may refer to: * Julie (given name), a list of people and fictional characters with the name Film and television * ''Julie'' (1956 film), an American film noir starring Doris Day * ''Julie'' (1975 film), a Hindi film by K. S. Sethumadhavan featuring Lakshmi * ''Julie'' (1998 film), a British public information film about seatbelt use * ''Julie'' (2004 film), a Hindi film starring Neha Dhupia * ''Julie'' (2006 film), a Kannada film starring Ramya * ''Julie'' (TV series), a 1992 American sitcom starring Julie Andrews Literature * ''Julie; or, The New Heloise'', a 1761 novel by Jean-Jacques Rousseau * ''Julie'' (George novel), a 1994 novel, the second book of a trilogy, by Jean Craighead George * ''Julie'', a 1985 novel by Cora Taylor Music * ''Julie'' (opera), a 2005 opera by Philippe Boesmans Albums * ''Julie'' (album), by Julie London, 1957 * ''Julie'' (EP) or the title song, by Jens Lekman, 2004 Songs * "Julie", by Doris Day, 1956 * "Julie" (Daniel song), by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Academy Awards
The Academy Awards, better known as the Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit for the American and international film industry. The awards are regarded by many as the most prestigious, significant awards in the entertainment industry worldwide. Given annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), the awards are an international recognition of excellence in cinematic achievements, as assessed by the Academy's voting membership. The various category winners are awarded a copy of a golden statuette as a trophy, officially called the "Academy Award of Merit", although more commonly referred to by its nickname, the "Oscar". The statuette, depicting a knight rendered in the Art Deco style, was originally sculpted by Los Angeles artist George Stanley from a design sketch by art director Cedric Gibbons. The 1st Academy Awards were held in 1929 at a private dinner hosted by Douglas Fairbanks in The Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. The Academy Awards cerem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Academy Award For Best Live Action Short Film
The Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film is an award presented at the annual Academy Awards ceremony. The award has existed, under various names, since 1957. From 1936 until 1956 there were two separate awards, "Best Short Subject, One-reel" and "Best Short Subject, Two-reel", referring to the running time of the short: a standard Reel#Motion picture terminology, reel of film is 1000 feet, or about 11 minutes of run time. A third category "Best Short Subject, color" was used only for 1936 and 1937. From the initiation of short subject awards for 1932 until 1935 the terms were "Best Short Subject, comedy" and "Best Short Subject, novelty". These categories were merged starting with the 1957 awards, under the name "Short Subjects, Live Action Subjects", which was used until 1970. For the next three years after that, it was known as "Short Subjects, Live Action Films". The current name for the Academy Award for Live Action Short Film was introduced in 1974. Current academy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 Short Films
7 (seven) is the natural number following 6 and preceding 8. It is the only prime number preceding a cube. As an early prime number in the series of positive integers, the number seven has greatly symbolic associations in religion, mythology, superstition and philosophy. The seven Classical planets resulted in seven being the number of days in a week. It is often considered lucky in Western culture and is often seen as highly symbolic. Unlike Western culture, in Vietnamese culture, the number seven is sometimes considered unlucky. It is the first natural number whose pronunciation contains more than one syllable. Evolution of the Arabic digit In the beginning, Indians wrote 7 more or less in one stroke as a curve that looks like an uppercase vertically inverted. The western Ghubar Arabs' main contribution was to make the longer line diagonal rather than straight, though they showed some tendencies to making the digit more rectilinear. The eastern Arabs developed the digit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 Films
The following is an overview of events in 2007 in film, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable deaths. The highest-grossing film of the year was '' Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End'', which was just ahead of '' Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix''. 2007 is often considered one of the greatest years for film in the 21st century. This would also be the last year in which no films grossed at least $1 billion at the box office until 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic prevented multiple theatrically released films. Evaluation of the year Many have considered 2007 to be the greatest year for film in the 21st century and one of the greatest of all time. In his article from April 18, 2017, which highlighted the best movies of 2007, critic Mark Allison of ''Den of Geek'' said, "2007 must surely be remembered as one of the finest years in English-language film-making, quite possibly the best of this century s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
