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Anonyma – Eine Frau In Berlin
''A Woman in Berlin'' (german: Anonyma – Eine Frau in Berlin), known as ''The Downfall of Berlin Anonyma'' in the UK, is a 2008 German film directed by Max Färberböck, starring Nina Hoss and Eugeny Sidikhin. It is based on the memoir, ''A Woman in Berlin, Eine Frau in Berlin,'' published anonymously (by Marta Hillers) in 1959 in German, with a new edition in 2003. (It was also published in English in 1954 and 2005, and in seven other languages.) The film premiered at the 2009 Berlin Film Festival and was praised for its portrayal of a morally complex and brutal period. Plot In the waning days of World War II, an assortment of women, children and elderly men struggle to survive in Berlin, cast out of their formerly middle-class lives. The Soviet Red Army arrives, defeating the last German defense. Its soldiers rape women of any age as they occupy the city. After having been raped by a number of Soviet soldiers, the film's anonymous woman, a German journalist (Nina Hoss), pet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Max Färberböck
Max Färberböck (born 22 September 1950) is a German film director and writer. He was born in Brannenburg, Bavaria. He began his career at theaters in Buenos Aires and in Italy. He later studied at the University of Television and Film Munich, University of Television and Film in Munich and worked for Constantin Film and as an assistant for Peter Zadek at the Deutsches Schauspielhaus in Hamburg. After producing several plays at theaters in Hamburg, Heidelberg and Cologne, he began to write and direct episodes for the TV series ''Der Fahnder''. Later Färberböck produced several TV films, before making his first feature film, ''Aimée & Jaguar'' (1998). It was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film, Best Foreign Language Film. The film was also nominated for the Golden Bear at 49th Berlin International Film Festival. He directed ''A Woman in Berlin (film), A Woman in Berlin'' (2008), based on the memoir by the same name. A new ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |