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Bernhard Sinkel
Bernhard Sinkel (born 19 January 1940) is a German film director and screenwriter. He directed seven films between 1975 and 1993. He co-shared the Special Recognition award at the 28th Berlin International Film Festival for the film ''Germany in Autumn''. His film '' Put on Ice'' was entered into the 1980 Cannes Film Festival. Bernhard Sinkel worked together with Alf Brustellin as a director and screenwriter team until Brustellin's death 1981. Filmography * ''Lina Braake'' (1975) * ' (1975) (co-director: Alf Brustellin) * ' (1977) (co-director: Alf Brustellin) — (based on a novel by ) * ' (1978) — (based on ''Memoirs of a Good-for-Nothing'') * ''Germany in Autumn'' (1978) * '' Put on Ice'' (1980) * ''The Confessions of Felix Krull'' (1982, TV miniseries) — (based on ''Confessions of Felix Krull'') * ''Väter und Söhne – Eine deutsche Tragödie'' (1986, TV miniseries) * ''Hemingway'' (1988, TV miniseries) — (biographical miniseries about Ernest Hemingway) * ' (1993) — ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frankfurt
Frankfurt, officially Frankfurt am Main (; Hessian: , "Frank ford on the Main"), is the most populous city in the German state of Hesse. Its 791,000 inhabitants as of 2022 make it the fifth-most populous city in Germany. Located on its namesake Main River, it forms a continuous conurbation with the neighboring city of Offenbach am Main and its urban area has a population of over 2.3 million. The city is the heart of the larger Rhine-Main metropolitan region, which has a population of more than 5.6 million and is Germany's second-largest metropolitan region after the Rhine-Ruhr region. Frankfurt's central business district, the Bankenviertel, lies about northwest of the geographic center of the EU at Gadheim, Lower Franconia. Like France and Franconia, the city is named after the Franks. Frankfurt is the largest city in the Rhine Franconian dialect area. Frankfurt was a city state, the Free City of Frankfurt, for nearly five centuries, and was one of the most import ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
28th Berlin International Film Festival
The 28th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 22 February to 5 March 1978. Director Wolf Donner successfully managed to shift the festival's date from June to February, a change which has remained ever since. This was the first year the festival was held in February. The festival opened with '' Opening Night'' by John Cassavetes and closed with Steven Spielberg's out of competition film ''Close Encounters of the Third Kind''. The jury awarded the Golden Bear to Spain for its contribution to the festival. The three Spanish films which were screened at the festival and won it were short film '' Ascensor'' directed by Tomás Muñoz and feature films '' La palabras de Max'' by Emilio Martínez Lázaro and ''Las truchas'' by José Luis García Sánchez. A new section for children was introduced at the festival. The ''Part 2'' of the retrospective dedicated to West German actress Marlene Dietrich was shown at the festival as well as the retrospective called "Censors ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Germany In Autumn
''Germany in Autumn'' (german: Deutschland im Herbst) is a 1978 West German anthology film about the period of 1977 known as the German Autumn, which was dominated by incidents of terrorism. The film is composed of contributions from different filmmakers, including Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Alexander Kluge, Edgar Reitz, Bernhard Sinkel, Alf Brustellin, Hans Peter Cloos, Katja Rupé, Peter Schubert and Volker Schlöndorff. It was entered into the 28th Berlin International Film Festival, where it won a Special Recognition award. Plot The following fictional and documentary sequences are loosely intertwined. Hanns-Martin Schleyer The state memorial service of Hanns-Martin Schleyer, leading German industrialist and head of the Daimler-Benz corporation,Miriam Hansen et al, ''Alexander Kluge: Raw Materials for the Imagination'', (Amsterdam University Press, 2012), p. 56. kidnapped and killed by members of the RAF. Later we see a Turkish man arrested outside the memorial service for p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Put On Ice
''Put on Ice'' (german: Kaltgestellt) is a 1980 German thriller film directed by Bernhard Sinkel. It was entered into the 1980 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Helmut Griem – Lehrer Brasch * Martin Benrath – V-Mann Körner * Ángela Molina – Franziska Schwarz * Friedhelm Ptok – Herr Sokolowski * Hans-Günter Martens – Herr Schröder * Meret Becker – Anna * Helga Koehler – Juliane Brasch * Frank Schendler – Kapuste * Thomas Kufahl – Schindler * Peter Lustig Peter Fritz Willi Lustig (; 27 October 1937 – 23 February 2016) was a German television presenter, voice actor and author of children's books who has become especially well known as leading actor in the weekly children's television show ''Lö ... – Schulleiter * Hermann Steza * Rudolf Unger * Gerhard von Halem * Jürgen Bieske * Monika Hansen * Michael Brennicke * Michael Duffek References External links * 1980 films 1980s political thriller films German political thriller films West Ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1980 Cannes Film Festival
The 33rd Cannes Film Festival was held between 9 and 23 May 1980. The Palme d'Or went to the '' All That Jazz'' by Bob Fosse and ''Kagemusha'' by Akira Kurosawa. The festival opened with '' Fantastica'', directed by Gilles Carle and closed with '' Sono fotogenico'', directed by Dino Risi. The showing of Andrei Tarkovsky's film '' Stalker'' was interrupted by an electricians strike. Jury The following people were appointed as the Jury of the 1980 feature film competition: Feature films * Kirk Douglas (USA) Jury President *Ken Adam (UK) *Robert Benayoun (France) *Veljko Bulajić (Yugoslavia) *Leslie Caron (France) *Charles Champlin (USA) *André Delvaux (Belgium) *Gian Luigi Rondi (Italy) *Michael Spencer (Canada) *Albina du Boisrouvray (France) Official selection In competition - Feature film The following feature films competed for the Palme d'Or: *'' All That Jazz'' by Bob Fosse *''Being There'' by Hal Ashby *''The Big Red One'' by Samuel Fuller *''Breaker Morant'' by Bruce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alf Brustellin
Alf Brustellin (27 July 1940 – 11 November 1981) was an Austrian film director and screenwriter. He directed six films between 1972 and 1979. He co-directed the 1978 film ''Germany in Autumn'', which won the Special Recognition Award at the 28th Berlin International Film Festival. Alf Brustellin worked together with Bernhard Sinkel as a director and screenwriter team. Brustellin was in a relationship with Hannelore Elsner from 1973 until his death. He died in a car accident. Selected filmography Director * ' (1975) (co-director: Bernhard Sinkel) * ' (1977) (co-director: Bernhard Sinkel) — (based on a novel by ) * ''Germany in Autumn'' (anthology film, 1978) * ' (1979) — (based on a novel by Martin Walser) Cinematographer * ''Lina Braake ''Lina Braake'' ( Brechtian subtitle: ''Die Interessen der Bank können nicht die Interessen sein, die Lina Braake hat'') is a 1975 West German drama film directed by Bernhard Sinkel and starring Lina Carstens, Fritz Rasp and Herbert Bö ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lina Braake
''Lina Braake'' ( Brechtian subtitle: ''Die Interessen der Bank können nicht die Interessen sein, die Lina Braake hat'') is a 1975 West German drama film directed by Bernhard Sinkel and starring Lina Carstens, Fritz Rasp and Herbert Bötticher.The A to Z of German Cinema p.23 The film's sets were designed by the art director Nicos Perakis. Cast * Lina Carstens as Lina Braake * Fritz Rasp as Gustaf Haertlein * Herbert Bötticher as Johannes Koerner * Ellen Mahlke as Scholz * Benno Hoffmann as Jawlonski * Rainer Basedow as Fink * Erica Schramm as Lene Schoener * Walter Sedlmayr as Emil Schoener * Oskar von Schab as Duerr * Gustl Datz Gustl is both a German language masculine and feminine given, often a diminutive of the masculine given names Gustav (name), Gustav and August (name), August, and the feminine given name Augusta (name), Augusta. Individuals bearing the name Gustl i ... as Gruber * Ellen Frank as Mangold * Wilfried Klaus as Wenzel * Teseo Tavernese ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Memoirs Of A Good-for-Nothing
''Memoirs of a Good-for-Nothing'' (german: Aus dem Leben eines Taugenichts, ) is a novella by Joseph von Eichendorff. Completed in 1823, it was first printed in 1826. The work is regarded as a pinnacle of musical prose. Eichendorff created an open form with epic and lyrical elements, incorporating several poems and songs in the text. It was first published in English in 1866. Plot A miller sends his son away, calling him a good-for-nothing. The young man takes his fiddle along and leaves happily, without a specific destination. Soon two ladies in a carriage, who are interested in his music, take him along to their palace close to Vienna, where he gets a job as a gardener. He falls in love with the younger lady. Promoted to tax collector, he plants flowers in the garden of the tax house instead of potatoes, placing them regularly for his beloved. He plans to make money, but when he sees his beloved with an officer, he realizes that she is not available for him and leaves. Further ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Confessions Of Felix Krull (TV Series)
''The Confessions of Felix Krull'' (German: ''Bekenntnisse des Hochstaplers Felix Krull'') is a 1982 adventure television series based on the novel of the same title by Thomas Mann. It was shot as a co-production between Austria, France and West Germany. The story had previously been adapted into a 1957 film ''Confessions of Felix Krull''.Bock & Bergfelder p.207 Main cast * John Moulder-Brown as Felix Krull ** as Felix Krull (Young) * Magali Noël as Mme Houpflé * Fernando Rey as Professor Kuckuck * Rita Tushingham as Mrs. Twentyman * Joss Ackland as Mr. Twentyman * Hans Heinz Moser as Herr Sturzil * Pierre Doris as Detective * as Monsieur Machatschek * Klaus Schwarzkopf as Father Krull * as Mother Krull * Mareike Carrière as Olympia * Franziska Walser as Genoveva * Rolf Zacher as Stanko * Vera Tschechowa as Maria Pia * Georgia Slowe as Zouzou * Kurt Raab as Sally Meerschaum * Nikolaus Paryla as Schimmelpreester * as Rosza * James Cossins as Lord Kilmarnock * as Zaza * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Confessions Of Felix Krull
''Confessions of Felix Krull'' () is an unfinished 1954 novel by the German author Thomas Mann. Synopsis The novel is narrated by the protagonist, an impostor and adventurer named Felix Krull, the son of a ruined Rhineland winemaker. Felix avoids military service and makes his way to France, where he takes a job in a prestigious hotel, first as an elevator operator, then as a waiter. Deftly using his natural charm, good looks, and subtle intelligence, the young man easily wins the heart of a rich writer, as well as part of her money. Later, Krull meets the young Marquis de Venosta and undertakes to help him in his love affairs; he substitutes for the Marquis on a trip around the world. Background The novel is a parody of Goethe's autobiography '' Poetry and Truth'', particularly in its pompous tone. The original title is ''Bekenntnisse des Hochstaplers Felix Krull. Der Memoiren, erster Teil'', translated a year later in English as ''Confessions of Felix Krull, Confidence Man: Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Väter Und Söhne – Eine Deutsche Tragödie
''Väter und Söhne – Eine deutsche Tragödie'' (English title: ''Fathers and Sons: A German Tragedy'') is a 1986 German-language television miniseries directed by Bernhard Sinkel and starring Burt Lancaster, Julie Christie. Plot The series explores the lives of two German industrial dynasties, one of Jewish bankers and the other the founders of a chemical empire. For three generations, their plots and plans, loves and betrayals help the rise of Germany and then to total destruction. The Deutz end up in the dock, on trial for war crimes at Nuremberg Nuremberg ( ; german: link=no, Nürnberg ; in the local East Franconian dialect: ''Nämberch'' ) is the second-largest city of the German state of Bavaria after its capital Munich, and its 518,370 (2019) inhabitants make it the 14th-largest ..., while his trusted friends, the Bemheim, with one exception, have been killed. Cast References *Film-Dienst, Vol 58,Number 8-13, by Katholisches Institut für Medieninformatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ernest Hemingway
Ernest Miller Hemingway (July 21, 1899 – July 2, 1961) was an American novelist, short-story writer, and journalist. His economical and understated style—which he termed the iceberg theory—had a strong influence on 20th-century fiction, while his adventurous lifestyle and public image brought him admiration from later generations. Hemingway produced most of his work between the mid-1920s and the mid-1950s, and he was awarded the 1954 Nobel Prize in Literature. He published seven novels, six short-story collections, and two nonfiction works. Three of his novels, four short-story collections, and three nonfiction works were published posthumously. Many of his works are considered classics of American literature. Hemingway was raised in Oak Park, Illinois. After high school, he was a reporter for a few months for ''The Kansas City Star'' before leaving for the Italian Front (World War I), Italian Front to enlist as an ambulance driver in World War I. In 1918, he was se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
