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Buddenbrooks (film)
''Buddenbrooks'', released also as ''Buddenbrooks: The Decline of a Family'', is a 2008 German drama film directed by Heinrich Breloer, adapted from the 1901 novel of the same name by Thomas Mann. Set in the 19th century, the film portrays the decline of a wealthy family of grain merchants in Lübeck, the Buddenbrooks, and with them a whole way of life as Germany changed radically. It stars Armin Mueller-Stahl as the family's patriarch Consul Jean Buddenbrook, Iris Berben as his wife Bethsy Buddenbrook, and Jessica Schwarz, Mark Waschke and August Diehl as their children Tony, Thomas, and Christian Buddenbrook, respectively. ''Buddenbrooks'' was released in Germany on 25 December 2008, and by July 2009 it was seen by more than 1.2million viewers. The film had its American premiere at the Seattle International Film Festival in June 2009. In 2010, it was released as a two–episode television miniseries, which was shown on the Arte on 23 and 24 December, and on the Das Erste on 27 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heinrich Breloer
Heinrich Breloer (, born 17 February 1942 in Gelsenkirchen) is a German author and film director. He has mainly worked on docudramas related to modern German history and has received many awards. Breloer's 2005 docudrama ''Speer und Er'' was described as a milestone in the understanding of Nazi Germany by the German people. Selected filmography * ' (co-director: , 1982, TV film) — based on a novel by Arnold Zweig * ''Treffpunkt im Unendlichen'' (co-director: Horst Königstein, 1984, TV film) — based on a novel by Klaus Mann * ' (1987, TV film) * ''The State Chancellery'' (1989, TV film) — (about Uwe Barschel) * ''Kollege Otto'' (1991, TV film) — (about and the ) * ' (1993, TV film) — (about Herbert Wehner) * ' (1997, TV film) — (about the German Autumn) * ''Die Manns – Ein Jahrhundertroman'' (2001, TV miniseries) — (about Thomas Mann) * ''Speer und Er'' (2005, TV miniseries) — (about Albert Speer) * ''Buddenbrooks'' (2008) — based on the novel ''Buddenbrooks' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seattle International Film Festival
The Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF), held annually in Seattle, Washington since 1976, is among the top film festivals in North America. Audiences have grown steadily; the 2006 festival had 160,000 attendees. The SIFF runs for more than three weeks (24 days), in May/June, and features a diverse assortment of predominantly independent and foreign films, and a strong contingent of documentaries. SIFF 2006 included more than 300 films and was the first SIFF to include a venue in neighboring Bellevue, Washington, after an ill-fated early attempt. However, in 2008, the festival was back to being entirely in Seattle, and had a slight decrease in the number of feature films. The 2010 festival featured over 400 films, shown primarily in downtown Seattle and its nearby neighborhoods, and in Renton, Kirkland, and Juanita Beach Park. History The festival began in 1976 at a then-independent cinema, the Moore Egyptian Theater, under the direction of managers Jim Duncan, Dan Ire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Abendroth
Michael may refer to: People * Michael (given name), a given name * Michael (surname), including a list of people with the surname Michael Given name "Michael" * Michael (archangel) Michael (; he, מִיכָאֵל, lit=Who is like El od, translit=Mīḵāʾēl; el, Μιχαήλ, translit=Mikhaḗl; la, Michahel; ar, ميخائيل ، مِيكَالَ ، ميكائيل, translit=Mīkāʾīl, Mīkāl, Mīkhāʾīl), also ..., ''first'' of God's archangels in the Jewish, Christian and Islamic religions * Michael (bishop elect), English 13th-century Bishop of Hereford elect * Michael (Khoroshy) (1885–1977), cleric of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada * Michael Donnellan (fashion designer), Michael Donnellan (1915–1985), Irish-born London fashion designer, often referred to simply as "Michael" * Michael (footballer, born 1982), Brazilian footballer * Michael (footballer, born 1983), Brazilian footballer * Michael (footballer, born 1993), Brazilian footballer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
André Hennicke
André Hennicke (born 21 September 1958) is a German actor. He has appeared in more than one hundred films since 1984. Hennicke was born in Johanngeorgenstadt in Saxony. He was awarded a German television award for best actor for ''Something to Remind Me'' in 2002. He has appeared in the 2004 film '' Downfall'' as SS General Wilhelm Mohnke, 2005's ''Sophie Scholl – The Final Days'' as infamous Nazi judge Roland Freisler, and the 2005 docudrama ''Speer und Er'' as Nazi leader Rudolf Hess. In 2009, he appeared as one of the primary antagonists in science-fiction thriller ''Pandorum'', portraying the leader of a group of genetically mutated human-hybrids. In 2015 in '' Buddha's Little Finger'' plays role of Vasily Chapayev Vasily Ivanovich Chapayev or Chapaev (russian: link=no, Василий Иванович Чапаев; 5 September 1919) was a Russian soldier and Red Army commander during the Russian Civil War. Biography Chapayev was born into a poor peasan .... Selec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tonio Arango
Tonio Arango (born 31 January 1963) is a German actor. Born in Berlin, Arango is the son of a German mother and a Colombian father and grew up in Wilmersdorf, then part of West Berlin, surrounded by East Germany, with his brother Sascha Arango, now a screenwriter. He went on to train for an acting career at the Max Reinhardt Seminar, a drama school in Vienna, from 1986 to 1990, and left without graduating. He then became a successful stage actor, appearing in Hamburg, Bochum, Düsseldorf, Cologne, Zurich, and Vienna. In the Oskar Roehler film '' No Place to Go'' (2000) Arango played Ronald alongside Hannelore Elsner. In 2007, he had his first notable television role as a Nazi lawyer, Heinrich von Gernstorff, in ''March of Millions'', with Maria Furtwängler. Selected appearances *''Back to Square One'' (1994) as Banker *'' No Place to Go'' (2000) as Ronald *''March of Millions'' (2007) as Count GernstorffAxel Bangert, ''The Nazi Past in Contemporary German Film: Viewing Ex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maja Schöne
Maja Schöne (born 1 January 1976) is a German actress. She is best known for portraying Hannah Kahnwald in the Netflix TV show ''Dark''. Biography Schöne was born in Stuttgart and has an older brother. After graduating from high school, she completed a stage and director's internship. In 1997, she decided to become an actress and began studying at the Westphalian Drama School in Bochum, a program that she completed in 2001. Schöne moved to Hamburg in February 2001 and began appearing in Friedrich Schiller plays. In 2002 she received the Young Talent Promotion Award from the Friends of the German Playhouse. From 2007 to 2009 she acted in several roles at the Schauspiel Köln, the first being Brunhild in Friedrich Hebbel's ''Die Nibelungen''. For this role, she received the award for best actress at the Theater Festival NRW. Since 2009 she has had an engagement at the Thalia Theater in Hamburg. In 2004, she made her cinema debut in Mark Schlichter's film ''Cowgirl'', alongsi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunnyi Melles
Sunnyi Melles (born 7 October 1958 in Luxembourg, Luxembourg) is a Hungarian / Swiss actress active in Germany and Austria. Biography She is the only daughter of Austrian orchestral conductor Carl Melles and Hungarian noblewoman Judith von Rohonczy (1929-2001), an actress, daughter of actress Ila Lóth. Since 1993, she has been married to Prince Peter of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn (b. 1954), son of photographer Marianne, Princess zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn. They have a son and a daughter: * Constantin Victor Ludwig, Prince zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn (b. 1994) * Leonille Elisabeth Judith Maria Anna, Princess zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn (b. 1996).https://www.genealogics.org/pedigree.php?personID=I00304197&tree=LEO Selected filmography *''Derrick'' - Season 8, Episode 8: ''"Prozente"'' (1981, TV series episode), as Alice Hollerer *''Die Leidenschaftlichen'' (1982, TV film), as Charlotte *' (1982), as Marlene Schulz *''Tatort: '' (1983, TV series episode), as Miriam Schultheiss *''The R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fedja Van Huêt
Fedja van Huêt (born 21 June 1973, in The Hague) is a Dutch stage and film actor. Van Huêt received his professional training at the Maastricht Academy of Dramatic Arts. He was in the ensemble of the theater companies RO Theater and Theatercompagnie/Hollandia. At present, Van Huêt is connected to Toneelgroep Amsterdam. In 2001 he received the ''Gouden Kalf'' award, the most prestigious film prize in the Netherlands, for best actor in the film '' AmnesiA''. Van Huêt has been in relationships with actresses Katja Schuurman and Halina Reijn. Selected filmography *'' Return to Oegstgeest'' (1987) as Little Peter *''Character'' (1997) as Jacob Willem Katadreuffe *'' Wilde Mossels'' (2000) as Leen *'' AmnesiA'' (2001) *'' The Preacher'' (2004) as Crime Lawyer *'' Waiter'' (2006) as Ralph *'' Loft'' (2010) as Bart *'' The Zigzag Kid'' (2012) as Jacob *'' Daylight'' (2013) *'' Soof'' (2013) *'' Accused'' (2014) *'' Bloed, zweet & tranen'' (2015) as Tim Griek *'' The Little Gangs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sylvester Groth
Sylvester Groth (born 31 March 1958) is a German theater, television, and film actor. He is best known to international audiences from his appearances in Hollywood movies including ''Inglourious Basterds'' and ''The Man from U.N.C.L.E''. Furthermore, he has appeared in the Netflix series ''Sense8'', '' Fargo'', and ''Dark''. Biography Groth is the youngest of five siblings from Jerichow ( Bezirk Magdeburg) in the former German Democratic Republic, where he also spent his childhood. His family is from Upper Silesia. Groth's father died while he was still young, and his mother married a second time. When he was 14 years old, the family moved to Leipzig. In 1986, he escaped from East Germany to West Germany. He studied acting and singing at the Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Arts in Berlin. This was followed by engagements in Schwerin, Dresden, and Berlin, where he worked as a guest actor at the Deutsches Theater and from 1986 to 1989 at the Schaubühne. He also worked at the R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nina Proll
Nina Proll (born 12 January 1974) is an Austrian actress. She has appeared in more than 50 films and television shows since 1995. She starred in the film ''September'', which was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival. In 1999 she received the Marcello Mastroianni Award given out at the Venice International Film Festival. Proll participated in the third season of the Austrian television dance competition ''Dancing Stars ''Dancing with the Stars'' is the name of various international television series based on the format of the British TV series ''Strictly Come Dancing'', which is distributed by BBC Studios, the commercial arm of the BBC. Currently the format ...'' in 2007, coming in 5th place. Filmography References External links * 1974 births Living people Austrian film actresses Actresses from Vienna Austrian television actresses 20th-century Austrian actresses 21st-century Austrian actresses Marcello Mastroianni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Justus Von Dohnányi
Justus von Dohnányi (born 2 December 1960) is a German actor, best known for portraying Wilhelm Burgdorf in 2004 film ''Der Untergang''. Life and career Born in Lübeck, von Dohnányi is the son of conductor Christoph von Dohnányi and actress Renate Zillessen and a member of the well-known Dohnányi family. His grandfather was Hans von Dohnanyi, German jurist and German resistance fighter and his great-uncle was Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Lutheran pastor and a co-founder of the Confessing Church, both of whom were executed by the Third Reich. His great-grandfather was Ernst von Dohnányi, a notable composer of Hungarian origin. Dohnányi studied acting at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hamburg."Justus von Dohnányi – Biographie und Filmographie" Kino-Zeit. Retrieved ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Fehling
Alexander Fehling (born 29 March 1981) is a German film and stage actor. He is best known for portraying Staff Sgt. Wilhelm in the 2009 Quentin Tarantino World War II film ''Inglourious Basterds'' and Jonas Hollander in the Showtime original series ''Homeland'' as the boyfriend of Claire Danes's character Carrie Mathison. Life and career Fehling was born in East Berlin, East Germany. He studied acting at the Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Arts from 2003 until 2007. He received the award in the Actor category for his portrayal of Sven Lehnert in the 2006 film, ''And Along Come Tourists''. He previously won the Prize from the for his role as Prince in the theater production of ' (''Snow White''). Fehling is best known to English-speaking audiences for his role as German Master Sgt. Wilhelm in Quentin Tarantino's World War II 2009 film ''Inglourious Basterds''. Fehling is incorrectly referred to as a Staff Sgt by the English captions. Fehling also dubs his performance in the G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
