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Die Architekten
''Die Architekten'' ( en, The Architects, link=yes) is an East Germany, East German film directed by Peter Kahane. It was released in 1990. Plot Daniel Brenner is an architect in his late thirties. Despite a top university degree, he has to spend his professional life with bus shelters and telephone booths. Then he receives the appealing commission to design a cultural center for a satellite town. Brenner accepts under the condition that he will be allowed to select his own team. Their plan to create a non-conventional construction fails. His wife and their common daughter leave the country for West Germany. Broken and disillusioned, Brenner collapses in front of the project's inauguration tribune. Cast Music The music was written by Tamas Kahane. The film's songs counterpoint its images: ''Unsere Heimat'' is added to scenes of urban canyons, the Berlin Wall, industrial complexes and prefabricated housing developments. The protagonist collapses to the tunes of George Frideric ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Kahane
Peter may refer to: People * List of people named Peter, a list of people and fictional characters with the given name * Peter (given name) ** Saint Peter (died 60s), apostle of Jesus, leader of the early Christian Church * Peter (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name) Culture * Peter (actor) (born 1952), stage name Shinnosuke Ikehata, Japanese dancer and actor * Peter (album), ''Peter'' (album), a 1993 EP by Canadian band Eric's Trip * Peter (1934 film), ''Peter'' (1934 film), a 1934 film directed by Henry Koster *Peter (2021 film), ''Peter'' (2021 film), Marathi language film * Peter (Fringe episode), "Peter" (''Fringe'' episode), an episode of the television series ''Fringe'' * Peter (novel), ''Peter'' (novel), a 1908 book by Francis Hopkinson Smith * Peter (short story), "Peter" (short story), an 1892 short story by Willa Cather Animals * Peter, the Lord's cat, cat at Lord's Cricket Ground in London * Peter (chief mouser), Chief Mouser between 1929 a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unsere Heimat
(Eng: Our Homeland) was a popular song in the German Democratic Republic, where it was sung by the Ernst Thälmann Pioneer Organisation. The lyrics were written by Herbert Keller and the melody by Hans Naumilkat. The song demonstrates strong bonds with nature, expressing the significance of a sense of homeland (heimat) beyond people. The song plays an important role in the 2003 film ''Good Bye, Lenin! ''Good Bye Lenin!'' is a 2003 German tragicomedy film, directed by Wolfgang Becker. The cast includes Daniel Brühl, Katrin Sass, Chulpan Khamatova, and Maria Simon. The story follows a family in East Germany (GDR); the mother (Sass) is dedic ...'', being sung several times by Young Pioneer groups. Lyrics References *{{cite book , title=Germany as a Culture of Remembrance: Promises and Limits of Writing , last=Confino , first=Alon , year=2006 , publisher=University of North Carolina Press , location=Chapel Hill , isbn=0-8078-3042-9 East German music Pioneer movement ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East German Films
This is a list, in year order, of the most notable films produced in the Soviet Occupation Zone of Germany and the socialist German Democratic Republic (GDR, East Germany) from 1945 until German Reunification in October 1990. The state owned East German film company DEFA produced about 800 feature films between 1946 and 1992. Besides DEFA, the state broadcaster DFF and the Deutsche Hochschule für Filmkunst (now the Filmuniversität Babelsberg) were the only other organizations in the GDR that produced feature films for cinematic release, although far fewer than DEFA. DEFA also produced about 750 animated movies and more than 2500 documentaries and short films. DEFA feature films are accessible and licensable as part of DEFA's entire film heritage on the PROGRESS archive platform. For an alphabetical list of articles on East German films see :East German films. 1945–1949 (the Soviet Sector of Germany) Note that the German Democratic Republic formally came into existence i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Set In Berlin
Berlin is a major center in the European and German film industry. It is home to more than 1000 film and television production companies and 270 movie theaters. Three hundred national and international co-productions are filmed in the region every year. Babelsberg Studios and the production company UFA are located outside Berlin in Potsdam. The city is also home of the European Film Academy and the German Film Academy, and hosts the annual Berlin International Film Festival which is considered to be the largest publicly attended film festival in the world. www.europeanfilmacademy.org, Accessed 19 December 2006. See also Berlin Film Festival www.berlinale.de. Retrieved 12 November 2006. This is a list of films whose [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1990 Films
The year 1990 in film involved many significant events as shown below. Universal Pictures celebrated its 75th anniversary in 1990. Highest-grossing films The top 10 films released in 1990 by worldwide gross are as follows: Events * March 2 - ''The Hunt for Red October'' is released. It is the first film in Tom Clancy's "Jack Ryan" franchise and is met with critical and blockbuster commercial success. * March 23 – '' Pretty Woman'' is released and grosses $463 million, making Julia Roberts a worldwide star. * March 30 – '' Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' is released to massive box office success. At the time, it is the highest-grossing independent film in history. * May 25 – Universal Pictures unveils a new opening logo with music composed by James Horner, which debuts on ''Back to the Future Part III''. It is the first change to the Universal opening logo in 27 years. * June 1 – CGI technique is expanded with motion capture for CGI characters, used in '' Total Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Die Wende
The Peaceful Revolution (german: Friedliche Revolution), as a part of the Revolutions of 1989, was the process of sociopolitical change that led to the opening of East Germany's borders with the West, the end of the ruling of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany (SED) (communist regime) in the German Democratic Republic (GDR or "East Germany") in 1989 and the transition to a parliamentary democracy, which later enabled the reunification of Germany in October 1990. This happened through non-violent initiatives and demonstrations. This period of change is referred to in German as ' (, "the turning point"). These events were closely linked to Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev's decision to abandon Soviet hegemony in Eastern Europe as well as the reformist movements that spread through Eastern Bloc countries. In addition to the Soviet Union's shift in foreign policy, the GDR's lack of competitiveness in the global market, as well as its sharply rising national debt, hastened the dest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Messiah (Handel)
''Messiah'' (HWV 56) is an English-language oratorio composed in 1741 by George Frideric Handel. The text was compiled from the King James Bible and the Coverdale Bible, Coverdale Psalter by Charles Jennens. It was first performed in Dublin on 13 April 1742 and received its London premiere nearly a year later. After an initially modest public reception, the oratorio gained in popularity, eventually becoming one of the best-known and most frequently performed choral works in Western culture#Music, Western music. Handel's reputation in England, where he had lived since 1712, had been established through his compositions of Italian opera. He turned to English oratorio in the 1730s in response to changes in public taste; ''Messiah'' was his sixth work in this genre. Although its Structure of Handel's Messiah, structure resembles that of Opera#The Baroque era, opera, it is not in dramatic form; there are no impersonations of characters and no direct speech. Instead, Jennens's text ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Frideric Handel
George Frideric (or Frederick) Handel (; baptised , ; 23 February 1685 – 14 April 1759) was a German-British Baroque music, Baroque composer well known for his opera#Baroque era, operas, oratorios, anthems, concerto grosso, concerti grossi, and organ concertos. Handel received his training in Halle (Saale), Halle and worked as a composer in Hamburg and Italy before settling in London in 1712, where he spent the bulk of his career and Handel's Naturalisation Act 1727, became a naturalised British subject in 1727. He was strongly influenced both by the middle-German polyphony, polyphonic choral tradition and by composers of the Italian Baroque. In turn, Handel's music forms one of the peaks of the "high baroque" style, bringing Italian opera to its highest development, creating the genres of English oratorio and organ concerto, and introducing a new style into English church music. He is consistently recognized as one of the greatest composers of his age. Handel started three c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tamas Kahane
Tamas may refer to: * ''Tamas'' (philosophy), a concept of darkness and death in Hindu philosophy * Tamás (name), a given name in Hungarian (Thomas) * ''Tamas'' (film), a 1987 TV series/movie directed by Govind Nihalani * ''Tamas'' (novel), a 1975 novel by Bhisham Sahni * Christian Tămaș, Romanian writer * Gabriel Tamaș Gabriel Sebastian Tamaș (; born 9 November 1983) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Liga II club Concordia Chiajna. Tamaș started out as a senior at FC Brașov in the 1998–99 season, and is a journeyman w ... (born 1983), Romanian footballer * Vladimir Tămaș, Romanian footballer See also * Tama (other) {{Disambiguation, surname hu:Tamás ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Knauf
Thomas may refer to: People * List of people with given name Thomas * Thomas (name) * Thomas (surname) * Saint Thomas (other) * Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274) Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, and Doctor of the Church * Thomas the Apostle * Thomas (bishop of the East Angles) (fl. 640s–650s), medieval Bishop of the East Angles * Thomas (Archdeacon of Barnstaple) (fl. 1203), Archdeacon of Barnstaple * Thomas, Count of Perche (1195–1217), Count of Perche * Thomas (bishop of Finland) (1248), first known Bishop of Finland * Thomas, Earl of Mar (1330–1377), 14th-century Earl, Aberdeen, Scotland Geography Places in the United States * Thomas, Illinois * Thomas, Indiana * Thomas, Oklahoma * Thomas, Oregon * Thomas, South Dakota * Thomas, Virginia * Thomas, Washington * Thomas, West Virginia * Thomas County (other) * Thomas Township (other) Elsewhere * Thomas Glacier (Greenland) Arts, entertainment, and media * ''Thomas'' (Burton novel) 1969 nove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jörg Schüttauf
Jörg Schüttauf (born 26 December 1961) is a German actor. He studied at the Theaterhochschule Leipzig. Since 2002 he has starred in the Hessischer Rundfunk version of the popular television crime series ''Tatort''. Filmography Film * 1985: ''Ete und Ali'' * 1990: '' Die Architekten'' * 1992: ''Lenz'' * 1996: ''Viel Spaß mit meiner Frau'' * 1998: ''Bis zum Horizont und weiter'' * 2001: ''Berlin is in Germany'' * 2003: ''September'' * 2007: ''Meine schöne Nachbarin'' * 2008: ' (als Bernd Hoffmann) * 2009: '' So glücklich war ich noch nie'' * 2021: '' Dear Thomas'' Television * 1987: '' Der Staatsanwalt hat das Wort: Unbefleckte Empfängnis'' * 1987: '' Der Staatsanwalt hat das Wort: Unter einem Dach'' * 1989: ''Polizeiruf 110: Drei Flaschen Tokajer'' * 1990: ''Polizeiruf 110: Tödliche Träume'' * 1991: ''Polizeiruf 110: Mit dem Anruf kommt der Tod'' * 1994–1997: ''Der Fahnder'' * 1994: ''Der große Abgang'' * 1996: ''Tatort: Schneefieber'' * 1997: ''Viel Spaß mit meiner Fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ute Lubosch
Ute Lubosch (born 10 March 1953 in Erfurt) is a German actress, who began her career in East German theater, film, and television. Background Ute Lubosch studied acting at the Theaterhochschule Leipzig and in the drama studio of the Dresden State Theatre in Dresden. While in Dresden, she had her first commitment for longer engagements at the State Theatre Nordhausen and the Rostock People's Theatre. Since the early 1970s she starred in many DEFA films. Her first starring role was in 1979, as Louise Wilhelmine "Minna" Jägle, the fiancée of playwright Georg Buchner (as played by Hilmar Eichhorn) in Lothar Warneke s'' Addio, piccola mia''. Other leading roles followed, including her role as Fräulein Broder in the 1980 film ' (''Backyard Bliss''), based upon the Günter de Bruyn novel ''Buridans Esel''. Career From 1990, she worked primarily in theater, then was directed by Roland Oehme in the Störtebeker Festival in Ralswiek, through 2005 in Gents in Berlin with Gesine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
