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Enfant Terrible (film)
''Enfant Terrible'' is a 2020 German drama film directed by Oskar Roehler about the German film director Rainer Werner Fassbinder. It was selected to be shown at the 2020 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Oliver Masucci as Rainer Werner Fassbinder * Hary Prinz as Kurt Raab * Katja Riemann as Gudrun * Jochen Schropp as Armin Meier * Erdal Yıldız as El Hedi ben Salem * Markus Hering as Peer Raben * Frida-Lovisa Hamann as Martha * André Hennicke as Volker Spengler * Christian Berkel as Interviewer * Eva Mattes as Brigitte Mira * Alexander Scheer as Andy Warhol * Désirée Nick as Barbara Valentin * Götz Otto as Jack Palance * Detlef Bothe as Wally Brockmeyer * Sunnyi Melles as Rosel Zech * Michael Klammer as Günther Kaufmann * Anton Rattinger as Britta * Lucas Gregorowicz as Ulli Lommel * Felix Hellmann as Harry Baer * Simon Böer as Michael Ballhaus Michael Ballhaus, A.S.C. (5 August 1935 – 12 April 2017) was a German cinematographer who collaborated with directors suc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oskar Roehler
Oskar Roehler (born 21 January 1959) is a German film director, screenwriter and journalist. He was born in Starnberg, the son of writers Gisela Elsner and Klaus Roehler. Since the mid-1980s, he has been working as a screenwriter, for, among others, Niklaus Schilling, Christoph Schlingensief and Mark Schlichter. Since the early 1990s, he has also been working as a film director. For his film No Place to Go he won the Deutscher Filmpreis. His 2010 film '' Jew Suss: Rise and Fall'' was nominated for the Golden Bear at the 60th Berlin International Film Festival. Partial filmography * ''Gentleman'' (1995) * ''Silvester Countdown'' (1997) * ''Gierig'' (1999) * '' No Place to Go'' (2000) * ''Suck My Dick'' (2001) * ''Beloved Sister'' (2002) * ''Angst'' (2003) * ''Agnes and His Brothers'' (2004) * '' The Elementary Particles'' (2006) * ''Lulu and Jimi'' (2009) * '' Jew Suss: Rise and Fall'' (2010) * ''Sources of Life'' (2013) * ''Punk Berlin 1982'' (2015) * '' Subs'' (2017) * ''Enfan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Volker Spengler
Volker Spengler (; 16 February 1939 – 8 February 2020) was a German stage and film actor. Spengler was best known to international audiences as a member of director Rainer Werner Fassbinder's acting ensemble, including his role as the transsexual Erwin/Elvira of Fassbinder's ''In a Year of 13 Moons'' (1978). Spengler appeared in about 40 film and television productions between 1966 and 2004, also working with other directors such as Christoph Schlingensief and Volker Schlöndorff. On stage, he performed at Berlin's Volksbühne and with the Berliner Ensemble. Life Born in Bremen, Spengler began a commercial apprenticeship at age 18. From 1959 to 1961, he attended the ''Schauspielschule'' in Salzburg and the Vienna Reinhardt-Seminar. He played boulevard theatre from 1965, alongside Heinz Erhardt in Stuttgart, with Ida Ehre in Hamburg, and with in Frankfurt. Spengler was discovered for the Schiller Theater by director Fritz Kortner in 1967. Spengler played in many films by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Baer
Harry Baer (born Harry Zöttl on 27 September 1947) is a German actor, producer and author, best known for his work with director Rainer Werner Fassbinder. He has also been credited as Harry Bär. Life Harry Baer began his career in Munich when he joined the Action Theatre, a theatrical experimental group that later regrouped as the Antitheather under the leadership of Rainer Werner Fassbinder.Lorenz '' Chaos as Usual'', p.48 He made his debut in Fassbinder's play ''Katzelmacher'' and had his first movie role in Fassbinder's film adaptation. He had starring roles in '' Gods of the Plague'' (''Götter der Pest'') (1970) and ' ''(Wildwechsel)'' (1973), both directed by Fassbinder.Lorenz '' Chaos as Usual'', p.47 During this early period of his career he also had the leading role in director Hans-Jürgen Syberberg's film '' Ludwig: Requiem for a Virgin King'' ''(Ludwig - Requiem für einen jungfräulichen König)'' (1972), in which he played the title role, King Ludwig II of Bavaria ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ulli Lommel
Ulli Lommel (21 December 1944 – 2 December 2017) was a German actor and director, noted for his many collaborations with Rainer Werner Fassbinder and his association with the New German Cinema movement. Lommel spent time at The Factory and was a creative associate of Andy Warhol, with whom he made several films and works of art. He moved to the United States in 1977, where he wrote, directed and starred in over 50 films. Early life Born in Zielenzig in 1944, a few weeks before the arrival of the Red Army, Lommel's family fled the city, wrapping the infant Ulli in a roll of carpet. His father, Ludwig, was a popular radio personality. His mother was the actress Karla van Cleef. While living in Bad Nauheim as a teenager, Lommel performed with Elvis Presley. Career Lommel started his cinematic career as an actor in the early 1960s. One of his first film roles was in Russ Meyer's ''Fanny Hill'', in which he starred alongside Italian actress Letícia Román. In 1969, he appeared ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irm Hermann
Irmgard Hermann (4 October 194226 May 2020) was a German actress. She worked in film, television, and the stage, appearing in over 160 film and television productions. She was discovered, without formal training, by Rainer Werner Fassbinder who cast her in many of his films. She was awarded the Deutscher Filmpreis for playing Irmgard Epp in Fassbinder's ''The Merchant of Four Seasons'', and again for appearing as Else Gebel, a woman in prison with Sophie Scholl, in Percy Adlon's '' Fünf letzte Tage''. Life Born in Munich, Hermann became a publishing clerk after finishing school and worked as a secretary for ADAC. She met Rainer Werner Fassbinder in 1966, who convinced her to quit her job to work with him although she lacked formal training as an actress. The same year, Hermann made her debut in Fassbinder's short film ''The City Tramp'' ('), and then went on to play in 19 of Fassbinder's films, including ''Die bitteren Tränen der Petra von Kant'' (''The Bitter Tears of Petra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Günther Kaufmann
Günther Kaufmann (16 June 1947 – 10 May 2012) was a German film actor best known for his association with director Rainer Werner Fassbinder. Fassbinder directed Kaufmann in a total of 14 films, casting him in leading and minor roles. Kaufmann was also romantically involved with the director for a time. In 2002, Kaufmann was accused of murder in relation to the 2001 death of Hartmut Hagen, a 60-year-old accountant whom Kaufmann's wife had defrauded. The death was ruled accidental, but Kaufmann was sentenced to prison for lesser crimes relating to the incident. In 2005, a new police investigation discovered that Kaufmann was innocent, and had confessed to the crimes to cover up for his late wife, who may have been the perpetrator. He was subsequently released from prison and resumed his acting career. Early life Günther Kaufmann was born on 16 June 1947 in Munich's Hasenbergl neighborhood. His mother was German and his father was an African-American soldier stationed in Germ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rosel Zech
Rosalie Helga Lina Zech (7 July 1940 – 31 August 2011),Scott Roxboroug"'Veronica Voss' Actress Rosel Zech Dies of Cancer" ''The Hollywood Reporter'', 1 September 2011 known as Rosel Zech, was a German theater and film actress, especially with the "Autorenkino" (New German Cinema) movement, which began in the 1970s. Career Theater Rose Zech was born in Berlin; her father was a citizen from Poland. Because of her birth out of wedlock, her mother, a dressmaker, married soon after the birth of her daughter an inland waterway boatman who gave her his last name,Ronald BerganObituary:Rose Zech ''The Guardian'', 4 September 2011 She was raised in Hoya, Germany. Her performing led her, at the age of 20, to Lower Bavaria, where in 1962 her first theatrical engagement was in the South Bavarian City Theater (now the Lower Bavarian State Theatre) in Landshut. This was followed by other roles at various other theaters, such as in 1964 at the Städtebundtheater in Biel and at the summer the ... [...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] |
Detlef Bothe (actor)
Detlef Bothe (born 24 July 1965) is a German actor, screenwriter, film director and producer. Since the early 1990s, he has appeared in numerous film and television productions, both German and international. In 2015, he appeared in the ''James Bond'' film Spectre as a henchman, in a scene where he and Q (Ben Whishaw) are seen riding a cable car in the Austrian Alps. Bothe became a prominent on-screen representative of the Nazi leader Reinhard Heydrich as he has portrayed Heydrich in three films pertaining to his assassination: The 2011 Czech film ''Lidice'', the 2016 British film ''Anthropoid'', the 2020 Czech film '' Betrayer'' and in 2005 BBC documentary series about the Holocaust titled ''Auschwitz: The Nazis and the 'Final Solution. Bothe is often praised as "dead ringer" (twin) of Heydrich. Selected filmography *1993: ''Tatort'' (TV Series) – Hubert *1992: ''Der Knappe des Kreuzes'' *1995: '' Brother of Sleep'' – Lukas *1996: ''After Hours'' *1996: ''Gegen den W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Palance
Jack Palance ( ; born Volodymyr Palahniuk ( uk, Володимир Палагню́к); February 18, 1919 – November 10, 2006) was an American actor known for playing tough guys and villains. He was nominated for three Academy Awards, all for Best Actor in a Supporting Role, for his roles in '' Sudden Fear'' (1952) and ''Shane'' (1953), and winning almost 40 years later for ''City Slickers'' (1991). Palance served in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. He briefly attended Stanford University before pursuing a career in the theatre. He made his film acting debut in '' Panic in the Streets'' (1950). Following his roles in ''Sudden Fear'' and ''Shane'', he starred as Count Dracula in the 1974 television film '' Bram Stoker's Dracula'', and played crime lord Yves Perret in ''Tango & Cash'' (1989). He was also the host of the ABC television series ''Ripley's Believe It or Not!'' (1982–1986). Early life Palance was born in Lattimer Mines, Pennsylvania, the so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Götz Otto
Götz Otto (born 15 October 1967) is a German film and television actor who is perhaps best known internationally for his roles as henchman Richard Stamper in the 1997 James Bond film ''Tomorrow Never Dies'', as Adolf Hitler's adjutant Otto Günsche in the 2004 World War II film ''Downfall'', and as Nazi commander Klaus Adler in the 2012 comic science fiction film ''Iron Sky''. Biography Otto was born in Dietzenbach and his parents ran a bakery in the city. He played Mr. Stamper, the villain Elliot Carver's assistant, in the 1997 James Bond film ''Tomorrow Never Dies''. When called for casting, Otto was given twenty seconds to introduce himself. Saying "I'm big, I'm bad, and I'm German", the 198 cm (6 ft 6 inches) actor did it in five. Otto also played minor roles of epic Nazi films such as the 1993 Steven Spielberg film ''Schindler's List'' as an SS guard. He later played the role of SS-Sturmbannführer Otto Günsche in the critically acclaimed 2004 film '' Down ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbara Valentin
Barbara Valentin (born Ursula Ledersteger; 15 December 1940 – 22 February 2002) was an Austrian actress. She worked in film, often with Rainer Werner Fassbinder. Biography Valentin was born in 1940 as Ursula Ledersteger in Vienna, Austria. Her father was the Austrian art director, Hans Ledersteger and her mother the actress, Irmgard Alberti. She had a half-brother, Alfred Ledersteger. She was married to German film director Helmut Dietl. During the early to mid-1980s, Valentin was close friends with Freddie Mercury. She is featured in the music video for the Queen song, It's a Hard Life. During her career, Valentin was nicknamed "the German Jayne Mansfield". On 22 February 2002, Valentin died of a stroke A stroke is a medical condition in which poor blood flow to the brain causes cell death. There are two main types of stroke: ischemic, due to lack of blood flow, and hemorrhagic, due to bleeding. Both cause parts of the brain to stop functionin ... in Munich, Germany a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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