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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] |
Starnberg
Starnberg is a German town in Bavaria, Germany, some southwest of Munich. It is at the north end of Lake Starnberg, in the heart of the " Five Lakes Country", and serves as capital of the district of Starnberg. Recording a disposable per-capita income of €26,120 in 2007, Starnberg regained its status as the wealthiest town in Germany. History The town was first mentioned in 1226 under the name of ''Aheim am Würmsee''. Incorporated districts Districts (''Ortsteile'') are listed with their year of incorporation and area. *Hadorf (1978, 6.93 km²) *Hanfeld with Mamhofen (1972, 5.58 km²) *Leutstetten with Einbettl , Mühlthal , Oberdill , Petersbrunn and Schwaige (1978, 7.68 km²) *Percha with Buchhof , Heimathshausen and Selcha (1978, 6 , 07 km²) *Perchting with Landstetten , Jägersbrunn and Sonnau (1978, 11.36 km²) *Rieden (1803, 1.83 km²) *Söcking (1978, 8.17 km²) *Wangen with Fercha, Schorn, Unterschorn and Wildmoos (1978, 7.49 km²) Transport The munic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agnes And His Brothers
''Agnes and His Brothers'' (german: Agnes und seine Brüder) is a 2004 film directed by Oskar Roehler. Plot Three very different siblings: Hans-Jörg, a librarian who is a sex addict; Werner, a politician in a troubled marriage with a son who enjoys discrediting his father; Martin, who is now Agnes after having a gender-reassignment operation. Agnes works as a dancer and is suffering from unrequited love. Cast * Martin Weiß as Agnes Tschirner * Moritz Bleibtreu as Hans-Jörg Tschirner * Herbert Knaup as Werner Tschirner * Katja Riemann as Signe * Tom Schilling as Ralf * Suzan Anbeh as Desiree * Vadim Glowna as Günther * Margit Carstensen as Roxy * Lee Daniels as Henry * Marie Zielcke as Nadine * Oliver Korittke as Rudi * Martin Semmelrogge as Manni Moneto * Martin Feifel as Hannes * Sven Martinek as Jürgen * Til Schweiger Tilman Valentin Schweiger (; born 19 December 1963) is a German actor, voice actor and filmmaker. He runs his own production company, Barefoot F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Film Directors From Bavaria
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitized ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1959 Births
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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] |
Subs (film)
''Herrliche Zeiten'' is a 2018 German comedy-drama film directed by Oskar Roehler, starring Katja Riemann and Oliver Masucci. It tells the story of an affluent couple looking for a new housekeeper. As a joke, they write in the ad that they are looking for "slaves", which has unexpected consequences. Cast * Katja Riemann as Evi Müller-Todt * Oliver Masucci as Claus Müller-Todt * Samuel Finzi as Bartos * Lize Feryn as Svetlana * Yasin El Harrouk * Andrea Sawatzki * Lena Schmidke * Ilgar Khanikov * Sara Fazilat * Gottfried Vollmer * Katy Karrenbauer * Aslan Aslan as Tarek * Ivan Jurcevic as Bodyguard Production The film is based on the 2011 novel ''Subs'' written by Thor Kunkel. It is produced by Molina Film and co-produced by Tele München Gruppe. It received support from the Film- und Medienstiftung NRW, DFFF, BKM and Medienboard Berlin Brandenburg. Filming took place from 8 May to 20 June 2017 in and around Cologne Cologne ( ; german: Köln ; ksh, Kölle ) is the larg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sources Of Life
''Sources of Life'' (german: link=no, Quellen des Lebens) is a 2013 German film directed by Oskar Roehler. Cast * Jürgen Vogel as Erich Freytag * Moritz Bleibtreu as Klaus Freytag * Kostja Ullmann as Young Klaus Freitag * Meret Becker as Elisabeth Freytag * Sonja Kirchberger as Marie Freytag * Lavinia Wilson as Gisela Ellers * Leonard Scheicher as Robert Freytag, 13–17 years * Lisa Smit as Laura, 13–17 years * as Hildegard Ellers * Thomas Heinze as Martin Ellers * Rolf Zacher Rolf Zacher (28 March 1941 – 3 February 2018) was a German actor. Life and career Zacher appeared in about 190 films and television shows between 1961 and 2016, often in illustrious or eccentric character roles. He starred in the 1971 fil ... as Erwin References External links * 2013 comedy films 2013 films Films directed by Oskar Roehler Films scored by Martin Todsharow Films set in 1949 Films set in the 1950s Films set in the 1960s Films set in the 1970s Films set in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lulu And Jimi
''Lulu and Jimi'' is a 2009 drama film directed by Oskar Roehler. It is about the relationship between Lulu, a rich German girl and Jimi, a black man, happened in the German 50's. Plot Lulu, a well-off German girl, falls in love with Jimi, the owner of a bumper cars stall. The problem is that he is black and her family doesn't approve of him, especially her mother (Katrin Sass). Lulu doesn't want the ridiculous boy her mother has found for her. Lulu and Jimi will do anything to be finally together. Cast *Jennifer Decker as Lulu *Ray Fearon as Jimi *Katrin Sass as Gertrud, Lulu's mother *Rolf Zacher as Daddy Cool and Lulu's father *Udo Kier as Schulz, the chofer *Bastian Pastewka as Ernst *Ulrich Thomsen as Harry Hass * Alexander Meyer as Lulu's brother * Hans Michael Rehberg as Von Oppeln Music Ray Fearon performs "Stand by me", the principal song in the movie. Festivals It was projected in the Sundance Festival The Sundance Film Festival (formerly Utah/US Film Fest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Elementary Particles (film)
''Atomised'' (german: Elementarteilchen; also known as ''The Elementary Particles'') is a 2006 German drama film written and directed by Oskar Roehler and produced by Oliver Berben and Bernd Eichinger. It is based on the novel '' Les Particules élémentaires'' by Michel Houellebecq. The film stars Moritz Bleibtreu as Bruno, Christian Ulmen as Michael, Martina Gedeck as Christiane, Franka Potente as Annabelle, and Nina Hoss as Jane. The film had its premiere at the Berlin Film Festival in Germany in February 2006. In contrast to the book setting in Paris, the film was shot entirely and is mainly situated in various places in Germany. Cities and states in Germany used for filming included Thuringia and Berlin. Contrary to the book, the film does not have cultural pessimism as a main theme, and it has an alternative ending. Plot The film focuses on Michael (Michael Djerzinski) and Bruno and their disturbed sexuality. They are half-brothers who are very different from each other. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angst (2003 Film)
''Angst'' (in English: ''fear'') () is a 2003 German drama film directed by Oskar Roehler, starring André Hennicke, Marie Bäumer and Vadim Glowna. It follows a stage director who goes through a personal crisis. Cast * André Hennicke as Robert * Marie Bäumer as Marie * Vadim Glowna as Klaus * Hilde von Mieghem as Brigitte * Hermann Beyer as Marie's father * Jutta Hoffmann as Marie's mother * Christoph Waltz as psychoanalyst * Herbert Knaup as Wolfgang * as Markus * Michaela Hinnenthal as Gregor's mother * Peter Benedict as dramaturge * Nina Petri as psychiatrist * Catherine Flemming as mother * Eva Habermann as Laura * Ingrid van Bergen as Hannelore K. Production The film was produced through Neue Bioskop Film Produktions & Vertrieb, TV 60 Filmproduktion and Bayerischer Rundfunk. Filming took place in Berlin and Wolfen from 9 April to 5 June 2002. Release The film premiered on 14 February 2003 in competition at the 53rd Berlin International Film Festival The 53rd annual ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gisela Elsner
Gisela Elsner (2 May 1937 – 13 May 1992) was a German writer. She won the Prix Formentor in 1964 for her novel ''Die Riesenzwerge'' (''The Giant Dwarfs''). Early life Elsner was born in Nuremberg, Middle Franconia. In 1959, she went to Vienna to study philosophy, Germanic letters and drama. Career Elsner then lived as a freelance writer in various places: Lake Starnberg, Frankfurt, in Rome from 1963 to 1964, in London from 1964 to 1970, then in Paris, Hamburg, New York, and finally in Munich. She was among the members of Group 47, which also included Günter Grass and Heinrich Böll. In her 1970 novel ''Berührungsverbot'' (''The Touch Ban'' or ''The Prohibition of Contact''), several couples try to transcend the limits of the bourgeois sexual mores of their middle-class background by engaging in group sex orgies. In Switzerland, a journal that published excerpts from the novel was banned, and in Austria it was attacked as harmful to children. Elsner described herself ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
60th Berlin International Film Festival
The 60th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 11 to 21 February 2010, with Werner Herzog as President of the Jury. The opening film of the festival was Chinese director Wang Quan'an's romantic drama ''Apart Together'', in competition, while the closing film is Japanese director Yoji Yamada's ''Otōto (2010 film), About Her Brother'', which was screened out of competition. The Golden Bear went to Turkish film ''Honey (2010 film), Bal'' directed by Semih Kaplanoğlu. A new record attendance was established with 282,000 sold tickets, according to the organizers. A restored version of Fritz Lang's ''Metropolis (1927 film), Metropolis'' was also shown at the festival. Jury The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival: International jury * Werner Herzog Werner Herzog (; born 5 September 1942) is a German film director, screenwriter, author, actor, and opera director, regarded as a pioneer of New German Cinema. His films often featu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
