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Oliver Masucci
Oliver Masucci (born 6 December 1968) is a German actor. He is best known internationally for the role of Adolf Hitler in the 2015 film adaptation of the satirical novel ''Look Who's Back'', Ulrich Nielsen in the Netflix series ''Dark,'' Anton Vogel in '' Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore''. Early life He was born in Stuttgart, but raised in Bonn. His father is Italian, his mother German. The family ran several restaurants in Bonn. He has three children. Career Masucci played Adolf Hitler in ''Er ist wieder da'' (''Look Who's Back''), adapted from the book of the same name. Some scenes were unscripted and consisted of filming the reactions of people on the street to Masucci as he traveled the country dressed up as Hitler. Masucci was surprised to find that many people acted as if they were glad to see the Nazi leader. He has used the opportunity to speak out against racism. The role earned him a nomination as best actor in a leading role at the Deutscher Filmpreis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stuttgart
Stuttgart (; Swabian: ; ) is the capital and largest city of the German state of Baden-Württemberg. It is located on the Neckar river in a fertile valley known as the ''Stuttgarter Kessel'' (Stuttgart Cauldron) and lies an hour from the Swabian Jura and the Black Forest. Stuttgart has a population of 635,911, making it the sixth largest city in Germany. 2.8 million people live in the city's administrative region and 5.3 million people in its metropolitan area, making it the fourth largest metropolitan area in Germany. The city and metropolitan area are consistently ranked among the top 20 European metropolitan areas by GDP; Mercer listed Stuttgart as 21st on its 2015 list of cities by quality of living; innovation agency 2thinknow ranked the city 24th globally out of 442 cities in its Innovation Cities Index; and the Globalization and World Cities Research Network ranked the city as a Beta-status global city in their 2020 survey. Stuttgart was one of the host cities ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cologne P
Cologne ( ; german: Köln ; ksh, Kölle ) is the largest city of the German western States of Germany, state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) and the List of cities in Germany by population, fourth-most populous city of Germany with 1.1 million inhabitants in the city proper and 3.6 million people in the Cologne Bonn Region, urban region. Centered on the left bank of the Rhine, left (west) bank of the Rhine, Cologne is about southeast of NRW's state capital Düsseldorf and northwest of Bonn, the former capital of West Germany. The city's medieval Catholic Cologne Cathedral (), the third-tallest church and tallest cathedral in the world, constructed to house the Shrine of the Three Kings, is a globally recognized landmark and one of the most visited sights and pilgrimage destinations in Europe. The cityscape is further shaped by the Twelve Romanesque churches of Cologne, and Cologne is famous for Eau de Cologne, that has been produced in the city since 1709, and "col ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Variety (website)
''Variety'' is an American media company owned by Penske Media Corporation. The company was founded by Sime Silverman in New York City in 1905 as a weekly newspaper reporting on theater and vaudeville. In 1933 it added ''Daily Variety'', based in Los Angeles, to cover the motion-picture industry. ''Variety.com'' features entertainment news, reviews, box office results, cover stories, videos, photo galleries and features, plus a credits database, production charts and calendar, with archive content dating back to 1905. History Foundation ''Variety'' has been published since December 16, 1905, when it was launched by Sime Silverman as a weekly periodical covering theater and vaudeville with its headquarters in New York City. Silverman had been fired by ''The Morning Telegraph'' in 1905 for panning an act which had taken out an advert for $50. As a result, he decided to start his own publication "that ouldnot be influenced by advertising." With a loan of $1,500 from his father- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Palace (2023 Film)
''The Palace'' is an upcoming black comedy film directed by Roman Polanski, who co-wrote the screenplay with Jerzy Skolimowski and Ewa Piaskowska. Produced by Luca Barbareschi, the film stars Mickey Rourke, Joaquim de Almeida, John Cleese, Oliver Masucci, Fanny Ardant, Fortunato Cerlino, and Alexander Petrov. The film is set to be released theatrically in Italy on April 6, 2023, by 01 Distribution. Premise The film takes place on New Year's Eve 1999, where a dinner party at the Gstaad Palace takes an unexpected turn. Cast * Mickey Rourke * Joaquim de Almeida * John Cleese * Oliver Masucci * Fanny Ardant * Fortunato Cerlino * Alexander Petrov * Luca Barbareschi * Viktor Dobronravov * Bronwyn James as Magnolia * Irina Kastrinidis as Dubravka * Olga Kent * Naike Anna Silipo * Matthew T. Reynolds * Teco Celio * Marina Strakhova * Danylo Kotov * Davide Gagliardi Production Development In April 2021, it was announced that Roman Polanski would direct ''The Palace'', a black com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Day Shift (film)
''Day Shift'' is a 2022 American action comedy-horror film directed by J. J. Perry in his directorial debut, written by Tyler Tice and Shay Hatten from a story by Tice, and starring Jamie Foxx as a blue-collar father whose pool-cleaning job is a front for his work as a vampire hunter. The film also stars Dave Franco, Snoop Dogg, Natasha Liu Bordizzo, Meagan Good, Karla Souza, Steve Howey, and Scott Adkins. Netflix released ''Day Shift'' on its streaming service on August 12, 2022. The film received mixed reviews from critics. Plot Bud Jablonski is a blue-collar dad who provides for his family apparently working as a pool cleaner. His real job is hunting and killing vampires. While at work Bud sees a man leaving the house where he's working. He silently breaks into the house where he encounters two vampires, an elderly woman and a younger man, who lives there. Following a lengthy fight, he kills the vampires and pulls out their fangs with pliers. Bud tries to sell the fang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Girlfriend Experience (TV Series)
''The Girlfriend Experience'' is an American anthology drama television series created, written, and directed by Lodge Kerrigan and Amy Seimetz that is broadcast on the premium cable network Starz. The first season stars Riley Keough as Christine Reade, a law student intern who also works as a high-end escort. Executive produced by Steven Soderbergh, it is based on the 2009 film of the same name. A 13-episode first season premiered on April 10, 2016, and all episodes were made available on Starz On Demand. On August 1, 2016, Starz renewed the series for a 14-episode second season, focusing on new characters and storylines, with Seimetz and Kerrigan returning. The second season premiered on November 5, 2017. In July 2019, Starz renewed the series for a 10-episode third season, which is written and directed by Anja Marquardt and stars Julia Goldani Telles. The third season premiered on May 2, 2021. Plot Season 1 Second-year Chicago-Burnham Law School student Christine Reade l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tribes Of Europa (TV Series)
''Tribes of Europa'' is a German sci-fi television series created by Philip Koch that premiered on Netflix on 19 February 2021. Synopsis The story is set in 2074, 43 years after a mysterious global technological failure caused nations to slip into anarchy and fracture into dystopian warring tribal microstates. On the European continent, there are hundreds of tribes, but the story focuses on three: the Origines, a tiny, peaceful forest tribe; the Crows, an aggressive warrior society; and the Crimsons, a militaristic society that aims at reuniting Europe by negotiation. Three Origine siblings, a young woman, a young man, and their teenage brother, find their peaceful existence in the forest shattered when a pilot from Atlantis crashes an advanced hoverjet in their territory. When the siblings rescue the injured pilot, the youngest sibling recovers a mysterious cube with advanced technology from the wreck. The Crows invade the Origine village to secure the technology, massacri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit (film)
''When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit'' (german: Als Hitler das rosa Kaninchen stahl) is a 2019 German drama film directed by Caroline Link. It is based on the semi-autobiographical novel by Judith Kerr. Cast * as Anna Kemper * as Max Kemper *Carla Juri as Dorothea Kemper *Oliver Masucci as Arthur Kemper *Justus von Dohnányi as Onkel Julius *Ursula Werner Ursula Werner (; born 28 September 1943) is a German actress. Biography Born in Eberswalde, Werner grew up in the Prenzlauer Berg district of Berlin. After studying at the Staatliche Schauspielschule Berlin (Berlin State Drama College), she o ... as Heimpi References External links * 2019 drama films 2010s children's films 2010s historical films German children's films German historical films German drama films Films set in the 1930s Warner Bros. films Films based on autobiographical novels 2010s German-language films Films directed by Caroline Link 2010s German films {{2010s-Germany-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Never Look Away
''Never Look Away'' (german: Werk ohne Autor, lit=Work Without Author) is a 2018 German epic coming-of-age romantic drama film written and directed by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck. It was nominated for a Golden Lion at the 75th Venice International Film Festival and for a Golden Globe by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. It was nominated for two Academy Awards at the 91st Academy Awards, in the Best Foreign Language Film and Best Cinematography categories. This was only the second time that a German-language film by a German director was nominated for an Oscar in multiple categories, the other film being Wolfgang Petersen's ''Das Boot'' 36 years prior. Plot As a child during the Nazi era, Kurt Barnert (inspired by Gerhard Richter) visits an exhibit of "Degenerate Art" in Dresden with his beautiful young aunt Elisabeth. While there, he is mesmerized by ''Girl with Blue Hair'', a modernist sculpture by Eugen Hoffmann. Later at home, Kurt walks in on Elisabeth playin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herrliche Zeiten
''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] |
Dark (TV Series)
''Dark'' is a German science fiction thriller television series co-created by Baran bo Odar and Jantje Friese. It ran for three seasons from 2017 to 2020. The story follows characters from the fictional village of Winden, Germany, as they pursue the truth in the aftermath of a child's disappearance. They follow connections between four estranged families to unravel a sinister time travel conspiracy which spans several generations. The series explores the existential implications of time and its effect on human nature. It features an ensemble cast. ''Dark'' debuted on 1 December 2017 on Netflix; it is the service's first German-language original series. The second season was released on 21 June 2019, while the third and final season was released on 27 June 2020. ''Dark'' received critical acclaim, with praise for its tone, visuals, acting, casting, musical score, and the ambition and complexity of its narrative. The series' ending also received critical praise, with many calli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
4 Blocks
''4 Blocks'' is a German drama series. It stars Kida Khodr Ramadan as Ali "Toni" Hamadi, the leader of a drug cartel in Berlin- Neukölln which has strong connections with the Arab crime families including his clan. He is forced to postpone his plans to leave the business to live an ordinary life with his wife, played by Maryam Zaree, when his brother-in-law, played by Massiv, is arrested. He brings in Vince Kerner, played by Frederick Lau, a boyhood friend, to restore order in the family business, much to the dislike of Toni's brother Abbas, played by Veysel, who is eager to succeed him as the family leader. The first season premiered on German pay television channel TNT Serie on May 8, 2017. A second season premiered on October 11, 2018 and a third in November 2019. Internationally, the series airs on Amazon Prime Video. ''4 Blocks'' has received critical acclaim in Germany and has won multiple domestic awards, including the Grimme-Preis for Ramadan, Gelin, and director Marvi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
