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Stars (film)
''Stars'' (german: Sterne) is a 1959 film directed by Konrad Wolf. It tells the story of a Nazi officer who falls in love with a Greek Jewish girl while escorting Jewish prisoners through Bulgaria to a concentration camp. The film won the Special Jury Prize at the 1959 Cannes Film Festival. Plot In a small Bulgarian town in 1943: A non-commissioned Wehrmacht officer by the name of Walter is tasked with supervising the civilian workers in a motor vehicle workshop, yet the former painter much prefers to just sit back and draw the area and people of the town. Walter's supervisor mockingly calls him "Rembrandt," but his best friend, Lieutenant Kurt, is proud to have a portrait done by him. Walter, especially, seems to enjoy being away from the war. One day, Greek Sephardic Jews reach the small town, where they are kept as prisoners in a nearby concentration camp until they can be transported to Auschwitz. Through the barbed wire fence, Ruth, a Jewish woman, asks Walter for help ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Konrad Wolf
Konrad Wolf (20 October 1925 – 7 March 1982) was an East German film director. He was the son of writer, doctor and diplomat Friedrich Wolf, and the younger brother of Stasi spymaster Markus Wolf. "Koni" was his nickname. Biography Because his father was Jewish and was an ardent and outspoken member of the German Communist Party (KPD) since 1928, he and his family left Germany via Austria, Switzerland, and France for Moscow when the Nazis took power in March 1933, where, arriving in March 1934, Wolf came into intense contact with Soviet film."Solo Sunny" DEFA Film Library at the Amherst. Retrieved November 19, 2011 At age 10 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milka Tuykova
Milka is a brand of chocolate confectionery, originally made in Switzerland in 1901 by Suchard. It has then been produced in Lörrach, Germany for the past 100 years. Since 2012 it has been owned by US-based company Mondelez International, when it started following the steps of its predecessor Kraft Foods Inc., which had taken over the brand in 1990. It is sold in bars and a number of novelty shapes for Easter and Christmas. Products with the ''Milka'' brand also include chocolate-covered cookies and biscuits. The brand's name is a portmanteau of the product's two main ingredients: "" (milk) and "" (cocoa). History On November 17, 1825, Swiss chocolatier Philippe Suchard (1797–1884) established a pâtisserie in Neuchâtel where he sold a hand-made dessert, ''chocolat fin de sa fabrique''. The following year, Suchard founded Chocolat Suchard and moved production to nearby Serrières, where he produced 25–30 kg of chocolate daily in a rented former water mill. Duri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haus Der Berliner Festspiele
The Haus der Berliner Festspiele is a theater in Berlin (Schaperstraße 24, 10719 Berlin). It was opened on 1 May 1963 as the "Theater der Freien Volksbühne". Previously, the West Berlin part of the former Volksbühne Berlin, the , which was founded in 1948, had used the as its venue from 1949 to 1963. Under the direction of Erwin Piscator, the theatre moved into its own new building in 1963. The architect was Fritz Bornemann, who also designed the Deutsche Oper Berlin and the America Memorial Library in Berlin, among others. Rolf Hochhuth's tragedy '' Der Stellvertreter'', which Intendant Piscator had premiered at the Theater am Kurfürstendamm in February 1963, was reopened here on 1 July 1963. Under artistic director (1973–1986), directors such as Peter Zadek, Klaus Michael Grüber and Hans Neuenfels offered avant-garde and risk-taking productions without a permanent ensemble. From 1986 to 1990 Neuenfels was artistic director, from 1990 to 1992 . In 1992, the Se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sofia
Sofia ( ; bg, София, Sofiya, ) is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria. It is situated in the Sofia Valley at the foot of the Vitosha mountain in the western parts of the country. The city is built west of the Iskar river, and has many mineral springs, such as the Sofia Central Mineral Baths. It has a humid continental climate. Being in the centre of the Balkans, it is midway between the Black Sea and the Adriatic Sea, and closest to the Aegean Sea. Known as Serdica in Antiquity and Sredets in the Middle Ages, Sofia has been an area of human habitation since at least 7000 BC. The recorded history of the city begins with the attestation of the conquest of Serdica by the Roman Republic in 29 BC from the Celtic tribe Serdi. During the decline of the Roman Empire, the city was raided by Huns, Visigoths, Avars and Slavs. In 809, Serdica was incorporated into the Bulgarian Empire by Khan Krum and became known as Sredets. In 1018, the Byzantines ended Bulgarian r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Girls In Gingham
''Girls in Gingham'' (german: Die Buntkarierten; literally, The Checkered Ones)—sometimes called Beaverskin—is a 1949 German drama film directed by Kurt Maetzig. Plot In 1884, Guste is born as the illegitimate daughter of a maid. She marries a worker named Paul; her mistress gives her a set of common, checkered mattresses as a wedding gift. During the First World War, Paul is called to the front, and she remains alone with their children and works in a munitions factory. When she realizes how the capital of the great industry magnates had caused the war in the first place, Guste resigns and begins cleaning houses for a living. When the Nazis take over, Paul is fired from his job for being a trade-unionist, and dies. At the Second World War, their children are killed in a bombing. Gusta's granddaughter, Christel, is the only family she has now. After the war, as Christel is about to attend university - the first member of the family to have ever done so - her grandmother sews ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marriage In The Shadows
''Marriage in the Shadows'' (German: ''Ehe im Schatten'') is 1947 German melodrama film directed by Kurt Maetzig and starring Paul Klinger, Ilse Steppat and Alfred Balthoff. It was produced in the Soviet zone in what later became East Germany and was released by DEFA. The film was described as an "attempt to confront the German people about the morals of the past", being the first film to confront the people about the persecution of the Jews and the atrocities conducted during World War II. Plot Actor Hans Wieland refuses to divorce his actress wife, Elisabeth, who is Jewish, even as extreme pressure is applied on him by the Nazi authorities. He even takes her to a premiere of one of his films where she is unwittingly introduced to a high Nazi Party official. Upon later discovering that the charming woman at the premiere was in fact Jewish, he orders her arrest. Hans Wieland is given an ultimatum by his former friend Herbert Blohm, now a Nazi official at the Reichskulturmini ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kurt Maetzig
Kurt Maetzig (25 January 1911 – 8 August 2012) was a German film director who had a significant effect on the film industry in East Germany. He was one of the most respected filmmakers of the GDR. After his retirement he lived in Wildkuhl, Mecklenburg, and had three children. Early life Kurt Maetzig was the son of Robert Maetzig and Marie Maetzig (née Lyon). He was born and grew up in the Charlottenburg borough of Berlin. His mother came from a wealthy family of tea merchants. He gained an insight into the film industry from an early age as his father was the proprietor of a factory that produced film copies there. During the First World War, he stayed with his grandmother in Hamburg. After the end of the war, he moved back to Berlin, where he completed his secondary education at the Leibniz-Oberrealschule. He then enrolled at the Technical University of Munich (TUM), where he studied chemistry, engineering and political and business economics. He also studied sociology, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hannjo Hasse
Hannjo Hasse (31 August 1921 – 5 February 1983) was an East German actor. Biography Hasse began studying acting in 1938, and attended Lily Ackermann's Institute for Stage Artists' Education in Berlin. At 1941, he was drafted for the Labour Service, and later to the Army. After the end of the Second World War and his release from captivity, Hasse returned to Weimar, where he spent another six months to complete his drama training. He made his debut on stage in the Nordhausen Theater, where he was also employed as a dramaturgue. Later, he also worked in theaters in Eisleben, Burg bei Magdeburg and Schwerin, before settling in the Hans Otto Theater in Potsdam, in which he was a member of the regular cast between 1954 and 1962. Afterwards, he moved to Berlin's Volksbühne, and then to the Deutsches Theater. Hasse played a wide range of supporting characters, from Malvolio to the Fledermaus. Hasse made his first appearance on screen already during 1951, playing a minor role in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Itzhak Finzi
Itzhak ( he, יצחק) is a Hebrew given name and surname, meaning Isaac. Notable people with the name include: Given name * Itzhak Arnon (1909–2005), Israeli agronomist * Itzhak Bars (born 1943), American theoretical physicist at the University of Southern California * Itzhak Ben David (1931–2007), Israeli cyclist * Itzhak Bentov (1923–1979), Czech-born Israeli American scientist, inventor, mystic * Itzhak Brook (born 1941), Adjunct Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine at Georgetown University School of Medicine * Itzhak de Laat (born 1994), Dutch short track speed skater * Itzhak Drucker (born 1947), Israeli football defender * Itzhak Fintzi (born 1933), Bulgarian film and stage actor * Itzhak Gilboa (born 1963), Israeli economist * Itzhak Fisher, vice president at Nielsen Holdings * Itzhak Katzenelson (1886–1944), Jewish teacher, poet and dramatist * Itzhak Levanon (born 1944), Israeli ambassador to Egypt from 2009 to 2011 * Isaac Luria, also known as Itzhak Luria ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuriy Yakovlev (Bulgarian Actor)
Yuriy Yakovlev ( bg, Юрий Яковлев; 5 October 1930 – 15 August 2002) was a Bulgarians, Bulgarian stage and film actor. He is probably best known for the role of the research worker Robespier Galabov portrayed by him in the Bulgarian hit movie ''The Past-Master (film), The Past-Master'' (1970). His character appears also in the sequels ''The Past-Master on Excursion'' (1980) and The Past-Master at the Seaside (1982). Other notable film appearances include ''Gerlovo Event'' (1971) directed by Grisha Ostrovski and ''Farsighted for Two Diopters'' (1976) written by Mormarevi Brothers. Yakovlev is also known for the numerous roles on the stage of the Theatre “Salza i Smyah” (Tear and Laughter), Sofia. In 1979, Yuriy Yakovlev was decorated with the high title “Honoured Artist”. Biography and career Yakovlev was born Yuriy Yurievich Yakovlev on October 5, 1930 in Riga, Latvia. His father Yuriy Dimitrievich Yakovlev, also actor and stage director, was of Russi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grigor Vachkov
Grigor Vachkov, often called Grishata ( bg, Григор Вачков - Гришата; 26 May 1932 – 18 March 1980) was a Bulgarian theater and film actor, honored with the award of "People's actor" in the People's Republic of Bulgaria. He had more than 41 appearances and leading roles in the Bulgarian cinema. Vachkov got a broad popularity after the role of Mitko the Bomb in the TV series ''At Each Kilometer'' (1969–71). Despite his death in 1980, he remains as one of the leading actors in the history of the Bulgarian cinematography of that time. During the 1960s and 1970s, Vachkov starred in classic film productions as ''Torrid Noon'' (1965), ''The Tied Up Balloon'' (1967) both written by Yordan Radichkov, ''Whale'' (1970) directed by Petar B. Vasilev, ''The Kindest Person I Know'' (1973), '' The Last Summer'' (1974) also written by Radichkov, ''Almost a Love Story'' (1980), '' The Truck'' (1980) and especially his role as Banko in '' Manly Times'' (1977) directed by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leo Conforti
Leo or Léo may refer to: Acronyms * Law enforcement officer * Law enforcement organisation * ''Louisville Eccentric Observer'', a free weekly newspaper in Louisville, Kentucky * Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity Arts and entertainment Music * Leo (band), a Missouri-based rock band that was founded in Cleveland, Ohio * L.E.O. (band), a band by musician Bleu and collaborators Film * ''Leo'' (2000 film), a Spanish film by José Luis Borau * ''Leo'' (2002 film), a British-American drama film * ''Leo'', a 2007 Swedish film by Josef Fares * ''Leo'' (2012 film), a Kenyan film * Leo the Lion (MGM), mascot of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer movie studio Television * Leo Awards, a British Columbian television award * "Leo", an episode of ''Being Erica'' * Léo, fictional lion in the animation '' Animal Crackers'' * ''Léo'', 2018 Quebec television series created by Fabien Cloutier Companies * Leo Namibia, former name for the TN Mobile phone network in Namibia * Le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
