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Unwiederbringlich
''Irretrievable'' (german: Unwiederbringlich, 1892, also known as ''Beyond Recall'' and ''No Way Back'' ) is one of realist Theodor Fontane's mature German novels. As with some other of Fontane's novels (including Effi Briest), its heroine is believed to be based roughly on a real person whose demise Fontane heard about, and it deals delicately with topics that, at the time it was written, were close to being taboo, including adultery and suicide. The novel has been translated into English twice. The first translation, by Douglas Parmée, was published in 1963 as ''Beyond Recall'' and republished in 2011 by New York Review of Books as ''Irretrievable''. In 2010 a new English translation, ''No Way Back'', was published by Angel Classics (London). There is a German Tmoviebased on the novel, directed by Falk Harnack and first broadcast in 1968. Plot summary The novel takes place in Holstein in the years 1859–1861, five years before the German-Danish War, at a time when Hol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lothar Blumhagen
Lothar Blumhagen (16 July 1927 – 10 January 2023) was a German actor, especially known as a voice actor. He began as a stage actor, in ensembles in East Berlin and West Berlin. He was often the German voice of British gentleman characters, such as Roger Moore's, beginning in 1971 with Brett Sinclair in the television series '' The Persuaders!''. He voiced roles by Christopher Plummer from '' Dragnet'' in 1987 to '' Knives Out'' in 2020. Biography Born in Leipzig, he made his stage debut there in 1947. He was a stage actor in Leipzig, Halle and Berlin, where he was a member of the ensemble of the Deutsches Theater Berlin from 1954 to 1956. He made his debut in film in the 1954 ', and played more roles for the DEFA. In 1956, he moved to West Berlin, becoming a member of the ensembles of the Schillertheater and the . He was awarded the title Berliner Staatsschauspieler in 1970. He rarely played in film and television after his DEFA work, but participated in the documenta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |