Dani Levy (born 17 November 1957) is a Swiss

filmmaker Filmmaking (film production) is the process by which a motion picture is produced. Filmmaking involves a number of complex and discrete stages, starting with an initial story, idea, or commission. It then continues through screenwriting, castin ...

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and actor.

Biography

Levy was born to a

Jewish Jews ( he, יְהוּדִים, , ) or Jewish people are an ethnoreligious group and nation originating from the Israelites Israelite origins and kingdom: "The first act in the long drama of Jewish history is the age of the Israelites""The ...

family in

Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

in 1957.Deutsche Welt: "Jewish Filmmaker Breaks Taboos with Hitler Send-Up"
27 December 2006 His mother was a

Holocaust The Holocaust, also known as the Shoah, was the genocide of European Jews during World War II. Between 1941 and 1945, Nazi Germany and its collaborators systematically murdered some six million Jews across German-occupied Europe; a ...

survivor. He moved to

Berlin Berlin ( , ) is the capital and largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make it the European Union's most populous city, according to population within city limits. One of Germany's sixteen constitue ...

in the 1980s. Levy's

film 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 ...

s include ''RobbyKallePaul'', ''I Was on Mars'', ''Meschugge'', ''Du mich auch'' and ''Väter''. ''Väter'' starred

Christiane Paul Christiane Paul (; born 8 March 1974 in Berlin-Pankow) is a German film, television and stage actress. Paul first worked as a model for magazines such as '' Bravo''. She was 17 when she obtained her first leading role in the film '. Prior to h ...

. In 2004, he directed ''Alles auf Zucker!'', a

comedy Comedy is a genre of fiction that consists of discourses or works intended to be humorous or amusing by inducing laughter, especially in theatre, film, stand-up comedy, television, radio, books, or any other entertainment medium. The term o ...

about a secularised

Jew Jews ( he, יְהוּדִים, , ) or Jewish people are an ethnoreligious group and nation originating from the Israelites Israelite origins and kingdom: "The first act in the long drama of Jewish history is the age of the Israelites""Th ...

from the former GDR who has to reconcile himself with his

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brother. In 2007, he directed the

comedy drama Comedy drama, also known by the portmanteau ''dramedy'', is a genre of dramatic works that combines elements of comedy and Drama (film and television), drama. The modern, scripted-television examples tend to have more humorous bits than simple co ...

'' Mein Führer – Die wirklich wahrste Wahrheit über Adolf Hitler'', about a Jewish actor hired to enliven

Adolf Hitler Adolf Hitler (; 20 April 188930 April 1945) was an Austrian-born German politician who was dictator of Nazi Germany, Germany from 1933 until Death of Adolf Hitler, his death in 1945. Adolf Hitler's rise to power, He rose to power as the le ...

's speeches during the final days of

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...

, starring Germans comedian

Helge Schneider Helge Schneider (born 30 August 1955 in Mülheim an der Ruhr) is a German entertainer, comedian, musician, author, film and theatre director, and actor. He frequently appears on German television and is probably best known for his song "Katzeklo ...

. It was entered into the 29th Moscow International Film Festival. Levy said he was influenced by the theory of Swiss-based psychologist Alice Miller, published in 1980, that something must have gone wrong with Hitler in his childhood. His 1995 film '' Stille Nacht'' won an Honourable Mention at the

46th Berlin International Film Festival The 46th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 15 to 26 February 1996. The Golden Bear was awarded to British-American film ''Sense and Sensibility'' directed by Ang Lee. The retrospective dedicated to American film director, p ...

. He is one of the founders of the German company X Filme Creative Pool.

Filmography

Director *1986: ''

Du mich auch ''Du mich auch'' is a 1986 West German film directed by , and Dani Levy Dani Levy (born 17 November 1957) is a Swiss filmmaker, theatrical director, screenwriter and actor. Biography Levy was born to a Jewish family in Switzerland in 1957 ...

'' *1989: '' RobbyKallePaul'' *1991: ''

I Was on Mars I, or i, is the ninth letter and the third vowel letter of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''i'' (pronounced ), plural ...

'' *1993: ''

Ohne mich Ohne may refer to: *Õhne The Õhne (also known as ''Suislepa'' and ''Hoomuli'' River; lv, Omuļupe) is a long river in southern Estonia. Its source is Veisjärv Lake and mouth Võrtsjärv Lake, it also flows some kilometres in Latvia. The ba ...

'' (Short) *1995: '' Stille Nacht'' *1998: ''

Meschugge ''Meschugge'' (English title: ''The Giraffe'') is a 1998 German thriller film directed by Dani Levy and set during World War II. The German title roughly translates as "crazy". The English title refers to the nickname of a character who was once ...

'' *1999: ''

Das Geheimnis Das or DAS may refer to: Organizations * Dame Allan's Schools, Fenham, Newcastle upon Tyne, England * Danish Aviation Systems, a supplier and developer of unmanned aerial vehicles * Departamento Administrativo de Seguridad, a former Colombian ...

'' (Short) *2002: ' *2004: ''

Alles auf Zucker! ''Alles auf Zucker!'' (german: Go for Zucker!) is a German comedy film, released internationally in 2004. It can be seen as part of the " Ossi- Wessi" confrontation within Germany. Directed by Dani Levy, the cast includes Henry Hübchen, Hanne ...

'' *2007: '' Mein Führer – Die wirklich wahrste Wahrheit über Adolf Hitler'' *2010: ' *2019: ''

Berlin, I Love You ''Berlin, I Love You'' is a 2019 anthology romantic drama film starring an ensemble cast. A joint German and U.S. production, it serves as an installment of the ''Cities of Love'', series created by Emmanuel Benbihy. It was released on Febru ...

'' *2020. ' Actor *1986: ''

'' .... Romeo *1989: '' RobbyKallePaul'' .... Robby *1991: ''Hausmänner'' .... Paul *1991: ''

'' .... Alio *1993: ''

'' (Short) .... Simon Rosenthal *1994: ''Burning Life'' .... Neuss *1995: ''One of My Oldest Friends'' .... Zeto *1995: '' The Meds'' .... Jost *1995: ''Halbe Welt'' .... Katz *1996: ''

Killer Condom ''Killer Condom'' (original title ''Kondom des Grauens'' (English: Condom of Horror)) is a 1996 German horror comedy directed by Martin Walz. It is based on the comic books ''Kondom des Grauens'' and ''Bis auf die Knochen'' ("Down to the Bones") b ...

'' .... Prostitute's Client *1996: ''Tempo'' (1996) .... Bernd *1998: ''

'' .... David Fish *1999: ''

Aimée & Jaguar ''Aimée & Jaguar'' is a 1999 German drama film set in Berlin during World War II. It was written and directed by Max Färberböck and based on Erica Fischer's book chronicling the actual lives of Lilly Wust and Felice Schragenheim during tha ...

'' .... Fritz Borchert *1999: ''Die Hochzeitskuh'' .... Fleabag Hotel Concierge *2001: '' Replay'' .... Matthias *2004: ''

'' .... Pool-Spieler (uncredited) *2009: '' Germany 09'' .... Himself (segment "Joshua") *2010: ' *2015: '' The People vs. Fritz Bauer'' .... Chaim Cohn *2015: ''Simon sagt 'Auf Wiedersehen' zu seiner Vorhaut'' .... Moderator *2018: ''Sohn meines Vaters'' .... Karl Kaufmann *2019: ''Winter Journey'' .... Landlord

References

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