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Look Who's Back
''Look Who's Back'' (, ; ) is a German satirical novel about Adolf Hitler by Timur Vermes, published in 2012 by . The novel was adapted into a German Look Who's Back (film), film of the same name, which was released in 2015. Plot In 2011, Adolf Hitler wakes up in a vacant lot in Berlin which appears to be the location of the garden outside the Führerbunker, bunker where his body was burnt, with no knowledge of anything that happened following his death in 1945. Homeless and destitute, he interprets everything he sees and experiences in 2011 from a Nazi perspective—for instance, he assumes that Turks in Germany are an indicator of Karl Dönitz having persuaded Participants in World War II#Turkey, Turkey to join the Axis, and thinks that Wikipedia is named for ''Wikinger'' ("Vikings"). Although he is recognised by everyone he passes, nobody believes that he is Hitler; instead, they think he is either a comedian or a method actor. He appears on a variety television show calle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Timur Vermes
Timur Vermes (born 1967) is a German writer. Previously a ghostwriter, his first novel ''Er ist wieder da'', which has sold over a million copies in Germany, is a satire about Adolf Hitler and 21st-century Germany. The English version, ''Look Who's Back'', was translated by Jamie Bulloch and published by MacLehose Press in April 2014. The paperback was released in March 2015. Early life Timur Vermes was born in Nuremberg in 1967 to a German mother and Hungarian father. His father had fled from Hungary after the suppression of the Hungarian Revolution of 1956. He attended the Helene Lange Gymnasium in Fürth. Career After graduation, he studied history and politics in the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg. Since then, he has been a journalist for tabloids such as the Munich ''Abendzeitung'' and the Cologne ''Express (German newspaper), Express'' among other newspapers. In 2007, he started to ghostwrite books, including a book by a so-called crime scene cleaner entitled ''Was vom T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Guardian
''The Guardian'' is a British daily newspaper. It was founded in Manchester in 1821 as ''The Manchester Guardian'' and changed its name in 1959, followed by a move to London. Along with its sister paper, ''The Guardian Weekly'', ''The Guardian'' is part of the Guardian Media Group, owned by the Scott Trust Limited. The trust was created in 1936 to "secure the financial and editorial independence of ''The Guardian'' in perpetuity and to safeguard the journalistic freedom and liberal values of ''The Guardian'' free from commercial or political interference". The trust was converted into a limited company in 2008, with a constitution written so as to maintain for ''The Guardian'' the same protections as were built into the structure of the Scott Trust by its creators. Profits are reinvested in its journalism rather than distributed to owners or shareholders. It is considered a newspaper of record in the UK. The editor-in-chief Katharine Viner succeeded Alan Rusbridger in 2015. S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jason Steger
Jason Steger (born 1956) is a British-born Australian journalist, working in both print and film media. He was the literary editor of the Melbourne broadsheet ''The Age'' from 2000 until 20 September 2024. He was one of three regular commentators on ABC TV's '' The Book Club''. Life in England Steger was born in Wimbledon, London, England, in 1956. He attended the University of Kent where he earned a Bachelor of Arts with Honours, before beginning his career as a journalist on London's ''Financial Times The ''Financial Times'' (''FT'') is a British daily newspaper printed in broadsheet and also published digitally that focuses on business and economic Current affairs (news format), current affairs. Based in London, the paper is owned by a Jap ...'' in 1980. Life in Australia Steger relocated to Melbourne, Australia, in 1987, where he worked as a journalist for '' The Herald'' before moving to ''The Sunday Age'' in 1990. He became literary editor of both ''The Age'' and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sydney Morning Herald
''The Sydney Morning Herald'' (''SMH'') is a daily Tabloid (newspaper format), tabloid newspaper published in Sydney, Australia, and owned by Nine Entertainment. Founded in 1831 as the ''Sydney Herald'', the ''Herald'' is the oldest continuously published newspaper in Australia and claims to be the most widely read masthead in the country. It is considered a newspaper of record for Australia. The newspaper is published in Compact (newspaper), compact print form from Monday to Saturday as ''The Sydney Morning Herald'' and on Sunday as its sister newspaper, ''The Sun-Herald'' and digitally as an Website, online site and Mobile app, app, seven days a week. The print edition of ''The Sydney Morning Herald'' is available for purchase from many retail outlets throughout the Sydney metropolitan area, most parts of regional New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory and South East Queensland. Overview ''The Sydney Morning Herald'' publishes a variety of supplements, including ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Süddeutsche Zeitung
The ''Süddeutsche Zeitung'' (; ), published in Munich, Bavaria, is one of the largest and most influential daily newspapers in Germany. The tone of ''SZ'' is mainly described as centre-left, liberal, social-liberal, progressive-liberal, and social-democrat. It is considered one of Germany's newspapers of record. The Süddeutsche Zeitung was one of the first daily newspapers approved by the Allies after World War II and was first published on 6 October 1945. The newspaper is published by ''Süddeutsche Verlag'' in Munich. It is majority owned by investment holdings and a small part by the original publishing family, the Friedmann family. The editors-in-chief are Wolfgang Krach and Judith Wittwer. The chairman of the editorial board is Thomas Schaub. History 20th century On 6 October 1945, five months after the end of World War II in Germany, the ''SZ'' was the first newspaper to receive a license from the U.S. military administration of Bavaria. The first issue was publi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slapstick
Slapstick is a style of humor involving exaggerated physical activity that exceeds the boundaries of normal physical comedy. Slapstick may involve both intentional violence and violence by mishap, often resulting from inept use of props such as saws and ladders. The term arises from a device developed for use in the broad, physical comedy style known as ''commedia dell'arte'' in 16th-century Italy. The "Clapper (musical instrument), slap stick" consists of two thin slats of wood, which makes a "slap" when striking another actor, with little force needed to make a loud—and comical—sound. The physical slap stick remains a key component of the plot in the traditional and popular Punch and Judy puppet show. More contemporary examples of slapstick humor include ''The Three Stooges'', ''The Naked Gun'' and ''Mr. Bean (character), Mr. Bean''. Origins The name "slapstick" originates from the Italian ''batacchio'' or ''bataccio''—called the "Clapper (musical instrument), slap sti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Jewish Daily Forward
''The Forward'' (), formerly known as ''The Jewish Daily Forward'', is an American news media organization for a Jewish American audience. Founded in 1897 as a Yiddish-language daily socialist newspaper, ''The New York Times'' reported that Seth Lipsky "started an English-language offshoot of the Yiddish-language newspaper" as a weekly newspaper in 1990. In the 21st century ''The Forward'' is a digital only publication. In 2016, the publication of the Yiddish version changed its print format from a biweekly newspaper to a monthly magazine; the English weekly paper followed suit in 2017. Those magazines were published until 2019. The Yiddish ''Forward'' (''Forverts'') is a clearinghouse for the latest developments in the Yiddish world with almost daily news reports related to Yiddish language and culture as well as videos of cooking demonstrations, Yiddish humor and new songs. A Yiddish rendition of the Leonard Cohen song " Hallelujah", translated and performed by klezmer musici ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Democratic Party Of Germany
National Democratic Party of Germany (, NPD), officially called The Homeland () since 2023, is a Far-right politics, far-right, Neo-Nazism, neo-Nazi and Ultranationalism, ultranationalist political party in Germany. It was founded in 1964 as successor to the Deutsche Reichspartei, German Reich Party (, DRP). Party statements also self-identified the party as Germany's "only significant patriotic force" (2012). On 1 January 2011, the nationalist German People's Union merged with the NPD and the party name of the National Democratic Party of Germany was extended by the addition of "The People's Union". As a neo-Nazism, neo-Nazi organization,* * * * "Verfassungsschutzbericht 2010" German Ministry of the Interior. p. 67. ("The ethnically homogeneous 'national community' represents the core element for them.") * John D. Nagle (1 December 1970). ''The National Democratic Party: Right Radicalism in the Federal Republic of Germany''. University of California Press. * Stephen E. Atkin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brandenburg
Brandenburg, officially the State of Brandenburg, is a States of Germany, state in northeastern Germany. Brandenburg borders Poland and the states of Berlin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Lower Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, and Saxony. It is the List of German states by area, fifth-largest German state by area and the List of German states by population, tenth-most populous, with 2.5 million residents. Potsdam is the state capital and largest city. Other major towns are Cottbus, Brandenburg an der Havel and Frankfurt (Oder). Brandenburg surrounds the national capital and city-state of Berlin. Together they form the Berlin/Brandenburg Metropolitan Region, the third-largest Metropolitan regions in Germany, metropolitan area in Germany. There was Fusion of Berlin and Brandenburg#1996 fusion attempt, an unsuccessful attempt to unify both states in 1996, however the states still cooperate on many matters. Brandenburg originated in the Northern March in the 900s AD, from areas conquered from the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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,'' and 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 Filmpre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Der Wixxer
Der Wixxer (; a reference to German "Wichser", ''wanker'') is a 2004 German parody of comparable German crime films based on works by Edgar Wallace, especially the film '' Der Hexer'' (1964) – a German adaption of ''The Ringer''. The film was directed by and written by Oliver Kalkofe, Oliver Welke and Bastian Pastewka. It is about two policemen, Inspector Very Long (Pastewka) and Chief Inspector Even Longer (Kalkofe) who must find the Wixxer, a gangster who wants to take over London's crime world. Plot The film begins at BlackWhite castle, one of the last castles in Black-and-white located in the United Kingdom. Residing there is the Earl of Cockwood ( Thomas Fritsch), a notorious gangster. At some point, an East German tourist couple from Bitterfeld (Anke Engelke and Olli Dittrich) gets lost in the woods and witnesses a murder: the Monk with the Whip gets run over by a truck. At the wheel: The Wixxer, an evil gangster who wears a skull mask and wants to take over L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christoph Maria Herbst
Christoph Maria Herbst (born 9 February 1966) is a German actor and comedian. Early life Herbst was born in Wuppertal. After passing the Abitur, he became a trainee banker and was active at the free theatre scene in Wuppertal at the same time. Career Theatre In 1986, Herbst was a founding member of the private ''Theater in Cronenberg'' and its acting school. He's still performing in German theatres. Most recently, he performed "Männerhort" (''Men nursery'') at the ''Theater am Kurfürstendamm'' in Berlin together with Bastian Pastewka, Michael Kessler and Jürgen Tonkel. He is married to Gisi Herbst. Television Herbst made his first appearance in German television in the show '' Sketchup – The Next Generation'' in 1997. From 2002 to 2004, he performed as a supporting actor in '' Ladykracher''. In 2004, he had his first leading role in the ProSieben series '' Stromberg''. In October 2006, the work on the third season of ''Stromberg'' began, airing in early 2007. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
