Tag: German film
"Chantal in fairyland" in the cinema: Foucault, bitch
Chantal from the “Fack ju Göhte” films steps through a magic mirror into fairytale land – and immediately sets about exploiting the German legend. What wonderful fun. source site
documentary "Fitness California" in the cinema: Where you stay strong in old age
The touching documentary “Fitness California” shows a legendary weight room in Freiburg where sports legends defy age. A training visit. source site
German Film Prize 2024: “Die” nominated nine times – Culture
According to the members of the German Film Academy, you should probably buy a cinema ticket from April 25th – and watch “Die”. The association of German filmmakers, founded on…
Fear is not her feeling: Film producer Regina Ziegler turns 80 – media
This is the story of someone who, shortly before her birth, was buried in the Berlin air raid shelter with her mother and sister for four days. And the mother…
Berlinale 2024 with Liv Lisa Fries: Simply do the right thing – culture
German filmmakers at the Berlinale: Matthias Glasner tells too much, Julia von Heinz tells too little – and Andreas Dresen gets to the heart of a story of resistance with…
Bavaria’s stars stand up for democracy at the Berlinale – Bavaria
Maria Furtwängler and Florence Kasumba stand arm in arm. The two actresses, who broke up as a Tatort duo, demonstrate solidarity. And the small scene on the sidelines of the…
Claudia Roth and film funding: Doomed to be a big hit
Shortly before the Berlinale, Minister of State for Culture Claudia Roth presents her plan to save Germany’s ailing film location. Can she prevail? source site
Russian mafia comedy "Roxy" in the cinema: It doesn’t do anything
Or is it? Devid Striesow shines as a provincial taxi driver who falls in with the Russian mafia in “Roxy” by Dito Tsintsadze. source site
"The Voddafucka Thing" in the cinema: thieves
Cool: Gianluca Vallero’s “The Woddafucka Thing” is a gangster love film from Berlin. source site
"Stella. One life" in the cinema: The Ghost
In the new film “Stella” Paula Beer plays the Jewish informer Stella Goldschlag. Why is the story so fascinating – and why are German films about the Holocaust generally not…