Tag: literary adaptations
Charly Hübner presents his directorial debut “Sophia, der Tod und ich” – Bavaria
There’s this sketch from the comedy series “Ladykracher”, where Anke Engelke and Charly Hübner play two police officers who have to deliver a death message to a woman. They would…
"Berlin Alexanderplatz" on Arte: Moral ballast as the only baggage
In Burhan Qurbani’s remake of Döblin’s classic novel, the main character is black and a refugee. Casual idea? Only at first sight. source site
Marcus H. Rosenmüller films Ewald Arenz – Bavaria
When a successful director films a bestselling novel, one can be particularly excited about the result. As recently became known, Marcus H. Rosenmüller (“Who dies earlier, is dead longer”) brings…
“Fabian or The Walk to the Dogs” on ZDF: On the Abyss – Culture
“So I slapped her in the face and left.” That’s what it says in the book, in Erich Kästner’s “Fabian” from 1931. Labude, Fabian’s best friend, has just observed his…
Film talk about the Ingeborg Bachmann film “Malina” in the ABC cinema – Munich
“Malina Animal Animus Anima,” the unnamed writer scribbles on a piece of paper. Malina is the name of the man she lives with in a Viennese apartment. The two are…
Bestselling film “Eight Mountains” in the cinema: Heidi no longer lives here – culture
Friendship can become home. Eleven-year-olds Pietro and Bruno are as surprised as they are excited when they meet in the small northern Italian mountain village of Grana in the early…
Adaptation of the novel “White Noise” on Netflix: Is the poison everywhere? – Culture
It starts with a crash course, a few film clips of all kinds of car accidents, plus a little philosophy of these terrible events. There is nothing violent about them,…
“The Memorable Case of Mr. Poe” on Netflix: Murder Collects Hearts – Culture
Once a large raven flutters in front of the camera in an icy landscape that the young hero of the story is also crossing. And of course one should think…
“Lost Illusions” in the cinema: the rise and fall of a writer – culture
Being a critic can sometimes be so simple. Especially when it comes to destroying authors and their works. Because the critic knows that he can turn everything into its opposite.…
The robber Hotzenplotz shortens the waiting time for the Christ child in the cinema – Munich
There are said to be children who develop a kind of meditative mood on Christmas Eve, who patiently await the presents, hold séances or perfect their flute playing. For everyone…