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André Hennicke
André Hennicke (born 21 September 1958) is a German actor. He has appeared in more than one hundred films since 1984. Hennicke was born in Johanngeorgenstadt in Saxony. He was awarded a German television award for best actor for ''Something to Remind Me'' in 2002. He has appeared in the 2004 film '' Downfall'' as SS General Wilhelm Mohnke, 2005's ''Sophie Scholl – The Final Days'' as infamous Nazi judge Roland Freisler, and the 2005 docudrama '' Speer und Er'' as Nazi leader Rudolf Hess. In 2009, he appeared as one of the primary antagonists in science-fiction thriller ''Pandorum'', portraying the leader of a group of genetically mutated human-hybrids. In 2015 in '' Buddha's Little Finger'' plays role of Vasily Chapayev Vasily Ivanovich Chapayev or Chapaev (russian: link=no, Василий Иванович Чапаев; 5 September 1919) was a Russian soldier and Red Army commander during the Russian Civil War. Biography Chapayev was born into a poor peasan .... Se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johanngeorgenstadt
Johanngeorgenstadt () is a mining town in Saxony’s Ore Mountains, 17 km south of Aue, and 27 km northwest of Karlovy Vary. It lies in the district of Erzgebirgskreis, on the border with the Czech Republic, is a state-recognized health resort (''Erholungsort''), and calls itself ''Stadt des Schwibbogens'' (“Schwibbogen Town”). Its population decline since the 1950s has been extremely severe falling from 45,000 residents in 1953 to only about one tenth of that now. Geography Location The town stretches predominantly from the eastern ridge of the almost 900-m-high Fastenberg to where the Breitenbach, which forms part of the border with the Czech Republic, empties into the river Schwarzwasser. The nearest high mountains to the town are the 1019-m-high Auersberg, the 1043-m-high Blatenský vrch (in the Czech Republic) and the 913-m-high Rabenberg. Neighbouring communities Communities in Aue-Schwarzenberg bordering on Johanngeorgenstadt are Breitenbrunn, Ei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angst (2003 Film)
''Angst'' (in English: ''fear'') () is a 2003 German drama film directed by Oskar Roehler, starring André Hennicke, Marie Bäumer and Vadim Glowna. It follows a stage director who goes through a personal crisis. Cast * André Hennicke as Robert * Marie Bäumer as Marie * Vadim Glowna as Klaus * Hilde von Mieghem as Brigitte * Hermann Beyer as Marie's father * Jutta Hoffmann as Marie's mother * Christoph Waltz as psychoanalyst * Herbert Knaup as Wolfgang * as Markus * Michaela Hinnenthal as Gregor's mother * Peter Benedict as dramaturge * Nina Petri as psychiatrist * Catherine Flemming as mother * Eva Habermann as Laura * Ingrid van Bergen as Hannelore K. Production The film was produced through Neue Bioskop Film Produktions & Vertrieb, TV 60 Filmproduktion and Bayerischer Rundfunk. Filming took place in Berlin and Wolfen from 9 April to 5 June 2002. Release The film premiered on 14 February 2003 in competition at the 53rd Berlin International Film Festival The 53rd annual ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Wonders (film)
''The Wonders'' ( it, Le meraviglie) is a 2014 internationally co-produced drama film directed by Alice Rohrwacher. It was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival; it won the Grand Prix. Plot Gelsomina and her three younger sisters live with their parents on an Italian farm. As the eldest, she takes on a heavier burden, taking care of her sisters and assisting her father, Wolfgang, with beekeeping. One evening, as the family is playing on the beach, they are told to be quieter and discover that a TV show is being filmed nearby. They watch and, as they are about to leave, the star, Milly, calls them over and gives Gelsomina a hair clip. Watching the program on TV, Gelsomina learns that it is launching a competition called Countryside Wonders, in which seven farmers will compete to have their products featured. While her father is strongly against participating, her mother warms to the idea, even though the quality of their honey is not great. M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eugen Bleuler
Paul Eugen Bleuler (; ; 30 April 1857 – 15 July 1939) was a Swiss psychiatrist and humanist most notable for his contributions to the understanding of mental illness. He coined several psychiatric terms including "schizophrenia", "schizoid", " autism", depth psychology and what Sigmund Freud called "Bleuler's happily chosen term ''ambivalence''". Personal life Bleuler was born in Zollikon, a town near Zürich in Switzerland, to Johann Rudolf Bleuler (1823–1898), a wealthy farmer, and Pauline Bleuler-Bleuler (1829–1898). He married Hedwig Bleuler–Waser, one of the few women to receive her doctorate from the University of Zurich. Career Bleuler studied medicine in Zürich. He trained for his psychiatric residency at Waldau Hospital under Gottlieb Burckhardt, a Swiss psychiatrist, from 1881 to 1884. He left his job in 1884 and spent one year on medical study trips with Jean-Martin Charcot, a French neurologist in Paris, Bernhard von Gudden, a German psychiatrist in Mun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Dangerous Method
''A Dangerous Method'' is a 2011 historical drama film directed by David Cronenberg. The film stars Keira Knightley, Viggo Mortensen, Michael Fassbender, Sarah Gadon, and Vincent Cassel. Its screenplay was adapted by writer Christopher Hampton from his 2002 stage play ''The Talking Cure'', which was based on the 1993 non-fiction book by John Kerr, ''A Most Dangerous Method: The Story of Jung, Freud, and Sabina Spielrein''. Set on the eve of World War I, ''A Dangerous Method'' describes the turbulent relationships between Carl Jung, founder of analytical psychology; Sigmund Freud, founder of the discipline of psychoanalysis; and Sabina Spielrein, initially a patient of Jung and later a physician and one of the first female psychoanalysts. A co-production between British, Canadian and German production companies, the film marks the third consecutive collaboration between Cronenberg and Viggo Mortensen (after ''A History of Violence'' and ''Eastern Promises''). This is also the th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
205 – Room Of Fear
''205 – Room of Fear'' (german: 205 – Zimmer der Angst) is a 2011 German horror film directed by Rainer Matsutani. It's a remake of the Danish film ''Room 205''. The film stars Jennifer Ulrich. Marie-Alise Recasner recorded an original song for the ending credits as well as performed vocals on the score. Cast Release Box office Originally planned for an opening in 2011, the movie was pushed back. After it was questioned to do a theatrical release or rather releasing it direct-to-video, the movie opened in German theaters on 4 April 2013. The film failed to open within the Top 5 of its opening week and grossed €309,172 at the end of its theatrical run. Before the official opening in Germany, ''205 - Room of Fear'' was part of the ''German films Go North'' festival and was released on 20 July 2012 in Turkey. Home media ''205 – Room of Fear'' will be released in Region 2 on DVD and Blu-ray on 10 October 2013 in Germany. It will be released with an FSK 16 ratin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Albanian
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with pronouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of pronoun '' thee'') when followed by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sometime In August
''Sometime in August'' () is a 2009 German drama film directed by Sebastian Schipper, starring Marie Bäumer, Milan Peschel, André Hennicke and Anna Brüggemann. It tells the story of Thomas and Hanna, a happily married couple settled on the countryside, whose relationship is challenged when they are visited by Tomas' brother and Hanna's goddaughter. The film is loosely based on the 1809 novel ''Elective Affinities'' by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. The film premiered in the Forum section of the 59th Berlin International Film Festival. It won the Grand Prix at the Cabourg Film Festival. Cast * Milan Peschel as Thomas * Marie Bäumer as Hanna * Anna Brüggemann as Augustine * André Hennicke as Friedrich * Gert Voss as Bo * Agnes Zeltina as Galina Petrova Production The film was produced by Film1 GmbH & Co. KG in collaboration with Senator Film Produktion and Norddeutscher Rundfunk. Filming took place in Hamburg, from 28 August to 21 October 2007. Reception Kirk Honeycutt of '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Countess (film)
''The Countess'' is a 2009 French-German historical crime thriller drama written and directed by Julie Delpy, who also composed its score. It stars Delpy, Daniel Brühl and William Hurt. It is based on the life of the notorious Hungarian countess Elizabeth Báthory. The film is the third directorial effort by Delpy, who has said of the project that "it sounds like a gothic torybut it's more a drama. It's more focusing on the psychology of human beings when they're given power." Plot In 1560, Erzsébet Báthory is born into the Hungarian noble Báthory family, the daughter of general George Báthory of Ecsed. From an early age, Erzsébet's parents raise her to accept hardness and cruelty. As a teenager, Erzsébet is impregnated by a young peasant lover and is forced to watch as he is brutally tortured and executed before her eyes; Erzsébet's mother takes the child away from her directly after its birth, ensuring that she never sees him again. Erzsébet is later married to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jerichow (film)
''Jerichow'' is a 2008 German drama film written and directed by Christian Petzold. It is loosely inspired by the 1934 American novel '' The Postman Always Rings Twice'' by James M. Cain. The film was invited into the competition of the 65th Venice Film Festival, as the first film to be shown, and was also nominated for the 2009 German Film Prize in the Best Feature Film and Best Director categories. The official German premiere was on 8 January 2009. The American showings were in German with English subtitles. As the title suggests, the film takes place in the German town of Jerichow. Plot summary Thomas, a German veteran of the war in Afghanistan, helps Ali, a Turkish entrepreneur, after he crashes his car due to driving drunk. Ali hires Thomas, and Thomas and Laura, Ali's wife, start having an affair. As the drama unfolds, violence starts. Cast * Benno Fürmann as Thomas * Nina Hoss as Laura * Hilmi Sözer as Ali Özkan *André Hennicke as Leon *Claudia Geisler as Cleric ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buddenbrooks (film)
''Buddenbrooks'', released also as ''Buddenbrooks: The Decline of a Family'', is a 2008 German drama film directed by Heinrich Breloer, adapted from the 1901 novel of the same name by Thomas Mann. Set in the 19th century, the film portrays the decline of a wealthy family of grain merchants in Lübeck, the Buddenbrooks, and with them a whole way of life as Germany changed radically. It stars Armin Mueller-Stahl as the family's patriarch Consul Jean Buddenbrook, Iris Berben as his wife Bethsy Buddenbrook, and Jessica Schwarz, Mark Waschke and August Diehl as their children Tony, Thomas, and Christian Buddenbrook, respectively. ''Buddenbrooks'' was released in Germany on 25 December 2008, and by July 2009 it was seen by more than 1.2million viewers. The film had its American premiere at the Seattle International Film Festival in June 2009. In 2010, it was released as a two–episode television miniseries, which was shown on the Arte on 23 and 24 December, and on the Das Erste on 27 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Youth Without Youth (film)
''Youth Without Youth'' is a 2007 fantasy drama film written, produced, and directed by Francis Ford Coppola, based on the novella of the same name by Romanian author Mircea Eliade. The film is a co-production between the United States, Romania, France, Italy and Germany. It was the first film that Coppola had directed in ten years, since 1997's '' The Rainmaker''. The film opens in 1938, with an elderly Romanian professor contemplating suicide. He is struck by lightning, and consequently finds himself rejuvenated. He subsequently develops psychic powers, which attract the attention of Nazi agents. He flees to Switzerland, where he meets a reincarnation of his past lover. He discovers information both about her various past incarnations, and about the evolutionary potential of humanity. The film premiered at the 2007 Rome Film Festival. It was distributed through Sony Pictures Classics in the United States (where it was released on December 14, 2007) and by Pathé Distributi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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