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Barnaby Metschurat
Barnaby Metschurat (born 22 September 1974, in Berlin) is a German actor. He completed his training at the school ''Die Etage'' in Berlin. One of his first television roles was in 1993 as Kaspar Riedel in the German TV series '' Unser Lehrer Doktor Specht''. He participates in cinema and television films and series. In 2000 he played "Rosencrantz" in Peter Zadek's critically acclaimed production of ''Hamlet''. He won the Best New Actor category at the 2002 Bavarian Film Awards (Best Acting). In the films '' L'Auberge espagnole'' (2002) and its sequel ''The Russian Dolls ''Russian Dolls'' () is a 2005 romantic comedy-drama film, the sequel to (2002) and the second instalment in the ''Spanish Apartment'' trilogy, which is concluded with ''Chinese Puzzle'' (, 2013). Cédric Klapisch wrote and directed the film, ...'' (2006), he played the role of the German, Tobias. He also starred in '' Solino'' (2002) and '' Anatomy 2'' (2003). In 2016 he played the Nazi Joseph Goebbels ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berlin
Berlin ( ; ) is the Capital of Germany, capital and largest city of Germany, by both area and List of cities in Germany by population, population. With 3.7 million inhabitants, it has the List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, highest population within its city limits of any city in the European Union. The city is also one of the states of Germany, being the List of German states by area, third smallest state in the country by area. Berlin is surrounded by the state of Brandenburg, and Brandenburg's capital Potsdam is nearby. The urban area of Berlin has a population of over 4.6 million and is therefore the most populous urban area in Germany. The Berlin/Brandenburg Metropolitan Region, Berlin-Brandenburg capital region has around 6.2 million inhabitants and is Germany's second-largest metropolitan region after the Rhine-Ruhr region, as well as the List of EU metropolitan areas by GDP, fifth-biggest metropolitan region by GDP in the European Union. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unser Lehrer Doktor Specht
(Our teacher Doctor Specht) is a series of family author Kurt Bartsch, directors Werner Masten (episodes 1-57), Vera Loebner (episodes 58-63) and Karin Hercher (episodes 64-70), shooting starting in 1991 in Germany. The episodes had a length of 52 (first season) or 46 minutes (second to fifth season). For subsequent repetitions of the episodes of the first season, the episodes were cut to about 45 minutes. In addition, they were provided with an alternative, shorter end credits sequence, which was also designed in a different font. Plot Dr. Markus Specht is a teacher with heart and soul, his private life is often behind the students. In the five seasons Specht is transferred frequently and experiences the quiet town of Celle, a boarding school on an island (Krähenwerder), the political situation shortly after the Wende in Potsdam and Berlin, and at the end of the series, the Bavarian countryside, again in a boarding school. The exteriors were mostly shot on the island of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rosencrantz And Guildenstern
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are characters in William Shakespeare's tragedy ''Hamlet''. They are childhood friends of Hamlet, summoned by King Claudius to distract the prince from his apparent madness and if possible to ascertain the cause of it. The characters were revived in W. S. Gilbert's satire, '' Rosencrantz and Guildenstern'', and as the alienated heroes of Tom Stoppard's absurdist play, '' Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead'', which was adapted into a film. Shakespeare's ''Hamlet'' Names '' Rosencrantz'' ("rose wreath") and '' Gyldenstjerne/Gyllenstierna'' ("golden star") were names of Danish (and Norwegian, and Swedish) noble families of the 16th century; records of the Danish royal coronation of 1596 show that one tenth of the aristocrats participating bore one or the other name. James Voelkel suggests that the characters were named after Frederik Rosenkrantz and Knud Gyldenstierne, cousins of Tycho Brahe who had visited England in 1592. When James VI and I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Zadek
Peter Zadek (; 19 May 1926 – 30 July 2009) was a German director of theatre, opera and film, a translator and a screenwriter. He is regarded as one of the greatest directors in German-speaking theater. Biography Peter Zadek was born on 19 May 1926 to a Jewish family in Berlin. In 1934, he emigrated with his family to London where he later studied at Old Vic theatre, after a year at University of Oxford, Oxford University. He began in weekly rep in Swansea and Pontypridd. He studied at the Old Vic, and his first productions included Oscar Wilde’s ''Salome (play), Salome'' and T. S. Eliot’s ''Sweeney Agonistes''. Zadek caused a stir in London in the late 1950s with his productions of works by Jean Genet. Indeed, Genet was so outraged by Zadek's world première of ''The Balcony'' at the Arts in 1957 that he apparently bought a gun with the intention of shooting its director. He also worked as a director for the BBC in this period. Bremen years Returning to West Germany, Germa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hamlet
''The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark'', often shortened to ''Hamlet'' (), is a Shakespearean tragedy, tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1601. It is Shakespeare's longest play. Set in Denmark, the play (theatre), play depicts Prince Hamlet and his attempts to exact revenge against his uncle, King Claudius, Claudius, who has murdered Ghost (Hamlet), Hamlet's father in order to seize his throne and marry Gertrude (Hamlet), Hamlet's mother. ''Hamlet'' is considered among the "most powerful and influential tragedies in the English language", with a story capable of "seemingly endless retelling and adaptation by others." It is widely considered one of the greatest plays of all time. Three different early versions of the play are extant: the Hamlet Q1, First Quarto (Q1, 1603); the Second Quarto (Q2, 1604); and the First Folio (F1, 1623). Each version includes lines and passages missing from the others. Many works have been pointed to as possible s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bavarian Film Awards (Best Acting)
The Bavarian Film Awards () have been awarded annually since 1979 by the state government of Bavaria in Germany. They are among the most highly regarded awards for filmmaking achievement in Germany. There are several categories for actors and actresses. Table of winners Best Actor *1983 Gustl Bayrhammer, Joachim Bernhard *1985 Jürgen Prochnow *1988 Uwe Bohm, Klaus Maria Brandauer *1989 Ulrich Mühe *1990 Manfred Krug *1992 Jürgen Vogel, Kai Wiesinger *1994 Herbert Knaup, Joachim Król *1995 Götz George *1996 Heiner Lauterbach *1997 Michael Mendl, Kai Wiesinger *1998 August Diehl, Ulrich Matthes *1999 Uwe Ochsenknecht *2000 Benno Fürmann *2001 Ulrich Noethen *2002 Axel Prahl *2003 Christian Ulmen *2004 Bruno Ganz *2005 Ulrich Mühe *2006 Jürgen Vogel *2007 Elmar Wepper *2008 Ulrich Tukur *2009 Mark Waschke *2010 Edgar Selge *2011 Milan Peschel *2012 Tom Schilling *2013 Tobias Moretti *2014 Alexander Fehling *2015 Burghart Klaußner *2016 Jörg Schüttauf *2017 David Kross ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Russian Dolls
''Russian Dolls'' () is a 2005 romantic comedy-drama film, the sequel to (2002) and the second instalment in the ''Spanish Apartment'' trilogy, which is concluded with ''Chinese Puzzle'' (, 2013). Cédric Klapisch wrote and directed the film, whose settings include Paris, London, Saint Petersburg and Moscow. Klapisch makes use of digital and split-screen effects in the film, as well as non-linear narrative. Plot The film begins with friends from '' L'Auberge espagnole'' meeting in Saint Petersburg at the wedding of Wendy's brother, William. Xavier begins to reminisce about the events of the past several years. Xavier and Martine have split up and Martine has since had a child and become a committed environmental activist. For financial reasons, Xavier becomes a writer for pulp romantic novels and a ghostwriter, writing the autobiographies of celebrities. Martine criticizes his pulp novel work as being unrealistic and corny. Despite agreeing with this, Xavier replies that he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Solino
''Solino'' is a 2002 Italian-German movie directed by Fatih Akın and starring Moritz Bleibtreu, Barnaby Metschurat, Gigi Savoia Gigi Savoia (born 30 November 1954), also known as Luigi Savoia, is an Italian actor. Career Savoia was born in Naples. He debuted in theatre in 1980 with ''Pescatori'', written by Raffaele Viviani and directed by Mariano Rigillo. Currently he r ... and Antonella Attili. Plot The movie portrays the story of an Italian family that emigrated to Germany in the 1960s. Romano (Gigi Savoia), the father, decides to open a pizzeria which, by mutual decision with the wife Rosa (Antonella Attili), they call Solino, after their village in Abruzzo, Italy. As they grow up, his sons Gigi and Giancarlo begin to work there. A hostile relationship comes to life between the father and his sons, which will end up in the forced departure of the boys from the family apartment. The sons, Giancarlo and Gigi, move into an apartment which they share with their childhood fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anatomy 2
''Anatomy 2'' () is a 2003 German thriller film written and directed by Stefan Ruzowitzky. It is the sequel to the 2000 film ''Anatomy'', which starred Franka Potente. The story moves to Berlin for this film. Plot The Heidelberg chapter of the Anti-Hippocratic Society for unrestricted medical research has been shut down, but the society still thrives at a prestigious Berlin hospital. The young neurosurgeon Joachim Hauser ("Jo") from Duisburg gets caught up in a research group led by doctor Charles Müller-LaRousse, who urges his students to test their progress on themselves. Jo participates in the trials to eventually help his brother Willi, who has muscular dystrophy. When Jo and some of his fellow students show some reluctance, Müller-LaRousse uses alternative means to punish them before they can give up the society to Paula Henning, who is now investigating the society for the police. Cast * Barnaby Metschurat as Joachim Hauser * Ariane Schnug as Junge Kellerin * Herbe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Race (2016 Film)
''Race'' is a 2016 biographical sports drama film about African-American athlete Jesse Owens, who won a record-breaking four gold medals at the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games. Directed by Stephen Hopkins and written by Joe Shrapnel and Anna Waterhouse, the film stars Stephan James as Owens, and co-stars Jason Sudeikis, Jeremy Irons, William Hurt and Carice van Houten. It is a co-production of Canada, Germany and France. Principal photography began on 24 July 2014, in Montreal, Canada. Forecast Pictures, Solofilms and Trinity Race produced the film, supported by the Owens family, the Jesse Owens Foundation, the Jesse Owens Trust and the Luminary Group. The film was a commercial success and received mixed to positive reviews, winning four Canadian Screen Awards, including Best Actor for James. Plot In 1933, Jesse Owens attends Ohio State University; the first in his family to attend college. He faces racial discrimination from some white athletes. Coach Larry Snyder, a former Ol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1974 Births
Major events in 1974 include the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis and the resignation of United States President Richard Nixon following the Watergate scandal. In the Middle East, the aftermath of the 1973 Yom Kippur War determined politics; following Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir's resignation in response to high Israeli casualties, she was succeeded by Yitzhak Rabin. In Europe, the invasion and occupation of northern Cyprus by Turkish troops initiated the Cyprus dispute, the Carnation Revolution took place in Portugal, the Greek junta's collapse paves the way for the establishment of a parliamentary republic and Chancellor of West Germany Willy Brandt resigned following an espionage scandal surrounding his secretary Günter Guillaume. In sports, the year was primarily dominated by the FIFA World Cup in West Germany, in which the hosts won the championship title, as well as '' The Rumble in the Jungle'', a boxing match between Muhammad Ali and George ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
