|
In Times Of Fading Light (film)
''In Times of Fading Light'' () is a 2017 German drama film directed by Matti Geschonneck. The film shows a day in the life of a family in the East Germany, GDR. It was screened in the Berlinale Special section at the 67th Berlin International Film Festival. It is based on In Times of Fading Light, the 2011 novel of the same name by Eugen Ruge. Cineuropa describes it: "Thematically, dramatically and visually, this is a sombre, intelligent piece in which psychological finesse combines with historical analysis to result in genuine dramatic heft." In Times of Fading Light is an ensemble piece. Geschonneck contributes to this sombre theme challenging societal ideals, which expose the harshness of a new historical day. Cast *Bruno Ganz as Wilhelm Powileit *:de:Hildegard Schmahl, Hildegard Schmahl as Charlotte Powileit *Sylvester Groth as Kurt Umnitzer *Alexander Fehling as Alexander "Sascha" Umnitzer *:de:Natalia Belitski, Natalia Belitski as Melitta Umnitzer *Evgenia Dodina as Irina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matti Geschonneck
Matti Geschonneck (born 8 May 1952 in Potsdam) is a German film director. Geschonneck is the son of German actor Erwin Geschonneck, who was one of the most famous actors in East Germany, and a half-brother of German forensic specialist and author Alexander Geschonneck. He grew up with his mother, actress Hannelore Wüst, and step-father Gerhard Scheumann, a well-known East German documentary film maker. He studied at the Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography in Moscow, but was pulled from his studies and lost his Communist party membership for his support of dissident Wolf Biermann after Biermann was stripped of his East German citizenship in 1976. Geschonneck used a work visa to move to West Germany in 1978. After serving as an assistant director to Thomas Langhoff, Eberhard Fechner and Diethard Klante, Geschonneck released his first feature film ' in 1992, followed by a series of episodes of the popular German television crime series ''Tatort''. In 1995, he directed the T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
