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Jan-Josef Liefers
Jan Josef Liefers (born 8 August 1964) is a German actor, producer, director and musician. Life Liefers was born in Dresden, the son of director Karlheinz Liefers and actress Brigitte Liefers-Wähner. After his apprenticeship he studied at the Hochschule für Schauspielkunst Ernst Busch in Berlin. From 1987 until 1990 he acted at the Deutsches Theater Berlin; after this he moved to the Thalia Theater in Hamburg. His first role in cinema was Alexander von Humboldt in the East German film '. Following that, Liefers appeared in some minor film roles; however, in 1996 he achieved his breakthrough with the Helmut Dietl film '. He received the Bayerischer Filmpreis for his role ''(Bodo Kriegnitz)''. As a result of this success, he was awarded roles in several German films. He has been playing pathologist Dr. Karl Friedrich Boerne in the famed crime serial ''Tatort'' since 2002. Liefers is a keen motorcyclist and in 2007 started on a trip of a lifetime from Quito, Ecuador to Patag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dresden
Dresden (; ; Upper Saxon German, Upper Saxon: ''Dräsdn''; , ) is the capital city of the States of Germany, German state of Saxony and its second most populous city after Leipzig. It is the List of cities in Germany by population, 12th most populous city of Germany, the fourth largest by area (after Berlin, Hamburg, and Cologne), and the third-most populous city in the area of former East Germany, after Berlin and Leipzig. Dresden's urban area comprises the towns of Freital, Pirna, Radebeul, Meissen, Coswig, Saxony, Coswig, Radeberg, and Heidenau and has around 790,000 inhabitants. The Dresden metropolitan area has approximately 1.34 million inhabitants. Dresden is the second largest city on the River Elbe after Hamburg. Most of the city's population lives in the Dresden Basin, Elbe Valley, but a large, albeit very sparsely populated, area of the city east of the Elbe lies in the West Lusatian Hill Country and Uplands (the westernmost part of the Sudetes) and thus in Lusatia. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Baader Meinhof Complex
''The Baader Meinhof Complex'' ( ) is a 2008 German drama film directed by Uli Edel. Written and produced by Bernd Eichinger, it stars Moritz Bleibtreu, Martina Gedeck, and Johanna Wokalek. The film is based on the 1985 German best selling non-fiction book of the same name by Stefan Aust. It retells the story of the early years of the West Germany, West German far-left terrorist organisation the ''Rote Armee Fraktion'' (Red Army Fraction, or Red Army Faction, a.k.a. RAF) from 1967 to 1977. The film was nominated for Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, Best Foreign Language Film at the 81st Academy Awards. It was also nominated for Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film, Best Foreign Language Film at the 66th Golden Globe Awards. Plot In 1967, a visit by the Mohammed Reza Pahlavi, Shah of Iran to West Berlin leads to a clash between the West German student movement and German police. In the chaos, unarmed protestor Benno Ohnesorg is fatally shot by policeman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bayerischer Fernsehpreis
The Bavarian TV Awards (German: Bayerischer Fernsehpreis) is an award presented by the government of Bavaria, Germany since 1989. The prize symbol is the "Blue Panther", a figure from the Nymphenburg Porcelain Manufactory. The prize money is €10,000 (Special prize: €20,000). Winners 2021 * Michaela May, Honorary Award of the Bavarian Prime Minister * Thomas Heise and Claas Meyer-Heuer in the information category for ''The Power of the Clans'' * Daniel Harrich in the information category for the documentary ''Spur des Terrors'' * Karoline Schuch Best Actress for her role in ''The Secret of the Dead Forest'' * Rainer Bock Best Actor for his roles in ''Der Überläufer'' and ''Das Boot 2'' * Franziska Schlotterer in the category Directing for ''Totgeschwiegen'' * for screenplay ''Tatort: In der Familie'' und ''Der Überläufer'' * Felix Cramer in the Camera category for ''Oktoberfest 1900'' * Carolin Kebekus and Shary Reeves in the entertainment category for ''Brennpunkt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deutsche Akademie Der Darstellenden Künste
The Deutsche Akademie der Darstellenden Künste (German Academy of the Performing Arts) is an academy founded in Hamburg in 1956, representing members from theatre, film, television and radio. Their activities and events are supported by foundations, the public sector, broadcasters and sponsors. The location moved to Frankfurt in 1962, and to Bensheim in 2004. The academy awards prizes including the Gertrud-Eysoldt-Ring and the Förderpreis für Regie. History Erwin Piscator was the first president of the academy, which was conceived as workshop and for education, but the teaching aspect was not realised. It was first based in Hamburg. In 1962 it moved to Frankfurt am Main. Weeks of experimental theatre called ''Experimenta'' were organised in 1966, 1967, 1969, 1971 and 1975. In 1990, a sixth event presented works by Heiner Müller at the in Frankfurt, followed in 2001 by a seventh ''Experimenta''. When Frankfurt withdrew its financial support, the academy moved to Bensheim, whe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brigitte (magazine)
''Brigitte'' is a biweekly women's magazine in Germany which has been in circulation since 1886. History and profile The magazine was first published in 1886 under the name ''Das Blatt der Hausfrau'' (German: ''Housewife’s Journal''). Its target audience was the middle-class bourgeois housewife and the magazine often covered articles about child-rearing and foods. During World War II it stopped publication. The magazine was relaunched in 1949 and was renamed as ''Brigitte'' in 1954. ''Brigitte'' merged with another women's magazine ''Constanze'' in 1969. ''Brigitte'' is published every two weeks by Gruner + Jahr. Its headquarters is in Hamburg. The magazine launched its website in April 1997. The target audience of the magazine is both housewives and working women. Andreas Lebert and Brigitte Huber served as co-editors of ''Brigitte''. Lebert, after serving in the post from 2002 to 2012, left the magazine to become editor-in-chief of '' Zeit Wissen'' magazine. In 2010 the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of Münster
The University of Münster (, until 2023 , WWU) is a public research university located in the city of Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany. With more than 43,000 students and over 120 fields of study in 15 departments, it is Germany's fifth largest university and one of the foremost centers of German intellectual life. The university offers a wide range of subjects across the sciences, social sciences and the humanities. Several courses are also taught in English, including PhD programmes as well as postgraduate courses in geoinformatics, geospational technologies or information systems. Professors and former students have won ten Leibniz Prizes, the most prestigious as well as the best-funded prize in Europe, one Fields Medal and two Nobel Prizes. The University of Münster has also been successful in the German government's Excellence Initiative. History The university has its roots in the Münster's Jesuit College (''Jesuiten-Kolleg Münster''), founded in 1588 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thiel And Boerne
Detective chief inspector Frank Thiel and forensic medical examiner Dr. Karl Friedrich Boerne are the lead protagonists of the German television series, ''Tatort Münster'', part of the German television crime series ''Tatort'', which has been running continuously since 1970. The fictitious detectives are portrayed by actors Axel Prahl and Jan Josef Liefers, respectively. This humorous police procedural series has been airing since 2002 and is produced for the German television channel WDR. Two episodes are produced each year and on November 25, 2012, the tenth anniversary of the show was celebrated with the episode "Das Wunder von Wolbeck" (German for "The Wonder of Wolbeck"). Production ''Tatort Münster'' was developed by screenwriters Stefan Cantz and Jan Hinter. The character of Professor Boerne was based on a renowned forensic examiner from the University of Münster. German actor Ulrich Noethen, was initially offered the role, but he turned it down. Lead producers then ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vier Gegen Die Bank (2016 Film)
''Vier gegen die Bank'' ("Four Against the Bank") is a 2016 German comedy crime film directed by Wolfgang Petersen. It was Petersen's first German-language film since ''Das Boot'' in 1981 and his final film as a director before his death in 2022. It was his second adaptation of ''The Nixon Recession Caper'' by Ralph Maloney. His 1976 adaptation was produced for television broadcast on ARD. Plot Four men who are disgruntled about their treatment by the bank join together to steal from it. Cast * Til Schweiger as Chris * Matthias Schweighöfer as Max * Michael Herbig as Tobias * Jan Josef Liefers as Peter * Antje Traue as Elisabeth Zollner * Alexandra Maria Lara as Freddie * Jana Pallaske as Heidi * Claudia Michelsen as Susanne Schumacher * Jasmin Lord as sexy girl * Fahri Yardim as homeless man * Thomas Heinze as Schumacher * Chris Theisinger as bank employee * Stefan Becker as Jesus freak * Viktor Bleischwitz as bank robber See also * ''Tower Heist ''Tower Heist'' i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Bloom Of Yesterday
''The Bloom of Yesterday'' () is a 2016 German-Austrian comedy film directed by Chris Kraus. Cast Reception The film won the Grand Prize and the Audience Award at the 2016 Tokyo International Film Festival and subsequently won several awards and nominations. Martin Schwickert, of Zeit Online (, ) is a German national weekly newspaper published in Hamburg in Germany. The newspaper is generally considered to be among the German newspapers of record and is known for its long and extensive articles. History The first edition of was ..., said the dialogue had "almost Woody Allen's brilliance and speed." References External links * * 2016 films 2016 comedy films Austrian comedy films German comedy films 2010s German films 2010s German-language films German-language comedy films {{Austria-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mara And The Firebringer
''Mara and the Firebringer'' is a 2015 German fantasy film. It is an adaptation of the first book in the trilogy of the same name by Tommy Krappweis, who also wrote the screenplay and directed it. The focus of the story is on Mara Lorbeer, a 15-year-old girl in Munich who learns that she is a ''spákona'', a seeress from Norse and Germanic mythology, and is supposed to prevent the impending ''Ragnarök''. She jumps back and forth between the world of the present and the world of Norse and Germanic mythology and meets such figures as Loki, Thor, Sigurd and the dangerous Firebringer. As with the novels, the film's technical adviser was Rudolf Simek. The film was produced by Christian Becker and his company Rat Pack Filmproduktion in cooperation with RTL and Krappweis' production company bumm film. Lilian Prent, in her feature film debut, plays the title role of Mara Lorbeer. Jan Josef Liefers, Esther Schweins, Christoph Maria Herbst, and Eva Habermann co-star. The world premi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Head Full Of Honey (2014 Film)
''Head Full of Honey'' (; lit.: ''Honey in the Head'') is a 2014 German drama film directed by Til Schweiger. It was one of eight films shortlisted by Germany to be their submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards, but it lost out to ''Labyrinth of Lies''. Plot Retired vet Amandus (Dieter Hallervorden) suffers from Alzheimer's disease. A speech he holds at his wife Margarete's funeral reveals his deteriorating mental state. When his son, Niko (Til Schweiger) and his granddaughter, Tilda ( Emma Schweiger) visit him, they see that he can no longer live on his own because of his mental condition. Niko convinces Amandus to move into his house near Hamburg. Niko is married to Sarah (Jeanette Hain), but their marriage is in danger because his wife has a romance with her boss, Serge (Jan Josef Liefers). Amandus's presence in the household causes disputes between Niko and Sarah. For example, Amandus nearly causes a fire in the kitchen whil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
