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The Roaring Fifties
''The Roaring Fifties'' ( ) is a 1983 West German comedy film directed by Peter Zadek and starring Juraj Kukura, Boy Gobert and Peter Kern. It is based on the novel ''Hurra, wir leben noch'' by Johannes Mario Simmel. It is set around the German Wirtschaftswunder economic miracle of the 1950s, with the title alluding to the Roaring Twenties. It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich and on location at Neuschwanstein Castle. The sets were designed by the art director Art director is a title for a variety of similar job functions in theater, advertising, marketing, publishing, fashion, live-action and animated film and television, the Internet, and video games. It is the charge of a sole art director to supe ...s Herbert Strabel and Rolf Zehetbauer. Cast References External links * 1983 films 1983 comedy films German comedy films West German films 1980s German-language films Films directed by Peter Zadek Films scored by Klaus Doldinger 1980s business films ... [...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] |
Roaring Twenties
The Roaring Twenties, sometimes stylized as Roaring '20s, refers to the 1920s decade in music and fashion, as it happened in Western world, Western society and Western culture. It was a period of economic prosperity with a distinctive cultural edge in the United States and Europe, particularly in major cities such as Berlin, Buenos Aires, Chicago, London, Los Angeles, Mexico City, New York City, Paris, and Sydney. In France, the decade was known as the (), emphasizing the era's social, artistic and cultural dynamism. Jazz blossomed, the flapper redefined the modern look for British and American women, and Art Deco peaked. The social and cultural features known as the Roaring Twenties began in leading metropolitan centers and spread widely in the aftermath of World War I. The spirit of the Roaring Twenties was marked by a general feeling of novelty associated with modernity and a break with tradition, through modern technology such as automobiles, Film, moving pictures, and ra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dietrich Mattausch
Dietrich Mattausch is a German stage, film and television actor. Life and career Dietrich Mattausch was born on April 26, 1940, in Leitmeritz, Sudetenland (now Litoměřice, Czech Republic). He is a stage, film and television actor best known for ''Der Fahnder'' (1984), ''Die Straßen von Berlin'' (1995), and ''The Wonderful Years'' (1979). As a young adult, Mattausch trained as a forwarding agent and simultaneously took private acting lessons. He began his acting career at the Keller Theater in Mainz. In 1963 he played at Göttingen Youth Theatre, 1964–66 at the Comedy in Frankfurt am Main, 1966–67 at Landestheater Schleswig, 1968–69 at Landestheater Detmold, 1969 at the Bruchsal State Theatre, 1969–70 at Theater Baden-Baden, 1971 on the stages of Lübeck, and from 1972 to 1974 at the Deutsches Theater Göttingen. From 1975 to 1979 he was at the Schauspielhaus Hamburg where, directed by Peter Zadek, he played the role of Rodrigo in ''Othello'' (1976), Camillo in '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eva Mattes
__NOTOC__ Eva Mattes (; born 14 December 1954) is a German-Austrian actress. She has appeared in four films directed by director Rainer Werner Fassbinder ('' The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant'', ', '' Effi Briest'' and '' In a Year of 13 Moons''). In ' (1984), she played a bearded film director, based on the recently deceased Fassbinder. She has also appeared in two films of Werner Herzog, with whom she was in a relationship. Mattes also appeared in '' Germany, Pale Mother,'' and in ''Enemy at the Gates'' as the mother of Sasha Filippov. On television, she has played Klara Blum in the police procedural series '' Tatort''. Mattes lives in Berlin with Austrian artist Wolfgang Georgsdorf and two children. Awards * 1981 Bavarian Film Awards, Best Actress * 1979 Cannes Film Festival The Cannes Film Festival (; ), until 2003 called the International Film Festival ('), is the most prestigious film festival in the world. Held in Cannes, France, it previews new films of al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beatrice Richter
Beatrice Richter (; born 20 December 1948) is a German TV actress, comedian, cabaret artist and jazz singer. Beatrice Richter concluded an acting education at the Otto Falckenberg School of the Performing Arts in Munich, which was followed by a jazz dance training under Frank Hatchett in New York. She began her career with Diether Krebs and Klaus Havenstein at the side of Rudi Carrell in the Radio Bremen comedy program ', which ran from 1981 till 1987. For her parody performances she was awarded the Goldene Kamera in 1982. She gained further recognition as partner of Diether Krebs in the sketch comedy serial ''Sketchup'' (Bayerischer Rundfunk, 1984–1986), her role was later taken over by Iris Berben. Beatrice Richter furthermore starred in several films with among others Walter Giller and Peter Alexander and also appeared in theater plays. In 1989 she was seen in the episode "Hilfe eine Aushilfe!" ("Help a temp!") of the television series ''Meister Eder und sein Pumuckl''. Sinc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunnyi Melles
Princess Sunnyi of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn (née Melles, born 7 October 1958) is a Swiss- Hungarian actress active in Germany and Austria. Biography She is the only daughter of Austrian orchestral conductor Carl Melles and Hungarian noblewoman Judith von Rohonczy (1929-2001), an actress, daughter of actress Ila Lóth. Since 1993, she has been married to Prince Peter of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn (b. 1954), son of photographer Marianne, Princess zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn. They have a son and a daughter: * Prince Constantin Victor Ludwig of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn (b. 1994) * Princess Leonille Elisabeth Judith Maria Anna of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn (b. 1996). Selected filmography *''Derrick'' - Season 8, Episode 8: ''"Prozente"'' (1981, TV series episode), as Alice Hollerer *''Die Leidenschaftlichen'' (1982, TV film), as Charlotte *' (1982), as Marlene Schulz *''Tatort: '' (1983, TV series episode), as Miriam Schultheiss *'' The Roaring Fifties'' (1983), as Bambi *'' Rote Erde'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christine Kaufmann
Christine Maria Kaufmann (; 11 January 1945 – 28 March 2017) was a German-Austrian actress, author, and businesswoman. The daughter of a German father and a French mother, she won the Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actress for '' Town Without Pity'' in 1961, the first German to be so honoured. Life and career Kaufmann was born in Lengdorf, Styria, Austria (then part of Nazi Germany). Her mother, Geneviève Kaufmann (née Gavaert), was a French make-up artist; her father, Johannes Kaufmann, was a German Luftwaffe officer and engineer. Growing up in Munich, Bavaria, Kaufmann became a ballerina at the Munich Opera. She began her film career at the age of seven in '' The White Horse Inn'' (1952) and appeared as a lead actress in ''Der Schweigende Engel'' the same year, but gained big attention with '' Rose-Girl Resli'' in 1954. She achieved international recognition when she starred with Steve Reeves in '' The Last Days of Pompeii'' (1959) and with Kirk Dou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nora Barner
Nora, NORA, or Norah may refer to: * Nora (name), a feminine given name People with the surname * Arlind Nora (born 1980), Albanian footballer * Pierre Nora (1931–2025), French historian * Simon Nora (1921–2006), French politician Places Australia * Norah Head, headland on the Central Coast of New South Wales Canada * Mount Nora, a mountain on Vancouver Island, British Columbia Eritrea * Nora (island), island in the Dahlak Archipelago of Eritrea Italy * Nora, Italy, archaeological site in Sardinia Russia * Nora (river), a river in the Russian Far East Sweden * Nora, Sweden * Nora Municipality * Nora and Hjulsjö Mountain District, district of Västmanland Turkey * Nora (Cappadocia), a town of ancient Cappadocia, now in Turkey United States * Nora, Idaho, an unincorporated community * Nora, Illinois, village in Jo Daviess County * Nora, Indianapolis, Indiana, a neighborhood * Nora, Michigan, a former settlement * Nora, Nebraska, village in Nuckolls County * Nora, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rolf Zehetbauer
Rolf Zehetbauer (13 February 1929 – 23 January 2022) was a German production designer, art director and set decorator. Zehetbauer won an Academy Award in the category Best Art Direction for the film ''Cabaret''. He died on 23 January 2022, at the age of 92. Selected filmography * '' I'll Make You Happy'' (1949) * '' Love and Blood'' (1951) * ''The Imaginary Invalid'' (1952) * '' Knall and Fall as Detectives'' (1953) * '' The Charming Young Lady'' (1953) * '' The Telephone Operator'' (1954) * ''The Mosquito'' (1954) * '' Love Without Illusions'' (1955) * ''Alibi'' (1955) * ''Love'' (1956) * '' Adorable Arabella'' (1959) * '' My Schoolfriend'' (1960) * '' The Bird Seller'' (1962) * ''My Daughter and I'' (1963) * ''A Man in His Prime'' (1964) * '' Raumpatrouille - Die phantastischen Abenteuer des Raumschiffes Orion'' (1965) * '' The Last Escape'' (1970) * ''Cabaret'' (1972) * '' Cry of the Black Wolves'' (1972) * '' Twilight's Last Gleaming'' (1977) * '' The Serpent's Egg'' (197 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herbert Strabel
Herbert Strabel (14 October 1927 – 21 October 2017) was a German production designer, art director and set decorator. He won an Academy Award in the category Best Art Direction for the film ''Cabaret''. He died a week after his 90th birthday. Selected filmography * ''My Daughter and I'' (1963) * ''Cabaret'' (1972) See also * List of German-speaking Academy Award winners and nominees This is a list of Academy Award winners and nominees from Germany. Acting categories Actor in a Leading Role Actor in a Supporting Role Actress in a Leading Role Actress in a Supporting Role Best Art Direction Best Cinematography Be ... References External links * 1927 births 2017 deaths German production designers German art directors German set decorators Best Art Direction Academy Award winners Designers from Berlin Film people from Berlin {{artdirector-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Art Director
Art director is a title for a variety of similar job functions in theater, advertising, marketing, publishing, fashion, live-action and animated film and television, the Internet, and video games. It is the charge of a sole art director to supervise and unify the vision of an artistic production. In particular, they are in charge of its overall visual appearance and how it communicates visually, stimulates moods, contrasts features, and psychologically appeals to a target audience. The art director makes decisions about visual elements, what artistic style(s) to use, and when to use motion. One of the biggest challenges art directors face is translating desired moods, messages, concepts, and underdeveloped ideas into imagery. In the brainstorming process, art directors, colleagues and clients explore ways the finished piece or scene could look. At times, the art director is responsible for solidifying the vision of the collective imagination while resolving conflicting agendas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neuschwanstein Castle
Neuschwanstein Castle (, ; ) is a 19th-century Historicism (art), historicist palace on a rugged hill of the foothills of the Alps in the very south of Germany, near the border with Austria. It is located in the Swabia (Bavaria), Swabia region of Bavaria, in the municipality of Schwangau, above the incorporated village of Hohenschwangau, which is also the location of Hohenschwangau Castle. The closest larger town is Füssen. The castle stands above the narrow gorge of the Pöllat stream, east of the Alpsee and Schwansee lakes, close to the mouth of the Lech (river), Lech into Forggensee. Despite the main residence of the Bavarian monarchs at the time—the Munich Residenz—being one of the most extensive palace complexes in the world, King Ludwig II of Bavaria felt the need to escape from the constraints he saw himself exposed to in Munich, and commissioned Neuschwanstein Castle on the remote northern edges of the Alps as a retreat but also in honour of composer Richard Wagne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
