Traian Danciu
Miercuri, 18 Februarie 2009
La încheierea Berlinalei, actriţa, care a avut două premiere în cadrul festivalului, vorbeşte despre noile producţii şi despre următoarele sale proiecte.
La câţiva paşi de Palatul Berlinalei, în holul hotelul Hyatt, am întâlnit-o pe Anamaria Marinca. Răcită şi puţin răguşită după zecile de interviuri pe care le-a acordat în ultmile zile şi după ieşirile repetate pe covorul roşu în rochii de gală, în Berlinul în care persistă iarna.
O Anamaria veselă şi, în pofida succeselor sale, modestă. Abia aşezată la masă, începe prin a-şi desface de la mână brăţara cu sute de diamante pe care a purtat-o la premiera unuia dintre cele două filme prezentate la Berlinală, „Storm“ sau „The Countess“, şi o pune deoparte, spunând că „acesta este unul dintre lucrurile de care lumea nu are nevoie şi care ar salva viaţa multor copii din lumea a treia“.
Se scuză, dispare de la masă, apoi apare cu o rochie ascunsă într-o husă neagră. Dispare iar şi se întoarce cu regizorul filmului „Storm“, Hans-Christian Schmid, care pare la fel de modest, chiar timid. Aceasta din urmă apariţie este dovada spuselor Anamariei despre relaţia dintre ea, ca actor, şi regizorii cu care care colaborează.
EVZ: Esti printre putinele actriţe care au avut două premiere la Berlinală. Te simţi un star?
Anamaria Marinca: (tăcere) Nu! Nu ştiu. Chiar sunt printre singurele actriţe cu două premiere? Dacă e aşa, spune-mi tu cine mai e cu două premiere, apoi îţi spun eu dacă sunt un star.... (râde) Muncesc mult şi fac alegeri potrivite, se pare. Anul trecut am lucrat la 5 filme – acasă, în Londra, am stat doar două luni.
Brăţara pe care ai scos-o mai înainte din poşetă, de parcă ar fi fost o batistă, e şi ea o dovadă a statutului tău. Ţi-a încredinţat-o cineva ca să fii fotografiata cu ea ... apari în multe pagini de ziar zilele acestea...
Brăţara aparţinea sponsorilor festivalului, care ne oferă bijuterii doar să le purtam la festivităţi. Mi-au placut, le-am purtat cu plăcere, chiar dacă, în general, nu mă interesează. Când lucrezi câte 20 de ore pe zi, cu pregătiri, repetiţii şi filmări, interviuiri (zâmbeşte), trăieşti dintr-un geamantan. În rest, mai tot timpul mi-l petrec purtând blugi şi tricouri, aşa cum mă vezi (râde).
Rochia pe care am purtat-o la premiera filmului „Storm“ este o creaţie a Mariei Lucia Hohan. De obicei port rochiile ei. Iar covorul roşu... rămâne covorul roşu (râde).
Esti veselă. În filmele tale nu e mai nimic de râs. În „Storm“ interpretezi o fată din Bosnia, victima unui viol în masă, acum martoră la tribunalul de la Haga. În „Contesa“, regizat de Julie Delpy, pe Anna Darvulia, complicea contesei criminale. Critica este măgulitoare în ambele cazuri.
În „Contesa“ sunt cel puţin romantică, mor din dragoste (râde). Sunt iubita contesei pentru care şi mor. Articolele favorabile mă bucură... deşi pentru mine e greu să mă împac cu cine sunt pe ecarn. La început a fost foarte dificil să mă văd pe ecran, să mă aud. Acum trec printr-un proces de obiectivizare, fac un efort. Abia pe la a treia vizionare a unui film mă obişnuiesc cu mine în rol. Cred că toată lumea ştie fenomenul acesta. E ca atunci când îţi asculti vocea înregistrată pentru prima data. Te dedublezi. Când mă văd pe ecran, nu văd personajul pe care îl interpretez. Pentru început mă văd pe mine, iar pe mine, în situaţiile din film, nu mă pot contempla admirativ. Încerc, însă, să mă împac cu...realitatea. Cel mai bine mă simt pe platoul de filmare, atunci când „acţionez“. După aceea.... Îmi place şi pe covorul roşu, da (râde). Primele interviuri după o premieră sunt mereu complicate, pentru că abia atunci îţi defineşti perspectiva din care vrei să comentezi un rol, să discuţi despre el. Bineînţeles, când lucrezi, filmezi, eşti documentat, dar nu ai neapărat forma foarte clară în care ai putea să vorbeşti despre rolul tău. Mai ales că despre rol vorbeşti abia la finalul filmului, după „dedublare“.
Anamaria Marinca vorbeşte despre "Storm":
„AM CONSULTAT DOCUMENTE DIN ARHIVELE TRIBUNALULUI DE LA HAGA“
Cum te-ai pregătit pentru rolul Mia din filmul lui Hans Christian Schmid?
Am avut acces la declaraţii şi mărturisiri arhivate la Tribunalul de la Haga, am vizionat o serie de documentare şi am citit câteva cărţi despre războiul din Bosnia. Pe lângă acestea, m-am întâlnit cu un refugiat din Banja Luka. E un prieten al lui Kresimir Mikic, actorul croat care în film l-a interpretat pe fratele meu. El mi-a relatat multe despre situaţia din vremea războiului.
În „Storm“, două femei, interpretate de Kerry Fox şi de tine, luptă pentru dreptate. Este important că eroinele sunt femei?
Există o anumită sensibilitate, o inteligenţă emoţională tipică femeii. În film este clar că Hannah, procuroarea interpretată de Kerry Fox, o înţelege pe Mira, ca femeie, într-un mod visceral. Nu ştiu dacă un bărbat ar fi fost tot atât de potrivit în rolul procurorului, deşi şi acesta ar putea empatiza foarte bine cu martorii sau victimele unei situaţii asemănătoare... dar nu ca o femeie, în acest caz. Totuşi, filmul este realizat de un bărbat...
Regizorul nu a găsit, nu a căutat, o actriţă din Bosnia? Sau te-a vrut neapărat pe tine pentru rolul Mirei?
Pe Hans-Christian l-am întâlnit pentru prima dată anul trecut, la Berlinală. Scenariul pentru „Storm“ îl primisem deja înainte. Un scenariu foarte bun, un rol ofertant. Îi cunoşteam şi filmele, îl admiram. Dar răspunsul meu a fost „nu“. Bănuiesc că multe actriţe ar fi acceptat imediat să joace rolul, fără a se gândi de două ori. Eu simţeam că, preluând rolul, aş trăda povestea... Era un subiect foarte delicat, plus că multe scene erau scrise în sârbo-croată. Simţeam că, acceptând să o interpretez pe Mira, pot lua şansa unei actriţe din Bosnia care ar fi putut să exprime prin acest rol sufletul, durerea unei naţiuni. M-am gândit la rolul meu din „4 luni, 3 săptămâni şi 2 zile“. Probabil că m-aş fi simţit trădată dacă regizorul, Cristian Mungiu, ar fi ales o actriţă dintr-o altă ţară pentru acest rol. Cum ar fi putut ea spune povestea mea, ca româncă? Urmând aceeaşi logică, am ales să spun nu. Nu fac orice, în sensul că nu aş trece peste orice, doar pentru a „exersa“ meseria asta. Sunt actriţe mult mai potrivite decât mine în anumite roluri. Deocamdată am suficientă claritate şi sunt destul de onestă cu mine însămi încât să îmi dau seama de lucrurile acestea.
Dar asta presupune să-ţi şi permiţi să refuzi roluri pe considerente etice...
Eu nu îmi „permit“ asta. Nu mi-am „permis“ niciodată să fac teatru... în sensul că nu se poate trăi numai din asta... Sunt conştientă că va veni un moment în care nu voi mai avea atâtea oferte, vine un moment de genul ăsta în viaţa fiecărui actor. Dar aş aplica şi atunci, probabil, acelaşi principiu. Profesia de actor pentru mine nu e ca o slujbă, eu nu merg la un serviciu cu program fix, 5 zile pe săptămână. E mult mai complicat cu „meseria“ asta...
„CU JULIE DELPY AM LEGAT O PRIETENIE“
La Berlinală, pe lângă filmul din competiţie, „Storm“, ai fost prezentă alături de Julie Delpy în filmul acesteia, „Contesa“. Coleg de distribuţie îţi este lauretaul Oscar William Hurt. Cum a fost această experienţă?
În film nu am nici o scenă cu William Hurt. O am ca parteneră de scenă pe Julie Delpy, care o interpretează pe contesa Bathory şi a cărei confindetă şi iubită sunt. Cu William m-am întâlnit la repetiţii. Talentul şi şarmul său au fost evidente încă de la prima lectură. Mi-a placut vocea lui...E o persoană specială.
Cum a fost colaborarea cu Delpy?
A fost o întâlnire minunată, din care a rezultat o prietenie. Asta are oarecum de-a face cu felul meu de a fi. Dacă nu întrevăd posibilitatea unei comunicări la o primă întâlnire cu regizorul, nu continui colaborarea. Trebuie să simt o apropiere spirituală şi emotională faţă de oamenii cu care colaborez. Am toată admiraţia pentru curajul lui Julie – nu e simplu să scrii scenariul, să-l regizezi, să joci rolul principal, să montezi filmul şi să semnezi şi coloana sonoră. Julie a rămas printre oamenii cu care am depăşit relaţia strict profesională. Cu ea mă văd, îmi scriu. Mă bucură faptul că m-a ales pentru rolul Annei Darvulia fără să facă legătura dintre Otilia din „432“ şi actriţa londoneză de la proba înregistrată la Londra. Delpy a văzut probele şi a vrut să ne întâlnim la Berlin. Eu am fost încântată să ştiu că m-a ales nu pentru că am făcut cândva un rol bun, ci pentru că i-a placut proba. Filmele de epocă sunt greu de realizat. Şi, deşi, de regulă, se simte când regia unui film este dirijată de o persoană delicată - la „Contesa“ nu se simte mâna unei femei.
Au fost realizate, până acum, mai multe filme pe tema Elisabth Bathory, contesa obsedată de tinereţea veşnică. Ce e nou în filmul regizat de Delpy?
Julie a evitat să se inspire din materiale din secolul 20. Mitul acesta a fost exploatat deseori, mai ales latura ce ţine de senzaţional, consumată şi deja banalizată. Sursele de inspiraţie ale lui Julie au fost scrieri istorice din secolul al 19 lea. Scenariul porneşte de la fapte reale, iar Julie îşi permite să expună într-un fel personal povestea asta. Declară că explorează o parte din ea însăşi, partea ei întunecată, şi eu cred că îi reuşeşte foarte bine. Din discuţiile cu ea ştiu că o primă formă a scenariului exista încă de acum 10 ani - ideea filmului o urmarea de mult timp. Delpy este o actriţă puternică. M-am bucurat nespus de primirea călduroasă a publicului la premieră. Neaşteptat...
Neaşteptat?
Spun „neaşteptat“, deorece sunt o fire destul de pesimistă. Nu mă aşteptam nici ca filmul „Storm“ să facă valuri, nici ca „The Countess“ să fie primit cu aplauze şi atâta căldura. Sunt subiecte complexe şi delicate, la care lumea nu vibrează neapărat. Publicul premierei a reacţionat la fiecare gest, a suspinat, a tăcut, a râs, s-a infiorat, mereu la momentul portivit. Este un semn bun.
Critica este de alta părere. „Variety“ critică sever filmul, iar pe tine te laudă, scriind ca esti „singura rază de lumină în distribuţie“...
Cum poţi fi un actor bun într-un film prost? Nu înţeleg logica acestei judecăţi, mă depăşeşte. Eu, de una singură, ca actor într-un film, nu sunt nimic. Eu nu pot fi desprinsă de întreg. Profesia asta nu se face de unul singur, de asta o şi iubesc aşa tare. Iar eu, fără Julie ca parteneră, oricum aş fi irelevantă în contextul acestui film, atât ca personaj, cât şi ca actor. În general momentele de „graţie“ pe care le vede şi admiră lumea, le datorez mereu contextului. Iar pe mine nu mă interesează să fiu o actriţă bună într-un film mediocru. Nu consider că filmul e slab. Fiecare are dreptul la o părere, însă... Am vrut rolul, fiind convinsă de calitatea scenariului. Şi m-am bucurat de fiecare moment din film. Respect dreptul jurnalistului de la Variety de a-şi exprima părerea. Am şi eu, însă, dreptul să o ignor.
"Pentru rolul Mira avut acces la declarații și mărturisiri arhivate la Tribunalul de la Haga"
Anamaria Marinca, actriță
„NU AM DAT DIN COATE NICIODATA“
O atitudine sănătoasă. Ai fost un copil răsfăţat de viaţă?
Cred ca da. Am avut o copilarie fericită. Provin dintr-o familie foarte iubitoare. Am primit o educaţie sănătoasă, ardeleneasca, as zice (râde). Deşi, dacă mă gândesc bine, bunica mea din partea mamei e născută în Tbilisi, în Georgia, bunicul basarabean, mama nascută în Ardeal, iar familia tatălui meu s-a stabilit pe la 1500 în Maramureş şi se trage din Serbia şi Cehia...
Iar tu eşti născută în Iaşi şi trăieşti în Londra. A fost nevoie să „dai din coate“ pentru a ajunge astăzi aici? Se spune că doar cine dă din coate reuşeşte...
Nu am „dat niciodată din coate“, dar nici nu ştiu, dacă „am reuşit“ (râde). Succesul este relativ, depinde ce înţelegi prin „succes“.
S-ar spune ca ai reusit...
„Jună sunt, de nimeni nu depand...“ (râde).
Profesional eşti cu siguranţă pe drumul cel bun. Sau..?
Sunt uimită şi încântată. Nu neg că mi se întâmplă lucruri excepţionale. Am momente în care nu înţeleg de ce mi se întâmplă ceea ce mi se întâmplă. Eu zic că aşa mi-e dat. Vin din Est, din Balcani, sunt mistică, superstiţioasă, ce vrei... Cred în destin. Serios vorbind, lumea vede doar jumătatea plină a paharului, însă eu îi asigur pe cei care cred că totulul e roz în viaţa mea că există şi un revers al medaliei.
În momentul în care ai înterpretat-o pe Otilia, în „432“, ai ştiut ce faci....
Filmul reprezintă pentru mine două experienţe deopotrivă, una este cea a proiectului finit, şi cu totul altceva este timpul petrecut pe platoul de filmare, lucrând. Îmi fac meseria într-un anumit fel. Acum câteva luni m-am întlânit cu Frances McDormand (n.r.„Fargo“) şi ea a zis ceva foarte simplu: „The job is the job“, spune ea. Indiferent de rol şi de producţie, adaug eu. Suntem profesionişti (râde). Există un anumit fel de a aborda un rol. Fiecare o face în felul său. E evident că a te confrunta cu biografia personajului pe care îl interpretezi, cu epoca în care este situat subiectul, este prima condiţie pentru oricare actor profesionist. Este important de priceput că noi, că actorii, suntem mereu parte dintr-un întreg. Nu e niciodată vorba despre mine sau despre personajul pe care-l interpretez, e vorba despre poveste. Trebuie să ai o viziune asupra acelui întreg ...părerea mea. Altfel ce joc, dacă nu înteleg povestea? De ce nu îi reuşeşte fiecăruia la fel de bine? Pentru că nu suntem toti egali, nu suntem dotaţi în aceeaşi măsură... Eu nu ştiu să fac multe alte lucruri, pe care alţii le fac mult mai bine. E vorba de talent: îl ai sau nu-l ai. Nu e pe alese. Şi nu e neapărat direct proporţional cu coeficientul de inteligenţă.
Anamaria Marinca şi Andreea Marin Bănică
„SUNT FOARTE LEGATA DE SEX TRAFFIC“
Cum te-ai descrie pe tine însăţi? Talentată, inteligentă...?
Noi, actorii, suntem pictori orbi. De-asta spuneam că întâmpin dificultăţi când mă privesc, când văd produsul finit. Locul meu e pe scenă, pe platou, în „prezentul“ acela. Mai apoi nu ştiu...
E greu să lucrezi cu regizori, actori, din diferite tari?
Nu. Anul trecut am lucrat cu o regizoare olandeză în Georgia, cu un regizor neamţ în Irlanda, cu o franţuzoaică în Germania, şi cu alt regizor german în Bosnia şi Olanda ... Cred că artiştii au un limbaj comun, care se impune dincolo de diferenţele culturale sau de mentalitate. Cel puţin asta este experienţa mea de până acum pe platourile de filmare sau pe scenele de teatru. Lucrez cu oameni care mă plac, mă acceptă, cu care am ceva de împărtăşit. Nu am avut nici o problemă să joc Shakespeare într-o producţie britanică, cu distribuţie internaţională, chiar dacă metoda de lucru a fost foarte diferită de cea pe care o cunoşteam. Noi, în România, suntem educaţi, în şcoală, în tradiţie rusească – metoda Stanislavski. În Anglia am făcut teatru fizic, cu Simon McBurney – abordarea e diferită, însă mijloacele sunt aceleaşi. Nu am întâmpinat probleme de comunicare.
Ai o producţie, colaborare, preferată?
Sunt foarte legată de „Sex Traffic“. „4.48 Psihoză“, spectacolul pe care l-am jucat pentru prima dată acum 8 ani, în regia lui Christian Benedetti, cu trupa noastră, GAT 05 (Grupul de Acţiune Teatrală). M-a ajutat să mă maturizez ca actriţă şi ca om. Am relaţii foarte speciale cu Christian Benedetti, Ducu Darie, Simon McBurney şi cu Cristian Mungiu, relaţii care s-au născut datorită colaborărilor... Ei sunt persoanele cu care sunt în contact permanent şi cu care mă sfătuiesc. Sunt oameni de care am nevoie. Sunt nedreaptă, am numit doar câţiva. De actorii Camelia Maxim, Cornel Scripcaru, mă leagă mai mult decât simpla prietenie. Relaţiile mele sunt legate strâns de profesie, deorece îmi petrec mai tot timpul lucrând...
"Anul trecut am lucrat cu o regizoare olandeză în Georgia, cu un regizor neamț în Irlanda, cu o franțuzoaică în Germania, și cu alt regizor german în Bosnia și Olanda ... Cred că artiștii au un limbaj comun, care se impune dincolo de diferențele culturale sau de mentalitate",
Anamaria Marinca, actriță
„ÎN ROMANIA NU EXISTA INDUSTRIE DE FILM“
Ce te aşteaptă la întoarcerea la Londra?
Prieteni, două pisici, Weedy şi Symba, şi o bicicletă. (râde).
Profesional?
Concret există un proiect de teatru cu Christian Benedetti, pe care-l voi juca la vară, :„4.48 psihoza“, în engleză, la The Young Vic. Sunt programate vreo 14 spectacole, după care vom merge cu spectacolul în turneu.
Filme?
Sunt doar idei, propuneri, nimic concret. Încă nu am semnat cu nimeni nimic. Am un proiect propriu, dar şi despre acesta e prematur să vorbesc. Anglia e profund marcată de criza economică mondială şi lucrul asta se resimte şi în domeniul artistic...E din ce în ce mai dificil să obţii finanţare pentru filme.
România nu pare aşa lovită de criză, cel puţin nu din punct de vedere cinematografic...
În România nu există o industrie de film, de aceea nu se poate vorbi de o criză în acest domeniu. Producţiile independente vor supravieţui. Iar noi vom face ce am făcut şi până acum, ne vom „lupta“ să scoatem câteva filme pe an.
Trailer "CONTESA":
miercuri, 18 februarie 2009
"La Teta Asustada" a luat Ursul de Aur
Alexandra-Livia Dordea
Duminică, 15 Februarie 2009
"La Teta Asustada (The Milk of Sorrow)", semnat de peruana de Claudia Llosa, a câştigat Ursul de Aur pentru cel mai bun film, la a 59-a ediţie a Festivalului de Film de la Berlin.
Filmul prezintă povestea Faustei, care suferă de o boală rară, "teta asustada" ("sân înfricoşat"), care este transmisă prin laptele matern al femeilor care au fost violate în timpul luptelor cu grupurile teroriste din Peru.
La Berlinală au mai fost premiate coproducţia românească "Katalin Varga", de Peter Strickland, şi "Cea mai fericită fată din lume", de Radu Jude.
Ursul de Argint a revenit lui Gabor Erdely şi Tamas Szekely, care s-au ocupat de sunetul coproducţiei româno-britanico-maghiare "Katalin Varga", de Peter Strickland. Filmul spune povestea lui Katalin, interpretată de actriţa clujeancă Hilda Peter, o femeie izgonită de soţ - care tocmai a aflat că nu e părintele copilului ei - şi care, neavând de ales, pleacă în căutarea adevăratului tată.
Totodată, lungmetrajul de debut al lui Radu Jude, "Cea mai fericită fată din lume", a obţinut Premiul C.I.C.A.E. (Confédération Internationale des Cinemas d'Art et d'Essai).
Având la bază întâmplări reale, filmul spune povestea unei adolescente, Delia, care a câştigat o maşină în urma unei campanii promoţionale la sucuri răcoritoare.
În competiţia oficială au mai fost acordate următoarele premii:
* Ursul de Argint - Marele Premiu al Juriului - ex-aequo "Alle Anderen (Everyone else)", de Maren Ade, şi "Gigante", de Adrián Biniez
* Ursul de Argint pentru cel mai bun regizor - Asghar Farhadi, pentru "Darbareye Elly (About Elly)"
* Ursul de Argint pentru cea mai bună actriţă - Birgit Minichmayr, pentru "Alle Anderen (Everyone else)", de Maren Ade
* Ursul de Argint pentru pentru cel mai bun actor - Sotigui Kouyate, pentru "London River", de Rachid Bouchareb
* Ursul de Argint pentru cel mai bun scenariu - Oren Moverman şi Alessandro Camon, pentru "The Messenger", de Oren Moverman
* Premiul Alfred-Bauer - în memoria fondatorului Berlinalei, pentru un film care deschide noi perspective artei cinematografice: ex-aequo - "Gigante", de Adrián Biniez, şi "Tatarak (Sweet Rush)", de Andrzej Wajda
* Premiul pentru cel mai bun film de debut (secţiunile Competiţie, Panorama, Forum, Generaţia Kplus şi 14plus): "Gigante", de Adrián Biniez (prezentat la Forum); Menţiune specială: "Flickan (The Girl)", de Fredrik Edfeldt.
Secţiunea scurtmetraj
La această categorie Ursul de Aur a revenit filmului "Please Say Something", de David OReilly (Irlanda), în timp ce Ursul de Argint a revenit producţiei "Jade", de Daniel Elliott (Marea Britanie). Premiul DAAD pentru scurtmetraj a revenit producţiei "The Illusion", de Susana Barriga (Cuba), iar două menţiuni speciale au revenit producţiilor "VU", de Leila Albayaty, şi "contre-jour", de Christoph Girardet şi Matthias Müller.
Duminică, 15 Februarie 2009
"La Teta Asustada (The Milk of Sorrow)", semnat de peruana de Claudia Llosa, a câştigat Ursul de Aur pentru cel mai bun film, la a 59-a ediţie a Festivalului de Film de la Berlin.
Filmul prezintă povestea Faustei, care suferă de o boală rară, "teta asustada" ("sân înfricoşat"), care este transmisă prin laptele matern al femeilor care au fost violate în timpul luptelor cu grupurile teroriste din Peru.
La Berlinală au mai fost premiate coproducţia românească "Katalin Varga", de Peter Strickland, şi "Cea mai fericită fată din lume", de Radu Jude.
Ursul de Argint a revenit lui Gabor Erdely şi Tamas Szekely, care s-au ocupat de sunetul coproducţiei româno-britanico-maghiare "Katalin Varga", de Peter Strickland. Filmul spune povestea lui Katalin, interpretată de actriţa clujeancă Hilda Peter, o femeie izgonită de soţ - care tocmai a aflat că nu e părintele copilului ei - şi care, neavând de ales, pleacă în căutarea adevăratului tată.
Totodată, lungmetrajul de debut al lui Radu Jude, "Cea mai fericită fată din lume", a obţinut Premiul C.I.C.A.E. (Confédération Internationale des Cinemas d'Art et d'Essai).
Având la bază întâmplări reale, filmul spune povestea unei adolescente, Delia, care a câştigat o maşină în urma unei campanii promoţionale la sucuri răcoritoare.
În competiţia oficială au mai fost acordate următoarele premii:
* Ursul de Argint - Marele Premiu al Juriului - ex-aequo "Alle Anderen (Everyone else)", de Maren Ade, şi "Gigante", de Adrián Biniez
* Ursul de Argint pentru cel mai bun regizor - Asghar Farhadi, pentru "Darbareye Elly (About Elly)"
* Ursul de Argint pentru cea mai bună actriţă - Birgit Minichmayr, pentru "Alle Anderen (Everyone else)", de Maren Ade
* Ursul de Argint pentru pentru cel mai bun actor - Sotigui Kouyate, pentru "London River", de Rachid Bouchareb
* Ursul de Argint pentru cel mai bun scenariu - Oren Moverman şi Alessandro Camon, pentru "The Messenger", de Oren Moverman
* Premiul Alfred-Bauer - în memoria fondatorului Berlinalei, pentru un film care deschide noi perspective artei cinematografice: ex-aequo - "Gigante", de Adrián Biniez, şi "Tatarak (Sweet Rush)", de Andrzej Wajda
* Premiul pentru cel mai bun film de debut (secţiunile Competiţie, Panorama, Forum, Generaţia Kplus şi 14plus): "Gigante", de Adrián Biniez (prezentat la Forum); Menţiune specială: "Flickan (The Girl)", de Fredrik Edfeldt.
Secţiunea scurtmetraj
La această categorie Ursul de Aur a revenit filmului "Please Say Something", de David OReilly (Irlanda), în timp ce Ursul de Argint a revenit producţiei "Jade", de Daniel Elliott (Marea Britanie). Premiul DAAD pentru scurtmetraj a revenit producţiei "The Illusion", de Susana Barriga (Cuba), iar două menţiuni speciale au revenit producţiilor "VU", de Leila Albayaty, şi "contre-jour", de Christoph Girardet şi Matthias Müller.
Regizorii romani pariaza pe prezent
Premierele anului 2009 trateaza teme sociale actuale
Adrian Schiop
Marti, 17 Februarie 2009
Pana la sfarsitul anului, vor intra in cinematografe filme semnate de Cristian Mungiu, Cristi Puiu si Corneliu Porumboiu. Daca "Amintiri din epoca de aur" al lui Mungiu vorbeste de Romania anilor ’80, celelalte doua filme vin cu teme de acum: Puiu – cu crima de familie a unui om care si-a pierdut jobul, Porumboiu – cu dilemele morale ale unui politist de provincie. Sub bagheta producatorului Cristi Puiu, Bobby Paunescu regizeaza un film cu Monica Barladeanu in rol titular, inspirat de efectele cazului Mailat. Tema emigrantilor romani este abordata atat de filmul lui Razvan Radulescu, cat si de cel al lui Stere Gulea. Alexa Visarion incearca un "road movie de DN1", inspirat de generatia cool.
» "Tatal-fantoma", primul thriller pe model american, este un proiect con-ceput de Barry Gifford si Lucian Georgescu.
Intai, despre numele sonore. "Amintiri din Epoca de Aur" este un film cu o structura modulara, alcatuit din sase scurtmetraje, doua dintre ele purtand semnatura lui Cristian Mungiu. "Cred ca e o despartire nu de Epoca de Aur a lui Ceausescu, ci de epoca de aur a fiecaruia dintre noi, adica viata noastra fara griji de pana pe la vreo 25 de ani", a declarat regizorul, adaugand ca e vorba despre un film care se concentreaza asupra vietii cotidiene din ultimii ani ai comunismului. Filmul, regizat la sase maini, de Cristian Mungiu, Hanno Hoffer si Constantin Popescu, va fi lansat, conform cinemagia.ro, in acest an, dar nu se cunoaste o data anume.
Cristi Puiu iese anul acesta cu doua filme – ca regizor ("Aurora") si ca producator ("Francesca")
"Intermediar" al lui Corneliu Porumboiu este asteptat sa aiba premiera anul acesta si, daca ar fi sa-l credem pe regizor, "este mai putin hatru decat «A fost sau nu a fost»". Cu Dragos Bucur in rolul unui politist cu crize de constiinta, dar si cu Vlad Ivanov, Cosmin Selesi, Irina Saulescu si Ion Stoica, filmul este un pseudopolicier care descrie criza unui om al legii din provincie (duhul Vasluiului pluteste inefabil si in acest film) care ajunge sa nu mai creada in lege. Cinemagia.ro da ca data de lansare a ultimului film purtand semnatura lui Cristi Puiu, mult asteptatul "Aurora", anul 2009; sa ne rugam pentru asta. Filmul pune in discutie, in contextul crizei varstei de mijloc, o drama familiala ce sfarseste cu o crima. Protagonistul filmului e un barbat de 42 de ani, divortat, cu doi copii, care tocmai si-a dat demisia de la fabrica unde lucra. Tot sub bagheta lui Cristi Puiu (insa in calitate de producator al Mandragora), urmeaza sa iasa in prima jumatate a anului si pelicula lui Bobby Paunescu, "Francesca", cu Monica Barladeanu in rolul principal. Omul de afaceri, care a absolvit School of Cinematic Arts la Universitatea din California, speculeaza in acest film tensiunile interetnice declansate de cazul Mailat, pentru a spune povestea unei modeste, dar foarte frumoase educatoare (Monica Barladeanu) care vrea sa emigreze in Italia. Alaturi de "Aurora" lui Puiu, "Medalia de onoare" a lui Calin Netzer este cea mai asteptata pelicula a anului 2009 (conform unui sondaj cinemagia.ro). Sinopsisul filmului, cu Victor Rebengiuc protagonist, suna destul de 90’s, cu dileme morale postrevolutionare izvorand din comunism – inainte de ’89, tatal isi toarna la Militie fiul ca vrea sa emigreze in Canada, fapt ce va deteriora relatiile in familie, atat cu fiul plecat, cat si cu sotia. "Felicia inainte de toate", filmul cu care scenaristul Razvan Radulescu debuteaza ca regizor de lungmetraj, a fost terminat anul trecut, insa nu a fost comunicata o data la care urmeaza sa fie lansat. Romanul este de fapt co-regizor impreuna cu Melissa de Raaf, o artista germana specializata pe video, pelicula primind sprijin de la canalul de televiziune Arte. Inainte de a fi un film social (despre instrainarea emigrantilor), este un film despre relatii (de familie) – o romanca de 40 de ani, care traieste in Olanda, unde e divortata si are un copil, revine in fiecare an in Romania sa-si vada rudele; insa pierderea avionului spre Olanda determina o renegociere a relatiilor cu rudele. Anul acesta vom putea viziona in cinematografe si ultimul film in care a jucat regretatul Guillame Depardieu. "Copilaria lui Icar", regizat de debutantul Alexandru Iordachescu, este un film simbolic cu vagi elemente SF – Jonathan accepta sa fie cobaiul unui tratament genetic menit sa-i redea piciorul pierdut intr-un accident, insa lucrurile se complica in momentul cand intervine o idila cu fiica celui care conduce tratamentul.
"Week-end cu mama", de Stere Gulea, va fi lansat pe 20 martie
Pelicula de debut a lui Radu Jude, "Cea mai fericita fata din lume", a avut premiera mondiala, recent, la Festivalul de la Berlin – unde, de altfel, a fost si laureata cu Premiul CICAE (Confédération Internationale des Cinemas d’Art et d’Essai). In Romania filmul va putea fi vazut, probabil, in aceasta primavara. Lungmetrajul, realizat in coproductie cu o casa olandeza, are in distributie o actrita neprofesionista, Andreea Busneag, si pe serban Pavlu. Filmul e despre o adolescenta care castiga o masina scumpa la un concurs de trimis etichete, in urma caruia trebuie sa mearga la Bucuresti pentru a filma o reclama care sa arate ca toata campania a fost reala. Pe drum, fata se cearta cu parintii in privinta masinii, pe platou sunt alte probleme care dezvaluie conflictele latente din familie, dar finalul este fericit. Primavara aceasta va avea premiera romaneasca si coproductia italo-franco-romana "Mar Nero", in regia lui Federico Bondi si beneficiind de un scenariu semnat de Ugo Chiti (scenaristul de la "Gomora"). Avandu-i in distributie pe Vlad Ivanov – locul 3 in topul "The Times" al celor mai bune roluri ale anului trecut –, dar si pe Dorotheea Petre si Maia Morgenstern, filmul prezinta relatia dintre o italianca in varsta si menajera ei, o romanca. La inceput tensionata, relatia va evolua in timp spre una de solidaritate si prietenie, in care italianca o va insoti pe romanca intr-o calatorie in Romania, in cautarea sotului ei, disparut fara urma. Peste o luna, pe 20 martie, are loc premiera ultimului film al veteranului Stere Gulea, "Week-end cu mama", din distributia caruia fac parte Adela Popescu, Gheorghe Dinica, Razvan Vasilescu, Florin Zamfirescu. Filmul e scurt (90 de minute) si, pe urmele ultimului val, lasa la o parte politicul pentru a vorbi o limba sociala, in cazul de fata familiile care lucreaza in strainatate si isi lasa copiii in grija rudelor. Luiza, care a stat departe de fata ei timp de 15 ani, se intoarce din Spania. In tara, ea descopera situatii care i-au fost ascunse de rudele care au avut grija de copilul ei: fata duce o viata de vagabondaj, e dependenta de droguri si are un copil de doi ani, abandonat la un orfelinat. Cel mai probabil in aprilie o sa iasa in cinematografe si filmul lui Radu Gabrea, "Calatoria lui Gruber", cu Florin Piersic Jr, Marcel Iures si Claudiu Bleont. Filmul il arata pe Curzio Malaparte, in calitate de jurnalist si prieten cu Il Duce, ajuns la Iasi si cautand innebunit un doctor evreu care sa-l trateze de o criza de alergie, insa cautarea lui coincide cu zilele deportarilor. Florin Piersic Jr va fi prezent pe ecrane nu doar ca actor, ci si in calitate de regizor cu o (alta) pelicula independenta, "Nimic despre dragoste", in care joaca si Andi Vasluianu.
Thriller romanesc
Tot in 2009 va iesi si prima parte a trilogiei "The Phantom Father"/"Tatal-fantoma", un thriller regizat si scenarizat de publicitarul Lucian Georgescu, avandu-l pe Marcel Iures in rolul principal si construit ca proiect impreuna cu Barry Gifford (scenarist al lui Lynch – "Wild at Heart", "Lost Highway" etc.). Filmul, "cu alonja de Hollywood" (in cuvintele lui Lucian Georgescu), are o istorie traumatica in spate, in 2004 pierzand finantarea CNC, pe care a obtinut-o abia in 2007. Coprodus impreuna cu o casa germana de film, pelicula prezinta tribulatiile turistice ale unui profesor universitar care, documentand biografia a doi frati, ajunge in Bucovina rurala, unde o cunoaste pe Tanya, care condescinde sa-l ajute in cautarile lui. Celalalt film cu participare majoritar romaneasca rasplatit la Berlin (premiul pentru sunet), "Katalin Varga" al britanicului Peter Strickland, va iesi si el in cursul anului pe ecranele romanesti. Pelicula spune povestea unei unguroaice dintr-un Ardeal habsburgic atemporal, care, izgonita din casa de un sot care nu poate accepta un viol ce a avut loc in urma cu zece ani, porneste impreuna cu baiatul ei intr-o calatorie a razbunarii, pe urmele celui care a violat-o candva. Alexa Visarion va iesi in toamna asta cu "Luna verde" (scenariul: Iris Spiridon), un road movie de DN1 prin care regizorul incearca sa iasa spre zona cool a problemelor ultimei generatii – pretextul pentru dezvaluirea acestora e o calatorie de la Bucuresti la Brasov, unde un grup de tineri pleaca sa vada o piesa pusa in scena de un amic de-al lor. Filmul, in distributia caruia se disting Marius Manole si Tudor Aron Istodor (dintre tineri) si Razvan Vasilescu si Maia Morgenstern (dintre adulti), bifeaza probleme urbane, ca agatatul pe internet, arta, muzica psihedelica, teama de dragoste. Filmul de debut al lui Constantin Popescu, "Portret al luptatorului la tinerete – Aproape liniste 1", care va fi lansat si el anul acesta, si-a ales o tema dificila, dar cu atat mai curajoasa: luptatorii anticomunistii din munti. Spun "dificila" si "curajoasa" intrucat asteptarile publicului mainstream merg spre discursuri care aduc omagii acelor eroi locali, pe modelul Luciei Hossu Longin, iar riscul, ca regizor, de a cadea in adevarurile patetice si de la sine intelese ale anticomunismului e imens. Avand parte de o distributie proaspata (Dragos Bucur, Alex Potocean, Andi Vasluianu), filmul "documenteaza" grupul de rezistenta format in jurul lui Ion Gavrila Ogoranu.
Nicolaescu, in rolul lui Carol I
Sergiu Nicolaescu isi va rasfata si el fanii cu un documentar artistic, "Carol I", despre ultimele zile ale vietii primului rege din istoria Romaniei. Noul "Apus de soare", realizat la studiourile MediaPro Pictures cu o generoasa subventie de la CNC (195.000 RON, obtinuti in 1996), va straluci pe marile ecrane cu Nicolaescu in rolul principal, fiind o docu-drama care va combina elemente de film artistic cu inserturi nonfictionale din arhive. Pelicula va fi terminata anul acesta, insa nu s-a comunicat o data a lansarii.
Adrian Schiop
Marti, 17 Februarie 2009
Pana la sfarsitul anului, vor intra in cinematografe filme semnate de Cristian Mungiu, Cristi Puiu si Corneliu Porumboiu. Daca "Amintiri din epoca de aur" al lui Mungiu vorbeste de Romania anilor ’80, celelalte doua filme vin cu teme de acum: Puiu – cu crima de familie a unui om care si-a pierdut jobul, Porumboiu – cu dilemele morale ale unui politist de provincie. Sub bagheta producatorului Cristi Puiu, Bobby Paunescu regizeaza un film cu Monica Barladeanu in rol titular, inspirat de efectele cazului Mailat. Tema emigrantilor romani este abordata atat de filmul lui Razvan Radulescu, cat si de cel al lui Stere Gulea. Alexa Visarion incearca un "road movie de DN1", inspirat de generatia cool.
» "Tatal-fantoma", primul thriller pe model american, este un proiect con-ceput de Barry Gifford si Lucian Georgescu.
Intai, despre numele sonore. "Amintiri din Epoca de Aur" este un film cu o structura modulara, alcatuit din sase scurtmetraje, doua dintre ele purtand semnatura lui Cristian Mungiu. "Cred ca e o despartire nu de Epoca de Aur a lui Ceausescu, ci de epoca de aur a fiecaruia dintre noi, adica viata noastra fara griji de pana pe la vreo 25 de ani", a declarat regizorul, adaugand ca e vorba despre un film care se concentreaza asupra vietii cotidiene din ultimii ani ai comunismului. Filmul, regizat la sase maini, de Cristian Mungiu, Hanno Hoffer si Constantin Popescu, va fi lansat, conform cinemagia.ro, in acest an, dar nu se cunoaste o data anume.
Cristi Puiu iese anul acesta cu doua filme – ca regizor ("Aurora") si ca producator ("Francesca")
"Intermediar" al lui Corneliu Porumboiu este asteptat sa aiba premiera anul acesta si, daca ar fi sa-l credem pe regizor, "este mai putin hatru decat «A fost sau nu a fost»". Cu Dragos Bucur in rolul unui politist cu crize de constiinta, dar si cu Vlad Ivanov, Cosmin Selesi, Irina Saulescu si Ion Stoica, filmul este un pseudopolicier care descrie criza unui om al legii din provincie (duhul Vasluiului pluteste inefabil si in acest film) care ajunge sa nu mai creada in lege. Cinemagia.ro da ca data de lansare a ultimului film purtand semnatura lui Cristi Puiu, mult asteptatul "Aurora", anul 2009; sa ne rugam pentru asta. Filmul pune in discutie, in contextul crizei varstei de mijloc, o drama familiala ce sfarseste cu o crima. Protagonistul filmului e un barbat de 42 de ani, divortat, cu doi copii, care tocmai si-a dat demisia de la fabrica unde lucra. Tot sub bagheta lui Cristi Puiu (insa in calitate de producator al Mandragora), urmeaza sa iasa in prima jumatate a anului si pelicula lui Bobby Paunescu, "Francesca", cu Monica Barladeanu in rolul principal. Omul de afaceri, care a absolvit School of Cinematic Arts la Universitatea din California, speculeaza in acest film tensiunile interetnice declansate de cazul Mailat, pentru a spune povestea unei modeste, dar foarte frumoase educatoare (Monica Barladeanu) care vrea sa emigreze in Italia. Alaturi de "Aurora" lui Puiu, "Medalia de onoare" a lui Calin Netzer este cea mai asteptata pelicula a anului 2009 (conform unui sondaj cinemagia.ro). Sinopsisul filmului, cu Victor Rebengiuc protagonist, suna destul de 90’s, cu dileme morale postrevolutionare izvorand din comunism – inainte de ’89, tatal isi toarna la Militie fiul ca vrea sa emigreze in Canada, fapt ce va deteriora relatiile in familie, atat cu fiul plecat, cat si cu sotia. "Felicia inainte de toate", filmul cu care scenaristul Razvan Radulescu debuteaza ca regizor de lungmetraj, a fost terminat anul trecut, insa nu a fost comunicata o data la care urmeaza sa fie lansat. Romanul este de fapt co-regizor impreuna cu Melissa de Raaf, o artista germana specializata pe video, pelicula primind sprijin de la canalul de televiziune Arte. Inainte de a fi un film social (despre instrainarea emigrantilor), este un film despre relatii (de familie) – o romanca de 40 de ani, care traieste in Olanda, unde e divortata si are un copil, revine in fiecare an in Romania sa-si vada rudele; insa pierderea avionului spre Olanda determina o renegociere a relatiilor cu rudele. Anul acesta vom putea viziona in cinematografe si ultimul film in care a jucat regretatul Guillame Depardieu. "Copilaria lui Icar", regizat de debutantul Alexandru Iordachescu, este un film simbolic cu vagi elemente SF – Jonathan accepta sa fie cobaiul unui tratament genetic menit sa-i redea piciorul pierdut intr-un accident, insa lucrurile se complica in momentul cand intervine o idila cu fiica celui care conduce tratamentul.
"Week-end cu mama", de Stere Gulea, va fi lansat pe 20 martie
Pelicula de debut a lui Radu Jude, "Cea mai fericita fata din lume", a avut premiera mondiala, recent, la Festivalul de la Berlin – unde, de altfel, a fost si laureata cu Premiul CICAE (Confédération Internationale des Cinemas d’Art et d’Essai). In Romania filmul va putea fi vazut, probabil, in aceasta primavara. Lungmetrajul, realizat in coproductie cu o casa olandeza, are in distributie o actrita neprofesionista, Andreea Busneag, si pe serban Pavlu. Filmul e despre o adolescenta care castiga o masina scumpa la un concurs de trimis etichete, in urma caruia trebuie sa mearga la Bucuresti pentru a filma o reclama care sa arate ca toata campania a fost reala. Pe drum, fata se cearta cu parintii in privinta masinii, pe platou sunt alte probleme care dezvaluie conflictele latente din familie, dar finalul este fericit. Primavara aceasta va avea premiera romaneasca si coproductia italo-franco-romana "Mar Nero", in regia lui Federico Bondi si beneficiind de un scenariu semnat de Ugo Chiti (scenaristul de la "Gomora"). Avandu-i in distributie pe Vlad Ivanov – locul 3 in topul "The Times" al celor mai bune roluri ale anului trecut –, dar si pe Dorotheea Petre si Maia Morgenstern, filmul prezinta relatia dintre o italianca in varsta si menajera ei, o romanca. La inceput tensionata, relatia va evolua in timp spre una de solidaritate si prietenie, in care italianca o va insoti pe romanca intr-o calatorie in Romania, in cautarea sotului ei, disparut fara urma. Peste o luna, pe 20 martie, are loc premiera ultimului film al veteranului Stere Gulea, "Week-end cu mama", din distributia caruia fac parte Adela Popescu, Gheorghe Dinica, Razvan Vasilescu, Florin Zamfirescu. Filmul e scurt (90 de minute) si, pe urmele ultimului val, lasa la o parte politicul pentru a vorbi o limba sociala, in cazul de fata familiile care lucreaza in strainatate si isi lasa copiii in grija rudelor. Luiza, care a stat departe de fata ei timp de 15 ani, se intoarce din Spania. In tara, ea descopera situatii care i-au fost ascunse de rudele care au avut grija de copilul ei: fata duce o viata de vagabondaj, e dependenta de droguri si are un copil de doi ani, abandonat la un orfelinat. Cel mai probabil in aprilie o sa iasa in cinematografe si filmul lui Radu Gabrea, "Calatoria lui Gruber", cu Florin Piersic Jr, Marcel Iures si Claudiu Bleont. Filmul il arata pe Curzio Malaparte, in calitate de jurnalist si prieten cu Il Duce, ajuns la Iasi si cautand innebunit un doctor evreu care sa-l trateze de o criza de alergie, insa cautarea lui coincide cu zilele deportarilor. Florin Piersic Jr va fi prezent pe ecrane nu doar ca actor, ci si in calitate de regizor cu o (alta) pelicula independenta, "Nimic despre dragoste", in care joaca si Andi Vasluianu.
Thriller romanesc
Tot in 2009 va iesi si prima parte a trilogiei "The Phantom Father"/"Tatal-fantoma", un thriller regizat si scenarizat de publicitarul Lucian Georgescu, avandu-l pe Marcel Iures in rolul principal si construit ca proiect impreuna cu Barry Gifford (scenarist al lui Lynch – "Wild at Heart", "Lost Highway" etc.). Filmul, "cu alonja de Hollywood" (in cuvintele lui Lucian Georgescu), are o istorie traumatica in spate, in 2004 pierzand finantarea CNC, pe care a obtinut-o abia in 2007. Coprodus impreuna cu o casa germana de film, pelicula prezinta tribulatiile turistice ale unui profesor universitar care, documentand biografia a doi frati, ajunge in Bucovina rurala, unde o cunoaste pe Tanya, care condescinde sa-l ajute in cautarile lui. Celalalt film cu participare majoritar romaneasca rasplatit la Berlin (premiul pentru sunet), "Katalin Varga" al britanicului Peter Strickland, va iesi si el in cursul anului pe ecranele romanesti. Pelicula spune povestea unei unguroaice dintr-un Ardeal habsburgic atemporal, care, izgonita din casa de un sot care nu poate accepta un viol ce a avut loc in urma cu zece ani, porneste impreuna cu baiatul ei intr-o calatorie a razbunarii, pe urmele celui care a violat-o candva. Alexa Visarion va iesi in toamna asta cu "Luna verde" (scenariul: Iris Spiridon), un road movie de DN1 prin care regizorul incearca sa iasa spre zona cool a problemelor ultimei generatii – pretextul pentru dezvaluirea acestora e o calatorie de la Bucuresti la Brasov, unde un grup de tineri pleaca sa vada o piesa pusa in scena de un amic de-al lor. Filmul, in distributia caruia se disting Marius Manole si Tudor Aron Istodor (dintre tineri) si Razvan Vasilescu si Maia Morgenstern (dintre adulti), bifeaza probleme urbane, ca agatatul pe internet, arta, muzica psihedelica, teama de dragoste. Filmul de debut al lui Constantin Popescu, "Portret al luptatorului la tinerete – Aproape liniste 1", care va fi lansat si el anul acesta, si-a ales o tema dificila, dar cu atat mai curajoasa: luptatorii anticomunistii din munti. Spun "dificila" si "curajoasa" intrucat asteptarile publicului mainstream merg spre discursuri care aduc omagii acelor eroi locali, pe modelul Luciei Hossu Longin, iar riscul, ca regizor, de a cadea in adevarurile patetice si de la sine intelese ale anticomunismului e imens. Avand parte de o distributie proaspata (Dragos Bucur, Alex Potocean, Andi Vasluianu), filmul "documenteaza" grupul de rezistenta format in jurul lui Ion Gavrila Ogoranu.
Nicolaescu, in rolul lui Carol I
Sergiu Nicolaescu isi va rasfata si el fanii cu un documentar artistic, "Carol I", despre ultimele zile ale vietii primului rege din istoria Romaniei. Noul "Apus de soare", realizat la studiourile MediaPro Pictures cu o generoasa subventie de la CNC (195.000 RON, obtinuti in 1996), va straluci pe marile ecrane cu Nicolaescu in rolul principal, fiind o docu-drama care va combina elemente de film artistic cu inserturi nonfictionale din arhive. Pelicula va fi terminata anul acesta, insa nu s-a comunicat o data a lansarii.
luni, 16 februarie 2009
Sophie Scholl - Die letzten Tage (2005)
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Director:
Marc Rothemund
Writer:
Fred Breinersdorfer (writer)
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Release Date:
24 February 2005 (Germany) more
Genre:
Biography | Crime | Drama | History | War more
Tagline:
In 1943, one young woman stood up to the Nazis, her courage made her a legend, this is her story . . . more
Plot:
A dramatization of the final days of Sophie Scholl, one of the most famous members of the German World War II anti-Nazi resistance movement, The White Rose. full summary | full synopsis
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Resistance | White Rose | Gestapo | Heroine | University
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Nominated for Oscar. Another 16 wins & 8 nominations more
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Cast
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Julia Jentsch ... Sophie Magdalena Scholl
Gerald Alexander Held ... Robert Mohr (as Alexander Held)
Fabian Hinrichs ... Hans Scholl
Johanna Gastdorf ... Else Gebel
André Hennicke ... Richter Dr. Roland Freisler
Florian Stetter ... Christoph Probst
Maximilian Brückner ... Willi Graf
Johannes Suhm ... Alexander Schmorell
Lilli Jung ... Gisela Schertling
Klaus Händl ... Lohner
Petra Kelling ... Magdalena Scholl
Jörg Hube ... Robert Scholl
Franz Staber ... Werner Scholl
Maria Hofstätter ... Wärterin
Wolfgang Pregler ... Jakob Schmid
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Also Known As:
Sophie Scholl: The Final Days (UK) (original subtitled version) (USA)
more
Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parents
Runtime:
120 min | Argentina:117 min
Country:
Germany
Language:
German
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Certification:
Netherlands:12 | Argentina:13 | Finland:K-11 | Sweden:7 | Hong Kong:IIA | Singapore:PG | UK:PG | Brazil:16 | Australia:M | Malaysia:U | South Korea:15 | Peru:14 | Germany:12 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Zurich)
Filming Locations:
Munich, Bavaria, Germany more
Company:
Broth Film more
Fun Stuff
Trivia:
The film was shot in chronological order. more
Goofs:
Continuity: In the long interrogation in the middle of the film, the pile of index cards in front of interrogator Mohr keeps moving around on the table. more
Quotes:
Christoph Probst: It wasn't in vain. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in The Making of 'Sophie Scholl - Die letzten Tage' (2005) (TV) more
Soundtrack:
Voiceless more
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81 out of 91 people found the following comment useful:-
How would YOU make Sophie Scholl?, 23 October 2005
9/10
Author: avidadollars from United Kingdom
As a person who spent many years 'making art', I could not be more amazed reading some of the comments. I've just been to a preview of Sophie Scholl in Manchester, England; and I am not only glad that this movie has been made, but also that it is done at the time when young people are happier to do 'whatever' rather than have any principles.
There is no point debating historical accuracy. As it followed from the Q&A session with Marc Rothemund following the preview, not only the filming took place at the original locations that are still there, but the crew went at great length doing things 'right', including getting the weather reports for February 1943. Yes, there is this strange feeling of looking at the film's title, which sounds like the title for a documentary. But then I didn't gather the impression that Rothemund's goal was to poeticise the story of Sophie Scholl. I think it is quite enough that in Germany she is perceived as a martyr. What Sophie Scholl - Die Letzten Tage does successfully is it shows a person behind the image, a young girl (younger than myself), who was prepared to die for her idea, but desperately loved life.
I read critical comments, and mine was in part sparked by them. Far from trying to debate their correctness, I'll do exactly what I always do on these occasions. Guys, those of you who decide to write next dismissive drag, instead tell us how you would direct in Rothemund's place. Or how would you act in place of Julia Jentsch? If you have really valid suggestions, we'll all be happy to hear.
User Rating:
7.9/10 6,946 votes
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Director:
Marc Rothemund
Writer:
Fred Breinersdorfer (writer)
Contact:
View company contact information for Sophie Scholl: The Final Days on IMDbPro.
Release Date:
24 February 2005 (Germany) more
Genre:
Biography | Crime | Drama | History | War more
Tagline:
In 1943, one young woman stood up to the Nazis, her courage made her a legend, this is her story . . . more
Plot:
A dramatization of the final days of Sophie Scholl, one of the most famous members of the German World War II anti-Nazi resistance movement, The White Rose. full summary | full synopsis
Plot Keywords:
Resistance | White Rose | Gestapo | Heroine | University
more
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 16 wins & 8 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(3 articles)
61st Locarno Film Festival Awards
(From screeninglog. 18 August 2008, 10:34 PM, PDT)
South African 'Carmen' Wins at Berlinale
(From Studio Briefing. 21 February 2005)
User Comments:
How would YOU make Sophie Scholl? more
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)
Julia Jentsch ... Sophie Magdalena Scholl
Gerald Alexander Held ... Robert Mohr (as Alexander Held)
Fabian Hinrichs ... Hans Scholl
Johanna Gastdorf ... Else Gebel
André Hennicke ... Richter Dr. Roland Freisler
Florian Stetter ... Christoph Probst
Maximilian Brückner ... Willi Graf
Johannes Suhm ... Alexander Schmorell
Lilli Jung ... Gisela Schertling
Klaus Händl ... Lohner
Petra Kelling ... Magdalena Scholl
Jörg Hube ... Robert Scholl
Franz Staber ... Werner Scholl
Maria Hofstätter ... Wärterin
Wolfgang Pregler ... Jakob Schmid
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Additional Details
Also Known As:
Sophie Scholl: The Final Days (UK) (original subtitled version) (USA)
more
Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parents
Runtime:
120 min | Argentina:117 min
Country:
Germany
Language:
German
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Certification:
Netherlands:12 | Argentina:13 | Finland:K-11 | Sweden:7 | Hong Kong:IIA | Singapore:PG | UK:PG | Brazil:16 | Australia:M | Malaysia:U | South Korea:15 | Peru:14 | Germany:12 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Zurich)
Filming Locations:
Munich, Bavaria, Germany more
Company:
Broth Film more
Fun Stuff
Trivia:
The film was shot in chronological order. more
Goofs:
Continuity: In the long interrogation in the middle of the film, the pile of index cards in front of interrogator Mohr keeps moving around on the table. more
Quotes:
Christoph Probst: It wasn't in vain. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in The Making of 'Sophie Scholl - Die letzten Tage' (2005) (TV) more
Soundtrack:
Voiceless more
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81 out of 91 people found the following comment useful:-
How would YOU make Sophie Scholl?, 23 October 2005
9/10
Author: avidadollars from United Kingdom
As a person who spent many years 'making art', I could not be more amazed reading some of the comments. I've just been to a preview of Sophie Scholl in Manchester, England; and I am not only glad that this movie has been made, but also that it is done at the time when young people are happier to do 'whatever' rather than have any principles.
There is no point debating historical accuracy. As it followed from the Q&A session with Marc Rothemund following the preview, not only the filming took place at the original locations that are still there, but the crew went at great length doing things 'right', including getting the weather reports for February 1943. Yes, there is this strange feeling of looking at the film's title, which sounds like the title for a documentary. But then I didn't gather the impression that Rothemund's goal was to poeticise the story of Sophie Scholl. I think it is quite enough that in Germany she is perceived as a martyr. What Sophie Scholl - Die Letzten Tage does successfully is it shows a person behind the image, a young girl (younger than myself), who was prepared to die for her idea, but desperately loved life.
I read critical comments, and mine was in part sparked by them. Far from trying to debate their correctness, I'll do exactly what I always do on these occasions. Guys, those of you who decide to write next dismissive drag, instead tell us how you would direct in Rothemund's place. Or how would you act in place of Julia Jentsch? If you have really valid suggestions, we'll all be happy to hear.
Die Ehe der Maria Braun (1979)
Overview
User Rating:
7.8/10 3,085 votes
MOVIEmeter: ?
Down 9% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.
Director:
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Writers:
Rainer Werner Fassbinder (dialogue)
Rainer Werner Fassbinder (story)
more
Contact:
View company contact information for The Marriage of Maria Braun on IMDbPro.
Release Date:
23 March 1979 (West Germany) more
Genre:
Drama more
Tagline:
The Marriage Of Maria Braun. . . the marriage lasted no longer than half a day and a full night.
Plot:
This movie follows the life of a young German woman, married to a soldier in the waning days of WWII... more | add synopsis
Plot Keywords:
Soldier | Fascism | German Soldier | Homecoming Soldier | Male Frontal Nudity
more
Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 12 wins & 1 nomination more
User Comments:
Maria and Her Men more
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)
Hanna Schygulla ... Maria Braun
Klaus Löwitsch ... Hermann Braun
Ivan Desny ... Karl Oswald
Gisela Uhlen ... Mother
Elisabeth Trissenaar ... Betti Klenze
Gottfried John ... Willi Klenze
Hark Bohm ... Senkenberg
George Eagles ... Bill (as George Byrd)
Claus Holm ... Doctor
Günter Lamprecht ... Hans Wetzel (as Günther Lamprecht)
Anton Schiersner ... Grandpa Berger
Lilo Pempeit ... Frau Ehmke
Sonja Neudorfer ... Red Cross nurse
Volker Spengler ... Train conductor
Isolde Barth ... Vevi
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Also Known As:
The Marriage of Maria Braun (USA)
more
Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parents
Runtime:
120 min
Country:
West Germany
Language:
German | English
Color:
Color (Fujicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.66 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Iceland:12 | Australia:M | West Germany:12 (f) | UK:15 (video rating) | UK:AA | Finland:K-12 (re-rating) | Finland:K-15 (re-rating) (2004) | Finland:K-16 (original rating) | Singapore:R(A) | Sweden:15 | USA:R
Filming Locations:
Berlin, Germany more
Company:
Albatros Filmproduktion more
Fun Stuff
Trivia:
Director Cameo: [Rainer Werner Fassbinder]Peddler who sells Maria the black dress more
Quotes:
Maria Braun: And Annelise - what's she like?
Willi Klenze: She's what a man needs, someone who is his equal. She can talk, think - my equal in every way.
Maria Braun: So you think women have to be men's equal?
Willi Klenze: Sure, except most men aren't conscious of it yet. 'Consciousness lags behind reality.'
Maria Braun: Did Annelise say that?
Willi Klenze: Why?
Maria Braun: You'll wish you had your Betti back.
more
Movie Connections:
Featured in Trilogie allemande, La (2005) (V) more
Soundtrack:
In The Mood more
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8 out of 8 people found the following comment useful:-
Maria and Her Men, 15 October 2006
8/10
Author: Galina from Virginia, USA
Sensual and tough Maria Braun. (Hanna Schygula) marries a soldier in the middle of World War II and spends a half of day and the whole night with him. That's how long her marriage lasts before she loses him to the war and then to prison. She carries on with her life, becomes a successful businesswoman being not only sensual but intelligent, ambitious, and willing to use sex whenever or wherever necessary: "I don't know a thing about business, but I do know what German women want. You might even say I'm an expert on it". While climbing up to the success she always remembers her husband, Hermann (her man) and convinces herself that whatever she does – is for him, for their future happy life together. "Maria Braun"'s style reminds much of melodramas by Fassbinder's favorite Hollywood director, Douglas Sirk and offers a glimpse of the loss and survival in postwar Germany. Hanna Schygula literally shines in every scene of the movie and she is fantastic.
8.5/10
User Rating:
7.8/10 3,085 votes
MOVIEmeter: ?
Down 9% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.
Director:
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Writers:
Rainer Werner Fassbinder (dialogue)
Rainer Werner Fassbinder (story)
more
Contact:
View company contact information for The Marriage of Maria Braun on IMDbPro.
Release Date:
23 March 1979 (West Germany) more
Genre:
Drama more
Tagline:
The Marriage Of Maria Braun. . . the marriage lasted no longer than half a day and a full night.
Plot:
This movie follows the life of a young German woman, married to a soldier in the waning days of WWII... more | add synopsis
Plot Keywords:
Soldier | Fascism | German Soldier | Homecoming Soldier | Male Frontal Nudity
more
Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 12 wins & 1 nomination more
User Comments:
Maria and Her Men more
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)
Hanna Schygulla ... Maria Braun
Klaus Löwitsch ... Hermann Braun
Ivan Desny ... Karl Oswald
Gisela Uhlen ... Mother
Elisabeth Trissenaar ... Betti Klenze
Gottfried John ... Willi Klenze
Hark Bohm ... Senkenberg
George Eagles ... Bill (as George Byrd)
Claus Holm ... Doctor
Günter Lamprecht ... Hans Wetzel (as Günther Lamprecht)
Anton Schiersner ... Grandpa Berger
Lilo Pempeit ... Frau Ehmke
Sonja Neudorfer ... Red Cross nurse
Volker Spengler ... Train conductor
Isolde Barth ... Vevi
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Additional Details
Also Known As:
The Marriage of Maria Braun (USA)
more
Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parents
Runtime:
120 min
Country:
West Germany
Language:
German | English
Color:
Color (Fujicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.66 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Iceland:12 | Australia:M | West Germany:12 (f) | UK:15 (video rating) | UK:AA | Finland:K-12 (re-rating) | Finland:K-15 (re-rating) (2004) | Finland:K-16 (original rating) | Singapore:R(A) | Sweden:15 | USA:R
Filming Locations:
Berlin, Germany more
Company:
Albatros Filmproduktion more
Fun Stuff
Trivia:
Director Cameo: [Rainer Werner Fassbinder]Peddler who sells Maria the black dress more
Quotes:
Maria Braun: And Annelise - what's she like?
Willi Klenze: She's what a man needs, someone who is his equal. She can talk, think - my equal in every way.
Maria Braun: So you think women have to be men's equal?
Willi Klenze: Sure, except most men aren't conscious of it yet. 'Consciousness lags behind reality.'
Maria Braun: Did Annelise say that?
Willi Klenze: Why?
Maria Braun: You'll wish you had your Betti back.
more
Movie Connections:
Featured in Trilogie allemande, La (2005) (V) more
Soundtrack:
In The Mood more
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8 out of 8 people found the following comment useful:-
Maria and Her Men, 15 October 2006
8/10
Author: Galina from Virginia, USA
Sensual and tough Maria Braun. (Hanna Schygula) marries a soldier in the middle of World War II and spends a half of day and the whole night with him. That's how long her marriage lasts before she loses him to the war and then to prison. She carries on with her life, becomes a successful businesswoman being not only sensual but intelligent, ambitious, and willing to use sex whenever or wherever necessary: "I don't know a thing about business, but I do know what German women want. You might even say I'm an expert on it". While climbing up to the success she always remembers her husband, Hermann (her man) and convinces herself that whatever she does – is for him, for their future happy life together. "Maria Braun"'s style reminds much of melodramas by Fassbinder's favorite Hollywood director, Douglas Sirk and offers a glimpse of the loss and survival in postwar Germany. Hanna Schygula literally shines in every scene of the movie and she is fantastic.
8.5/10
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Overview
Date of Birth:
31 May 1945, Bad Wörishofen, Bavaria, Germany more
Date of Death:
10 June 1982, Munich, Bavaria, Germany more
Mini Biography:
Above all, Rainer Werner Fassbinder was a rebel whose life and art was... more
Trivia:
He made 41 movies in 13 years more
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Awards:
21 wins & 10 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(2 articles)
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Chicago Film Festival Dedicated to Critic Ebert
(From Studio Briefing. 16 August 2007)
Alternate Names:
Franz Alsch | R.W. Fassbinder | Rainer W. Fassbinder | Franz Walsch | Franz Walsh
IMDb Resume:
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Filmography
Jump to filmography as: Writer, Director, Actor, Editor, Producer, Production Designer, Cinematographer, Soundtrack, Composer, Camera and Electrical Department, Art Director, Miscellaneous Crew, Thanks, Self, Archive Footage
Writer:
* 2000s
* 1990s
* 1980s
* 1970s
* 1960s
1. Amargas lágrimas de Petra von Kant, Las (2001) (TV) (play "Die Bitteren Tränen der Petra von Kant")
2. Gouttes d'eau sur pierres brûlantes (2000) (play "Tropfen auf heisse Steine")
... aka Water Drops on Burning Rocks (International: English title)
3. Turk uit Italie, Een (1992) (writer)
... aka A Turk from Italy
4. Querelle (1982) (screenplay)
... aka Querelle: A Film About Jean Genet's 'Querelle de Brest' (International: English title)
5. Die Sehnsucht der Veronika Voss (1982) (writer)
... aka Veronika Voss (USA)
6. Lola (1981) (writer) (as R.W. Fassbinder)
7. Theater in Trance (1981) (writer)
8. Lili Marleen (1981) (additional dialogue) (screenplay)
9. "Berlin Alexanderplatz" (14 episodes, 1980)
... aka Berlin Alexanderplatz: Remastered (Germany: restored version)
- Das Äußere und das Innere und das Geheimnis der Angst vor dem Geheimnis (1980) TV episode (writer)
- Fassbinder, Berlin Alexanderplatz, 14 - Mein Traum vom Traum des Franz Biberkopf von Alfred Döblin: Ein Epilog (1980) TV episode (writer)
- Die Schlange in der Seele der Schlange (1980) TV episode (writer)
- Wissen ist Macht und Morgenstund hat Gold im Mund (1980) TV episode (writer)
- Einsamkeit reißt auch in Mauern Risse des Irrsinns (1980) TV episode (writer)
(9 more)
10. Die Dritte Generation (1979) (writer)
... aka The Third Generation
11. Die Ehe der Maria Braun (1979) (dialogue) (story)
... aka The Marriage of Maria Braun (USA)
12. In einem Jahr mit 13 Monden (1978) (writer)
... aka In a Year of 13 Moons
... aka In a Year with 13 Moons (USA)
13. Deutschland im Herbst (1978) (writer)
... aka Germany in Autumn (International: English title)
14. Bolwieser (1977) (TV) (writer)
... aka The Stationmaster's Wife
15. Chinesisches Roulette (1976) (writer)
... aka Chinese Roulette (USA)
... aka Roulette chinoise (France)
16. Satansbraten (1976) (writer)
... aka Satan's Brew (USA)
17. Ich will doch nur, daß ihr mich liebt (1976) (TV) (writer)
... aka I Only Want You to Love Me
18. Schatten der Engel (1976) (play "Der Müll, die Stadt und der Tod") (uncredited) (screenplay and dialogue)
... aka Shadow of Angels (USA)
19. Angst vor der Angst (1975) (TV) (writer)
... aka Fear of Fear (USA)
20. Mutter Küsters' Fahrt zum Himmel (1975) (writer)
... aka Mother Küsters Goes to Heaven (USA)
... aka Mother Kuster's Trip to Heaven (UK)
21. Faustrecht der Freiheit (1975) (writer)
... aka Fist-Fight of Freedom (International: English title)
... aka Fist-Right of Freedom (International: English title)
... aka Fox (UK)
... aka Fox and His Friends (USA)
22. Wie ein Vogel auf dem Draht (1975) (TV) (writer)
... aka Like a Bird on a Wire
23. Fontane - Effi Briest oder: Viele, die eine Ahnung haben von ihren Möglichkeiten und Bedürfnissen und dennoch das herrschende System in ihrem Kopf akzeptieren durch ihre Taten und es somit festigen und durchaus bestätigen (1974) (writer)
... aka Effi Briest (Australia)
... aka Fontane Effi Briest
24. Martha (1974) (TV) (uncredited)
25. Angst essen Seele auf (1974) (writer)
... aka Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (USA)
... aka Fear Eats the Soul
26. Welt am Draht (1973) (TV) (writer)
... aka World on Wires
... aka World on a Wire
27. Fru Geesches frihed (1973) (TV) (play "Bremer Freiheit")
28. "Acht Stunden sind kein Tag" (5 episodes, 1972-1973)
... aka Eight Hours Are Not a Day
- Irmgard und Rolf (1973) TV episode (writer)
- Monika und Harald (1973) TV episode (writer)
- Franz und Ernst (1973) TV episode (writer)
- Oma und Gregor (1972) TV episode (writer)
- Jochen und Marion (1972) TV episode (writer)
29. Wildwechsel (1973) (TV) (writer)
... aka Jail Bait (USA)
... aka Wild Game (UK)
30. Bremer Freiheit (1972) (TV) (play) (screenplay)
... aka Bremen Coffee
... aka Bremen Freedom
31. Die Bitteren Tränen der Petra von Kant (1972) (play) (screenplay)
... aka The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant (USA)
32. Händler der vier Jahreszeiten (1972) (writer)
... aka The Merchant of Four Seasons
33. Warnung vor einer heiligen Nutte (1971) (writer)
... aka Beware of a Holy Whore (USA)
34. Whity (1971) (writer)
35. Pioniere in Ingolstadt (1971) (TV) (writer)
... aka Pioneers in Ingolstadt
... aka Recruits in Ingolstadt
36. Rio das Mortes (1971) (TV) (writer)
37. Die Niklashauser Fart (1970) (TV) (writer)
... aka The Niklashausen Journey
38. Der Amerikanische Soldat (1970) (writer)
... aka The American Soldier (USA)
39. Warum läuft Herr R. Amok? (1970) (writer)
... aka Why Does Herr R. Run Amok? (International: English title)
40. Das Kaffeehaus (1970) (TV) (writer)
... aka The Coffeehouse
41. Götter der Pest (1970) (writer)
... aka Gods of the Plague (USA)
42. Katzelmacher (1969) (writer)
43. Liebe ist kälter als der Tod (1969) (writer)
... aka Love Is Colder Than Death
44. Fernes Jamaica (1969) (writer)
... aka Distant Jamaica
45. Das Kleine Chaos (1966) (writer)
... aka The Little Chaos
46. Der Stadtstreicher (1966) (writer)
... aka The City Tramp
Director:
* 1980s
* 1970s
* 1960s
1. Querelle (1982)
... aka Querelle: A Film About Jean Genet's 'Querelle de Brest' (International: English title)
2. Die Sehnsucht der Veronika Voss (1982)
... aka Veronika Voss (USA)
3. Lola (1981)
4. Theater in Trance (1981)
5. Lili Marleen (1981)
6. "Berlin Alexanderplatz" (14 episodes, 1980)
... aka Berlin Alexanderplatz: Remastered (Germany: restored version)
- Das Äußere und das Innere und das Geheimnis der Angst vor dem Geheimnis (1980) TV episode
- Fassbinder, Berlin Alexanderplatz, 14 - Mein Traum vom Traum des Franz Biberkopf von Alfred Döblin: Ein Epilog (1980) TV episode
- Die Schlange in der Seele der Schlange (1980) TV episode
- Wissen ist Macht und Morgenstund hat Gold im Mund (1980) TV episode
- Einsamkeit reißt auch in Mauern Risse des Irrsinns (1980) TV episode
(9 more)
7. Die Dritte Generation (1979)
... aka The Third Generation
8. Die Ehe der Maria Braun (1979)
... aka The Marriage of Maria Braun (USA)
9. In einem Jahr mit 13 Monden (1978)
... aka In a Year of 13 Moons
... aka In a Year with 13 Moons (USA)
10. Despair (1978)
... aka Despair (France)
... aka Despair - Eine Reise ins Licht
11. Deutschland im Herbst (1978)
... aka Germany in Autumn (International: English title)
12. Bolwieser (1977) (TV)
... aka The Stationmaster's Wife
13. Frauen in New York (1977) (TV)
... aka Women in New York
14. Chinesisches Roulette (1976)
... aka Chinese Roulette (USA)
... aka Roulette chinoise (France)
15. Satansbraten (1976)
... aka Satan's Brew (USA)
16. Ich will doch nur, daß ihr mich liebt (1976) (TV)
... aka I Only Want You to Love Me
17. Angst vor der Angst (1975) (TV)
... aka Fear of Fear (USA)
18. Mutter Küsters' Fahrt zum Himmel (1975)
... aka Mother Küsters Goes to Heaven (USA)
... aka Mother Kuster's Trip to Heaven (UK)
19. Faustrecht der Freiheit (1975)
... aka Fist-Fight of Freedom (International: English title)
... aka Fist-Right of Freedom (International: English title)
... aka Fox (UK)
... aka Fox and His Friends (USA)
20. Wie ein Vogel auf dem Draht (1975) (TV)
... aka Like a Bird on a Wire
21. Fontane - Effi Briest oder: Viele, die eine Ahnung haben von ihren Möglichkeiten und Bedürfnissen und dennoch das herrschende System in ihrem Kopf akzeptieren durch ihre Taten und es somit festigen und durchaus bestätigen (1974)
... aka Effi Briest (Australia)
... aka Fontane Effi Briest
22. Martha (1974) (TV)
23. Angst essen Seele auf (1974)
... aka Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (USA)
... aka Fear Eats the Soul
24. Nora Helmer (1974) (TV)
... aka Nora Helmer (USA)
25. Welt am Draht (1973) (TV)
... aka World on Wires
... aka World on a Wire
26. "Acht Stunden sind kein Tag" (5 episodes, 1972-1973)
... aka Eight Hours Are Not a Day
- Irmgard und Rolf (1973) TV episode
- Monika und Harald (1973) TV episode
- Franz und Ernst (1973) TV episode
- Oma und Gregor (1972) TV episode
- Jochen und Marion (1972) TV episode
27. Wildwechsel (1973) (TV)
... aka Jail Bait (USA)
... aka Wild Game (UK)
28. Bremer Freiheit (1972) (TV)
... aka Bremen Coffee
... aka Bremen Freedom
29. Die Bitteren Tränen der Petra von Kant (1972)
... aka The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant (USA)
30. Händler der vier Jahreszeiten (1972)
... aka The Merchant of Four Seasons
31. Warnung vor einer heiligen Nutte (1971)
... aka Beware of a Holy Whore (USA)
32. Whity (1971)
33. Pioniere in Ingolstadt (1971) (TV)
... aka Pioneers in Ingolstadt
... aka Recruits in Ingolstadt
34. Rio das Mortes (1971) (TV)
35. Die Niklashauser Fart (1970) (TV)
... aka The Niklashausen Journey
36. Der Amerikanische Soldat (1970)
... aka The American Soldier (USA)
37. Warum läuft Herr R. Amok? (1970)
... aka Why Does Herr R. Run Amok? (International: English title)
38. Das Kaffeehaus (1970) (TV)
... aka The Coffeehouse
39. Götter der Pest (1970)
... aka Gods of the Plague (USA)
40. Katzelmacher (1969)
41. Liebe ist kälter als der Tod (1969)
... aka Love Is Colder Than Death
42. Das Kleine Chaos (1966)
... aka The Little Chaos
43. Der Stadtstreicher (1966)
... aka The City Tramp
Actor:
* 1980s
* 1970s
* 1960s
1. The Last Trip to Harrisburg (1984) (voice) .... Voice of Man and Woman in Train
... aka Die Letzte Fahrt nach Harrisburg (West Germany: TV title)
2. Kamikaze 1989 (1982) .... Polizeileutnant Jansen
... aka Kamikaze 89 (USA)
3. Die Sehnsucht der Veronika Voss (1982) (uncredited) .... Kinobesucher
... aka Veronika Voss (USA)
4. Heute spielen wir den Boß (1981) (uncredited) .... Man
... aka Die Blonde mit den scharfen Kurven (West Germany: video title)
... aka Heute spielen wir den Boß - Wo geht's denn hier zum Film? (West Germany)
... aka Wo geht's denn hier zum Film? (West Germany)
5. Polnischer Sommer (1981) (TV) .... Babiuch
6. Lili Marleen (1981) (uncredited) .... Weissenborn
7. "Berlin Alexanderplatz" (1980) TV mini-series .... Narrator and Himself (unknown episodes)
... aka Berlin Alexanderplatz: Remastered (Germany: restored version)
8. Bourbon Street Blues (1979) .... Schriftsteller (Writer)
9. Die Ehe der Maria Braun (1979) .... Peddler
... aka The Marriage of Maria Braun (USA)
10. In einem Jahr mit 13 Monden (1978) (voice) (uncredited) .... Seelenfrieda
... aka In a Year of 13 Moons
... aka In a Year with 13 Moons (USA)
11. Adolf und Marlene (1977) .... Hermann
... aka Adolf and Marlene (International: English title)
... aka Der Mann vom Obersalzberg - Adolf und Marlene (West Germany)
12. Ich will doch nur, daß ihr mich liebt (1976) (TV)
... aka I Only Want You to Love Me
13. Schatten der Engel (1976) .... Raoul
... aka Shadow of Angels (USA)
14. Mutter Küsters' Fahrt zum Himmel (1975) (voice) (uncredited) .... Pfarrer
... aka Mother Küsters Goes to Heaven (USA)
... aka Mother Kuster's Trip to Heaven (UK)
15. Faustrecht der Freiheit (1975) .... Franz Bieberkopf / 'Fox'
... aka Fist-Fight of Freedom (International: English title)
... aka Fist-Right of Freedom (International: English title)
... aka Fox (UK)
... aka Fox and His Friends (USA)
16. Die Wohngenossin (1975) (TV)
17. Angst essen Seele auf (1974) (uncredited) .... Eugen, Krista's husband
... aka Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (USA)
... aka Fear Eats the Soul
18. Die Zärtlichkeit der Wölfe (1973) .... Wittowski
... aka Tenderness of the Wolves (USA)
... aka The Tenderness of Wolves
19. Bremer Freiheit (1972) (TV) (uncredited) .... Rumpf
... aka Bremen Coffee
... aka Bremen Freedom
20. Händler der vier Jahreszeiten (1972) (uncredited) .... Zucker
... aka The Merchant of Four Seasons
21. Die Ahnfrau - Oratorium nach Franz Grillparzer (1971) (TV) .... Jaromir
... aka Die Ahnfrau (West Germany: short title)
22. Warnung vor einer heiligen Nutte (1971) .... Sascha, Herstellungsleiter
... aka Beware of a Holy Whore (USA)
23. Whity (1971) (uncredited) .... Saloon guest
24. Supergirl - Das Mädchen von den Sternen (1971) (TV) .... Mann vor dem Schaufenster
... aka Supergirl (West Germany: short title)
25. Rio das Mortes (1971) (TV) .... Hannas Tanzpartner
26. Der Plötzliche Reichtum der armen Leute von Kombach (1971) (TV) .... Bauer
... aka The Sudden Wealth of the Poor People of Kombach
27. Haytabo (1971) .... Bote des Professors
... aka Eddie geht weiter (West Germany)
... aka Falscher Verdacht (West Germany)
28. Die Niklashauser Fart (1970) (TV) (uncredited) .... Black Monk
... aka The Niklashausen Journey
29. Der Amerikanische Soldat (1970) (uncredited) .... Franz Walsch
... aka The American Soldier (USA)
30. Mathias Kneissl (1970) .... Flecklbauer
31. Götter der Pest (1970) (uncredited) .... Pornokunde
... aka Gods of the Plague (USA)
32. Baal (1970) (TV) .... Baal
33. Sonja und Kirilow haben sich entschlossen Schauspieler zu werden und die Welt zu verändern (1970)
34. Alarm (1969) (TV) .... Man in uniform
35. Al Capone im deutschen Wald (1969) (TV) .... Heini
... aka Al Capone in the German Forest
36. Katzelmacher (1969) (uncredited) .... Jorgos
37. Frei bis zum nächsten Mal (1969) (TV) .... Mechanic
... aka Free Till Next Time
38. Liebe ist kälter als der Tod (1969) (uncredited) .... Franz
... aka Love Is Colder Than Death
39. Der Bräutigam, die Komödiantin und der Zuhälter (1968) (as Rainer W. Fassbinder) .... The pimp/Freder in the play
... aka The Bridegroom, the Actress and the Pimp
... aka The Bridegroom, the Comedienne and the Pimp
40. Mit Eichenlaub und Feigenblatt (1968) .... Festnehmender Soldat
... aka With Oak Leaves and Fig Leaf (International: English title)
41. Tonys Freunde (1967) (TV) .... Mallard
... aka Tony's Friends
42. Das Kleine Chaos (1966) .... Franz
... aka The Little Chaos
43. Der Stadtstreicher (1966) (uncredited) .... Man #1 at pissoir
... aka The City Tramp
Editor:
* 1980s
* 1970s
* 1960s
1. Querelle (1982) (as Franz Walsch)
... aka Querelle: A Film About Jean Genet's 'Querelle de Brest' (International: English title)
2. Lola (1981) (as Franz Walsch)
3. Theater in Trance (1981) (as Franz Walsch)
4. Lili Marleen (1981) (as Franz Walsch)
5. Die Ehe der Maria Braun (1979) (as Franz Walsch)
... aka The Marriage of Maria Braun (USA)
6. In einem Jahr mit 13 Monden (1978)
... aka In a Year of 13 Moons
... aka In a Year with 13 Moons (USA)
7. Spiel der Verlierer (1978) (as Franz Walsch)
8. Despair (1978) (as Franz Walsch)
... aka Despair (France)
... aka Despair - Eine Reise ins Licht
9. Bolwieser (1977) (TV) (as Franz Walsch)
... aka The Stationmaster's Wife
10. Die Zärtlichkeit der Wölfe (1973) (as Franz Walsch)
... aka Tenderness of the Wolves (USA)
... aka The Tenderness of Wolves
11. Warnung vor einer heiligen Nutte (1971) (as Franz Walsch)
... aka Beware of a Holy Whore (USA)
12. Whity (1971) (as Franz Walsh)
13. Rio das Mortes (1971) (TV) (as Franz Alsch)
14. Die Niklashauser Fart (1970) (TV) (as Franz Walsch)
... aka The Niklashausen Journey
15. Warum läuft Herr R. Amok? (1970) (as Franz Walsch)
... aka Why Does Herr R. Run Amok? (International: English title)
16. Götter der Pest (1970) (as Franz Walsch)
... aka Gods of the Plague (USA)
17. Katzelmacher (1969) (as Franz Walsch)
18. Liebe ist kälter als der Tod (1969) (as Franz Walsch)
... aka Love Is Colder Than Death
Producer:
* 1980s
* 1970s
1. Lola (1981) (executive producer)
2. Die Dritte Generation (1979) (producer)
... aka The Third Generation
3. In einem Jahr mit 13 Monden (1978) (producer)
... aka In a Year of 13 Moons
... aka In a Year with 13 Moons (USA)
4. Spiel der Verlierer (1978) (producer)
5. Adolf und Marlene (1977) (producer)
... aka Adolf and Marlene (International: English title)
... aka Der Mann vom Obersalzberg - Adolf und Marlene (West Germany)
6. Faustrecht der Freiheit (1975) (producer)
... aka Fist-Fight of Freedom (International: English title)
... aka Fist-Right of Freedom (International: English title)
... aka Fox (UK)
... aka Fox and His Friends (USA)
7. Fontane - Effi Briest oder: Viele, die eine Ahnung haben von ihren Möglichkeiten und Bedürfnissen und dennoch das herrschende System in ihrem Kopf akzeptieren durch ihre Taten und es somit festigen und durchaus bestätigen (1974) (producer)
... aka Effi Briest (Australia)
... aka Fontane Effi Briest
8. Angst essen Seele auf (1974) (executive producer)
... aka Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (USA)
... aka Fear Eats the Soul
9. Die Zärtlichkeit der Wölfe (1973) (producer)
... aka Tenderness of the Wolves (USA)
... aka The Tenderness of Wolves
10. Die Bitteren Tränen der Petra von Kant (1972) (producer)
... aka The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant (USA)
11. Der Amerikanische Soldat (1970) (producer) (uncredited)
... aka The American Soldier (USA)
12. Götter der Pest (1970) (producer)
... aka Gods of the Plague (USA)
13. Sonja und Kirilow haben sich entschlossen Schauspieler zu werden und die Welt zu verändern (1970) (producer)
Production Designer:
* 1970s
* 1960s
1. Angst essen Seele auf (1974) (uncredited)
... aka Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (USA)
... aka Fear Eats the Soul
2. Der Amerikanische Soldat (1970)
... aka The American Soldier (USA)
3. Liebe ist kälter als der Tod (1969)
... aka Love Is Colder Than Death
Cinematographer:
1. Die Dritte Generation (1979)
... aka The Third Generation
2. In einem Jahr mit 13 Monden (1978)
... aka In a Year of 13 Moons
... aka In a Year with 13 Moons (USA)
Soundtrack:
1. Fassbinder in Hollywood (2002) (writer: "Leather Boy", "So Much Tenderness")
Composer:
1. Life, Love & Celluloid (1998)
Camera and Electrical Department:
1. Die Dritte Generation (1979) (camera operator)
... aka The Third Generation
Art Director:
1. In einem Jahr mit 13 Monden (1978)
... aka In a Year of 13 Moons
... aka In a Year with 13 Moons (USA)
Miscellaneous Crew:
1. Bremer Freiheit (1972) (TV) (stage director)
... aka Bremen Coffee
... aka Bremen Freedom
Thanks:
* 2000s
* 1990s
* 1980s
1. Con qué la lavaré? (2004) (thanks)
... aka With What Shall I Wash It? (International: English title)
2. Continental (1990) (acknowledgment)
3. Der Stille Ozean (1983) (TV) (dedicatee)
Self:
* 1980s
* 1970s
1. Der Bauer von Babylon - Rainer Werner Fassbinder dreht Querelle (1983) .... Himself
... aka The Wizard of Babylon (USA)
2. Rainer Werner Fassbinder - Letzte Arbeiten (1982) (TV) .... Himself
3. Chambre 666 (1982) (TV) .... Himself
... aka Room 666 (International: English title)
4. "Étoiles et toiles" .... Himself (1 episode, 1982)
- Films allemands, reflets de l'histoire (1982) TV episode .... Himself
5. Die Erbtöchter (1982) .... Himself
... aka Filles héréditaires, Les
... aka The Heiress
6. R.W. Fassbinder (1981) (TV) .... Himself
7. "NDR Talk Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1980)
... aka NDR Talk Show Classics (West Germany: repeat compilations title)
- Episode dated 12 December 1980 (1980) TV episode .... Himself
8. Douglas Sirk: Über Stars (1980) (TV) .... Himself
9. Berlin Alexanderplatz - Beobachtungen bei Dreharbeiten (1979) (TV) .... Himself
... aka The Making of 'Berlin Alexanderplatz' (USA)
10. Der Kleine Godard an das Kuratorium junger deutscher Film (1978) .... Second Director
... aka The Little Godard to the Production Board for Young German Film
11. Lebensläufe - Rainer Werner Fassbinder im Gespräch (1978) (TV) .... Himself
12. Deutschland im Herbst (1978) (uncredited) .... Himself
... aka Germany in Autumn (International: English title)
13. Rainer Werner Fassbinder, 1977 (1977) .... Himself
14. "Je später der Abend ..." .... Himself (1 episode, 1976)
- Episode dated 20 March 1976 (1976) TV episode .... Himself
15. "Am laufenden Band" .... Himself (1 episode, 1975)
- Episode #2.7 (1975) TV episode .... Himself
16. 1 Berlin-Harlem (1974) .... Himself
17. Fassbinder produziert: Film Nr. 8 (1971) (TV) .... Himself
... aka Fassbinder Produces Film No. 8
18. Ende einer Kommune (1970) .... Himself
Archive Footage:
1. Back to Room 666 (2008) .... Himself
2. Gegenschuss - Aufbruch der Filmemacher (2008) .... Himself
3. Erika Rabau: Puck of Berlin (2008) .... Himself
4. Schau mir in die Augen, Kleiner (2007) .... Himself
5. Filmlegenden. Deutsch (2005) (TV) .... Himself
6. "Deutsche Lebensläufe"
- Rainer Werner Fassbinder - Der Rastlose (2005) TV episode .... Himself
7. Qui aime joue perdant (2003) .... Himself
8. Fassbinder in Hollywood (2002) (uncredited) .... Himself
9. Es ist nicht gut in einem Menschenleib zu leben (1995) (TV) .... Himself
10. Ich will nicht nur, daß ihr mich liebt - Der Filmemacher Rainer Werner Fassbinder (1993) .... Himself
Date of Birth:
31 May 1945, Bad Wörishofen, Bavaria, Germany more
Date of Death:
10 June 1982, Munich, Bavaria, Germany more
Mini Biography:
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Trivia:
He made 41 movies in 13 years more
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Awards:
21 wins & 10 nominations more
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Alternate Names:
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Filmography
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Writer:
* 2000s
* 1990s
* 1980s
* 1970s
* 1960s
1. Amargas lágrimas de Petra von Kant, Las (2001) (TV) (play "Die Bitteren Tränen der Petra von Kant")
2. Gouttes d'eau sur pierres brûlantes (2000) (play "Tropfen auf heisse Steine")
... aka Water Drops on Burning Rocks (International: English title)
3. Turk uit Italie, Een (1992) (writer)
... aka A Turk from Italy
4. Querelle (1982) (screenplay)
... aka Querelle: A Film About Jean Genet's 'Querelle de Brest' (International: English title)
5. Die Sehnsucht der Veronika Voss (1982) (writer)
... aka Veronika Voss (USA)
6. Lola (1981) (writer) (as R.W. Fassbinder)
7. Theater in Trance (1981) (writer)
8. Lili Marleen (1981) (additional dialogue) (screenplay)
9. "Berlin Alexanderplatz" (14 episodes, 1980)
... aka Berlin Alexanderplatz: Remastered (Germany: restored version)
- Das Äußere und das Innere und das Geheimnis der Angst vor dem Geheimnis (1980) TV episode (writer)
- Fassbinder, Berlin Alexanderplatz, 14 - Mein Traum vom Traum des Franz Biberkopf von Alfred Döblin: Ein Epilog (1980) TV episode (writer)
- Die Schlange in der Seele der Schlange (1980) TV episode (writer)
- Wissen ist Macht und Morgenstund hat Gold im Mund (1980) TV episode (writer)
- Einsamkeit reißt auch in Mauern Risse des Irrsinns (1980) TV episode (writer)
(9 more)
10. Die Dritte Generation (1979) (writer)
... aka The Third Generation
11. Die Ehe der Maria Braun (1979) (dialogue) (story)
... aka The Marriage of Maria Braun (USA)
12. In einem Jahr mit 13 Monden (1978) (writer)
... aka In a Year of 13 Moons
... aka In a Year with 13 Moons (USA)
13. Deutschland im Herbst (1978) (writer)
... aka Germany in Autumn (International: English title)
14. Bolwieser (1977) (TV) (writer)
... aka The Stationmaster's Wife
15. Chinesisches Roulette (1976) (writer)
... aka Chinese Roulette (USA)
... aka Roulette chinoise (France)
16. Satansbraten (1976) (writer)
... aka Satan's Brew (USA)
17. Ich will doch nur, daß ihr mich liebt (1976) (TV) (writer)
... aka I Only Want You to Love Me
18. Schatten der Engel (1976) (play "Der Müll, die Stadt und der Tod") (uncredited) (screenplay and dialogue)
... aka Shadow of Angels (USA)
19. Angst vor der Angst (1975) (TV) (writer)
... aka Fear of Fear (USA)
20. Mutter Küsters' Fahrt zum Himmel (1975) (writer)
... aka Mother Küsters Goes to Heaven (USA)
... aka Mother Kuster's Trip to Heaven (UK)
21. Faustrecht der Freiheit (1975) (writer)
... aka Fist-Fight of Freedom (International: English title)
... aka Fist-Right of Freedom (International: English title)
... aka Fox (UK)
... aka Fox and His Friends (USA)
22. Wie ein Vogel auf dem Draht (1975) (TV) (writer)
... aka Like a Bird on a Wire
23. Fontane - Effi Briest oder: Viele, die eine Ahnung haben von ihren Möglichkeiten und Bedürfnissen und dennoch das herrschende System in ihrem Kopf akzeptieren durch ihre Taten und es somit festigen und durchaus bestätigen (1974) (writer)
... aka Effi Briest (Australia)
... aka Fontane Effi Briest
24. Martha (1974) (TV) (uncredited)
25. Angst essen Seele auf (1974) (writer)
... aka Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (USA)
... aka Fear Eats the Soul
26. Welt am Draht (1973) (TV) (writer)
... aka World on Wires
... aka World on a Wire
27. Fru Geesches frihed (1973) (TV) (play "Bremer Freiheit")
28. "Acht Stunden sind kein Tag" (5 episodes, 1972-1973)
... aka Eight Hours Are Not a Day
- Irmgard und Rolf (1973) TV episode (writer)
- Monika und Harald (1973) TV episode (writer)
- Franz und Ernst (1973) TV episode (writer)
- Oma und Gregor (1972) TV episode (writer)
- Jochen und Marion (1972) TV episode (writer)
29. Wildwechsel (1973) (TV) (writer)
... aka Jail Bait (USA)
... aka Wild Game (UK)
30. Bremer Freiheit (1972) (TV) (play) (screenplay)
... aka Bremen Coffee
... aka Bremen Freedom
31. Die Bitteren Tränen der Petra von Kant (1972) (play) (screenplay)
... aka The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant (USA)
32. Händler der vier Jahreszeiten (1972) (writer)
... aka The Merchant of Four Seasons
33. Warnung vor einer heiligen Nutte (1971) (writer)
... aka Beware of a Holy Whore (USA)
34. Whity (1971) (writer)
35. Pioniere in Ingolstadt (1971) (TV) (writer)
... aka Pioneers in Ingolstadt
... aka Recruits in Ingolstadt
36. Rio das Mortes (1971) (TV) (writer)
37. Die Niklashauser Fart (1970) (TV) (writer)
... aka The Niklashausen Journey
38. Der Amerikanische Soldat (1970) (writer)
... aka The American Soldier (USA)
39. Warum läuft Herr R. Amok? (1970) (writer)
... aka Why Does Herr R. Run Amok? (International: English title)
40. Das Kaffeehaus (1970) (TV) (writer)
... aka The Coffeehouse
41. Götter der Pest (1970) (writer)
... aka Gods of the Plague (USA)
42. Katzelmacher (1969) (writer)
43. Liebe ist kälter als der Tod (1969) (writer)
... aka Love Is Colder Than Death
44. Fernes Jamaica (1969) (writer)
... aka Distant Jamaica
45. Das Kleine Chaos (1966) (writer)
... aka The Little Chaos
46. Der Stadtstreicher (1966) (writer)
... aka The City Tramp
Director:
* 1980s
* 1970s
* 1960s
1. Querelle (1982)
... aka Querelle: A Film About Jean Genet's 'Querelle de Brest' (International: English title)
2. Die Sehnsucht der Veronika Voss (1982)
... aka Veronika Voss (USA)
3. Lola (1981)
4. Theater in Trance (1981)
5. Lili Marleen (1981)
6. "Berlin Alexanderplatz" (14 episodes, 1980)
... aka Berlin Alexanderplatz: Remastered (Germany: restored version)
- Das Äußere und das Innere und das Geheimnis der Angst vor dem Geheimnis (1980) TV episode
- Fassbinder, Berlin Alexanderplatz, 14 - Mein Traum vom Traum des Franz Biberkopf von Alfred Döblin: Ein Epilog (1980) TV episode
- Die Schlange in der Seele der Schlange (1980) TV episode
- Wissen ist Macht und Morgenstund hat Gold im Mund (1980) TV episode
- Einsamkeit reißt auch in Mauern Risse des Irrsinns (1980) TV episode
(9 more)
7. Die Dritte Generation (1979)
... aka The Third Generation
8. Die Ehe der Maria Braun (1979)
... aka The Marriage of Maria Braun (USA)
9. In einem Jahr mit 13 Monden (1978)
... aka In a Year of 13 Moons
... aka In a Year with 13 Moons (USA)
10. Despair (1978)
... aka Despair (France)
... aka Despair - Eine Reise ins Licht
11. Deutschland im Herbst (1978)
... aka Germany in Autumn (International: English title)
12. Bolwieser (1977) (TV)
... aka The Stationmaster's Wife
13. Frauen in New York (1977) (TV)
... aka Women in New York
14. Chinesisches Roulette (1976)
... aka Chinese Roulette (USA)
... aka Roulette chinoise (France)
15. Satansbraten (1976)
... aka Satan's Brew (USA)
16. Ich will doch nur, daß ihr mich liebt (1976) (TV)
... aka I Only Want You to Love Me
17. Angst vor der Angst (1975) (TV)
... aka Fear of Fear (USA)
18. Mutter Küsters' Fahrt zum Himmel (1975)
... aka Mother Küsters Goes to Heaven (USA)
... aka Mother Kuster's Trip to Heaven (UK)
19. Faustrecht der Freiheit (1975)
... aka Fist-Fight of Freedom (International: English title)
... aka Fist-Right of Freedom (International: English title)
... aka Fox (UK)
... aka Fox and His Friends (USA)
20. Wie ein Vogel auf dem Draht (1975) (TV)
... aka Like a Bird on a Wire
21. Fontane - Effi Briest oder: Viele, die eine Ahnung haben von ihren Möglichkeiten und Bedürfnissen und dennoch das herrschende System in ihrem Kopf akzeptieren durch ihre Taten und es somit festigen und durchaus bestätigen (1974)
... aka Effi Briest (Australia)
... aka Fontane Effi Briest
22. Martha (1974) (TV)
23. Angst essen Seele auf (1974)
... aka Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (USA)
... aka Fear Eats the Soul
24. Nora Helmer (1974) (TV)
... aka Nora Helmer (USA)
25. Welt am Draht (1973) (TV)
... aka World on Wires
... aka World on a Wire
26. "Acht Stunden sind kein Tag" (5 episodes, 1972-1973)
... aka Eight Hours Are Not a Day
- Irmgard und Rolf (1973) TV episode
- Monika und Harald (1973) TV episode
- Franz und Ernst (1973) TV episode
- Oma und Gregor (1972) TV episode
- Jochen und Marion (1972) TV episode
27. Wildwechsel (1973) (TV)
... aka Jail Bait (USA)
... aka Wild Game (UK)
28. Bremer Freiheit (1972) (TV)
... aka Bremen Coffee
... aka Bremen Freedom
29. Die Bitteren Tränen der Petra von Kant (1972)
... aka The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant (USA)
30. Händler der vier Jahreszeiten (1972)
... aka The Merchant of Four Seasons
31. Warnung vor einer heiligen Nutte (1971)
... aka Beware of a Holy Whore (USA)
32. Whity (1971)
33. Pioniere in Ingolstadt (1971) (TV)
... aka Pioneers in Ingolstadt
... aka Recruits in Ingolstadt
34. Rio das Mortes (1971) (TV)
35. Die Niklashauser Fart (1970) (TV)
... aka The Niklashausen Journey
36. Der Amerikanische Soldat (1970)
... aka The American Soldier (USA)
37. Warum läuft Herr R. Amok? (1970)
... aka Why Does Herr R. Run Amok? (International: English title)
38. Das Kaffeehaus (1970) (TV)
... aka The Coffeehouse
39. Götter der Pest (1970)
... aka Gods of the Plague (USA)
40. Katzelmacher (1969)
41. Liebe ist kälter als der Tod (1969)
... aka Love Is Colder Than Death
42. Das Kleine Chaos (1966)
... aka The Little Chaos
43. Der Stadtstreicher (1966)
... aka The City Tramp
Actor:
* 1980s
* 1970s
* 1960s
1. The Last Trip to Harrisburg (1984) (voice) .... Voice of Man and Woman in Train
... aka Die Letzte Fahrt nach Harrisburg (West Germany: TV title)
2. Kamikaze 1989 (1982) .... Polizeileutnant Jansen
... aka Kamikaze 89 (USA)
3. Die Sehnsucht der Veronika Voss (1982) (uncredited) .... Kinobesucher
... aka Veronika Voss (USA)
4. Heute spielen wir den Boß (1981) (uncredited) .... Man
... aka Die Blonde mit den scharfen Kurven (West Germany: video title)
... aka Heute spielen wir den Boß - Wo geht's denn hier zum Film? (West Germany)
... aka Wo geht's denn hier zum Film? (West Germany)
5. Polnischer Sommer (1981) (TV) .... Babiuch
6. Lili Marleen (1981) (uncredited) .... Weissenborn
7. "Berlin Alexanderplatz" (1980) TV mini-series .... Narrator and Himself (unknown episodes)
... aka Berlin Alexanderplatz: Remastered (Germany: restored version)
8. Bourbon Street Blues (1979) .... Schriftsteller (Writer)
9. Die Ehe der Maria Braun (1979) .... Peddler
... aka The Marriage of Maria Braun (USA)
10. In einem Jahr mit 13 Monden (1978) (voice) (uncredited) .... Seelenfrieda
... aka In a Year of 13 Moons
... aka In a Year with 13 Moons (USA)
11. Adolf und Marlene (1977) .... Hermann
... aka Adolf and Marlene (International: English title)
... aka Der Mann vom Obersalzberg - Adolf und Marlene (West Germany)
12. Ich will doch nur, daß ihr mich liebt (1976) (TV)
... aka I Only Want You to Love Me
13. Schatten der Engel (1976) .... Raoul
... aka Shadow of Angels (USA)
14. Mutter Küsters' Fahrt zum Himmel (1975) (voice) (uncredited) .... Pfarrer
... aka Mother Küsters Goes to Heaven (USA)
... aka Mother Kuster's Trip to Heaven (UK)
15. Faustrecht der Freiheit (1975) .... Franz Bieberkopf / 'Fox'
... aka Fist-Fight of Freedom (International: English title)
... aka Fist-Right of Freedom (International: English title)
... aka Fox (UK)
... aka Fox and His Friends (USA)
16. Die Wohngenossin (1975) (TV)
17. Angst essen Seele auf (1974) (uncredited) .... Eugen, Krista's husband
... aka Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (USA)
... aka Fear Eats the Soul
18. Die Zärtlichkeit der Wölfe (1973) .... Wittowski
... aka Tenderness of the Wolves (USA)
... aka The Tenderness of Wolves
19. Bremer Freiheit (1972) (TV) (uncredited) .... Rumpf
... aka Bremen Coffee
... aka Bremen Freedom
20. Händler der vier Jahreszeiten (1972) (uncredited) .... Zucker
... aka The Merchant of Four Seasons
21. Die Ahnfrau - Oratorium nach Franz Grillparzer (1971) (TV) .... Jaromir
... aka Die Ahnfrau (West Germany: short title)
22. Warnung vor einer heiligen Nutte (1971) .... Sascha, Herstellungsleiter
... aka Beware of a Holy Whore (USA)
23. Whity (1971) (uncredited) .... Saloon guest
24. Supergirl - Das Mädchen von den Sternen (1971) (TV) .... Mann vor dem Schaufenster
... aka Supergirl (West Germany: short title)
25. Rio das Mortes (1971) (TV) .... Hannas Tanzpartner
26. Der Plötzliche Reichtum der armen Leute von Kombach (1971) (TV) .... Bauer
... aka The Sudden Wealth of the Poor People of Kombach
27. Haytabo (1971) .... Bote des Professors
... aka Eddie geht weiter (West Germany)
... aka Falscher Verdacht (West Germany)
28. Die Niklashauser Fart (1970) (TV) (uncredited) .... Black Monk
... aka The Niklashausen Journey
29. Der Amerikanische Soldat (1970) (uncredited) .... Franz Walsch
... aka The American Soldier (USA)
30. Mathias Kneissl (1970) .... Flecklbauer
31. Götter der Pest (1970) (uncredited) .... Pornokunde
... aka Gods of the Plague (USA)
32. Baal (1970) (TV) .... Baal
33. Sonja und Kirilow haben sich entschlossen Schauspieler zu werden und die Welt zu verändern (1970)
34. Alarm (1969) (TV) .... Man in uniform
35. Al Capone im deutschen Wald (1969) (TV) .... Heini
... aka Al Capone in the German Forest
36. Katzelmacher (1969) (uncredited) .... Jorgos
37. Frei bis zum nächsten Mal (1969) (TV) .... Mechanic
... aka Free Till Next Time
38. Liebe ist kälter als der Tod (1969) (uncredited) .... Franz
... aka Love Is Colder Than Death
39. Der Bräutigam, die Komödiantin und der Zuhälter (1968) (as Rainer W. Fassbinder) .... The pimp/Freder in the play
... aka The Bridegroom, the Actress and the Pimp
... aka The Bridegroom, the Comedienne and the Pimp
40. Mit Eichenlaub und Feigenblatt (1968) .... Festnehmender Soldat
... aka With Oak Leaves and Fig Leaf (International: English title)
41. Tonys Freunde (1967) (TV) .... Mallard
... aka Tony's Friends
42. Das Kleine Chaos (1966) .... Franz
... aka The Little Chaos
43. Der Stadtstreicher (1966) (uncredited) .... Man #1 at pissoir
... aka The City Tramp
Editor:
* 1980s
* 1970s
* 1960s
1. Querelle (1982) (as Franz Walsch)
... aka Querelle: A Film About Jean Genet's 'Querelle de Brest' (International: English title)
2. Lola (1981) (as Franz Walsch)
3. Theater in Trance (1981) (as Franz Walsch)
4. Lili Marleen (1981) (as Franz Walsch)
5. Die Ehe der Maria Braun (1979) (as Franz Walsch)
... aka The Marriage of Maria Braun (USA)
6. In einem Jahr mit 13 Monden (1978)
... aka In a Year of 13 Moons
... aka In a Year with 13 Moons (USA)
7. Spiel der Verlierer (1978) (as Franz Walsch)
8. Despair (1978) (as Franz Walsch)
... aka Despair (France)
... aka Despair - Eine Reise ins Licht
9. Bolwieser (1977) (TV) (as Franz Walsch)
... aka The Stationmaster's Wife
10. Die Zärtlichkeit der Wölfe (1973) (as Franz Walsch)
... aka Tenderness of the Wolves (USA)
... aka The Tenderness of Wolves
11. Warnung vor einer heiligen Nutte (1971) (as Franz Walsch)
... aka Beware of a Holy Whore (USA)
12. Whity (1971) (as Franz Walsh)
13. Rio das Mortes (1971) (TV) (as Franz Alsch)
14. Die Niklashauser Fart (1970) (TV) (as Franz Walsch)
... aka The Niklashausen Journey
15. Warum läuft Herr R. Amok? (1970) (as Franz Walsch)
... aka Why Does Herr R. Run Amok? (International: English title)
16. Götter der Pest (1970) (as Franz Walsch)
... aka Gods of the Plague (USA)
17. Katzelmacher (1969) (as Franz Walsch)
18. Liebe ist kälter als der Tod (1969) (as Franz Walsch)
... aka Love Is Colder Than Death
Producer:
* 1980s
* 1970s
1. Lola (1981) (executive producer)
2. Die Dritte Generation (1979) (producer)
... aka The Third Generation
3. In einem Jahr mit 13 Monden (1978) (producer)
... aka In a Year of 13 Moons
... aka In a Year with 13 Moons (USA)
4. Spiel der Verlierer (1978) (producer)
5. Adolf und Marlene (1977) (producer)
... aka Adolf and Marlene (International: English title)
... aka Der Mann vom Obersalzberg - Adolf und Marlene (West Germany)
6. Faustrecht der Freiheit (1975) (producer)
... aka Fist-Fight of Freedom (International: English title)
... aka Fist-Right of Freedom (International: English title)
... aka Fox (UK)
... aka Fox and His Friends (USA)
7. Fontane - Effi Briest oder: Viele, die eine Ahnung haben von ihren Möglichkeiten und Bedürfnissen und dennoch das herrschende System in ihrem Kopf akzeptieren durch ihre Taten und es somit festigen und durchaus bestätigen (1974) (producer)
... aka Effi Briest (Australia)
... aka Fontane Effi Briest
8. Angst essen Seele auf (1974) (executive producer)
... aka Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (USA)
... aka Fear Eats the Soul
9. Die Zärtlichkeit der Wölfe (1973) (producer)
... aka Tenderness of the Wolves (USA)
... aka The Tenderness of Wolves
10. Die Bitteren Tränen der Petra von Kant (1972) (producer)
... aka The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant (USA)
11. Der Amerikanische Soldat (1970) (producer) (uncredited)
... aka The American Soldier (USA)
12. Götter der Pest (1970) (producer)
... aka Gods of the Plague (USA)
13. Sonja und Kirilow haben sich entschlossen Schauspieler zu werden und die Welt zu verändern (1970) (producer)
Production Designer:
* 1970s
* 1960s
1. Angst essen Seele auf (1974) (uncredited)
... aka Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (USA)
... aka Fear Eats the Soul
2. Der Amerikanische Soldat (1970)
... aka The American Soldier (USA)
3. Liebe ist kälter als der Tod (1969)
... aka Love Is Colder Than Death
Cinematographer:
1. Die Dritte Generation (1979)
... aka The Third Generation
2. In einem Jahr mit 13 Monden (1978)
... aka In a Year of 13 Moons
... aka In a Year with 13 Moons (USA)
Soundtrack:
1. Fassbinder in Hollywood (2002) (writer: "Leather Boy", "So Much Tenderness")
Composer:
1. Life, Love & Celluloid (1998)
Camera and Electrical Department:
1. Die Dritte Generation (1979) (camera operator)
... aka The Third Generation
Art Director:
1. In einem Jahr mit 13 Monden (1978)
... aka In a Year of 13 Moons
... aka In a Year with 13 Moons (USA)
Miscellaneous Crew:
1. Bremer Freiheit (1972) (TV) (stage director)
... aka Bremen Coffee
... aka Bremen Freedom
Thanks:
* 2000s
* 1990s
* 1980s
1. Con qué la lavaré? (2004) (thanks)
... aka With What Shall I Wash It? (International: English title)
2. Continental (1990) (acknowledgment)
3. Der Stille Ozean (1983) (TV) (dedicatee)
Self:
* 1980s
* 1970s
1. Der Bauer von Babylon - Rainer Werner Fassbinder dreht Querelle (1983) .... Himself
... aka The Wizard of Babylon (USA)
2. Rainer Werner Fassbinder - Letzte Arbeiten (1982) (TV) .... Himself
3. Chambre 666 (1982) (TV) .... Himself
... aka Room 666 (International: English title)
4. "Étoiles et toiles" .... Himself (1 episode, 1982)
- Films allemands, reflets de l'histoire (1982) TV episode .... Himself
5. Die Erbtöchter (1982) .... Himself
... aka Filles héréditaires, Les
... aka The Heiress
6. R.W. Fassbinder (1981) (TV) .... Himself
7. "NDR Talk Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1980)
... aka NDR Talk Show Classics (West Germany: repeat compilations title)
- Episode dated 12 December 1980 (1980) TV episode .... Himself
8. Douglas Sirk: Über Stars (1980) (TV) .... Himself
9. Berlin Alexanderplatz - Beobachtungen bei Dreharbeiten (1979) (TV) .... Himself
... aka The Making of 'Berlin Alexanderplatz' (USA)
10. Der Kleine Godard an das Kuratorium junger deutscher Film (1978) .... Second Director
... aka The Little Godard to the Production Board for Young German Film
11. Lebensläufe - Rainer Werner Fassbinder im Gespräch (1978) (TV) .... Himself
12. Deutschland im Herbst (1978) (uncredited) .... Himself
... aka Germany in Autumn (International: English title)
13. Rainer Werner Fassbinder, 1977 (1977) .... Himself
14. "Je später der Abend ..." .... Himself (1 episode, 1976)
- Episode dated 20 March 1976 (1976) TV episode .... Himself
15. "Am laufenden Band" .... Himself (1 episode, 1975)
- Episode #2.7 (1975) TV episode .... Himself
16. 1 Berlin-Harlem (1974) .... Himself
17. Fassbinder produziert: Film Nr. 8 (1971) (TV) .... Himself
... aka Fassbinder Produces Film No. 8
18. Ende einer Kommune (1970) .... Himself
Archive Footage:
1. Back to Room 666 (2008) .... Himself
2. Gegenschuss - Aufbruch der Filmemacher (2008) .... Himself
3. Erika Rabau: Puck of Berlin (2008) .... Himself
4. Schau mir in die Augen, Kleiner (2007) .... Himself
5. Filmlegenden. Deutsch (2005) (TV) .... Himself
6. "Deutsche Lebensläufe"
- Rainer Werner Fassbinder - Der Rastlose (2005) TV episode .... Himself
7. Qui aime joue perdant (2003) .... Himself
8. Fassbinder in Hollywood (2002) (uncredited) .... Himself
9. Es ist nicht gut in einem Menschenleib zu leben (1995) (TV) .... Himself
10. Ich will nicht nur, daß ihr mich liebt - Der Filmemacher Rainer Werner Fassbinder (1993) .... Himself
Fitzcarraldo (1982)
Overview
User Rating:
8.0/10 7,346 votes
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Director:
Werner Herzog
Writer:
Werner Herzog (writer)
Contact:
View company contact information for Fitzcarraldo on IMDbPro.
Release Date:
10 October 1982 (USA) more
Genre:
Adventure | Drama more
Plot:
The story of Brian Sweeney Fitzgerald, an extremely determined man who intends to build an opera house in the middle of the Peruvian jungle. full summary | full synopsis
Plot Keywords:
Opera | Jungle | River | Mountain | Gramophone
more
Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 4 wins & 2 nominations more
NewsDesk:
Hey Folks Celebrity On Set Blow-Ups aren't Uncommon
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User Comments:
Great Great Film more
Cast
(in credits order) (verified as complete)
Klaus Kinski ... Brian Sweeney Fitzgerald - 'Fitzcarraldo'
José Lewgoy ... Don Aquilino
Miguel Ángel Fuentes ... Cholo
Paul Hittscher ... Captain (Orinoco Paul)
Huerequeque Enrique Bohorquez ... Huerequeque (The Cook) (as Huerequeque Enrique Bohórquez)
Grande Otelo ... Station master (as Grande Othelo)
Peter Berling ... Opera Manager
David Pérez Espinosa ... Chief of Campa Indians
Milton Nascimento ... Blackman At Opera House
Ruy Polanah ... Rubber Baron
Salvador Godínez ... Old Missionary
Dieter Milz ... Young Missionary
William L. Rose ... Notary (as Bill Rose)
Leoncio Bueno
Claudia Cardinale ... Molly
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Isabel Jimines de Cisneros ... Opera Singer (uncredited)
Jean-Claude Dreyfus ... Opera Singer (uncredited)
Jesús Goiri ... Opera Singer (uncredited)
Veriano Luchetti ... Opera Singer (uncredited)
Lourdes Magalhaes ... Opera Singer (uncredited)
Christian Mantilla ... Opera Singer (uncredited)
Costante Moret ... Opera Singer (uncredited)
Dimiter Petkov ... Opera Singer (uncredited)
Mietta Sighele ... Opera Singer (uncredited)
Liborio Simonella ... Opera Singer (uncredited)
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Directed by
Werner Herzog
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Werner Herzog writer
Produced by
Werner Herzog .... producer
Renzo Rossellini .... associate producer
Walter Saxer .... executive producer
Willi Segler .... producer
Lucki Stipetic .... producer
Original Music by
Popol Vuh
Cinematography by
Thomas Mauch
Film Editing by
Beate Mainka-Jellinghaus
Production Design by
Ulrich Bergfelder
Henning von Gierke
Costume Design by
Gisela Storch
Makeup Department
Gloria Fava .... hair stylist
Gloria Fava .... makeup artist
Stefano Fava .... hair stylist
Stefano Fava .... makeup artist
Jaque Monteiro .... assistant makeup artist
Carlos Prieto .... assistant makeup artist
Production Management
Gustavo Cerff Abulu .... production manager: Peru (as Gustavo Cerff Arbulú)
George Sluizer .... production manager: Brazil
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Fred Confalonieri .... assistant director: Brazil (as Frederico Confalonieri)
Jorge Vignati .... assistant director
Art Department
César Vivanco Luna .... construction: Camp Rio Camisea
Jaíme Mourõa Rios .... construction: Indin camp
Victor Trigoso .... construction: Camp Rio Camisea
Sound Department
Juarez Dagoberto Costa .... sound (as Juarez Dagoberto)
Zezé d'Alice .... sound (as Zezé D'Alice)
Special Effects by
Miguel Vázquez .... special effects
Camera and Electrical Department
Rainer Klausmann .... second camera
Beat Presser .... assistant camera
Beat Presser .... still photographer
Hans-Peter Vogt .... lighting technician
Raimund Wirner .... lighting technician
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Franz Blumauer .... assistant costume designer
Elisabeth Irmer .... assistant costume designer
Rosemary Kaye .... assistant costume designer
Editorial Department
Linda Kuusisto .... assistant editor
Carola Mai .... assistant editor
Transportation Department
Tercero Efraín Panaifo Indama .... tractorist
Other crew
Pedro Natorce Ahuanari .... boat crew
Dr. Tomás Parraga Aliaga .... medical staff
Walter Pinedo Alvarez .... boat crew
Claire André .... production secretary: Peru
Eglington Ayarza Boulloza .... technical advisor
Pedro Padilla Chota .... boat crew
Guardamino Benigno Paucar .... technical advisor
Victor Tello Pinedo .... medical staff
Nancy Rios .... production secretary: Peru
William L. Rose .... dialogue director
Anja Schmidt-Zäringer .... script
Werner Schroeter .... opera director: stage scene
El Tigre Carlos Calvo Soria .... forest worker
René Baneo Vazquez .... boat crew
Rachel Griffiths .... script supervisor (uncredited)
Thanks
Les Blank .... special thanks
Miguel Camateiri Fernandez .... thanks
Nicolás Camateiri Fernandez .... thanks
Pascual Camateiri Fernandez .... thanks
Peter Matthiessen .... special thanks
Joseph D. Peckerman .... special thanks
David Pérez Espinosa .... thanks
Sam Shepard .... special thanks
José Koechlin von Stein .... special thanks: idea
Production Companies
* Filmverlag der Autoren
* Pro-ject Filmproduktion
* Tayrona Entertainment Group (as R.O.E.)
* Werner Herzog Filmproduktion
* Wildlife Films Peru
* Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF)
Distributors
* Hemispheric Pictures (2005) (USA) (theatrical)
* 518 Media (2005) (USA) (theatrical)
* Ipma (2005) (Brazil) (theatrical)
* Altomedia. Co. Ltd. (Korea) (DVD)
* Altomedia. Co. Ltd. (Korea) (VHS)
* Anchor Bay Entertainment (2008) (USA) (DVD)
* Artificial Eye (UK)
* Kinowelt Home Entertainment (2003) (Germany) (DVD)
* New World Pictures (2002) (USA) (theatrical) (subtitled)
* Palace Video (1982) (UK) (VHS)
* Palace Video (1982) (UK) (video) (Betamax)
* Ripley's Home Video (2005) (Italy) (DVD) (boxed set)
* Transvídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
* Umbrella Entertainment (2004) (Australia) (DVD)
Other Companies
* Ashininka-Campa Indians thanks
* Servicio Industrial de la Marina Iquitos (SIMAI) ship construction
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Runtime:
158 min
Country:
Peru | West Germany
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Iceland:L | Finland:K-12 | Norway:12 | Sweden:11 | UK:PG (re-rating) (1986) | USA:PG | West Germany:12 (bw) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Australia:PG
Filming Locations:
Amazon Basin, Brazil more
Company:
Filmverlag der Autoren more
Fun Stuff
Trivia:
The production is documented by the film Burden of Dreams (1982). more
Goofs:
Crew or equipment visible: During one of the boat drifting scenes, crew members can be seen at the top of the boat, including a man wearing jeans who tries to avoid being spotted by the camera. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in "The Simpsons: On a Clear Day I Can't See My Sister (#16.11)" (2005) more
Soundtrack:
Opera on board more
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30 out of 36 people found the following comment useful:-
Great Great Film, 10 May 2005
10/10
Author: RARubin from United States
This is a quest plot line; the golden chalice is to be found in the interior of the Amazon, a performance by Caruso and his opera company in the early 1900's. Klaus Kinski, of the disheveled blond hair, plays the obsessive opera lover. The town's folks believe him to me loco and well they should since his Trans-Andes railroad bankrupted the dreamer. His ice making operation makes no sense. His dream of Peruvian opera is a laughingstock, but he has an ace up his sleeve, his devoted lover, Claudia Cardinale, the local madam of distinction forks over the front money so Klaus can buy a boat to get to the rubber trees in a remote steamy jungle inhabited by headhunters. Oh, there's another problem. Rapids block access to the rubber trees, so Klaus must take another river parallel to the rapids, and then at a narrow point of land, must drag a steamship over a mountain. Unbelievable, the film crew took three years in the jungle to duplicate the feat, a engineering marvel, or a stunning duplication. My hat is off to Werner Herzog. This is what great adventure and acting is all about.
User Rating:
8.0/10 7,346 votes
MOVIEmeter: ?
Down 20% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.
Director:
Werner Herzog
Writer:
Werner Herzog (writer)
Contact:
View company contact information for Fitzcarraldo on IMDbPro.
Release Date:
10 October 1982 (USA) more
Genre:
Adventure | Drama more
Plot:
The story of Brian Sweeney Fitzgerald, an extremely determined man who intends to build an opera house in the middle of the Peruvian jungle. full summary | full synopsis
Plot Keywords:
Opera | Jungle | River | Mountain | Gramophone
more
Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 4 wins & 2 nominations more
NewsDesk:
Hey Folks Celebrity On Set Blow-Ups aren't Uncommon
(From Rope Of Silicon. 3 February 2009, 3:19 AM, PST)
User Comments:
Great Great Film more
Cast
(in credits order) (verified as complete)
Klaus Kinski ... Brian Sweeney Fitzgerald - 'Fitzcarraldo'
José Lewgoy ... Don Aquilino
Miguel Ángel Fuentes ... Cholo
Paul Hittscher ... Captain (Orinoco Paul)
Huerequeque Enrique Bohorquez ... Huerequeque (The Cook) (as Huerequeque Enrique Bohórquez)
Grande Otelo ... Station master (as Grande Othelo)
Peter Berling ... Opera Manager
David Pérez Espinosa ... Chief of Campa Indians
Milton Nascimento ... Blackman At Opera House
Ruy Polanah ... Rubber Baron
Salvador Godínez ... Old Missionary
Dieter Milz ... Young Missionary
William L. Rose ... Notary (as Bill Rose)
Leoncio Bueno
Claudia Cardinale ... Molly
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Isabel Jimines de Cisneros ... Opera Singer (uncredited)
Jean-Claude Dreyfus ... Opera Singer (uncredited)
Jesús Goiri ... Opera Singer (uncredited)
Veriano Luchetti ... Opera Singer (uncredited)
Lourdes Magalhaes ... Opera Singer (uncredited)
Christian Mantilla ... Opera Singer (uncredited)
Costante Moret ... Opera Singer (uncredited)
Dimiter Petkov ... Opera Singer (uncredited)
Mietta Sighele ... Opera Singer (uncredited)
Liborio Simonella ... Opera Singer (uncredited)
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Directed by
Werner Herzog
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Werner Herzog writer
Produced by
Werner Herzog .... producer
Renzo Rossellini .... associate producer
Walter Saxer .... executive producer
Willi Segler .... producer
Lucki Stipetic .... producer
Original Music by
Popol Vuh
Cinematography by
Thomas Mauch
Film Editing by
Beate Mainka-Jellinghaus
Production Design by
Ulrich Bergfelder
Henning von Gierke
Costume Design by
Gisela Storch
Makeup Department
Gloria Fava .... hair stylist
Gloria Fava .... makeup artist
Stefano Fava .... hair stylist
Stefano Fava .... makeup artist
Jaque Monteiro .... assistant makeup artist
Carlos Prieto .... assistant makeup artist
Production Management
Gustavo Cerff Abulu .... production manager: Peru (as Gustavo Cerff Arbulú)
George Sluizer .... production manager: Brazil
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Fred Confalonieri .... assistant director: Brazil (as Frederico Confalonieri)
Jorge Vignati .... assistant director
Art Department
César Vivanco Luna .... construction: Camp Rio Camisea
Jaíme Mourõa Rios .... construction: Indin camp
Victor Trigoso .... construction: Camp Rio Camisea
Sound Department
Juarez Dagoberto Costa .... sound (as Juarez Dagoberto)
Zezé d'Alice .... sound (as Zezé D'Alice)
Special Effects by
Miguel Vázquez .... special effects
Camera and Electrical Department
Rainer Klausmann .... second camera
Beat Presser .... assistant camera
Beat Presser .... still photographer
Hans-Peter Vogt .... lighting technician
Raimund Wirner .... lighting technician
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Franz Blumauer .... assistant costume designer
Elisabeth Irmer .... assistant costume designer
Rosemary Kaye .... assistant costume designer
Editorial Department
Linda Kuusisto .... assistant editor
Carola Mai .... assistant editor
Transportation Department
Tercero Efraín Panaifo Indama .... tractorist
Other crew
Pedro Natorce Ahuanari .... boat crew
Dr. Tomás Parraga Aliaga .... medical staff
Walter Pinedo Alvarez .... boat crew
Claire André .... production secretary: Peru
Eglington Ayarza Boulloza .... technical advisor
Pedro Padilla Chota .... boat crew
Guardamino Benigno Paucar .... technical advisor
Victor Tello Pinedo .... medical staff
Nancy Rios .... production secretary: Peru
William L. Rose .... dialogue director
Anja Schmidt-Zäringer .... script
Werner Schroeter .... opera director: stage scene
El Tigre Carlos Calvo Soria .... forest worker
René Baneo Vazquez .... boat crew
Rachel Griffiths .... script supervisor (uncredited)
Thanks
Les Blank .... special thanks
Miguel Camateiri Fernandez .... thanks
Nicolás Camateiri Fernandez .... thanks
Pascual Camateiri Fernandez .... thanks
Peter Matthiessen .... special thanks
Joseph D. Peckerman .... special thanks
David Pérez Espinosa .... thanks
Sam Shepard .... special thanks
José Koechlin von Stein .... special thanks: idea
Production Companies
* Filmverlag der Autoren
* Pro-ject Filmproduktion
* Tayrona Entertainment Group (as R.O.E.)
* Werner Herzog Filmproduktion
* Wildlife Films Peru
* Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF)
Distributors
* Hemispheric Pictures (2005) (USA) (theatrical)
* 518 Media (2005) (USA) (theatrical)
* Ipma (2005) (Brazil) (theatrical)
* Altomedia. Co. Ltd. (Korea) (DVD)
* Altomedia. Co. Ltd. (Korea) (VHS)
* Anchor Bay Entertainment (2008) (USA) (DVD)
* Artificial Eye (UK)
* Kinowelt Home Entertainment (2003) (Germany) (DVD)
* New World Pictures (2002) (USA) (theatrical) (subtitled)
* Palace Video (1982) (UK) (VHS)
* Palace Video (1982) (UK) (video) (Betamax)
* Ripley's Home Video (2005) (Italy) (DVD) (boxed set)
* Transvídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
* Umbrella Entertainment (2004) (Australia) (DVD)
Other Companies
* Ashininka-Campa Indians thanks
* Servicio Industrial de la Marina Iquitos (SIMAI) ship construction
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Additional Details
Parents Guide:
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Runtime:
158 min
Country:
Peru | West Germany
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Iceland:L | Finland:K-12 | Norway:12 | Sweden:11 | UK:PG (re-rating) (1986) | USA:PG | West Germany:12 (bw) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Australia:PG
Filming Locations:
Amazon Basin, Brazil more
Company:
Filmverlag der Autoren more
Fun Stuff
Trivia:
The production is documented by the film Burden of Dreams (1982). more
Goofs:
Crew or equipment visible: During one of the boat drifting scenes, crew members can be seen at the top of the boat, including a man wearing jeans who tries to avoid being spotted by the camera. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in "The Simpsons: On a Clear Day I Can't See My Sister (#16.11)" (2005) more
Soundtrack:
Opera on board more
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Great Great Film, 10 May 2005
10/10
Author: RARubin from United States
This is a quest plot line; the golden chalice is to be found in the interior of the Amazon, a performance by Caruso and his opera company in the early 1900's. Klaus Kinski, of the disheveled blond hair, plays the obsessive opera lover. The town's folks believe him to me loco and well they should since his Trans-Andes railroad bankrupted the dreamer. His ice making operation makes no sense. His dream of Peruvian opera is a laughingstock, but he has an ace up his sleeve, his devoted lover, Claudia Cardinale, the local madam of distinction forks over the front money so Klaus can buy a boat to get to the rubber trees in a remote steamy jungle inhabited by headhunters. Oh, there's another problem. Rapids block access to the rubber trees, so Klaus must take another river parallel to the rapids, and then at a narrow point of land, must drag a steamship over a mountain. Unbelievable, the film crew took three years in the jungle to duplicate the feat, a engineering marvel, or a stunning duplication. My hat is off to Werner Herzog. This is what great adventure and acting is all about.
Paris, Texas (1984)
Overview
User Rating:
7.9/10 12,643 votes
MOVIEmeter: ?
Down 1% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.
Director:
Wim Wenders
Writers:
L.M. Kit Carson (adaptation)
Sam Shepard (written by)
Contact:
View company contact information for Paris, Texas on IMDbPro.
Release Date:
9 November 1984 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Romance more
Tagline:
A place for dreams. A place for heartbreak. A place to pick up the pieces. more
Plot:
A man wanders out of the desert not knowing who he is. His brother finds him, and helps to pull his... more | full synopsis
Plot Keywords:
Desert | Redemption | Railroad Crossing | Mojave Desert | Foster Parenting
more
Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 14 wins & 5 nominations more
NewsDesk:
Wenders To Head Venice Jury
(From Studio Briefing. 30 June 2008, 10:23 AM, PDT)
User Comments:
Second American best film of the eighties more
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)
Harry Dean Stanton ... Travis Henderson
Sam Berry ... Gas Station Attendant
Bernhard Wicki ... Doctor Ulmer
Dean Stockwell ... Walt Henderson
Aurore Clément ... Anne Henderson (as Aurore Clement)
Claresie Mobley ... Car Rental Clerk
Hunter Carson ... Hunter Henderson
Viva ... Woman on TV (as Viva Auder)
Socorro Valdez ... Carmelita
Edward Fayton ... Hunter's Friend
Justin Hogg ... Hunter - Age 3
Nastassja Kinski ... Jane Henderson
Tom Farrell ... Screaming Man
John Lurie ... Slater
Jeni Vici ... Stretch
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Also Known As:
Motel Chronicles (West Germany) (working title)
Paris, Texas (West Germany)
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Parents Guide:
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Runtime:
147 min
Country:
West Germany | France | UK
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.66 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Iceland:L | Australia:M | UK:12 (DVD rating) (2007) | West Germany:6 | South Korea:15 | Brazil:12 | Australia:PG | Finland:S | Norway:12 | Sweden:Btl | UK:15 | USA:R | Argentina:13 | Singapore:PG | New Zealand:R | France:U | Portugal:M/12
Filming Locations:
10060 Olivia Terrace, Sun Valley, Los Angeles, California, USA more
Company:
Road Movies Filmproduktion more
Fun Stuff
Trivia:
During the scene in the Texas airport, Dean Stockwell's character is on the phone with his wife. The PA announcer can be heard saying "A message for Joy Stockwell, Joy Stockwell. Austin will arrive at any minute." Joy was Dean's wife and Austin, his son, was born during production of this film. more
Goofs:
Factual errors: In the end credits there is a spelling error: Assistant Director is spelled Assistant Diretor more
Quotes:
Walt: We live in the suburbs, but I've got my business in town
Travis: Oh yeah? What's your business?
Walt: I make billboard signs for advertising.
Travis: Oh yeah? So *you*'re the one who makes those signs, I love those. Some of them are beautiful.
Walt: I'm not the only one who makes them, Trav.
more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in The Hottest State (2006) more
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Second American best film of the eighties, 5 May 1999
10/10
Author: Joseph Harder (jah5y@virginia.edu) from warren michigan
It might seem odd to call this an "American" film, as its director, Wim Wenders is a German film director, who , unlike his predecessors, Lang, Murnau, Pabst, Von Sternberg , and Billy Wilder, has chosen to remain aloof from the Hollywood film industry. But Paris Texas is as much an American film as Tocquevillle's "Democracy in America" is an American book. Sometimes it takes a foreigner ( In Wim Wenders' case, a foriegner who loves American music, American movies and American literature.) to look into the American soul. In this case,it helps that he is working with a great-and misunderstood- American writer, Sam Shephard, and a great-and under appreciated- American actor, Harry Dean Stanton. I can not begin to convey who poetic, how haunting, and how beautiful this film is, and how artfully it probes the American heart. The scene where Stanton confronts his wife, and tells what he did and why he did it, must rank among the supreme scenes, not just of film, but of human life. It echoed the great scenes of our literature, such as Ulysses meeting with Penelope, and the return of the prodigal son. In short, the only film which goes beyond it in the eighties is Raging Bull, and that is largely because of the volcanic power of Scorsese, that most self-crucifying of auteurs. in short, I would go so far as to say that Paris Texas is more than a "ten'...Like Citizen Kane, like 2001, like Andrei Roublev, like Raging Bull , like the Searchers, like Pickpocket, Tokyo Story, Seven Samurai and Ordet,it is an ELEVEN. Sublime AND beautiful.
User Rating:
7.9/10 12,643 votes
MOVIEmeter: ?
Down 1% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.
Director:
Wim Wenders
Writers:
L.M. Kit Carson (adaptation)
Sam Shepard (written by)
Contact:
View company contact information for Paris, Texas on IMDbPro.
Release Date:
9 November 1984 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Romance more
Tagline:
A place for dreams. A place for heartbreak. A place to pick up the pieces. more
Plot:
A man wanders out of the desert not knowing who he is. His brother finds him, and helps to pull his... more | full synopsis
Plot Keywords:
Desert | Redemption | Railroad Crossing | Mojave Desert | Foster Parenting
more
Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 14 wins & 5 nominations more
NewsDesk:
Wenders To Head Venice Jury
(From Studio Briefing. 30 June 2008, 10:23 AM, PDT)
User Comments:
Second American best film of the eighties more
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)
Harry Dean Stanton ... Travis Henderson
Sam Berry ... Gas Station Attendant
Bernhard Wicki ... Doctor Ulmer
Dean Stockwell ... Walt Henderson
Aurore Clément ... Anne Henderson (as Aurore Clement)
Claresie Mobley ... Car Rental Clerk
Hunter Carson ... Hunter Henderson
Viva ... Woman on TV (as Viva Auder)
Socorro Valdez ... Carmelita
Edward Fayton ... Hunter's Friend
Justin Hogg ... Hunter - Age 3
Nastassja Kinski ... Jane Henderson
Tom Farrell ... Screaming Man
John Lurie ... Slater
Jeni Vici ... Stretch
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Additional Details
Also Known As:
Motel Chronicles (West Germany) (working title)
Paris, Texas (West Germany)
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Parents Guide:
Add content advisory for parents
Runtime:
147 min
Country:
West Germany | France | UK
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.66 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Iceland:L | Australia:M | UK:12 (DVD rating) (2007) | West Germany:6 | South Korea:15 | Brazil:12 | Australia:PG | Finland:S | Norway:12 | Sweden:Btl | UK:15 | USA:R | Argentina:13 | Singapore:PG | New Zealand:R | France:U | Portugal:M/12
Filming Locations:
10060 Olivia Terrace, Sun Valley, Los Angeles, California, USA more
Company:
Road Movies Filmproduktion more
Fun Stuff
Trivia:
During the scene in the Texas airport, Dean Stockwell's character is on the phone with his wife. The PA announcer can be heard saying "A message for Joy Stockwell, Joy Stockwell. Austin will arrive at any minute." Joy was Dean's wife and Austin, his son, was born during production of this film. more
Goofs:
Factual errors: In the end credits there is a spelling error: Assistant Director is spelled Assistant Diretor more
Quotes:
Walt: We live in the suburbs, but I've got my business in town
Travis: Oh yeah? What's your business?
Walt: I make billboard signs for advertising.
Travis: Oh yeah? So *you*'re the one who makes those signs, I love those. Some of them are beautiful.
Walt: I'm not the only one who makes them, Trav.
more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in The Hottest State (2006) more
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38 out of 48 people found the following comment useful:-
Second American best film of the eighties, 5 May 1999
10/10
Author: Joseph Harder (jah5y@virginia.edu) from warren michigan
It might seem odd to call this an "American" film, as its director, Wim Wenders is a German film director, who , unlike his predecessors, Lang, Murnau, Pabst, Von Sternberg , and Billy Wilder, has chosen to remain aloof from the Hollywood film industry. But Paris Texas is as much an American film as Tocquevillle's "Democracy in America" is an American book. Sometimes it takes a foreigner ( In Wim Wenders' case, a foriegner who loves American music, American movies and American literature.) to look into the American soul. In this case,it helps that he is working with a great-and misunderstood- American writer, Sam Shephard, and a great-and under appreciated- American actor, Harry Dean Stanton. I can not begin to convey who poetic, how haunting, and how beautiful this film is, and how artfully it probes the American heart. The scene where Stanton confronts his wife, and tells what he did and why he did it, must rank among the supreme scenes, not just of film, but of human life. It echoed the great scenes of our literature, such as Ulysses meeting with Penelope, and the return of the prodigal son. In short, the only film which goes beyond it in the eighties is Raging Bull, and that is largely because of the volcanic power of Scorsese, that most self-crucifying of auteurs. in short, I would go so far as to say that Paris Texas is more than a "ten'...Like Citizen Kane, like 2001, like Andrei Roublev, like Raging Bull , like the Searchers, like Pickpocket, Tokyo Story, Seven Samurai and Ordet,it is an ELEVEN. Sublime AND beautiful.
Das Boot (1981)
Overview
User Rating:
8.5/10 58,955 votes
Top 250: #67 (register to vote)
MOVIEmeter: ?
Up 12% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.
Director:
Wolfgang Petersen
Writers:
Lothar G. Buchheim (novel)
Wolfgang Petersen (writer)
more
Contact:
View company contact information for Das Boot on IMDbPro.
Release Date:
10 February 1982 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | War more
Tagline:
This is the story of 42 raw recruits caught up in a war they didn't understand, and the Captain who must lead them in their struggle to survive. more
Plot:
The claustrophobic world of a WWII German U-boat; boredom, filth, and sheer terror. full summary | full synopsis
Plot Keywords:
German | U Boat | Crew | Boredom | Submarine
more
Awards:
Nominated for 6 Oscars. Another 5 wins & 4 nominations more
NewsDesk:
Jude Law Is New Superman
(From WENN. 26 July 2002)
User Comments:
Take it from a real submariner- more
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)
Jürgen Prochnow ... Capt.-Lt. Henrich Lehmann-Willenbrock - Der Alte
Herbert Grönemeyer ... Lt. Werner - Correspondent
Klaus Wennemann ... Chief Engineer Fritz Grade - Der Leitende-Der LI
Hubertus Bengsch ... 1st Lieutenant - Number One-1WO
Martin Semmelrogge ... 2nd Lieutenant - 2WO
Bernd Tauber ... Kriechbaum - Chief Quartermaster-Navigator
Erwin Leder ... Johann
Martin May ... Ullman
Heinz Hoenig ... Hinrich
Uwe Ochsenknecht ... Chief Bosun
Claude-Oliver Rudolph ... Ario
Jan Fedder ... Pilgrim
Ralf Richter ... Frenssen
Joachim Bernhard ... Preacher
Oliver Stritzel ... Schwalle
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Additional Details
Also Known As:
The Boat (Philippines: English title) (USA) (dubbed version)
more
MPAA:
Rated R for some war violence and brief language. (director's cut)
Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parents
Runtime:
149 min | 293 min (uncut version) | 209 min (director's cut)
Country:
West Germany
Language:
French | German | English
Color:
Color (Fujicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital (director's cut) | Dolby (original release) | SDDS (director's cut)
Certification:
Iceland:12 | Canada:14A (Ontario) | South Korea:15 | Brazil:14 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Chile:14 | Finland:K-16 | France:U | Ireland:15 | Netherlands:12 | Netherlands:16 (director's cut) | Norway:15 (director's cut) | Norway:16 | Portugal:M/12 (original rating) | Portugal:M/16 (director's cut) | Singapore:PG | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | UK:12 (dubbed directors cut) | UK:15 (subtitled directors cut) | USA:R | USA:Unrated (original uncut version) | West Germany:12 (w)
Filming Locations:
Atlantic Ocean more
Company:
Bavaria Film more
Fun Stuff
Trivia:
With production costs of 31 million DM, it was for a long time the most expensive German movie ever made. It was beaten in 2006 by "Perfume: The Story of A Murderer", which, however, was a German-French-Spanish co-production shot in English. more
Goofs:
Factual errors: This is December 1941: The RAF would not have a bomb that could penetrate the double ceiling (up to 7 metres thick) of the U-boat pens in France. They tried later, and la Rochelle, St. Nazaire and Lorient were more than 90% destroyed. But the pens were almost undamaged, even after hits by the TallBoy (12,000lbs) and Grand Slam (22,000lbs) bombs. The pens in la Rochelle and St. Nazaire were in German possession until the end of hostilities, the last U-boats leaving on 8 May 1945. Some of the pens are still in use. more
Quotes:
Lt. Werner: Captain?
Captain: I'm sorry.
Lt. Werner: You think it's hopeless now?
Captain: It's been 15 hours. He'll never do it. I'm sorry.
Lt. Werner: They made us all train for this day. "To be fearless and proud and alone. To need no one, just sacrifice. All for the Fatherland." Oh God, all just empty words. It's not the way they said it was, is it? I just want someone to be with. The only thing I feel is afraid.
more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in The 100 Greatest War Films (2005) (TV) more
Soundtrack:
It's a Long Way to Tipperary more
FAQ
How much sex, violence, and profanity are in this movie?
There is a TV version of this?
What is written on the building at the end of the movie?
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User Comments
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218 out of 227 people found the following comment useful:-
Take it from a real submariner-, 7 July 2000
10/10
Author: Sam Haines from San Antonio, Texas
on modern "boats" life isn't easy- but compared to the living hell that the German U-Boats were, modern submariners have nothing to complain about. People in certain professions don't like to watch movies about those professions (Doctors and Nurses shy away from hospital dramas, for example). Submarine sailors are different. We love to watch every submarine movie ever made, from "Run Silent, Run Deep" and "Destination: Tokyo" to "The Hunt For Red October", "Crimson Tide" and "U-571". Why? Because we can always use a good laugh. For those in the know, submarine movies are usually absolutely hilarious. Except this one. After being in the Navy for four years, serving with around 350 different men, and being acquainted with a further 200-300, all of them submarine sailors, I think that I can state with absolute certainty that this film is the ONLY submarine movie that ALL submariners take seriously. And that is the highest praise a movie like this can possibly get
User Rating:
8.5/10 58,955 votes
Top 250: #67 (register to vote)
MOVIEmeter: ?
Up 12% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.
Director:
Wolfgang Petersen
Writers:
Lothar G. Buchheim (novel)
Wolfgang Petersen (writer)
more
Contact:
View company contact information for Das Boot on IMDbPro.
Release Date:
10 February 1982 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | War more
Tagline:
This is the story of 42 raw recruits caught up in a war they didn't understand, and the Captain who must lead them in their struggle to survive. more
Plot:
The claustrophobic world of a WWII German U-boat; boredom, filth, and sheer terror. full summary | full synopsis
Plot Keywords:
German | U Boat | Crew | Boredom | Submarine
more
Awards:
Nominated for 6 Oscars. Another 5 wins & 4 nominations more
NewsDesk:
Jude Law Is New Superman
(From WENN. 26 July 2002)
User Comments:
Take it from a real submariner- more
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)
Jürgen Prochnow ... Capt.-Lt. Henrich Lehmann-Willenbrock - Der Alte
Herbert Grönemeyer ... Lt. Werner - Correspondent
Klaus Wennemann ... Chief Engineer Fritz Grade - Der Leitende-Der LI
Hubertus Bengsch ... 1st Lieutenant - Number One-1WO
Martin Semmelrogge ... 2nd Lieutenant - 2WO
Bernd Tauber ... Kriechbaum - Chief Quartermaster-Navigator
Erwin Leder ... Johann
Martin May ... Ullman
Heinz Hoenig ... Hinrich
Uwe Ochsenknecht ... Chief Bosun
Claude-Oliver Rudolph ... Ario
Jan Fedder ... Pilgrim
Ralf Richter ... Frenssen
Joachim Bernhard ... Preacher
Oliver Stritzel ... Schwalle
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Additional Details
Also Known As:
The Boat (Philippines: English title) (USA) (dubbed version)
more
MPAA:
Rated R for some war violence and brief language. (director's cut)
Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parents
Runtime:
149 min | 293 min (uncut version) | 209 min (director's cut)
Country:
West Germany
Language:
French | German | English
Color:
Color (Fujicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital (director's cut) | Dolby (original release) | SDDS (director's cut)
Certification:
Iceland:12 | Canada:14A (Ontario) | South Korea:15 | Brazil:14 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Chile:14 | Finland:K-16 | France:U | Ireland:15 | Netherlands:12 | Netherlands:16 (director's cut) | Norway:15 (director's cut) | Norway:16 | Portugal:M/12 (original rating) | Portugal:M/16 (director's cut) | Singapore:PG | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | UK:12 (dubbed directors cut) | UK:15 (subtitled directors cut) | USA:R | USA:Unrated (original uncut version) | West Germany:12 (w)
Filming Locations:
Atlantic Ocean more
Company:
Bavaria Film more
Fun Stuff
Trivia:
With production costs of 31 million DM, it was for a long time the most expensive German movie ever made. It was beaten in 2006 by "Perfume: The Story of A Murderer", which, however, was a German-French-Spanish co-production shot in English. more
Goofs:
Factual errors: This is December 1941: The RAF would not have a bomb that could penetrate the double ceiling (up to 7 metres thick) of the U-boat pens in France. They tried later, and la Rochelle, St. Nazaire and Lorient were more than 90% destroyed. But the pens were almost undamaged, even after hits by the TallBoy (12,000lbs) and Grand Slam (22,000lbs) bombs. The pens in la Rochelle and St. Nazaire were in German possession until the end of hostilities, the last U-boats leaving on 8 May 1945. Some of the pens are still in use. more
Quotes:
Lt. Werner: Captain?
Captain: I'm sorry.
Lt. Werner: You think it's hopeless now?
Captain: It's been 15 hours. He'll never do it. I'm sorry.
Lt. Werner: They made us all train for this day. "To be fearless and proud and alone. To need no one, just sacrifice. All for the Fatherland." Oh God, all just empty words. It's not the way they said it was, is it? I just want someone to be with. The only thing I feel is afraid.
more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in The 100 Greatest War Films (2005) (TV) more
Soundtrack:
It's a Long Way to Tipperary more
FAQ
How much sex, violence, and profanity are in this movie?
There is a TV version of this?
What is written on the building at the end of the movie?
more
User Comments
(Comment on this title)
218 out of 227 people found the following comment useful:-
Take it from a real submariner-, 7 July 2000
10/10
Author: Sam Haines from San Antonio, Texas
on modern "boats" life isn't easy- but compared to the living hell that the German U-Boats were, modern submariners have nothing to complain about. People in certain professions don't like to watch movies about those professions (Doctors and Nurses shy away from hospital dramas, for example). Submarine sailors are different. We love to watch every submarine movie ever made, from "Run Silent, Run Deep" and "Destination: Tokyo" to "The Hunt For Red October", "Crimson Tide" and "U-571". Why? Because we can always use a good laugh. For those in the know, submarine movies are usually absolutely hilarious. Except this one. After being in the Navy for four years, serving with around 350 different men, and being acquainted with a further 200-300, all of them submarine sailors, I think that I can state with absolute certainty that this film is the ONLY submarine movie that ALL submariners take seriously. And that is the highest praise a movie like this can possibly get
Meglio gioventù, La (2003)
Overview
User Rating:
8.0/10 6,154 votes
MOVIEmeter: ?
Down 2% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.
Director:
Marco Tullio Giordana
Writers:
Sandro Petraglia (writer)
Stefano Rulli (writer)
Contact:
View company contact information for The Best of Youth on IMDbPro.
Release Date:
22 June 2003 (Italy) more
Genre:
Drama | Romance more
Tagline:
The possibilities were endless...
Plot:
Nicola (Luigi Lo Cascio) and Matteo (Alessio Boni) Carati are two brothers of Rome, who live the... more | add synopsis
Plot Keywords:
Police | Photographer | Flood | Norway | Mental Illness
more
Awards:
19 wins & 14 nominations more
User Comments:
A masterpiece of cinema art! more
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)
Luigi Lo Cascio ... Nicola Carati
Alessio Boni ... Matteo Carati
Adriana Asti ... Adriana Carati
Sonia Bergamasco ... Giulia Monfalco
Fabrizio Gifuni ... Carlo Tommasi
Maya Sansa ... Mirella Utano
Valentina Carnelutti ... Francesca Carati
Jasmine Trinca ... Giorgia
Andrea Tidona ... Angelo Carati
Lidia Vitale ... Giovanna Carati
Claudio Gioè ... Vitale Micavi
Paolo Bonanni ... Luigino
Mario Schiano ... Medicine Professor
Giovanni Scifoni ... Berto
Michele Melega ... Literature Professor
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Also Known As:
The Best of Youth (International: English title)
more
MPAA:
Rated R for language and brief nudity. (parts 1 & 2)
Parents Guide:
Add content advisory for parents
Runtime:
Argentina:180 min | Italy:383 min (2 parts) | Canada:366 min (Montréal World Film Festival) | Canada:383 min (Toronto International Film Festival) | France:358 min (Cannes Film Festival) | USA:366 min (theatrical version)
Country:
Italy
Language:
Italian
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.66 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Certification:
Singapore:NC-16 | Argentina:13 | Italy:T | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | USA:R (part 1) | USA:R (part 2) | Ireland:15 | Australia:M | Hong Kong:IIA
Filming Locations:
Florence, Tuscany, Italy more
Company:
BiBiFilm more
Fun Stuff
Goofs:
Crew or equipment visible: In the scene where Mirella is driving the boat out of Sicily, the bottom of another white boat can be seen when the camera focuses on Andrea. more
Quotes:
Sicilian Commissario: What were you looking for, joining the Police?
Matteo Carati: I wanted some rules.
Sicilian Commissario: And what do you do, with these rules?
Matteo Carati: I apply them
more
Movie Connections:
References Highlander (1986) more
Soundtrack:
A chi more
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85 out of 92 people found the following comment useful:-
A masterpiece of cinema art!, 24 March 2005
10/10
Author: Peegee-3 (poetsrx@webtv.net) from Santa Monica, CA
Can art transform life? If so, I would elect "The Best of Youth" as a primary candidate for that possibility.
Almost never in my over 60 years of film viewing have I been as deeply affected, haunted by characterizations, poetic dialog and brilliantly unexpected turns...and breadth of scope. The nuances of relationship between people...in this case the Italian family Carati, their lovers, friends, wards...are so moving, so deeply portrayed and inhabited by the actors that I was not only moved to tears, but inspired. Here is a view of how human beings can live the humanity so desperately needed in this crazed and warring world...also presented as an integral part of plot and interaction...and this done without any sort of didactic or polemic foisting...All achieved through the intimate and profound struggles of the film's characters.
Imagination and the incredible sensibility of director (Marco Tullio Giordana),writers (Petraglia and Rulli) and actors (most outstanding: Luigi LoCacio, Alessio Boni, Adriana Asti and Jasmine Trinca) combine to offer a film that carried this participant (for that's what I felt) into a realm only experienced by exceptional literature.
As is obvious...I highly recommend seeing this movie.
User Rating:
8.0/10 6,154 votes
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Director:
Marco Tullio Giordana
Writers:
Sandro Petraglia (writer)
Stefano Rulli (writer)
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Release Date:
22 June 2003 (Italy) more
Genre:
Drama | Romance more
Tagline:
The possibilities were endless...
Plot:
Nicola (Luigi Lo Cascio) and Matteo (Alessio Boni) Carati are two brothers of Rome, who live the... more | add synopsis
Plot Keywords:
Police | Photographer | Flood | Norway | Mental Illness
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Awards:
19 wins & 14 nominations more
User Comments:
A masterpiece of cinema art! more
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)
Luigi Lo Cascio ... Nicola Carati
Alessio Boni ... Matteo Carati
Adriana Asti ... Adriana Carati
Sonia Bergamasco ... Giulia Monfalco
Fabrizio Gifuni ... Carlo Tommasi
Maya Sansa ... Mirella Utano
Valentina Carnelutti ... Francesca Carati
Jasmine Trinca ... Giorgia
Andrea Tidona ... Angelo Carati
Lidia Vitale ... Giovanna Carati
Claudio Gioè ... Vitale Micavi
Paolo Bonanni ... Luigino
Mario Schiano ... Medicine Professor
Giovanni Scifoni ... Berto
Michele Melega ... Literature Professor
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The Best of Youth (International: English title)
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Rated R for language and brief nudity. (parts 1 & 2)
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Runtime:
Argentina:180 min | Italy:383 min (2 parts) | Canada:366 min (Montréal World Film Festival) | Canada:383 min (Toronto International Film Festival) | France:358 min (Cannes Film Festival) | USA:366 min (theatrical version)
Country:
Italy
Language:
Italian
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.66 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Certification:
Singapore:NC-16 | Argentina:13 | Italy:T | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | USA:R (part 1) | USA:R (part 2) | Ireland:15 | Australia:M | Hong Kong:IIA
Filming Locations:
Florence, Tuscany, Italy more
Company:
BiBiFilm more
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Goofs:
Crew or equipment visible: In the scene where Mirella is driving the boat out of Sicily, the bottom of another white boat can be seen when the camera focuses on Andrea. more
Quotes:
Sicilian Commissario: What were you looking for, joining the Police?
Matteo Carati: I wanted some rules.
Sicilian Commissario: And what do you do, with these rules?
Matteo Carati: I apply them
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A masterpiece of cinema art!, 24 March 2005
10/10
Author: Peegee-3 (poetsrx@webtv.net) from Santa Monica, CA
Can art transform life? If so, I would elect "The Best of Youth" as a primary candidate for that possibility.
Almost never in my over 60 years of film viewing have I been as deeply affected, haunted by characterizations, poetic dialog and brilliantly unexpected turns...and breadth of scope. The nuances of relationship between people...in this case the Italian family Carati, their lovers, friends, wards...are so moving, so deeply portrayed and inhabited by the actors that I was not only moved to tears, but inspired. Here is a view of how human beings can live the humanity so desperately needed in this crazed and warring world...also presented as an integral part of plot and interaction...and this done without any sort of didactic or polemic foisting...All achieved through the intimate and profound struggles of the film's characters.
Imagination and the incredible sensibility of director (Marco Tullio Giordana),writers (Petraglia and Rulli) and actors (most outstanding: Luigi LoCacio, Alessio Boni, Adriana Asti and Jasmine Trinca) combine to offer a film that carried this participant (for that's what I felt) into a realm only experienced by exceptional literature.
As is obvious...I highly recommend seeing this movie.
Salò o le 120 giornate di Sodoma (1975)
Overview
User Rating:
6.2/10 9,700 votes
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Down 1% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.
Director:
Pier Paolo Pasolini
Writers:
Pier Paolo Pasolini (written by)
Sergio Citti (screenplay)
more
Contact:
View company contact information for Salo, or the 120 Days of Sodom on IMDbPro.
Release Date:
January 1976 (Italy) more
Genre:
Drama | Horror | War more
Tagline:
The 120 Days of Sodom more
Plot:
Four fascist libertines round up 9 teenages boys and girls and subject them to 120 days of physical, mental and sexual torture. full summary | add synopsis
Plot Keywords:
Blood | Teenage Boy | Piano | Sexual Torture | Dante
more
User Comments:
One of the most gruelling films ever made more
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)
Paolo Bonacelli ... The Duke
Giorgio Cataldi ... The Bishop
Umberto Paolo Quintavalle ... The Magistrate (as Umberto P. Quintavalle)
Aldo Valletti ... The President
Caterina Boratto ... Signora Castelli
Elsa De Giorgi ... Signora Maggi
Hélène Surgère ... Signora Vaccari (as Helene Surgere)
Sonia Saviange ... The Pianist
Sergio Fascetti ... Male Victim
Bruno Musso ... Male Victim
Antonio Orlando ... Male Victim
Claudio Cicchetti ... Male Victim
Franco Merli ... Male Victim
Umberto Chessari ... Male Victim
Lamberto Book ... Male Victim
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Additional Details
Also Known As:
Salo ou les 120 journées de Sodome (France)
Salo, or the 120 Days of Sodom (International: English title)
more
Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parents
Runtime:
116 min | 145 min (premiere version)
Country:
Italy | France
Language:
Italian | French | German
Color:
Color (Eastmancolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Italy:(Banned) (original rating) | Germany:18 (SPIO/JK) (uncut) | West Germany:18 (nf) (cut) (original rating) | Finland:(Banned) (1976) | Finland:K-18 (2001) | Italy:VM18 (re-rated) | Australia:(Banned) (1976-1993) (1998- ) | Australia:R (1993-1998) (uncut) | West Germany:(Banned) (cinema release) | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 (uncut) | Japan:R-18 | UK:X (original rating) (cut) (alternate footage) | Hungary:14 | Argentina:18 | Canada:18+ (Quebec) | Canada:R (Ontario) | France:-16 | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:(Banned) (original rating) | New Zealand:R18 (re-rating) | Portugal:M/18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 (re-rating) (2000) (uncut) | France:X (original rating) | Norway:18 (re-rating) (2005) (video premiere) | Norway:(Banned) (1976-2003) (cinema release) | Germany:BPjM Restricted
Filming Locations:
Salò, Brescia, Lombardia, Italy more
Company:
Produzioni Europee Associati (PEA) more
Fun Stuff
Trivia:
The August 1998 Criterion was removed from the market due to copyright problems. So, this version of the DVD with the "white ring around the hub" can be easily sold for 600 or more US dollars in good condition. This makes it one of, if not the most, valuable DVD in the world. Bootlegs are extremely common due to its value. Research should be done before purchasing. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
[four men, sitting at a table, each sign a booklet]
The Duke: Your Excellency.
The Magistrate: Mr. President.
The President: My lord.
The Bishop: All's good if it's excessive.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Kurutta Butokai (1989) more
Soundtrack:
Carmina Burana more
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164 out of 190 people found the following comment useful:-
One of the most gruelling films ever made, 17 January 2005
Author: world_of_weird from England
Pier Paolo Pasolini, as is well known, was murdered not long after he finished work on this, his most audacious and confrontational film, yet even the most casual viewing of SALO begs the question - had he not been murdered, would he have taken his own life anyway? Every sequence, every shot and practically every moment of this film is so burdened with despair, barely concealed rage and a towering disgust with the human race, one gets the impression that Pasolini was barely hanging onto life - and any attendant shreds of hope - by his fingernails. Although ostensibly an adaptation of one of DeSade's most depraved works channeled through the horrifying excesses of the Second World War with the Fascist ruling classes as its (authentically vile) villains, SALO also contains a lot of contemporary criticism - Pasolini hated the modern world, and explained the stomach-churning 'banquet of s**t' as a none-too-subtle attack on the encroaching global domination of the fast food chains. (The scenes of sexual excess can similarly be read as a despairing attack on the permissive society - those who come to SALO expecting titillation or B-movie sleaze will be sorely disappointed.) Beyond the nihilistic content, which has been well documented elsewhere, the film has an overall mood that seems to have been engineered to make the viewer thoroughly depressed. Shot on washed-out, faded film stock using primarily static cameras, long shots, choppy editing and very few cutaways, SALO has a visual style reminiscent of cinema-verite documentary. Add to this the unnerving use of big band music, piano dirges and the (intentionally?) scrappy post-dubbed dialogue, and the distancing effect on the viewer is complete. SALO comes across as one long primal scream of rage, designed to shake the viewer out of his complacency, and in this respect, the film succeeds unequivocally. Whether or not you would care to watch this more than once, or indeed for 'entertainment', is another matter, but SALO is an important film that demands a careful viewing ONLY by those prepared for it.
User Rating:
6.2/10 9,700 votes
MOVIEmeter: ?
Down 1% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.
Director:
Pier Paolo Pasolini
Writers:
Pier Paolo Pasolini (written by)
Sergio Citti (screenplay)
more
Contact:
View company contact information for Salo, or the 120 Days of Sodom on IMDbPro.
Release Date:
January 1976 (Italy) more
Genre:
Drama | Horror | War more
Tagline:
The 120 Days of Sodom more
Plot:
Four fascist libertines round up 9 teenages boys and girls and subject them to 120 days of physical, mental and sexual torture. full summary | add synopsis
Plot Keywords:
Blood | Teenage Boy | Piano | Sexual Torture | Dante
more
User Comments:
One of the most gruelling films ever made more
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)
Paolo Bonacelli ... The Duke
Giorgio Cataldi ... The Bishop
Umberto Paolo Quintavalle ... The Magistrate (as Umberto P. Quintavalle)
Aldo Valletti ... The President
Caterina Boratto ... Signora Castelli
Elsa De Giorgi ... Signora Maggi
Hélène Surgère ... Signora Vaccari (as Helene Surgere)
Sonia Saviange ... The Pianist
Sergio Fascetti ... Male Victim
Bruno Musso ... Male Victim
Antonio Orlando ... Male Victim
Claudio Cicchetti ... Male Victim
Franco Merli ... Male Victim
Umberto Chessari ... Male Victim
Lamberto Book ... Male Victim
more
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Additional Details
Also Known As:
Salo ou les 120 journées de Sodome (France)
Salo, or the 120 Days of Sodom (International: English title)
more
Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parents
Runtime:
116 min | 145 min (premiere version)
Country:
Italy | France
Language:
Italian | French | German
Color:
Color (Eastmancolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Italy:(Banned) (original rating) | Germany:18 (SPIO/JK) (uncut) | West Germany:18 (nf) (cut) (original rating) | Finland:(Banned) (1976) | Finland:K-18 (2001) | Italy:VM18 (re-rated) | Australia:(Banned) (1976-1993) (1998- ) | Australia:R (1993-1998) (uncut) | West Germany:(Banned) (cinema release) | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 (uncut) | Japan:R-18 | UK:X (original rating) (cut) (alternate footage) | Hungary:14 | Argentina:18 | Canada:18+ (Quebec) | Canada:R (Ontario) | France:-16 | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:(Banned) (original rating) | New Zealand:R18 (re-rating) | Portugal:M/18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 (re-rating) (2000) (uncut) | France:X (original rating) | Norway:18 (re-rating) (2005) (video premiere) | Norway:(Banned) (1976-2003) (cinema release) | Germany:BPjM Restricted
Filming Locations:
Salò, Brescia, Lombardia, Italy more
Company:
Produzioni Europee Associati (PEA) more
Fun Stuff
Trivia:
The August 1998 Criterion was removed from the market due to copyright problems. So, this version of the DVD with the "white ring around the hub" can be easily sold for 600 or more US dollars in good condition. This makes it one of, if not the most, valuable DVD in the world. Bootlegs are extremely common due to its value. Research should be done before purchasing. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
[four men, sitting at a table, each sign a booklet]
The Duke: Your Excellency.
The Magistrate: Mr. President.
The President: My lord.
The Bishop: All's good if it's excessive.
more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Kurutta Butokai (1989) more
Soundtrack:
Carmina Burana more
FAQ
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164 out of 190 people found the following comment useful:-
One of the most gruelling films ever made, 17 January 2005
Author: world_of_weird from England
Pier Paolo Pasolini, as is well known, was murdered not long after he finished work on this, his most audacious and confrontational film, yet even the most casual viewing of SALO begs the question - had he not been murdered, would he have taken his own life anyway? Every sequence, every shot and practically every moment of this film is so burdened with despair, barely concealed rage and a towering disgust with the human race, one gets the impression that Pasolini was barely hanging onto life - and any attendant shreds of hope - by his fingernails. Although ostensibly an adaptation of one of DeSade's most depraved works channeled through the horrifying excesses of the Second World War with the Fascist ruling classes as its (authentically vile) villains, SALO also contains a lot of contemporary criticism - Pasolini hated the modern world, and explained the stomach-churning 'banquet of s**t' as a none-too-subtle attack on the encroaching global domination of the fast food chains. (The scenes of sexual excess can similarly be read as a despairing attack on the permissive society - those who come to SALO expecting titillation or B-movie sleaze will be sorely disappointed.) Beyond the nihilistic content, which has been well documented elsewhere, the film has an overall mood that seems to have been engineered to make the viewer thoroughly depressed. Shot on washed-out, faded film stock using primarily static cameras, long shots, choppy editing and very few cutaways, SALO has a visual style reminiscent of cinema-verite documentary. Add to this the unnerving use of big band music, piano dirges and the (intentionally?) scrappy post-dubbed dialogue, and the distancing effect on the viewer is complete. SALO comes across as one long primal scream of rage, designed to shake the viewer out of his complacency, and in this respect, the film succeeds unequivocally. Whether or not you would care to watch this more than once, or indeed for 'entertainment', is another matter, but SALO is an important film that demands a careful viewing ONLY by those prepared for it.
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