Monica Bleibtreu
Monica Bleibtreu, a respected stage, film, and television actress, and mother of Moritz Bleibtreu, died yesterday, May 14, in Hamburg. She was 65. Bleibtreu had been battling cancer for a number of years.
Born into a theatrical family in Vienna on May 4, 1944, the dark, strong-featured Monica Bleibtreu had been working steadily on German-language television since the late 1960s. Among her TV credits are a presentation of Bertold Brecht’s play Mother (1971), the series Doctors in the mid-1990s, and the made-for-television movie Happy Hour oder Glück und Glas (2000), starring The Lives of Others‘ Martina Gedeck.
In 1975, she won a German Television Award for best actress for her performance in the made-for-TV movie Marias letzte [...]
by Andre Soares | May 15, 2009
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Tags: Bertold Brecht, Bettina Oberli, Chris Kraus, Doctors, Four Minutes, Hannah Herzsprung, Hanns Brenner, Hans Steinbichler, Happy Hour oder Glück und Glas, Hilde, Hildegard Knef, Joseph Vilsmaier, Julia Jentsch, Kai Wessel, Katja Flint, Mariz letzte Reise, Marlene, Marlene Dietrich, Martina Gedeck, Max Minsky and Me, Mirjam Kubescha, Monica Bleibtreu, Moritz Bleibtreu, Mother, Nicolette Krebitz, Nina Hoss, Run Lola Run, The Heart Is a Dark Forest, The Murder Farm, The Runaway, Ulrike Grote, Vier Minuten
Nastri d’Argento 2008
2008 Nastri d’Argento
National Union of Italian Film Journalists’ 2008 Nastri d’Argento (Silver Ribbons) nominations: May 11, 2008
2008 Nastri d’Argento winners: Teatro Antico di Taormina, Sicily, on June 14, 2008
(”*” denotes the winner in each category)
Isabella Ragonese plays a college grad who struggles to find work in A Whole Life Ahead
Best Director
Antonello GRIMALDI – Caos calmo
Daniele LUCHETTI – Mio fratello è figlio unico
Silvio SOLDINI – Giorni e nuvole
* Paolo VIRZÌ – Tutta la vita davanti / A Whole Life Ahead
Gianni ZANASI – Non pensarci
Best European Film
Across the Universe – Julie Taymor
Elizabeth: The Golden Age – Shekar Kapur
Atonement – Joe Wright
La vie en [...]
by Andre Soares | June 14, 2008
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Tags: 4 Months 3 Weeks and 2 Days, A Whole Life Ahead, Abdellatif Kechiche, Across the Universe, Agente matrimoniale, Alba Rohrwacher, Alessandro Gassman, Alina Marazzi, Amore bugie e calcetto, Andrea D’Ambrosio, Andrea Molaioli, Ang Lee, Angela Finocchiaro, Anita Caprioli, Anna Bonaiuto, Anna Negri, Antonello Grimaldi, Antonia Liskova, Antonio Albanese, Arnaldo Catinari, Atonement, Before the Devil Knows You're Dead, Bianco e nero, Biùtiful càuntri, Brad Bird, Caos calmo, Carla Vangelista, Carlo Lizzani, Carlo Mazzacurati, Carlo Poggioli, Caroina Crescentini, Carolina Crescentini, Catia Dottori, Cemento armato, Chris Kraus, Civico Zero, Claudio Collepiccolo, Claudio Piersanti, Colpo d'occhio, Come tu mi vuoi, Cover boy, Cristian Mungiu, Cristiana Capotondi, Cristina Comencini, Daniel Silverman, Daniele Luchetti, Daniele Silvestri, Daniele Vicari, Dante Ferretti, Davide Marengo, Domenico Procacci, Doriana Leondeff, Eduardo Crespo, Elio Germano, Elisabetta Montaldo, Elizabeth: The Golden Age, Ennio Morricone, Esmeralda Calabria, Fabio Bonifacci, Federica Pontremoli, Film Awards, Four Minutes, Francesca Calvelli, Francesca Lo Schiavo, Francesca Marciano, Francesco Bruni, Francesco Maselli, Francesco Piccolo, Gianna Nannini, Gianni Zanasi, Giorgio Diritti, Giorni e nuvole, Giulia Calenda, Giuliano Gemma, Giuliano Montaldo, Giuseppe Battiston, Hotel Meina, I demoni di San Pietroburgo, I Viceré, I'm Not There, Il mio paese, Il vento fa il suo giro, Ilaria Fraioli, Into the Wild, Io l'altro, Irina Palm, Isabella Ragonese, Jason Reitman, Joe Wright, Joel and Ethan Coen, Julian Schnabel, Julie Taymor, Kasia Smutniak, Kazuko Kurosawa, La giusta distanza, La graine et le mulet, La ragazza del lago, La seconda volta non si scorda mai, La Vie en Rose, Le ferie di Licu, Lele Marchitelli, Lezioni di cioccolato, Lezioni di felicità, Lionello Cerri, Luca Lionello, Luca Lucini, Lucia Ragni, Lust Caution, Maddalena Ravagli, Marco Chimenz, Marco Pettenello, Marco Stabilini, Margherita Buy, Marina Confalone, Mario Venuti, Marjane Satrapi, Massimo Ghini, Massimo Zamboni, Michele Pellegrini, Milena Canonero, Mio fratello è figlio unico, Mirco Garrone, Mohsen Melliti, Nanni Moretti, Nastri d'Argento, Nastri d'Argento 2008, National Union of Italian Film Journalists, Nelle tue mani, Nero bifamiliare, Nessuna qualità agli eroi, Nicola Pecorini, Nicola Piovani, Nicoletta Ercole, No Country for Old Men, Non pensarci, Notturno bus, Olivier Dahan, Paolo Virzì, Parlami d'amore, Paul Thomas Anderson, Peppe Ruggiero, Persepolis, Peter Del Monte, Piano solo, Piera Degli Esposti, Piero De Bernardi, Pino Daniele, Questa notte è ancora nostra, Ramiro Civita, Ratatouille, Riccardo Tozzi, Riprendimi, Roberto Cimatti, Sabrina Ferilli, Sam Garbarski, Sean Penn, Sergio Rubini, Seta, Shekar Kapur, Sidney Lumet, Signorina Effe, Silver Ribbons, Silvio Muccino, Silvio Soldini, Sonetàula, Sweeney Todd, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, The Secret of the Grain, The Simpsons Movie, There Will Be Blood, Tideland, Tim Burton, Tiro Mancino, Todd Haynes, Toni Servillo, Tonino Zera, Tre donne morali, Tutta la vita davanti, Valerio Mastandrea, Vier Minuten, Vincent Paronnaud, Vittorio Moroni, Vittorio Storaro, Vogliamo anche le rose, Wilma Labate
2007 Bavarian Film Award Winners
Wer früher stirbt, ist länger tot / Grave Decisions. Photo: Christian Hartmann / Roxy Film
The winners of the 2007 Bavarian Film Awards — the most important German film prize after the German Academy’s Lolas — were announced yesterday at a gala ceremony in Munich.
The Porcelain Pierrot (worth €200,000) for best film — or best production — went to a local effort, Marcus H. Rosenmüller’s feel-good dark comedy Wer früher stirbt, ist länger tot / Grave Decisions (top photo). Spoken in one of the local Bavarian dialects, Rosenmüller’s feature-film debut became a surprise hit in Germany, earning more than 10 million euros at the box office. Rosenmüller also took home the prize for best young director.
Wer [...]
by Andre Soares | January 20, 2007
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Tags: Ben Whishaw, Chris Kraus, Film Awards, Four Minutes, Grave Decisions, Marcus H. Rosenmüller, Monica Bleibtreu, Perfume: The Story of a Murderer, Rachel Hurd-Wood, Tom Tykwer
Bavarian Film Awards 2007
2007 Bavarian Film Awards
2007 Bavarian Film Awards: Prinzregententheater in Munich on January 19, 2007
Best Production: Wer früher stirbt, ist länger tot / Grave Decisions, Ursula Woerner, Annie Brunner, and Andreas Richter (directed by Marcus H. Rosenmüller)
Best Director: Tom Tykwer, Das Parfum – Die Geschichte eines Mörders / Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
Best Young Director: Marcus H. Rosenmüller, Wer früher stirbt, ist länger tot / Grave Decisions
Best Actor: Jürgen Vogel, Emmas Glück / Emma’s Bliss
Best Actress (tie): Monica Bleibtreu, Vier Minuten / Four Minutes and Katharina Thalbach, Strajk – Die Heldin von Danzig / Strike
Best Young Performer: Hannah Herzsprung, Four Minutes
Best Screenplay: Chris Kraus, Four Minutes
Best Cinematography: Andreas Höfer, Strajk — Die Heldin von Danzig / Strike
Best Production [...]
by Andre Soares | January 20, 2007
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Tags: Chris Kraus, Film Awards, Four Minutes, Grave Decisions, Hannah Herzsprung, Jürgen Vogel, Katharina Thalbach, Marcus H. Rosenmüller, Monica Bleibtreu, Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
