Michael Ballhaus Articles

2008 Bavarian Film Awards     Best Producer Olga Film – Molly von Fürstenberg and Harald Kügler for Kirschblüten – Hanami / Cherry Blossoms Best Direction Fatih Akin for Auf der anderen Seite / The Edge of Heaven Best New Director and Screenwriter Ralf Westhoff for Shoppen Best Actor Elmar Wepper for Cherry Blossoms Best Actress Martina Gedeck for Meine schöne Bescherung / Messy Christmas [...]

A man is dead. Who among the greedy, ruthless, amoral singing-and-dancing suspects stuck in the snowbound countryside mansion has done it? 8 women is an acquired taste, bien sûr. What seems silly the first time around becomes increasingly wittier and funnier — though no less bizarre — with each repeated viewing. Beautifully shot by Jeanne Lapoirie and chock-full of bitingly sardonic lines and situations (adapted [...]