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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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
