Tag: Berlinale
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This is what the voice of a hippopotamus sounds like: the Berlinale teaches animals, yetis and statues to speak
Non-human narrators come to auteur cinema. Several titles presented at the Berlinale, which will end this Saturday with the announcement of the official winners, have adopted the point of view of rhinos, hominids and works of art stolen in the colonial era. The same thing has happened, for some time now, in current literature, in…
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Technological dystopias: the new futuristic cinema takes place in the present
They take place in a vaguely futuristic time, just a handful of years away. A decade, at most. They imagine an imminent future in which it will be possible to resurrect our dead for a few hours or completely change its face to the consumer's taste. They project societies marked by conflicts between opposing groups…
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Surviving 'Girls': After its rise and fall, Lena Dunham returns with a film about the Holocaust
It is not the first time that Lena Dunham (New York, 37 years old) travels to Poland. In her early twenties, the actress and director flew to the country of her ancestors with her friends from college. “We spent the trip drinking vodka, hanging out with boys and dancing in clubs,” she recalled this Saturday…
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Berlinale 2024: Karl Lauterbach and Elisabeth Niejahr
Karl Lauterbach walks the red carpet with his girlfriend, the journalist Elisabeth Niejahr, on the opening night of the Berlinale. Image: dpa Holding hands on the red carpet: Federal Health Minister Karl Lauterbach visited the Berlinale 2024 with his new girlfriend Elisabeth Niejahr. It is the couple's first public appearance. AOn Thursday evening, Federal Health…
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An Irish drama with Cillian Murphy opened the Berlinale
An Irish drama starring Cillian Murphy, one of the favorites for this year's Oscarsopened the Berlinale on Thursday, in a context marked by the war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza. “Small things like these”, adapted from the book of the same name by Irish writer Claire Keegan, It is part of the twenty films…
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Cillian Murphy against the evil nuns: the Berlinale denounces the abuses of the Catholic Church in Ireland
The Catholic prayer could be spoken or sung. Starting this Thursday, the start date of the 74th edition of the Berlinale, it can also be seen on the big screen. The film festival began with a collective prayer for the victims of the abuses of the Catholic Church, led by actor Cillian Murphy and now…
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AfD politician excluded from Berlinale opening
Dhe invitation for AfD politicians to the opening of the Berlinale has caused international criticism. Now the festival leadership has reacted – and disinvited the party representatives again. The AfD wants to comment on this this Friday at 11 a.m. Party leader Kristin Brinker will comment on the disinvitation in the House of Representatives, the…
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The Oscar nominee for Germany, a Golden Bear-winning documentary and other proposals to watch movies on the weekend
Teacher's room, the film nominated for an Oscar by Germany in best international film, is a thriller with intrigues and lies that reveal the structures of the school system. The film directed by Berliner of Turkish origin İlker Çatak tells how mathematics teacher Carla Nowa must face a controversy in her first job. A series…
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“Moonstruck”: Canadian director Norman Jewison dies
DDirector Norman Jewison, known for award-winning films such as “In the Heat of the Night” (1967) and “Moonstruck” (1987), is dead. He died “peacefully” in his home on Saturday, his spokesman said on Monday. The Canadian-born man was 97 years old. In his long career, Jewison was nominated for an Oscar seven times as a…
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Germany: more than 200,000 people attend a new day of protests against the extreme right
More than 200,000 people took to the streets of Germany this Sunday, January 21, in a new day of massive protests against the extreme right. The demonstrations were sparked after it was revealed that members of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party participated in secret meetings to discuss proposals to expel millions of immigrants…