Exclusive: Peter Webber (Girl With A Pearl Earring) is set to direct The Pianist, Valkyrie and Indiana Jones 5 star Thomas Kretschmann in WWII movie The Prominents.
Set in the chaotic final days of World War II, the story follows a group of Nazi Germany’s most prominent prisoners as they are transported across Europe, out of Allied reach, to be used as bargaining chips in the German surrender. On their journey, they endure aerial attacks, collapsing bridges, partisan raids, and the escalating threat of liquidation by their Nazi captors.
Kretschmann will star as Bogislaw von Bonin, a German prisoner battling his own demons: complicity in the war’s atrocities and the drug abuse he uses to cope with it.
Hippolyte Girardot (The French Dispatch) and Irène Jacob (The Double Life of Veronique) will play French prime minister Leon Blum and his wife Janot, respectively. Valentina Cervi (Jane Eyre) is playing...
Set in the chaotic final days of World War II, the story follows a group of Nazi Germany’s most prominent prisoners as they are transported across Europe, out of Allied reach, to be used as bargaining chips in the German surrender. On their journey, they endure aerial attacks, collapsing bridges, partisan raids, and the escalating threat of liquidation by their Nazi captors.
Kretschmann will star as Bogislaw von Bonin, a German prisoner battling his own demons: complicity in the war’s atrocities and the drug abuse he uses to cope with it.
Hippolyte Girardot (The French Dispatch) and Irène Jacob (The Double Life of Veronique) will play French prime minister Leon Blum and his wife Janot, respectively. Valentina Cervi (Jane Eyre) is playing...
- 4/29/2022
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Munich-based sales agency Global Screen has sold crime drama “Dark Woods” to streaming service Walter Presents for the U.K., where it’ll be shown on Channel 4’s All 4 platform, and across the Nordic Region, via C More.
The drama, which was produced by ConradFilm and Bavaria Fiction on behalf of Ndr and Ard Degeto for Das Erste, was the most-watched show on Ard’s catch-up service in Germany this year, and was the German TV Award winner.
Julia Weber, head of acquisitions and sales at Global Screen, said: “We are thrilled to announce the acquisition of this highly original and sought-after series, across Scandinavia and in the U.K., where crime drama has proved to be a key genre and is hugely popular with viewers of all ages.”
The show, inspired by real-life-events, starts out in the summer of 1989, when the sister of high-ranking Hamburg police officer Thomas...
The drama, which was produced by ConradFilm and Bavaria Fiction on behalf of Ndr and Ard Degeto for Das Erste, was the most-watched show on Ard’s catch-up service in Germany this year, and was the German TV Award winner.
Julia Weber, head of acquisitions and sales at Global Screen, said: “We are thrilled to announce the acquisition of this highly original and sought-after series, across Scandinavia and in the U.K., where crime drama has proved to be a key genre and is hugely popular with viewers of all ages.”
The show, inspired by real-life-events, starts out in the summer of 1989, when the sister of high-ranking Hamburg police officer Thomas...
- 11/30/2021
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
Telepool’s Global Screen has sold the miniseries “Dark Woods” to further international territories, including Japan (Nhk Enterprises), Cis (Mauris Film), Poland (Canal Plus), Czech Republic (Ceska Televize), Slovenia (Rtv Slovenija), Latvia (Latvian Television), Lithuania (Lrt), India and sub-continents (BookMyShow), and French-speaking Switzerland (Rts).
Deals for the U.K., Australia, Scandinavia and Portugal are expected to close before Mipcom, while sales to North America (Topic Media), France (Canal Plus) and Spain (Cosmo TV) were revealed earlier this year.
“We are thrilled to announce the next slate of deals for this highly original series,” stated Julia Weber, head of acquisitions and sales at Global Screen. “With its mix of crime and drama, the excellent acting and a unique, gripping atmosphere, ‘Dark Woods’ is a perfect match for all clients looking for high-end European content. The outstanding ratings in Germany – it was the most-watched program in Ard’s catch-up TV in 2020 – along...
Deals for the U.K., Australia, Scandinavia and Portugal are expected to close before Mipcom, while sales to North America (Topic Media), France (Canal Plus) and Spain (Cosmo TV) were revealed earlier this year.
“We are thrilled to announce the next slate of deals for this highly original series,” stated Julia Weber, head of acquisitions and sales at Global Screen. “With its mix of crime and drama, the excellent acting and a unique, gripping atmosphere, ‘Dark Woods’ is a perfect match for all clients looking for high-end European content. The outstanding ratings in Germany – it was the most-watched program in Ard’s catch-up TV in 2020 – along...
- 10/8/2021
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
And Tomorrow The Entire World, the engaged latest film from writer-director Julia von Heinz, is something close to transfixing, as it zeroes in on the vital distinction between being a weekend radical and a truly committed game-changer. Germany’s Best International Feature Film Oscar entry made an impression at last year’s Venice Film Festival and should connect strongly with younger audiences in many parts of the world.
Although none the director’s previous four features (she’s also worked in television) have made a mark internationally, the sheer energy and sense of mission in this breathlessly-paced, intimate drama will pull audiences right along with it, as it intently addresses the extent of personal commitment necessary for those who might want to make a difference in implementing change and keeping authoritarianism at bay — issues on the rise in places around the globe.
Employing a fleet visual style that keeps things...
Although none the director’s previous four features (she’s also worked in television) have made a mark internationally, the sheer energy and sense of mission in this breathlessly-paced, intimate drama will pull audiences right along with it, as it intently addresses the extent of personal commitment necessary for those who might want to make a difference in implementing change and keeping authoritarianism at bay — issues on the rise in places around the globe.
Employing a fleet visual style that keeps things...
- 1/25/2021
- by Todd McCarthy
- Deadline Film + TV
Germany has become the latest country to make its submission for the 2021 International Oscar race, choosing Julia von Heinz’s political drama And Tomorrow the Entire World.
The film premiered at Venice Film Festival in Competition. It stars Mala Emde, Noah Saavedra, Tonio Schneider, Luisa-Céline Gaffron, Andreas Lust.
When Germany is struck by a violent series of racist terror attacks, 20-year-old Luisa joins a subdivision of the Antifa to oppose the uprising neo-Nazi movement. With her reckless actions, she not only fights against the extreme right but also tries to impress Alfa, an Antifa activist she is secretly in love with. Soon, things escalate, and Luisa and her friends clash over the question if violence could ever be a legitimate political answer to fascism and hatred.
Producers are Fabian Gasmia and von Heinz for Seven Elephant and John Quester for Kings & Queens. Films Boutique handles sales.
Germany was last...
The film premiered at Venice Film Festival in Competition. It stars Mala Emde, Noah Saavedra, Tonio Schneider, Luisa-Céline Gaffron, Andreas Lust.
When Germany is struck by a violent series of racist terror attacks, 20-year-old Luisa joins a subdivision of the Antifa to oppose the uprising neo-Nazi movement. With her reckless actions, she not only fights against the extreme right but also tries to impress Alfa, an Antifa activist she is secretly in love with. Soon, things escalate, and Luisa and her friends clash over the question if violence could ever be a legitimate political answer to fascism and hatred.
Producers are Fabian Gasmia and von Heinz for Seven Elephant and John Quester for Kings & Queens. Films Boutique handles sales.
Germany was last...
- 10/28/2020
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
Chicago – The Chicago International Film Festival (Ciff) is competitive, and the 56th edition presented its awards on October 23rd, 2020, as a live virtual and online event on the Ciff YouTube page. The winner of the Gold Hugo as Best International Film was “Sweat” (France), directed by Magnus von Horn.
The 56th Chicago International Film Festival Celebrates Day Ten of the movie extravaganza, with films available for 2020 virtually and online. Click here for a complete how-to guide on navigating the 2020 Ciff. Go to Page Two for the schedule of October 23rd, 2020.
The awards were presented by the various jury members in each film category, and were hosted by Artistic Director Mimi Plauché, Managing Director Vivian Teng, as well as programmers Anthony Kaufman and Sam Flancher. The Festival’s highest honor is the Gold Hugo, named for the mythical God of Discovery.
International Feature Film Competition
‘Sweat’
Photo credit: Chicago International Film...
The 56th Chicago International Film Festival Celebrates Day Ten of the movie extravaganza, with films available for 2020 virtually and online. Click here for a complete how-to guide on navigating the 2020 Ciff. Go to Page Two for the schedule of October 23rd, 2020.
The awards were presented by the various jury members in each film category, and were hosted by Artistic Director Mimi Plauché, Managing Director Vivian Teng, as well as programmers Anthony Kaufman and Sam Flancher. The Festival’s highest honor is the Gold Hugo, named for the mythical God of Discovery.
International Feature Film Competition
‘Sweat’
Photo credit: Chicago International Film...
- 10/23/2020
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
“And Tomorrow the Entire World” is a taut, headlong dive into a student Antifa commune in Berlin, whose residents gradually splinter over how to fight a rising tide of white supremacy. It was, per its press notes, originally conceived as a period piece by director Julia von Heinz, before she concluded that there was no need to do so. That her film feels at once bristlingly current and easily tethered to other eras is its blunt power: It finds room for the perspective of both fervent Generation Z activists and their jaded elders, who may support the cause but are aggrieved that the fight hasn’t changed since their day, and fear it never will. Politically resonant but also solidly effective as straightforward youth-in-revolt drama, this Venice competition entry could make the international impression that von Heinz’s previous features have not.
Having never previously been in the official selection of a major festival,...
Having never previously been in the official selection of a major festival,...
- 9/10/2020
- by Guy Lodge
- Variety Film + TV
"Back then it was about the big picture. Not this small fry." An official festival promo trailer has debuted for a provocative German film titled And Tomorrow The Entire World, also known as Und Morgen die Ganze Welt. This will be premiering at the Venice Film Festival next week. The very timely film is about a German woman who joins the Antifa movement as a left-wing activist to fight Nazis. But she deals with the struggle of being non-violent, and starts to wonder "if violence could ever be a legitimate political answer to fascism and hatred." Starring Mala Emde, Noah Saavedra, Tonio Schneider, Luisa-Céline Gaffron, and Andreas Lust. "This is not only a story about the strong division running through Germany, but about the one running through our entire Western society." This is easily one of my most anticipated films that's premiering in Venice, and I'm very curious to see how the story plays out.
- 9/1/2020
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Julia von Heinz’s feature is the first made under her new Seven Elephants banner.
Berlin-based Films Boutique has taken world sales rights to Julia von Heinz’s hard-hitting “girl power” political drama And Tomorrow The Entire World, which will premiere in competition in Venice.
This is the first feature from German filmmaker von Heinz to be made through her new Berlin-based production company Seven Elephants, which she co-founded recently with fellow directors David Wnendt (Look Who’s Back) and Erik Schmitt (Cleo) and producer Fabian Gasmia (Personal Shopper).
Von Heinz co-wrote the script with John Quester. The Germany/France co-production’s cast includes Mala Emde,...
Berlin-based Films Boutique has taken world sales rights to Julia von Heinz’s hard-hitting “girl power” political drama And Tomorrow The Entire World, which will premiere in competition in Venice.
This is the first feature from German filmmaker von Heinz to be made through her new Berlin-based production company Seven Elephants, which she co-founded recently with fellow directors David Wnendt (Look Who’s Back) and Erik Schmitt (Cleo) and producer Fabian Gasmia (Personal Shopper).
Von Heinz co-wrote the script with John Quester. The Germany/France co-production’s cast includes Mala Emde,...
- 7/29/2020
- by 57¦Geoffrey Macnab¦41¦
- ScreenDaily
Gavagai Shadow Distribution Reviewed by: Harvey Karten Director: Rob Tregenza Screenwriter: Kirk Kjeldsen, Rob Tregenza Cast: Andreas Lust, Mikkel Gaup, Anni-Kristiina Juuso, Joakim Nango, Kim Robin Svartdal Screened at: Critics’ link, NYC, 6/3/18 Opens: August 3, 2018 in NY. August 10, 2018 in L.A. “Gavagai” is an invented word in an imagined language that is […]
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- 7/28/2018
- by Harvey Karten
- ShockYa
Starred Up | Labor Day | Yves Saint Laurent | Gbf | The Robber | The Machine | Salvo | The Unknown Known | A Long Way Down
Starred Up (18)
(David Mackenzie, 2013, UK) Jack O'Connell, Ben Mendelsohn, Rupert Friend. 106 mins
We've seen enough prison movies to know the drill, but this is closer to A Prophet than The Great Escape – a bracing mix of brutal thriller, institutional critique and complex character drama. Conviction is key, both in the day-to-day details and the natural performances, particularly O'Connell – a young offender violent enough to be housed with the grown-ups, including his own father. It feels like things could kick off with every scene.
Labor Day (12A)
(Jason Reitman, 2013, Us) Kate Winslet, Josh Brolin, Gattlin Griffith. 111 mins
The Juno director tries nuanced domestic drama – and it doesn't really suit him. Erotic tremors are a given when Brolin's escaped convict shacks up with Winslet's lonely single mum, but you'll need to park your disbelief.
Starred Up (18)
(David Mackenzie, 2013, UK) Jack O'Connell, Ben Mendelsohn, Rupert Friend. 106 mins
We've seen enough prison movies to know the drill, but this is closer to A Prophet than The Great Escape – a bracing mix of brutal thriller, institutional critique and complex character drama. Conviction is key, both in the day-to-day details and the natural performances, particularly O'Connell – a young offender violent enough to be housed with the grown-ups, including his own father. It feels like things could kick off with every scene.
Labor Day (12A)
(Jason Reitman, 2013, Us) Kate Winslet, Josh Brolin, Gattlin Griffith. 111 mins
The Juno director tries nuanced domestic drama – and it doesn't really suit him. Erotic tremors are a given when Brolin's escaped convict shacks up with Winslet's lonely single mum, but you'll need to park your disbelief.
- 3/22/2014
- by Steve Rose
- The Guardian - Film News
Based on a true story, Benjamin Heisenberg's drama about a monomaniacal con turned marathon runner still strains credulity and patience
Only a top athlete or a psychopath would have the kind of monomaniacal focus needed to train obsessively even while serving a long prison sentence, but luckily Rettenberger (Andreas Lust), the protagonist of this Austrian drama, fits both descriptions. Fresh out of the clink, he runs a marathon, breaking a record, no less. But seemingly prize money and fame aren't reward enough for this adrenalin junkie, and he resumes robbing banks. It's just as well the film declares from the off that it's based on a true story, because the premise seems ridiculous. Writer-director Benjamin Heisenberg makes no attempt to provide any kind of psychological backstory, a move both bold and frustrating, but he does have a real knack for illustrating Rettenberger's compulsive kineticism and savage determination. Lust looks permanently drained of blood,...
Only a top athlete or a psychopath would have the kind of monomaniacal focus needed to train obsessively even while serving a long prison sentence, but luckily Rettenberger (Andreas Lust), the protagonist of this Austrian drama, fits both descriptions. Fresh out of the clink, he runs a marathon, breaking a record, no less. But seemingly prize money and fame aren't reward enough for this adrenalin junkie, and he resumes robbing banks. It's just as well the film declares from the off that it's based on a true story, because the premise seems ridiculous. Writer-director Benjamin Heisenberg makes no attempt to provide any kind of psychological backstory, a move both bold and frustrating, but he does have a real knack for illustrating Rettenberger's compulsive kineticism and savage determination. Lust looks permanently drained of blood,...
- 3/21/2014
- The Guardian - Film News
★★★☆☆ "What are you looking forward to doing on your release?" Johann Rettenberger (Andreas Lust) is asked by his parole officer at the beginning of Benjamin Heisenberg's lean Austrian crime thriller The Robber (Der Räuber, 2010). "Not running around in circles," he replies. However, Johann doesn't simply mean his regular exercise regime is going to become more varied. He has no intention of going straight, robbing a bank as soon as he has a moment free. Rettenberger is the kind of quiet career criminal that Ryan Gosling would play in the American remake; an alternate version of Nicolas Winding Refn's über stylish Drive (2011), minus the screeching automobiles.
- 3/19/2014
- by CineVue UK
- CineVue
Above: Director Benjamin Heisenberg
Benjamin Heisenberg has presented his third feature film and first comedy Superegos (Über-Ich und Du) in the Berlinale this year in the Panorama section. Superegos is an improbable buddy film between Curt Leidig (André Wilms), an octogenarian psychologist with an undefined Nazi history, and Nick Gutlicht (Georg Friedrich), a young small-time crook without either convictions or, seemingly, even a past. When chance brings them together, Dr. Leidig begins his study of his “not uninteresting patient” and, inevitably, Freudian-cinematic acts of transference and counter-transference occur, leaving them both to question their identities. Benjamin Heisenberg’s debut feature Sleeper was screened at Cannes Un Certain Regard in 2005 and his second film The Robber competed for the Golden Bear at the 2010 Berlinale.
Yaron Dahan: Let's talk about your new film. It’s very different from your previous two. You mentioned you had wanted to do a comedy for a long time,...
Benjamin Heisenberg has presented his third feature film and first comedy Superegos (Über-Ich und Du) in the Berlinale this year in the Panorama section. Superegos is an improbable buddy film between Curt Leidig (André Wilms), an octogenarian psychologist with an undefined Nazi history, and Nick Gutlicht (Georg Friedrich), a young small-time crook without either convictions or, seemingly, even a past. When chance brings them together, Dr. Leidig begins his study of his “not uninteresting patient” and, inevitably, Freudian-cinematic acts of transference and counter-transference occur, leaving them both to question their identities. Benjamin Heisenberg’s debut feature Sleeper was screened at Cannes Un Certain Regard in 2005 and his second film The Robber competed for the Golden Bear at the 2010 Berlinale.
Yaron Dahan: Let's talk about your new film. It’s very different from your previous two. You mentioned you had wanted to do a comedy for a long time,...
- 2/13/2014
- by Yaron Dahan
- MUBI
Each week within this column we strive to pair the latest in theatrical releases to worthwhile titles currently available on Netflix Instant Watch. But this week, we’re taking a break from our regular format to wrap up our Year-End 2011 coverage by offering the very Best of 2011′s Now Streaming releases, as determined by the Tfs Staff.
Kicking off our Best of 2011 picks is Tfs President & Managing Editor Dan Mecca, who braved theaters this year for better or worse to review such big releases as Jack and Jill, Fright Night and Captain America, has filled his Top 10 list with daring debuts, spectacular sophomore efforts, and stunning masterworks from some of cinema’s most celebrated auteurs. His picks here are alternately quirky and insightful.
Ceremony (2010) An Honorable Mention on Dan’s list, Max Winkler’s offbeat comedy also earned a spot on our Top 10 Directorial Debuts for, “Operating with a level...
Kicking off our Best of 2011 picks is Tfs President & Managing Editor Dan Mecca, who braved theaters this year for better or worse to review such big releases as Jack and Jill, Fright Night and Captain America, has filled his Top 10 list with daring debuts, spectacular sophomore efforts, and stunning masterworks from some of cinema’s most celebrated auteurs. His picks here are alternately quirky and insightful.
Ceremony (2010) An Honorable Mention on Dan’s list, Max Winkler’s offbeat comedy also earned a spot on our Top 10 Directorial Debuts for, “Operating with a level...
- 1/5/2012
- by jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
- The Film Stage
Your Weekly Source for the Newest Releases to Blu-Ray Tuesday, October 18th, 2011
Attack On Leningrad (2009)
Synopsis: When in 1941 Nazi Germany invaded the Soviet Union, their troops quickly besieged Leningrad. Foreign journalists are evacuated but one of them, Kate Davies, is presumed dead and misses the plane. Alone in the city she is helped by Nina Tsvetnova a young and idealist police officer and together they will fight for their own survival and the survival of the people in the besieged Leningrad. (blu-ray.com)
Special Features: Unknown.
Baaria (2009)
Synopsis: Peppino, the nickname of the boy at the story’s heart, is a tough little kid in the 1930s, used to the rough-and-tumble world of Baaria (local slang for Tornatore’s native Bagheria), a hot and dusty Sicilian village with one main street. His adventures are many and his memories singular: men gambling in the local square, goats eating his schoolbooks, and...
Attack On Leningrad (2009)
Synopsis: When in 1941 Nazi Germany invaded the Soviet Union, their troops quickly besieged Leningrad. Foreign journalists are evacuated but one of them, Kate Davies, is presumed dead and misses the plane. Alone in the city she is helped by Nina Tsvetnova a young and idealist police officer and together they will fight for their own survival and the survival of the people in the besieged Leningrad. (blu-ray.com)
Special Features: Unknown.
Baaria (2009)
Synopsis: Peppino, the nickname of the boy at the story’s heart, is a tough little kid in the 1930s, used to the rough-and-tumble world of Baaria (local slang for Tornatore’s native Bagheria), a hot and dusty Sicilian village with one main street. His adventures are many and his memories singular: men gambling in the local square, goats eating his schoolbooks, and...
- 10/18/2011
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
The Robber
Directed by Benjamin Heisenberg
Written by Benjamin Heisenberg and Martin Prinz
Germany, 2010
Benjamin Heisenberg’s The Robber will never be accused of being too obvious. In fact, it’s a film that begs the question, ‘how much information is too little information?’
Johann Rettenberger (Andreas Lust) robs banks. He also runs marathons. He’s quite good at both though his perpetually stoic demeanor belies any internal excitement. Director Heisenberg juxtaposes kinetically shot chase sequences that would make Peter Yates proud, with quiet, vague moments alone with Johann. Upon his release from prison Johann meets an old acquaintance, Erika (Franziska Weisz). He moves into her house and they quickly begin an affair. How he knew Erika, why she is attracted to him, whether he actually cares for her – all questions are left for us to decide and entirely without hint.
The Robber finds a comparison in another German existential film,...
Directed by Benjamin Heisenberg
Written by Benjamin Heisenberg and Martin Prinz
Germany, 2010
Benjamin Heisenberg’s The Robber will never be accused of being too obvious. In fact, it’s a film that begs the question, ‘how much information is too little information?’
Johann Rettenberger (Andreas Lust) robs banks. He also runs marathons. He’s quite good at both though his perpetually stoic demeanor belies any internal excitement. Director Heisenberg juxtaposes kinetically shot chase sequences that would make Peter Yates proud, with quiet, vague moments alone with Johann. Upon his release from prison Johann meets an old acquaintance, Erika (Franziska Weisz). He moves into her house and they quickly begin an affair. How he knew Erika, why she is attracted to him, whether he actually cares for her – all questions are left for us to decide and entirely without hint.
The Robber finds a comparison in another German existential film,...
- 8/11/2011
- by Neal Dhand
- SoundOnSight
The stoic, determined , enigmatic loner has been the subject of many thrillers and action films. On either side of the the law, the single-minded protagonist has been a fixture in cinema perhaps best exemplified in the sixties and seventies movies of actors such as Clint Eastwood and Charles Bronson. In the new film The Robber we get to see a character based on a real person from the Austrian director Benjamin Heisenberg.
We first observe Johann Rettenberger ( Andreas Lust ) running in circles around a small patch of grass. Soon we learn that he is in prison. Taking up most of the space in his small cell is a electric treadmill, which he immediately puts to use. Johann meets with his parole officer prior to his imminent release. Thr officer wants to make sure that he has a plan for the outside and does not become part of another bank robbing gang.
We first observe Johann Rettenberger ( Andreas Lust ) running in circles around a small patch of grass. Soon we learn that he is in prison. Taking up most of the space in his small cell is a electric treadmill, which he immediately puts to use. Johann meets with his parole officer prior to his imminent release. Thr officer wants to make sure that he has a plan for the outside and does not become part of another bank robbing gang.
- 6/10/2011
- by Jim Batts
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
"What makes Johann run — and rob?" asks Melissa Anderson in the Voice. "Benjamin Heisenberg's second feature is as taut, lean, and fleet as its title character, played by Andreas Lust and based on the real-life Johann Kastenberger, who was both Austria's most-wanted bank robber of the 1980s and a champion marathoner. Writing the script with Martin Prinz, who adapted his own 2005 novel about the notorious criminal, Heisenberg forgoes backstory and psychological explanation, structuring his film as a series of adrenaline spikes."
"Lust's character in The Robber is familiar from European crime movies," suggests Noel Murray at the Av Club. "He's the stoic loner who doesn't say much, lest he inadvertently reveal some kind of motivation. When he robs banks, he wears a thin mask that doesn't look all that different from his face, and when he goes on a date with his caseworker, Franziska Weisz, he's more amused by...
"Lust's character in The Robber is familiar from European crime movies," suggests Noel Murray at the Av Club. "He's the stoic loner who doesn't say much, lest he inadvertently reveal some kind of motivation. When he robs banks, he wears a thin mask that doesn't look all that different from his face, and when he goes on a date with his caseworker, Franziska Weisz, he's more amused by...
- 5/8/2011
- MUBI
The Robber
Directed by Benjamin Heisenberg
Written by Benjamin Heisenberg and Martin Prinz
Germany, 2010
Benjamin Heisenberg’s The Robber will never be accused of being too obvious. In fact, it’s a film that begs the question, ‘how much information is too little information?’
Johann Rettenberger (Andreas Lust) robs banks. He also runs marathons. He’s quite good at both though his perpetually stoic demeanor belies any internal excitement. Director Heisenberg juxtaposes kinetically shot chase sequences that would make Peter Yates proud, with quiet, vague moments alone with Johann. Upon his release from prison Johann meets an old acquaintance, Erika (Franziska Weisz). He moves into her house and they quickly begin an affair. How he knew Erika, why she is attracted to him, whether he actually cares for her – all questions are left for us to decide and entirely without hint.
The Robber finds a comparison in another German existential film,...
Directed by Benjamin Heisenberg
Written by Benjamin Heisenberg and Martin Prinz
Germany, 2010
Benjamin Heisenberg’s The Robber will never be accused of being too obvious. In fact, it’s a film that begs the question, ‘how much information is too little information?’
Johann Rettenberger (Andreas Lust) robs banks. He also runs marathons. He’s quite good at both though his perpetually stoic demeanor belies any internal excitement. Director Heisenberg juxtaposes kinetically shot chase sequences that would make Peter Yates proud, with quiet, vague moments alone with Johann. Upon his release from prison Johann meets an old acquaintance, Erika (Franziska Weisz). He moves into her house and they quickly begin an affair. How he knew Erika, why she is attracted to him, whether he actually cares for her – all questions are left for us to decide and entirely without hint.
The Robber finds a comparison in another German existential film,...
- 5/8/2011
- by Neal Dhand
- SoundOnSight
It's almost as if the protagonist would say "The devil made me do it" if he were called upon to explain why he ran marathons and pulled a string of bank robberies when he was not enthusiastically training. "The Robber," filmed in Vienna and directed by Benjamin Heisenberg from a novel by Martin Prinz, is based on the true story of Johann Kastenberger. Kastenberger set national records in running marathons while in his spare time he robbed banks-not because he wanted money but because of a compulsion. His bank robbing and his running are both irrational, nor can society explain the man away by looking at his background. No background information is provided, and none is necessary. The fascination of the movie about Johann Rettenberger (Andreas Lust) comes from his compulsive physical activity and his affair with Erika (Franziska Weisz), a woman whose lust that brings him into contact with...
- 5/3/2011
- Arizona Reporter
Based on a Martin Prinz novel (which was itself based on a true story), The Robber stars Andreas Lust as a champion long-distance runner who moonlights as a thief, and dedicates himself intensely to both pursuits. While training for a race, Lust consults with doctors and scientists, studying videotape and biometrics to improve his stride. And when he returns home from a heist, one of the first things he does is check his heart monitor, to see if his numbers spiked unduly during the job. He doesn’t really care about the money: He stows it all in a trash ...
- 4/28/2011
- avclub.com
"Sprint, don't walk, to catch it!" My favorite quote from the trailer. Kino International has debuted the official Us trailer on Apple for the German film The Robber, starring Austrian actor Andreas Lust as Johann Rettenberger, a real marathon athlete who robbed banks as a hobby by running from then back in the 90's. This actually looks surprisingly good, like it gets into the psyche and mentality behind this guy and what made him tick. The performances look incredible, the story looks intriguing, I think I'm going to need to see this. I'm sure most of you have never heard of this film, but please give it a shot, it looks really good! Watch the official Us trailer for Benjamin Heisenberg's The Robber: You can also watch The Robber trailer in High Definition on Apple Tells the true story of Johann Rettenberger, a marathon athlete who developed ...
- 4/10/2011
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Here's the trailer for a great looking film based on a true story called The Robber about a marathon runner who robs banks. The film was directed by Austrian director Benjamin Heisenberg, and it looks pretty suspenseful.
The film is based on the book by Martin Prinz which was published in English under the title of On the Run. Here's the description of the book,
In the 1980s the bank-robber Johann Rettenberger was the most wanted criminal in Austria. Known as Pumpgun Ronnie because of the weapon he used and the Ronald Reagan mask he wore for his robberies, he sometimes robbed two or three banks on the same day. He was also wanted for one murder, unconnected with the bank robberies. Unusually for a bank-robber, he was also a keen amateur marathon runner and had won several races. He jumped out of a window during questioning and escaped by running into the Vienna Woods.
The film is based on the book by Martin Prinz which was published in English under the title of On the Run. Here's the description of the book,
In the 1980s the bank-robber Johann Rettenberger was the most wanted criminal in Austria. Known as Pumpgun Ronnie because of the weapon he used and the Ronald Reagan mask he wore for his robberies, he sometimes robbed two or three banks on the same day. He was also wanted for one murder, unconnected with the bank robberies. Unusually for a bank-robber, he was also a keen amateur marathon runner and had won several races. He jumped out of a window during questioning and escaped by running into the Vienna Woods.
- 4/7/2011
- by Venkman
- GeekTyrant
We first started to get wind of The Robber, Austrian director Benjamin Heisenberg's account of the true story of a marathon runner who robs banks, when it hit a couple festivals last year. It was promptly snapped up by Sony [1] for a possible remake, but in the meantime the well-received original is getting a limited release in the States. Check out a trailer below. This is basically the same trailer that was cut for Germany, only with a few English-language changes. Still, it looks like it might be a thrilling little film. The source material is Martin Prinz‘s book Der Rauber, which was published in English as On the Run. and is described in detail as follows: In the 1980s the bank-robber Johann Rettenberger was the most wanted criminal in Austria. Known as Pumpgun Ronnie because of the weapon he used and the Ronald Reagan mask he wore for his robberies,...
- 4/7/2011
- by Russ Fischer
- Slash Film
German filmmaker Benjamin Heisenberg has caught American audiences attention with his new thrilling new film called "The Robber." Based off the true story of Johann Rettenberger, his new written and directed tale showcases a cast that includes Andreas Lust, Franziska Weisz and Florian Wotruba.A champion marathoner leads a double life as a serial bank robber, sprinting between fixes (and away from police cavalcades) as many as three times a day. Based on the real-life story of Austria's most-wanted bank robber of the 1980s, Benjamin Heisenberg's thriller is a lean, visceral study of pathological compulsion, featuring a riveting central performance by Andreas Lust (Revanche)."The Robber" will finally step out of the film festival circuit and into limited theaters on April 29th. Source: Apple Trailers...
- 4/7/2011
- LRMonline.com
Late last year Sony snatched up the remake rights to Benjamin Heisenberg‘s Austrian-German thriller The Robber. The film tells the real-life story of marathon runner Johann Rettenberger, who also had a little addiction of robbing banks. It was an official selection at the New York Film Festival and our own Raffi Asdourian reviewed it, which you can read here. The original, which cost less than $300,000 stars Andreas Lust, the lead of one of my favorite films of the last few years, Revanche.
As for the remake, the producer of Spider-Man 1-3 and the Marc Webb reboot, Laura Ziskin, will also produce here. There has been rumors of The Amazing Spider-Man star Andrew Garfield leading the film, but nothing has been confirmed. Check out the trailer for the original below via Apple.
Synopsis:
A champion marathoner leads a double life as a serial bank robber, sprinting between fixes (and away...
As for the remake, the producer of Spider-Man 1-3 and the Marc Webb reboot, Laura Ziskin, will also produce here. There has been rumors of The Amazing Spider-Man star Andrew Garfield leading the film, but nothing has been confirmed. Check out the trailer for the original below via Apple.
Synopsis:
A champion marathoner leads a double life as a serial bank robber, sprinting between fixes (and away...
- 4/6/2011
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
One of the most intriguing films at the New York Film Festival this fall was Benjamin Heisenberg‘s Austrian-German thriller The Robber. Telling the real-life story of marathon runner Johann Rettenberger, who also had a little addiction of robbing banks, this was one film I couldn’t miss. It also stars Andreas Lust, the star of one of my favorite films of the last few years, Revanche. Our own Raffi Asdourian thought highly of The Robber in his Nyff review.
Variety now reports that Sony has acquired the English-language remake rights on the cheap. The film originally premiered at which Berlin Film Festival earlier this year, and then had a German theatrical debut in March. After also coming to Austria and France, the film has made a little less than $300,00.
There are no details on who will star in or direct the remake, only that the producer of Spider-Man 1-3 and the Marc Webb reboot,...
Variety now reports that Sony has acquired the English-language remake rights on the cheap. The film originally premiered at which Berlin Film Festival earlier this year, and then had a German theatrical debut in March. After also coming to Austria and France, the film has made a little less than $300,00.
There are no details on who will star in or direct the remake, only that the producer of Spider-Man 1-3 and the Marc Webb reboot,...
- 12/21/2010
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Year: 2010
Director: Benjamin Heisenberg
Writers: Benjamin Heisenberg,
IMDb: link
Trailer: link
Review by: Marina Antunes
Rating: 6.5 out of 10
Johann Rettenberger was quite the (real life) character. A runner before going to jail for attempted robbery, he spends all of his time inside training, running circles in the yard and then on a treadmill which has been specially provided for him because of his talent for running. Johann is also about to get out of prison and his only plan is to get into professional running, even if the prison administrator warns that there isn’t much money in running and that without a back-up plan, he may well end up back behind bars.
So Johann gets out and immediately after his release robs his first bank. He then suits himself up, gets some coaching advice (neither of these are exactly cheap) and enters his first race which brings with it notoriety and a big purse.
Director: Benjamin Heisenberg
Writers: Benjamin Heisenberg,
IMDb: link
Trailer: link
Review by: Marina Antunes
Rating: 6.5 out of 10
Johann Rettenberger was quite the (real life) character. A runner before going to jail for attempted robbery, he spends all of his time inside training, running circles in the yard and then on a treadmill which has been specially provided for him because of his talent for running. Johann is also about to get out of prison and his only plan is to get into professional running, even if the prison administrator warns that there isn’t much money in running and that without a back-up plan, he may well end up back behind bars.
So Johann gets out and immediately after his release robs his first bank. He then suits himself up, gets some coaching advice (neither of these are exactly cheap) and enters his first race which brings with it notoriety and a big purse.
- 10/14/2010
- QuietEarth.us
The Robber is a adrenaline pumping heist film that chronicles the infamous true life crime spree of Austrian marathon runner ‘Pump-gun Ronnie’ who on an endorphin rush takes down several banks solely by himself. Interestingly enough director Benjamin Heisenberg opts for a minimalistic approach to plot which make the film feel like a mix between two different kinds of movie. On one hand, you have the hardened criminal lifestyle that Johann Rettenberger (Andreas Lust) finds himself in the middle of contrasted by a fairly mundane existence. This in turn gives meaning to his addict fueled impromptu robberies which are really what is at the heart of this film. In an oddly restrained portrait of a conflicted criminal, The Robber delivers a sense of dread as a human display of fireworks slowly dies out.
Our introduction to Johann is delivered in a single tracking shot as he runs laps in an...
Our introduction to Johann is delivered in a single tracking shot as he runs laps in an...
- 9/28/2010
- by Raffi Asdourian
- The Film Stage
The Robber is based on the true story of Johannes Rettenberger aka Pumpgun Ronny, named after the Ronald Reagan mask he would wear when he would rob banks. Seeing the Berlin Film Festival selected film at the New York Film Festival is a surprise -- because it’s basically just your regular action/suspense film. Actor Andreas Lust delivers a strong perf in a role that is the antithesis of his run in the Oscar nominated Revanche, in which he played the detective. Now he’s the one on the run. Literally, on the run. Rettenberger is our first bank robber and marathon running champion in cinema. Director Benjamin Heisenberg does not do much with the comparison though, apart from some long set pieces where he…runs. He runs away from banks that he’s robbed. He runs from cops chasing after him. He runs to escape prison. He runs marathons as well.
- 9/26/2010
- IONCINEMA.com
Is there anything in moviedom more consistently frustrating than the "arthouse thriller"?
I'm not talking about films created as commercial thrillers and subsequently embraced by cineastes. I'm referring to dramas, and sometimes romances, that are so "nuanced" that they risk putting audiences to sleep, and so cover for themselves by including watered-down tropes from more populist, engaging fare. A repentant serial killer retires to an Alpine village to collect pension checks and butterflies. A kidnapper adopts a puppy and we're meant to contrast his loving treatment of it with his callous disregard for young human beings. You know the type of bastardized genre I'm referring to--the promise of full-on action or suspense is always lurking there as a kind of tease, but the movie gets away with never fully delivering the goods because its high-minded goals are thought to elevate it beyond that obligation.
Well, I'm happy to report to you that The Robber,...
I'm not talking about films created as commercial thrillers and subsequently embraced by cineastes. I'm referring to dramas, and sometimes romances, that are so "nuanced" that they risk putting audiences to sleep, and so cover for themselves by including watered-down tropes from more populist, engaging fare. A repentant serial killer retires to an Alpine village to collect pension checks and butterflies. A kidnapper adopts a puppy and we're meant to contrast his loving treatment of it with his callous disregard for young human beings. You know the type of bastardized genre I'm referring to--the promise of full-on action or suspense is always lurking there as a kind of tease, but the movie gets away with never fully delivering the goods because its high-minded goals are thought to elevate it beyond that obligation.
Well, I'm happy to report to you that The Robber,...
- 9/26/2010
- Screen Anarchy
This is the review of The Robber (Der Räuber), starring Andreas Lust, Franziska Weisz, Markus Schleinzer, Roman Kettner, Hannelore Klauber-laursen and Tabea Werich, directed by Benjamin Heisenberg. This film is very well constructed; it feels that the director’s intention was to play the film out according to Rettenberger’s heartbeat, as he runs the camera and cutting gets faster and as things slow, as does the editing. Similar in style and tone to Austrian director Michael Haneke, Heisenberg has created a character study which intrigues beyond curiosity. Indeed you begin to wonder what will happen to this character, where is he going and what will the outcome be? In the role of Rettenberger, Lust creates a character that is void of emotion, never smiling even when he wins a marathon or robs a bank. It is a very convincing performance and is aided by the empathy we have for his ex-girlfriend,...
- 6/20/2010
- by Neil Rolland
- Pure Movies
The Diagonale Festival is over and that means the Austrian Film Prize for Best Feature Film was handed to Tizza Covi and Rainer Frimmel's La Pivellina - the portrait has been on a successful run picking up several festival awards and special mentions (see trailer). - Austria Film Scene: Local The Diagonale Festival is over and that means the Austrian Film Prize for Best Feature Film was handed to Tizza Covi and Rainer Frimmel's La Pivellina - the portrait has been on a successful run picking up several festival awards and special mentions (see trailer). Hana, dul, sed … by Brigitte Weich and Karin Macher won Best Documentary. The doc is about three female North Korean soccer players and their life after they missed the qualification for the Olympic Games. Andreas Lust and Franziska Weisz won Best Actor/Actress for The Robber. Kick Off by Hüseyin...
- 5/31/2010
- IONCINEMA.com
Austria Film Scene: Local The Diagonale Festival is over and that means the Austrian Film Prize for Best Feature Film was handed to Tizza Covi and Rainer Frimmel's La Pivellina - the portrait has been on a successful run picking up several festival awards and special mentions (see trailer). Hana, dul, sed … by Brigitte Weich and Karin Macher won Best Documentary. The doc is about three female North Korean soccer players and their life after they missed the qualification for the Olympic Games. Andreas Lust and Franziska Weisz won Best Actor/Actress for The Robber. Kick Off by Hüseyin Tabak won the Audience Award and the youth Jury Award. The film is centered around three players of the Austrian National Team for the homeless soccer World Cup and their struggle to get back into society (German-language trailer) - the film was released last month. Pepperminta by Pipilotti Rist is...
- 5/31/2010
- IONCINEMA.com
A convoluted and somewhat over-elaborate Austrian film tackling revenge is saved by astute directing and good performances, writes Peter Bradshaw
Austrian director Götz Friedrich's Revanche is a meditation on revenge which is intelligent and well-made, while at the same time rather contrived and implausible; it has a distinctive sort of Euro-hardcore sheen, mainly due to the superbly lucid, diamond-hard cinematography from Martin Gschlacht. Alex (Johannes Krisch) is an ex-con who works as a barman in a Vienna brothel where he has fallen in love with one of the girls there, Tamara (Irina Potapenko). He periodically visits his cantankerous grandfather (Hannes Thanheiser) in his country farm: the old man gets taken to church by Susanne (Ursula Strauss), wife of local cop Robert (Andreas Lust). The connection draws them all together in a web of coincidence and fate. There is something frankly rickety and elaborate about Friedrich's narrative structure, but the...
Austrian director Götz Friedrich's Revanche is a meditation on revenge which is intelligent and well-made, while at the same time rather contrived and implausible; it has a distinctive sort of Euro-hardcore sheen, mainly due to the superbly lucid, diamond-hard cinematography from Martin Gschlacht. Alex (Johannes Krisch) is an ex-con who works as a barman in a Vienna brothel where he has fallen in love with one of the girls there, Tamara (Irina Potapenko). He periodically visits his cantankerous grandfather (Hannes Thanheiser) in his country farm: the old man gets taken to church by Susanne (Ursula Strauss), wife of local cop Robert (Andreas Lust). The connection draws them all together in a web of coincidence and fate. There is something frankly rickety and elaborate about Friedrich's narrative structure, but the...
- 4/29/2010
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
Veteran Martin Scorsese and newcomer Banksy add a much-needed gloss to the lacklustre Berlinale
Wet-weather thrillers and American neurosis comedies typified much of what was a surprisingly modest 60th Berlinale programme, and both categories had their superstar pairing. The great directors Scorsese and Polanski, one present, one absent, each with a film adapted from a novel set on an island that might have attracted Hitchcock, dominated the opening few days. And the week that followed peaked with Julianne Moore and Annette Bening, one present, one absent, brilliantly playing a cranky, middle-aged lesbian couple in Lisa Cholodenko's The Kids Are All Right.
Torrential rain drenches both Roman Polanski's The Ghost and Martin Scorsese's Shutter Island, but while the former is in the lighter Hitchcock mode of North by Northwest, the latter requires an effort of focus and belief worthy of Vertigo. The Ghost is Robert Harris's tale...
Wet-weather thrillers and American neurosis comedies typified much of what was a surprisingly modest 60th Berlinale programme, and both categories had their superstar pairing. The great directors Scorsese and Polanski, one present, one absent, each with a film adapted from a novel set on an island that might have attracted Hitchcock, dominated the opening few days. And the week that followed peaked with Julianne Moore and Annette Bening, one present, one absent, brilliantly playing a cranky, middle-aged lesbian couple in Lisa Cholodenko's The Kids Are All Right.
Torrential rain drenches both Roman Polanski's The Ghost and Martin Scorsese's Shutter Island, but while the former is in the lighter Hitchcock mode of North by Northwest, the latter requires an effort of focus and belief worthy of Vertigo. The Ghost is Robert Harris's tale...
- 2/21/2010
- by Nick James
- The Guardian - Film News
With President’s Day weekend behind us it’s now time to think about some late Valentine’s Day presents. In case you want to pick up something extra for your valentine or you completely forgot to get something at all, a great movie on Blu-ray or DVD makes a perfect gift. Fortunately, there’s some new ones coming out this week just in time.
Among this week’s selection we’re interested in are new to Blu-ray movies such as Law Abiding Citizen, Halo Legends, the Dirty Harry Collection, Contempt, Akira Kurosawa’s Ran and debut of TV series Barnaby Jones and the latest installment of Cannon. Also, Martin Scorsese’s Goodfellas (pictured above with Joe Pesci, Ray Liotta and Robert De Niro) gets the 20th Anniversary treatment with a new Blu-ray release.
Movies
Black Dynamite ~ Michael Jai White (Blu-ray and DVD)
Cabin Fever 2: Spring Fever ~ Michael Bowen,...
Among this week’s selection we’re interested in are new to Blu-ray movies such as Law Abiding Citizen, Halo Legends, the Dirty Harry Collection, Contempt, Akira Kurosawa’s Ran and debut of TV series Barnaby Jones and the latest installment of Cannon. Also, Martin Scorsese’s Goodfellas (pictured above with Joe Pesci, Ray Liotta and Robert De Niro) gets the 20th Anniversary treatment with a new Blu-ray release.
Movies
Black Dynamite ~ Michael Jai White (Blu-ray and DVD)
Cabin Fever 2: Spring Fever ~ Michael Bowen,...
- 2/17/2010
- by Joe Gillis
- The Flickcast
Götz Spielmann's Revanche is a rather slow but engaging film that uses a revenge plot to examine themes of love, loss, and connectedness.
An ex-con named Alex (Johannes Krisch) is an ex-con who works in a Vienna brothel called Cinderella. His girlfriend Tamara (Irina Potepenko) is a Hungarian immigrant who works at Cinderella as a prostitute. Tamara, who is favored by the brothel owner for a position as a high-class call girl, is deeply in debt, and Alex's prospects are equally grim. Alex devises a misguided plan to help the couple see their way through the hard times. Through a series of mistakes, Alex and Tamara encounter a police officer (Andreas Lust) whose actions change their lives forever.
Revanche can be categorized as a thriller but Götz Spielmann intentionally plays against any expectations associated with the genre. Revanche is structured like two separate films connected by a significant life event.
An ex-con named Alex (Johannes Krisch) is an ex-con who works in a Vienna brothel called Cinderella. His girlfriend Tamara (Irina Potepenko) is a Hungarian immigrant who works at Cinderella as a prostitute. Tamara, who is favored by the brothel owner for a position as a high-class call girl, is deeply in debt, and Alex's prospects are equally grim. Alex devises a misguided plan to help the couple see their way through the hard times. Through a series of mistakes, Alex and Tamara encounter a police officer (Andreas Lust) whose actions change their lives forever.
Revanche can be categorized as a thriller but Götz Spielmann intentionally plays against any expectations associated with the genre. Revanche is structured like two separate films connected by a significant life event.
- 2/14/2010
- Screen Anarchy
Based on a novel which is in turn based on real life criminal “Pump-gun Ronnie.” Anyone can attempt to rob a bank so what’s the appeal of Ronnie’s story? How about the fact that aside from robbing banks, he’s also a professional athlete (a marathon runner to be exact - could come in handy when trying to avoid the police).
The Robber (“Der Räuber”) is Benjamin Heisenberg’s second full length feature and it stars Andreas Lust as Johann Rettenberger, the bank robber/marathoner in question.
Here’s the official word:
The Robber tells the story of a multitalented man: Johann Rettenberger is a successful marathon runner and a serial bank robber. Soberly and precisely he measures his heart rate, strain, stamina and efficiency – both during training runs and bank raids, from which, concealed beneath a ludicrous mask and armed with a pump gun, he takes flight from the police.
The Robber (“Der Räuber”) is Benjamin Heisenberg’s second full length feature and it stars Andreas Lust as Johann Rettenberger, the bank robber/marathoner in question.
Here’s the official word:
The Robber tells the story of a multitalented man: Johann Rettenberger is a successful marathon runner and a serial bank robber. Soberly and precisely he measures his heart rate, strain, stamina and efficiency – both during training runs and bank raids, from which, concealed beneath a ludicrous mask and armed with a pump gun, he takes flight from the police.
- 2/11/2010
- QuietEarth.us
Berlinale has unleashed the first few titles from its 2010 line-up. The recently announced titles aren’t anything to write home about but I’m sure we’ll be seeing a few more announcements (including some titles we can get excited about) over the next few weeks.
First titles after the break.
Bal (Honey) Turkey / Germany
by Semih Kaplanoglu (Süt/Milk, Yumurta/Egg, Melegin Düsüsü/Angel’s Fall)
with Bora Altas, Erdal Besikcioglu, Tülin Özen, Alev Ucarer, Ayse Altay
World premiere
Der Räuber (The Robber) Austria / Germany
by Benjamin Heisenberg (Sleeper, Max-Ophuels-Preis 2006)
with Andreas Lust, Franziska Weisz
World premiere
My Name Is Khan India
by Karan Johar
with Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol
Out of competition
Na Putu (On the Path) Bosnia and Herzegovina / Austria / Germany / Croatia
by Jasmila Zbanic (Grbavica, Golden Bear 2006)
with Zrinka Cvitesic (Shooting Star 2010), Leon Lucev, Ermin Bravo, Mirjana Karanovic
World premiere
Shekarchi (The Hunter) Germany / Iran
by...
First titles after the break.
Bal (Honey) Turkey / Germany
by Semih Kaplanoglu (Süt/Milk, Yumurta/Egg, Melegin Düsüsü/Angel’s Fall)
with Bora Altas, Erdal Besikcioglu, Tülin Özen, Alev Ucarer, Ayse Altay
World premiere
Der Räuber (The Robber) Austria / Germany
by Benjamin Heisenberg (Sleeper, Max-Ophuels-Preis 2006)
with Andreas Lust, Franziska Weisz
World premiere
My Name Is Khan India
by Karan Johar
with Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol
Out of competition
Na Putu (On the Path) Bosnia and Herzegovina / Austria / Germany / Croatia
by Jasmila Zbanic (Grbavica, Golden Bear 2006)
with Zrinka Cvitesic (Shooting Star 2010), Leon Lucev, Ermin Bravo, Mirjana Karanovic
World premiere
Shekarchi (The Hunter) Germany / Iran
by...
- 12/15/2009
- QuietEarth.us
Revanche, which is German for revenge, is a hard sell. An Austrian production, the film is in both German and Russian with tiny little white subtitles. The primary reason I start off by mentioning the subtitles is because a film as slow and generally uninteresting as Revanche is made even more difficult to appreciate by it’s often difficult to follow subtitles written in broken English.
Written and directed by Götz Spielmann, Revanche follows an ex-con named Alex (Johannes Krisch) as he plans a bank robbery he perceives as no fail. He intends to escape his insignificant life, running away with an attractive prostitute named Tamara (Irina Potapenko) who only wants to escape the sex business. Ironically, Alex has an unquenchable sex drive, but he cares deeply for Tamara and they get along well.
The initial obstacle for Alex and Tamara is her boss Konecny, a big hulking gorilla of...
Written and directed by Götz Spielmann, Revanche follows an ex-con named Alex (Johannes Krisch) as he plans a bank robbery he perceives as no fail. He intends to escape his insignificant life, running away with an attractive prostitute named Tamara (Irina Potapenko) who only wants to escape the sex business. Ironically, Alex has an unquenchable sex drive, but he cares deeply for Tamara and they get along well.
The initial obstacle for Alex and Tamara is her boss Konecny, a big hulking gorilla of...
- 7/31/2009
- by Travis
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Revanche
Directed by: Götz Spielmann
Cast: Johannes Krisch, Irina Potapenko, Ursula Strauss, Andreas Lust
Running Time: 2 hr
Rating: Unrated
Release Date: June 12, 2009
Plot: Alex (Krisch) works for a sleazy brothel owner. He’s in love with Tamara (Potapenko), a Ukrainian prostitute in debt to Alex’s boss. In desperation, Alex robs a bank but Tamara dies after being shot by a cop (Lust) who tries to stop Alex. He hides out with his grandfather in the country, where he learns that he’s staying right next to the cop who killed Tamara.
Who’s It For? Though it’s billed as a thriller, it’s definitely a slow one more in line with Cache than The Bourne Identity. So more about morality than chases. For the mature viewer, in every sense.
Expectations: Revanche is up for the Best Foreign Film Oscar. So hoping to be blown away.
Scorecard (0-10)
Actors:...
Directed by: Götz Spielmann
Cast: Johannes Krisch, Irina Potapenko, Ursula Strauss, Andreas Lust
Running Time: 2 hr
Rating: Unrated
Release Date: June 12, 2009
Plot: Alex (Krisch) works for a sleazy brothel owner. He’s in love with Tamara (Potapenko), a Ukrainian prostitute in debt to Alex’s boss. In desperation, Alex robs a bank but Tamara dies after being shot by a cop (Lust) who tries to stop Alex. He hides out with his grandfather in the country, where he learns that he’s staying right next to the cop who killed Tamara.
Who’s It For? Though it’s billed as a thriller, it’s definitely a slow one more in line with Cache than The Bourne Identity. So more about morality than chases. For the mature viewer, in every sense.
Expectations: Revanche is up for the Best Foreign Film Oscar. So hoping to be blown away.
Scorecard (0-10)
Actors:...
- 6/12/2009
- by Megan Lehar
- The Scorecard Review
We're all for getting out in the summertime, but there might not be anything more refreshing than cooling off in a movie theater... or seeing a movie in the comfort of your air-conditioned home on demand, on DVD, or online... or better yet catching a classic on the big screen at a nearby repertory theater. With literally hundreds of films to choose from this summer, we humbly present this guide to the season's most exciting offerings.
May 1
"Eldorado"
The Cast: Bouli Lanners, Fabrice Adde, Philippe Nahon, Didier Toupy, Franise Chichy
Director: Bouli Lanners
Fest Cred: Cannes, Warsaw, Glasgow, Palm Springs,
The Gist: When Elie (Adde), a hapless young thief attempts to rob Yvan (Lanners), a 40-year-old car dealer, the two form a unlikely friendship that leads to a road trip across Belgium in this slight comedy that won the Best European Film at the Director's Fortnight at Cannes last year.
May 1
"Eldorado"
The Cast: Bouli Lanners, Fabrice Adde, Philippe Nahon, Didier Toupy, Franise Chichy
Director: Bouli Lanners
Fest Cred: Cannes, Warsaw, Glasgow, Palm Springs,
The Gist: When Elie (Adde), a hapless young thief attempts to rob Yvan (Lanners), a 40-year-old car dealer, the two form a unlikely friendship that leads to a road trip across Belgium in this slight comedy that won the Best European Film at the Director's Fortnight at Cannes last year.
- 5/6/2009
- by Stephen Saito
- ifc.com
Götz Spielmann’s 2004 Austrian drama Antares was a largely dispiriting example of the “everything is connected” arthouse plugger, designed to show, with irony aplenty, how one calamitous event can unite a disparate group of strangers. Spielmann’s Oscar-nominated Revanche also weaves together multiple storylines, but far more skillfully. Johannes Krisch plays a Viennese brothel’s driver/enforcer, who spends his downtime drafting strategies for extricating his prostitute girlfriend Irina Potapenko from the red-light district. Ursula Strauss plays a lonely small-town housewife—married to increasingly distant cop Andreas Lust—who’s dealing with a recent miscarriage by making herself ...
- 4/30/2009
- avclub.com
- It’s a bizarre move from a company that mostly works with the dead, but Janus Films who have been in the distribution game for a long time now have picked up a fresh film in the form of Austria’s well-traveled film festival Foreign Oscar selection for theatrical distribution early next year. The pic was showcased at Tiff and will is scheduled at the AFI Fest. What may be a dark horse in the Oscar race, Goetz Spielmann's Revanche would be released by Janus sometime in March and then retrofitted for Criterion for a DVD release. Here is the official synopsis and trailer below: A nature scene. Late summer. A small lake in the woods. No people. Silence. Not far away, a newly built house inhabited by a couple: Robert (Andreas Lust) and Susanne (Ursula Strauss). They live an ordinary life like so many other people. Manwhile in Vienna.
- 10/29/2008
- IONCINEMA.com
"Revanche," the film by Goetz Spielmann which has just been picked up for North American theatrical and home video distribution by art film distributor Janus and the Criterion Collection. Pic will see theatres in March and move to DVD by the Criterion Collection later. And we've just added images to the gallery! The story: Not far away, a newly built house inhabited by a couple: Robert (Andreas Lust) and Susanne (Ursula Strauss). They live an ordinary life like so many other people.
- 10/29/2008
- Upcoming-Movies.com
"Revanche," the film by Goetz Spielmann which has just been picked up for North American theatrical and home video distribution by art film distributor Janus and the Criterion Collection. Pic will see theatres in March and move to DVD by the Criterion Collection later. And we've just added images to the gallery! The story: Not far away, a newly built house inhabited by a couple: Robert (Andreas Lust) and Susanne (Ursula Strauss). They live an ordinary life like so many other people.
- 10/29/2008
- Upcoming-Movies.com
"Revanche," the film by Goetz Spielmann which has just been picked up for North American theatrical and home video distribution by art film distributor Janus and the Criterion Collection. Pic will see theatres in March and move to DVD by the Criterion Collection later. And we've just added images to the gallery! The story: Not far away, a newly built house inhabited by a couple: Robert (Andreas Lust) and Susanne (Ursula Strauss). They live an ordinary life like so many other people.Meanwhile in Vienna. Nightlife, red light district, the world of prostitution. Here money rules. Most people have jobs that barely let them scrape by. Like Alex and Tamara (Johannes Krisch and Irina Potapenko). She is a prostitute from Ukraine; he, the boss’ errand boy. They are lovers, but they have to keep it a secret. Employees aren't allowed to engage in amorous relations.They want to escape this life,...
- 10/29/2008
- Upcoming-Movies.com
"Revanche," the film by Goetz Spielmann which has just been picked up for North American theatrical and home video distribution by art film distributor Janus and the Criterion Collection. Pic will see theatres in March and move to DVD by the Criterion Collection later. And we've just added images to the gallery! The story: Not far away, a newly built house inhabited by a couple: Robert (Andreas Lust) and Susanne (Ursula Strauss). They live an ordinary life like so many other people.
- 10/29/2008
- Upcoming-Movies.com
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