Caroline Link’s wonderful, woefully obscure Best Foreign Film winner is an entertaining story of the perils of wartime emigration. It hits hard right now, with our own immigration crackdown underway. A Jewish family smartly escapes Nazi Germany at the 11th hour, only to find themselves imprisoned in detention camps by the British — who ironically consider them dangerous enemy aliens. The show is a glorious growing-up tale for a German tot transplanted to Kenya, and becomes an edgy romantic story when the mother repurposes her amorous needs to help rescue her family.
Nowhere in Africa
Blu-ray
Kino Lorber / Zeitgeist
20019 / Color / 2:40 widescreen / 141 min. / Nirgendwo in Afrika / Street Date February 27, 2018 / available through Kino Lorber / 34.95
Starring Merab Ninidze, Juliane Köhler, Lea Kurka, Karoline Eckertz, Sidede Onyulo, Matthias Habich, Herbert Knaup
Cinematography Gernot Roll
Production Designer Susann Bieling, Uwe Szielasko
Film Editor Patricia Rommel
Original Music Niki Reiser, Jochen Schmidt-Hambrock
Written by Caroline...
Nowhere in Africa
Blu-ray
Kino Lorber / Zeitgeist
20019 / Color / 2:40 widescreen / 141 min. / Nirgendwo in Afrika / Street Date February 27, 2018 / available through Kino Lorber / 34.95
Starring Merab Ninidze, Juliane Köhler, Lea Kurka, Karoline Eckertz, Sidede Onyulo, Matthias Habich, Herbert Knaup
Cinematography Gernot Roll
Production Designer Susann Bieling, Uwe Szielasko
Film Editor Patricia Rommel
Original Music Niki Reiser, Jochen Schmidt-Hambrock
Written by Caroline...
- 2/17/2018
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
Who died and survived? What will happen to someone who got caught cheating
When some of our favorite TV shows ended their most recent seasons, they went out with deadly cliffhangers and shocking last-minute reveals. Now as our favorite shows return, we’re keeping tabs on the biggest questions and offering up some answers (check back as more shows premiere)!
Spoiler warning! For those who haven’t yet watched Orange Is the New Black, plot details will be revealed.
Orange Is the New BlackCliffhanger: Did Dayanara (Dascha Polanco) shoot the guards during the riot?!
Spoiler! Co Humphrey (Michael Torpey...
When some of our favorite TV shows ended their most recent seasons, they went out with deadly cliffhangers and shocking last-minute reveals. Now as our favorite shows return, we’re keeping tabs on the biggest questions and offering up some answers (check back as more shows premiere)!
Spoiler warning! For those who haven’t yet watched Orange Is the New Black, plot details will be revealed.
Orange Is the New BlackCliffhanger: Did Dayanara (Dascha Polanco) shoot the guards during the riot?!
Spoiler! Co Humphrey (Michael Torpey...
- 6/9/2017
- by Patrick Gomez and Lanford Beard
- PEOPLE.com
Dominik Graf’s ménage-à-trois drama to compete for the Best Foreign Language Film at the Academy Awards.
Dominik Graf’s period drama Beloved Sisters is to represent Germany as the official submission for the 87th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film.
The decision was made today (Aug 27) by an independent jury in Munich, which was appointed by German Films to preside over the selection process.
In a statement explaining its motivation, the nine-person jury chaired by Peter Herrmann said: “Beloved Sisters is a modernly told ménage-à-trois that takes us back to the 18th century with a certain lightness.
“Dominik Graf directed, with his own personal signature and great sensitivity, the story of a moving love affair. The film convinces with the direction of the actors, the images suffused with light, and its very clever and unconventional composition.”
Producer Uschi Reich: “This designation is for me the greatest joy and the confirmation of my work.”
The...
Dominik Graf’s period drama Beloved Sisters is to represent Germany as the official submission for the 87th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film.
The decision was made today (Aug 27) by an independent jury in Munich, which was appointed by German Films to preside over the selection process.
In a statement explaining its motivation, the nine-person jury chaired by Peter Herrmann said: “Beloved Sisters is a modernly told ménage-à-trois that takes us back to the 18th century with a certain lightness.
“Dominik Graf directed, with his own personal signature and great sensitivity, the story of a moving love affair. The film convinces with the direction of the actors, the images suffused with light, and its very clever and unconventional composition.”
Producer Uschi Reich: “This designation is for me the greatest joy and the confirmation of my work.”
The...
- 8/27/2014
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Cologne, Germany – Peter Herrmann and Sherry Hormann, the director/producer team behind Waris Dirie biography "Desert Flower," are re-teaming to adapt self-help bestseller "The Situation Is Hopeless But Not Serious (The Pursuit of Unhappiness)" from psychologist Paul Watzlawick.
The 1983 tome is an ironic guide to the typical ways in which people conspire to sabotage their own happiness. Hormann will use Wartzlawick's book and theories as the basis for a fictional comedy.
"Desert Flower," which starred Sally Hawkins and model Liya Kebede, was a sleeper hit in Germany, where both Hermann and Hormann are based, earning nearly $10 million at the box office. Herrmann's producer credits also include 2001 Foreign Language Oscar-winner "Nowhere in Africa."...
The 1983 tome is an ironic guide to the typical ways in which people conspire to sabotage their own happiness. Hormann will use Wartzlawick's book and theories as the basis for a fictional comedy.
"Desert Flower," which starred Sally Hawkins and model Liya Kebede, was a sleeper hit in Germany, where both Hermann and Hormann are based, earning nearly $10 million at the box office. Herrmann's producer credits also include 2001 Foreign Language Oscar-winner "Nowhere in Africa."...
- 9/17/2010
- by By Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Berlin -- Sherry Horman's fashion biopic "Desert Flower" and the political drama "Der Grosse Kater" (The Big Tom-Cat) from director Wolfgang Panzer tied for the top prize as Best Film at the Bavarian Film Awards this weekend.
"Flower" producers Peter Herrmann and Dietmar Guntsche and "Kater" producer Wolfgang Behr will share the €200,000 ($287,000) award that comes with the honor, cash that has to be invested in new film projects.
Acting legend Barbara Sukowa added a Bavarian best actress trophy to her trophy cabinet, taking the honor for her portrayal of Medieval nun and proto-feminist Hildegard von Bingen in "Vision" from Magarethe von Trotta.
Best director went to Juraj Herz for his period drama "Habermann," with lead Mark Waschke taking the best actor prize for his role as a mill owner whose life is transformed with the onset of World War II.
Benjamin Heisenberg received the best newcomer nod for his sophomore effort,...
"Flower" producers Peter Herrmann and Dietmar Guntsche and "Kater" producer Wolfgang Behr will share the €200,000 ($287,000) award that comes with the honor, cash that has to be invested in new film projects.
Acting legend Barbara Sukowa added a Bavarian best actress trophy to her trophy cabinet, taking the honor for her portrayal of Medieval nun and proto-feminist Hildegard von Bingen in "Vision" from Magarethe von Trotta.
Best director went to Juraj Herz for his period drama "Habermann," with lead Mark Waschke taking the best actor prize for his role as a mill owner whose life is transformed with the onset of World War II.
Benjamin Heisenberg received the best newcomer nod for his sophomore effort,...
- 1/18/2010
- by By Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Cologne, Germany -- The credit crisis could have a sliver lining for European producers as cash-strapped U.S. filmmakers are forced to turn to the international marketplace to finance their projects.
Speaking at the opening panel of the International Film Conference in Cologne on Monday, indie film veteran including Bleiberg Entertainment CEO Ehud Bleiberg, Ifp executive director Michelle Byrd and Oscar-winning producer Peter Herrmann ("Nowhere in Africa") agreed that, in the indie film world, the center of gravity might be shifting towards Europe.
"The traditional way of financing independent films in the U.S. isn't working anymore," said Bleiberg, suggesting that U.S. independents need to embrace international co-production if they hope both to get their films made, and have a chance of recouping their investment.
"With tax and other incentives in the U.S. you can maybe cover 30% of your risk, but you still have to recoup 70%," Bleiberg said.
Speaking at the opening panel of the International Film Conference in Cologne on Monday, indie film veteran including Bleiberg Entertainment CEO Ehud Bleiberg, Ifp executive director Michelle Byrd and Oscar-winning producer Peter Herrmann ("Nowhere in Africa") agreed that, in the indie film world, the center of gravity might be shifting towards Europe.
"The traditional way of financing independent films in the U.S. isn't working anymore," said Bleiberg, suggesting that U.S. independents need to embrace international co-production if they hope both to get their films made, and have a chance of recouping their investment.
"With tax and other incentives in the U.S. you can maybe cover 30% of your risk, but you still have to recoup 70%," Bleiberg said.
- 6/22/2009
- by By Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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