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Film: The silver screen

January 25, 2013

From blockbusters to documentaries, what we see on the screen shapes our lives. DW looks at the movies making a difference.

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From blockbusters to documentaries, what we see on the screen shapes our lives. DW looks at the movies making a difference. 

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Arnie is back

Berlin is Germany's capital of film. So why did Schwarzenegger launch his latest flick in Cologne?
January 21, 2013

Shots from the Sky

Two Berliners have come up with a novel way to film sporting and other events. They attach cameras to drones that can keep up with all the action.
LifestyleOctober 13, 201204:44 min

Film icon

The world's first retrospective on Martin Scorsese has opened - in Berlin of all places.
January 15, 2013

# European Film Awards presented in Malta # film01g # 02.12.2012 17 Uhr # Journal (englisch)

One critic called it "probably the saddest movie ever made". It is "Amour", or quite simply, Love. It's the work of the Austrian filmmaker Michael Haneke, and it has won this year's European Film Prize as best movie.
December 2, 201201:18 min

Golden Globes award TV, film

Stars from cinema and television have gathered in Beverly Hills for the 70th annual Golden Globes to celebrate this years’ winners. Austrian director Michael Haneke’s film "Amour" took home best foreign language film.
January 14, 2013

Talking Germany

Oskar Roehler draws material for his books and screenplays from his own life and origins. He was born in 1959 in the wealthy town of Starnberg south of Munich, but had a difficult childhood marked by neglect.
CultureDecember 17, 201242:26 min

Youngest best actress?

This year's Oscars nominations have seen the youngest-ever contender, Quvenzhane Wallis, put forward as best actress. The oldest nominee ever in that same category comes from a film by German-born Michael Haneke.
January 10, 2013

Hollywood in Berlin # 09.01.2013 02 Uhr # djangonn23b # Journal englisch

Kultregisseur Quentin Tarantino hat in Berlin seinen neuen Film: "Django Unchained" präsentiert. Auch die Stars waren alle da: Christoph Waltz, Jamie Fox und Samuel Jackson. Nur Leonardo di Caprio ließ sich entschuldigen.
January 9, 201301:50 min

Emigration as leverage

Does Depardieu's defection to Russia, with Bardot threatening to follow, indicate a trend?
January 8, 2013

Versions of the past

A new film on a Holocaust massacre has reignited the debate about anti-Semitism in Poland.
January 7, 2013

Provincial politics

A new German movie delves into the day-to-day work of a third-row politician.
September 9, 2012

And the award goes to ...

The South Korean film 'Pieta' wins the Golden Lion award at the Venice Film Festival.
September 10, 2012
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