On the Big Screen...

Definitely very high up on my TO-DO List... Not only about an Austrian sports legend, but also with one of my favourite actors and from a great director!

EDIT: Saw it. Loved it. Go see it. And watch the OV! After reading about all the work Brühl had to do to really sound like Niki Lauda, I wanted to see (hear) it in person. All I can say is... WOW! What a great job done! Not only did they make him look like Lauda (I never really knew what Lauda looked like before his accident but I saw some pictures and my mom said the resemblance was amazing) but also had him talk EXACTLY like him. Just to be fair, the rest of the cast was amazing too. Hemsworth as James Hunt was a fantastic choice. They really worked out the rivalry very well, but even more they portrayed them excellently as individuals and also in their "relationship"... And do I really have to mention the music by Hans Zimmer?! Not really, I guess. But no good movie without a perfect soundtrack. Even if you're not into Formula 1 or any of the people in this movie, still go and watch it. I don't like this sport much and never cared so much about the Lauda legend after all - the main reasons to go were Daniel Brühl and Ron Howard in my case - but even without all that it's great entertainment!

Les Adorables...

Can you resist this smile?! And you should hear him talk in Spanish (not that I understand anything...) I'm off drooling...

 [ via Bruhl Daily ]

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On the Big Screen...

EVA

I so hope they'll show it in cinemas over here too...

The Year 2041.

Alex, a renowned cybernetic engineer returns to Santa Irene to carry out a very specific mission for the Robotic Faculty: the creation of a child robot. During the ten years he has been away from there, life has moved on for his brother David and for Lana, who after his departure, got her life back together.

By coincidence Alex's routine is altered in an unexpected way by Eva, who is Lana and David's amazing daughter. She is a very special, charismatic little girl. She and Alex have a special connection from the first time they meet.

They set out on a journey together, which will bring to them an revealing end.

EVA tells the story of a return, a reencounter and a loss.

[ via EVA Official Site ]

Le Inspiration...

[ via GLAMOUR.de ]

An die Liebe

Ich habe dich nicht gebeten zu bleiben,

doch du bist geblieben.

Ich habe dich niemals gefragt,

wer du bist oder was du auch willst.

Du warst einfach da.

Was willst du nur Liebe von mir,

war ich nicht viel stärker alleine?

Und habe ich dich jemals gebraucht?

Doch bleib noch ein bisschen -nicht lang-

Nur solange nur bis keiner mehr fragt,

“na wie gehts?”

Und ich nicht mehr sage ” es geht!”

Ein jeder sieht gleich, du bist da.

Denn wenn du mich einstmals verlässt,

sei dir sicher,

Ich gehe mit dir.

- from “Was nützt die Liebe in Gedanken / Love in Thoughts”

Les Nouvelles...

Hanno Brühl passed away...
 

Daniel Brühl trauert um seinen Vater

Köln - Der Vater des Schauspielers Daniel Brühl, der langjährige WDR-Regisseur Hanno Brühl, ist tot. Wie der Sender am Mittwoch mitteilte, starb Brühl am Dienstag im Alter von 73 Jahren in Köln.

WDR-Intendantin Monika Piel bezeichnete ihn als einen “aufmerksamen Beobachter und ständigen Grenzgänger zwischen den Welten der dokumentarischen und fiktionalen Erzählung“. Er habe mit seiner Arbeit Maßstäbe für den Qualitätsanspruch des öffentlich-rechtlichen Fernsehens gesetzt. Brühl war von 1964 bis 1975 zunächst als freier Regisseur und Autor für den WDR tätig.

Danach war er bis zu seiner Pensionierung im Jahr 2002 als Regisseur in der Abteilung Regie und Realisation angestellt. Er realisierte Kurz- und Experimentalfilme, Reportagen und zahlreiche Fernsehfilme, die stets einen Blick hinter die Fassaden der “heilen Gesellschaft“ werfen und alle im Jugendmilieu spielen. Zu seinen Arbeiten zählen die Filme “Sehnsucht“ (1990), “Kahlschlag“ (1993), “Absprung“ (1996) und “Hin und Weg“ (1999). Bekannt wurde er auch durch die vierteilige WDR-Reihe “Frieden war für mich „n Stück Schokolade“ (2003).

[ via op online ]

Les Adorables...

Driving with Daniel Brühl...
From Catalan TV program Bestiari il·lustrat (Beast Illustrated).  

[ via TV3.cat ]

On the Big Screen...

The Countess

The Countess is a French-German 2009 film about Elizabeth Báthory, a 17th century Hungarian countess who embarks on a murderous undertaking, with the belief that bathing in the blood of virgins will preserve her beauty. It is the third directorial effort by Julie Delpy, who also stars as Bathory. Delpy has said, of the project, that "it sounds like a gothic [story] but it's more a drama. It's more focusing on the psychology of human beings when they're given power."

Okay, so I admit I kinda emptied the DVD shelf where it said "Daniel Brühl". It all started with this film, though. I missed it while it was still playing in cinemas so I tried to find it at the Vienna City Library which usually has a very wide range of not only books but also films. Especially those not-so-mainstream-like films I love to see. I couldn't quite find "The Countess" though (not even under the German title) so I typed in the name of Daniel Brühl. I was quite surprised about all the movies he's been in - and which were available at the library as well. There are some real "jewels" among them... Since TV doesn't really offer anything (all my favourite TV Shows - and there are not many anyway) are still or just went on a break between seasons... I'm now well looked after!

As for the movie, I really liked it. I have this thing for history and costume films anyway... Not to mention the "beautiful" (meaning old and historical) scenery. The story is quite interesting - I think I'll do a little research on the subject when my exams are over...

On the Big Sreen...

Die Fetten Jahre sind vorbei

I know this is kinda old already but I finally managed to watch it last night on DVD! Absolutely loved it. With its simple shots in hand camera style it's kinda unnerving sometimes but the story and the actors are just too good. Oh, and the DVD Extras are really worht seeing - I always love the deleted scenes or blooper reels...

On the Big Sreen...

Iи Traиzit


Just watched this one... the trailer was kinda "promising" but I'm not sure what to make of the whole movie now. Not bad but... not sure... and I always find open ends a little... strange... (except maybe for something like "Inception"...)

Les Adorables...

[ via YouTube ]

Meet & Greet with Daniel Brühl in Tirol/Austria
More than 5.000 people tried their luck - 14 of them were rewarded: The met Daniel Brühl on September 4, 2010 in Tirol (Austria) and were part of a hiking tour through the Tyrolian Alps and a relaxed afternoon in an alpine hut. Sponsored by Tirol Tourism (Media Service).

Picture Gallery

Why do I always only learn about things like that when it's over already???!!! I mean, that's my country, one of my favourite actors and I love hiking and the mountains... *sigh*

On the Big Screen...

Lila, Lila

Heute ist bei mir wohl Daniel Brühl Tag! Dabei war ich nur 10 Minuten auf YouTube...

Eine romantische Komödie nach dem gleichnamigen Bestsellerroman von Martin Suter mit Daniel Brühl, Hannah Herzsprung und Henry Hübchen in den Hauptrollen.

Der Erstlingsroman „Lila, Lila von David Kern (Daniel Brühl) stürmt die Bestsellerlisten. Dumm nur: David ist nicht der Autor dieser tragischen, in den 50er Jahren angesiedelten Liebesgeschichte. Der unscheinbare Kellner hat das Manuskript in einem Nachttisch vom Trödler gefunden und gibt den Text, um die schöne Marie (Hannah Herzsprung) zu erobern, als den seinen aus. Die beiden werden ein Paar, die Medien reißen sich um David und das Unheil nimmt seinen Lauf, als bei einer Autogrammstunde plötzlich Jacky (Henry Hübchen), ein abgehalfterter Herumtreiber, vor ihm steht, der sich als Autor von „Lila, Lila zu erkennen gibt ...

Regie: Alain Gsponer 

Drehbuch: Alex Buresch 

Buchvorlage: Martin Suter 

Koproduzent: Millbrook Pictures 

Darsteller: Daniel Brühl, Hannah Herzsprung, Henry Hübchen, Kirsten Block, Alexander Khuon, Godehard Giese, Stefan Ruppe, Henriette Müller, Simon Eckert

On the Big Screen...

EVA La película.

[ Official EVA Website ]

From Nazi Sniper To Robot Engineer, Daniel Bruhl Stars In EVA
When German star Daniel Bruhl last crossed our radar it was as Nazi sniper Fredrik Zoller in Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds. When we see him next it will be in an entirely different context, as a near-future engineer trying to build a robot child in the Spanish production Eva.  Here's the official synopsis:

The Year 2041.

Alex, a renowned cybernetic engineer returns to Santa Irene to carry out a very specific mission for the Robotic Faculty: the creation of a child robot. During the ten years he has been away from there, life has moved on for his brother David and for Lana, who after his departure, got her life back together.

By coincidence Alex's routine is altered in an unexpected way by Eva, who is Lana and David's amazing daughter. She is a very special, charismatic little girl. She and Alex have a special connection from the first time they meet.

They set out on a journey together, which will bring to them an revealing end.

EVA tells the story of a return, a reencounter and a loss.

[ via twitch ]

On the Big Screen

Die kommenden Tage Trailer

The film's action focuses on the passage of a middle-class family in Berlin from the present to a thoroughly realistic, near future, a time of instability and big changes. Laura Kuper (Bernadette Heerwagen) must decide at the end of her studies between her desire for children and Hans (Daniel Brühl), the great love of her life. Her sister Cecilia (Johanna Wokalek), meanwhile, is driven by her unrequited love for Konstantin (August Diehl) into the blackest depths of a newly emerging terrorism, and Philip, the youngest member of the family, sets off into a hopeless war for the last oilfields in Asia...

Director: Lars Kraume
Writers: Lars Kraume (screenplay), Alex Ross (script translator), Richard Shakocius (script translator)
Country: Germany
Language: German

Release Date: November 4, 2010 (Germany)

Production Co: Badlands Company

Runtime: 125 min

[ via IMDb ]

Sounds interesting and I'm thinking about seeing that one...