Night Figures (1999)
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | Night figures |
| Country of production | Germany |
| original language | German |
| Publishing year | 1999 |
| length | 101 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Andreas Dresen |
| script | Andreas Dresen |
| production | Peter Rommel |
| music |
Cathrin Pfeifer Rainer Rohloff |
| camera | Andreas Höfer |
| cut | Monika Schindler |
| occupation | |
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Nachtgestalten is a German episode film directed by Andreas Dresen in 1999 . The film was celebrated as a Berlinale competition entry. Michael Gwisdek was awarded the Silver Bear for his convincing performance.
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Berlin is preparing for the Pope's visit, but the three unequal couples who stroll sleeplessly through the capital in this film do not experience a holy night. The homeless couple Hanna and Viktor have found 100 marks and are looking in vain for accommodation, the heroin-addicted prostitute Patty has a suitor from the country and the businessman Peschke, waiting for a guest, meets a little Angolan refugee boy at the airport, whom he cannot get rid of.
Awards
In 1999 the film received the following awards:
- The International Film Festival Berlin was Michael Gwisdek awarded the Silver Bear, Andreas Dresen was nominated for the Golden Bear.
- The film received an award for best feature film at the German Film Awards ; There were nominations in the categories of Best Director (Andreas Dresen), Best Actor (Michael Gwisdek), Best Supporting Actress ( Susanne Bormann ), and Best Supporting Actor ( Dominique Horwitz ).
- a Golden Frog nomination for Andreas Höfer at the Camerimage Film Festival
- Andreas Dresen was nominated at the Emden-Norderney International Film Festival .
- Andreas Dresen was named Best New Director at the Valladolid International Film Festival ; He was also nominated for a Golden Spike .
In 2000 the film was awarded as follows:
- Ernst Lubitsch Prize for Michael Gwisdek.
- The German Film Critics' Prize in the Best Feature Film category went to Andreas Dresen.
- There was a Prix Europa in the category Television Program of the Year 2000 - TV Fiction .
Reviews
“The loosely interwoven stories develop a deep sense of need and live from a genuine interest in the characters. A courageous film full of intensity and liveliness, which dares an unsmoothed approach to reality and paints a sober picture of the often overlooked peripheral areas of German reality. (Cinema tip from the Catholic film review) "
Web links
- Nachtgestalten in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Night figures. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .