Archive for January, 2009

Let’s Do It!

Thursday, January 22nd, 2009

Interview with Jürgen Vogel, actor, DIE WELLE

“But the problem if you talk about European film is that you don’t know what that means exactly…”

A History of Italy

Thursday, January 22nd, 2009

Interview with Paolo Sorrentino, director, and Andrea Occhipinti, producer, IL DIVO

“…Giulio Andreotti is the most important politician Italy has had in the last half century. The fascination lies in his ambiguity, and he is so psychologically complex that everyone has been intrigued by him over the years…”

Fear and Attraction

Tuesday, January 20th, 2009

Interview with Elmar Wepper, actor, KIRSCHBLÜTEN - HANAMI

“…it is horrible because in that scene you understand the big gap between parents and children, between human beings, and it is almost unbearable.”

Music for the People

Thursday, January 8th, 2009

Interview with Tuur Florizoone, composer, AANRIJDING IN MOSCOU:

My instrument is the accordion. I think Christophe asked me because of the accordion. It is an instrument where people can dream. Everybody has a grandfather or a friend [who plays it] or at least they know the instrument from the shopping streets…