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family, gender, tradition
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Film (comedy, melodrama, roadmovie)
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Familie, Gender, Tradition
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Film (Komödie, Melodrama, Roadmovie)
Die Filme des 1945 in Adana (Türkei) geborenen Ali Özgentürk laden den Zuschauer ein, seine Helden auf ungewöhnlichen Abschnitten ihres Lebens zu begleiten und ihre Höhen und Tiefen in skurriler wie auch dramatischer Weise mitzuerleben. Schon Özgentürks erster... Mehr Informationen |
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children & youth, gender, poverty
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Born in Buenos Aires in Argentina in 1946, Hector Babenco spent several years as a young man in travelling round Europe, Africa and North America before settling in São Paulo in the early 70s. A self-taught film-maker, he planned his first films in the style of cinema novo but, due to the... More Informationother language:
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Armut, Gender, Kinder
Genre (Subgenres):
Film (Action-Film, Literaturverfilmung, Melodrama, Politischer Film, Thriller)
Hector Babenco, 1946 in Buenos Aires, Argentinien, geboren, bereiste als junger Mann mehrere Jahre Europa, Afrika und Nordamerika, bevor er sich Anfang der siebziger Jahre in São Paulo niederließ. Seine ersten Produktionen im Stil des "cinema novo" konnte der Autodidakt wegen... Mehr Informationen |
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censorship, Islam, taboo
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Film (feature film, historical film, melodrama, music film)
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Born in Alexandria in Egypt in 1926, Youssef Chahine is the founder of the Egyptian personal film and one of the most important Arab directors. For more than half a century in more than 40 often taboo-breaking films, Chahine has woven together tales and history, often on the basis of his own life.... More Informationother language:
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Islam, Tabu, Zensur
Genre (Subgenres):
Film (Historienfilm, Melodrama, Musikfilm, Spielfilm)
Der 1926 in Alexandria (Ägyten) geborene Youssef Chahine ist der Begründer des ägyptischen Autorenkinos und einer der wichtigsten arabischen Regisseure. In seinen über 40, häufig tabubrechenden Filmen versteht es Chahine seit mehr als einem halben Jahrhundert, Geschichten... Mehr Informationen |
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betrayal, conflict, dream, Hinduism, imagination, lifestyle, longing, love, money, power, status
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Film (action film, bollywood, commercial film, documentary, melodrama, music film, romance)
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Yash Chopra is the godfather of Indian film-industry. He is the only director of the older brigade of filmmakers who has successfully moved with the times right from his first film Dhool ka Phool (1959) to his latest film Dil to Paagal Hai (1997). He is even today regarded as one of the hippest... More Information |
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outsider, poverty
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Film (adventure film, melodrama)
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The Indian star actor and director Raj Kapoor surpasses all others in his personification of a cinematic grass-roots role model. Since the 1940s he played the bravehearted "little man" who overcomes all obstacles with the help of his cleverness and determination. In this role he has... More Informationother language:
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Armut, Außenseiter
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Film (Abenteuerfilm, Melodrama)
Wie kein anderer stellt der indische Starschauspieler und Regisseur Raj Kapoor die Verkörperung eines volkstümlichen Kino-Leitbildes dar. Seit den vierziger Jahren spielt er den mutigen kleinen Mann, der mit Cleverness und Entschiedenheit alle Hindernisse meistert. In dieser Rolle wird er... Mehr Informationen |
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existentialism, gender, love
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Film (author's film, feature film, Hongkong Film, melodrama)
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Wong Kar-Wai, who moved from Shanghai to Hongkong with his parents at the age of 5 in 1963, is said to be the cult director among young Hongkong film-makers of the 90s. In Chungking Express (1994), Happy Together (1997) and In the Mood for Love (2000), he and his cameraman Christopher Doyle created... More Informationother language:
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Existenzialismus, Gender, Liebe
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Film (Autorenfilm, Hongkong-Film, Melodrama, Spielfilm)
Wong Kar-Wai, der 1963 im Alter von fünf Jahren mit seinen Eltern von Shanghai nach Hongkong zog, gilt als unbestrittener Kultregisseur des jungen Hongkong-Kinos der neunziger Jahre. In "Chungking Express" (1994), "Happy Together" (1997) und "In the Mood For Love"... Mehr Informationen |
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censorship, sexuality
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Film (erotic film, feature film, melodrama)
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Born in Kyoto in Japan in 1932, Nagisa Oshima is one of the most eminent Japanese directors from just after the war, but is also one of the most controversial. His films combine a new aesthetic with radical views, as was typical of international art films from 1965 to 75. His career began with the... More Informationother language:
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Sexualität, Zensur
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Film (Erotikfilm, Melodrama, Spielfilm)
Der 1932 in Kyoto, Japan, geborene Nagisa Oshima gehört zu den bedeutendsten, aber auch kontroversesten japanischen Regisseuren der Nachkriegszeit. Seine Filme verbinden innovative Ästhetik und radikale Ansichten, wie sie charakteristisch sind für das internationale Kunstkino von... Mehr Informationen |
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anti-Semitism, exile, gender, prostitution
genre (subgenre):
Film (feature film, melodrama)
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Arturo Ripstein, born 1943 in Mexico City, is regarded as the internationally most successful Mexican filmmaker. His first films were based on the literary works of major Latin American writers such as Marquez and Fuentes. Since the 1980s he has gained his biggest international successes and awards... More Informationother language:
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Crossroads:
Antisemitismus, Exil, Gender, Prostitution
Genre (Subgenres):
Film (Melodrama, Spielfilm)
Der 1943 in Mexiko-Stadt geborene Arturo Ripstein gilt als der international erfolgreichste mexikanische Filmemacher. Schon seine ersten Filme basieren auf literarischen Vorlagen wichtiger lateinamerikanischer Autoren wie Marquez und Fuentes. Seine größten internationalen Erfolge und... Mehr Informationen |
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