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Das Haus der schlafenden Schoenen HOUSE OF THE SLEEPING BEAUTIES Edmond, a man in his late 60s, visits a mysterious “maison”, a kind of a brothel specialized for customers beyond their 80s. In this “establishment” it is possible for these old men to spend time in bed with beautiful, sleeping girls the whole night through. The girls won’t awake, they are drugged; the older men feel warm and comfortable, embracing the youth and the beauty of these young women. More and more, Edmond surrenders to this unconscious seduction, juvenile virginity and unpredictable sensuality. In confrontation to his age, bedazzled by the breath, scent and innocent warmth of the young women, he glides into associations and memories of his past life. Bizarre moments become the inspiration and urge to simply fade away next to a girl. But one day, Edmond observes the Madame supervising a corpse being packed in a bag, thrown into a car and secretly taken away. Nevertheless, Edmond returns more and more often to “The House of the Sleeping Beauties”, considering questions of morality and limits. Where reality doesn’t seem to exist, it doesn’t take long until it sends – with fatal complications – the dreams of the old men to an end. World Sales (please contact) Atossa Film Produktion GmbH · Raymond Tarabay Wielandstrasse 46 · 10625 Berlin/Germany phone +49-30-3 12 14 72 · fax +49-30-3 13 79 33 email: info@atossafilm.de · www.dashausderschlafendenschoenen.de Genre Drama, Literature Category Feature Film Cinema Year of Production 2006 Director Vadim Glowna Screenplay Vadim Glowna Director of Photography Ciro Cappellari Editor Charlie Lézin Music by Nick Glowna, Siggi Mueller Production Design Peter Weber Producers Raymond Tarabay, Vadim Glowna Production Company Atossa Film/Berlin Principal Cast Vadim Glowna, Angela Winkler, Maximilian Schell, Birol Uenel Casting Julia Dierks Special Effects Sven Hanten Length 103 min, 2,824 m Format 35 mm, color, cs Original Version German Subtitled Versions English, French Sound Technology Dolby Digital Festival Screenings Belgrade 2007 With backing from Filmstiftung NRW German Distributor Atossa Film/Berlin Vadim Glowna was born 1941 and grew up in Hamburg. The versatile actor, director and author began his career in 1961 when Gustaf Gruendgens took him on at the Hamburger Schauspielhaus. Glowna went on to become one of Germany’s most popular actors, and also appeared in international productions like Sam Peckinpah’s epos Cross of Iron and Claude Chabrol’s Quiet Days in Clichy. In 2000 he was named Best Actor of the Year by the German Film Critics’ Association for his appearance in Oskar Roehler’s award-winning film No Place to Go. Glowna is also a very successful director, having directed more than 30 television films and eight feature films. In 1981 he won several awards for the film Desperado City including the Caméra d’Or in Cannes. Two of his other films, Nothing Left to Lose (1983) and Raising to the Bait (1992), were in the official competition at Berlin and received Honorable Mentions. In 1989 Glowna was member of the jury at the Berlinale. german films quarterly new german films 2 · 2007 50 Scene from “House of Sleeping Beauties” (photo © Atossa Film)
Das Herz ist ein dunkler Wald THE HEART IS A DARK FOREST Marie accidentally discovers that her husband and the father of her two children is leading a double life. He has two of everything: two wives, two homes and two families. As soon as night falls, Marie leaves her home and secretly follows her husband to a masked ball. She is look - ing for consolation, for explanations. After daybreak, she will know whether she can face this new reality and return to her children … Genre Drama Category Feature Film Cinema Year of Pro - duction 2007 Director Nicolette Krebitz Screenplay Nicolette Krebitz Director of Photography Bella Halben Editor Sara Schilde Music by Fetisch & Me, Whitest Boy Alive Production Design Christel Rehm, Sylvester Koziolek Producer Tom Tykwer Production Company X Filme Creative Pool/Berlin, in co-production with NDR/Hamburg World Sales (please contact) X Filme Creative Pool GmbH Kurfuerstenstrasse 57 · 10785 Berlin/Germany phone +49-30-23 08 33 11 · fax +49-30-23 08 33 22 email: info@x-filme.de · www.x-filme.de Principal Cast Nina Hoss, Devid Striesow, Marc Hosemann, Franziska Petri, Monica Bleibtreu, Otto Sander, Angelika Taschen, Guenther Maria Halmer Casting Molitoris Casting/Hamburg Length 83 min, 2,270 m Format 35 mm, color, 1:1.85 Original Version German Subtitled Versions English, French Sound Technology Dolby SRD Awards Best Screenplay Nordische Filmtage Luebeck 2007 With backing from FilmFoerderung Hamburg, MSH Schleswig-Holstein, Medienboard Berlin-Branden - burg, Filmfoerderungsanstalt (FFA) German Distributor X Verleih/Berlin Nicolette Krebitz is an award-winning actress, writer and director. Her films as a director include: Jeans (2001), Mon Chérie (2001), and The Heart is a Dark Forest (Das Herz ist ein dunkler Wald, 2007). german films quarterly new german films 2 · 2007 51 Nina Hoss in “The Heart is a Dark Forest” (photo © X Filme/Ulla Kimmig)
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