Alone in berlin 2016 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Feb 15, 2016 emma thompson, brendan gleeson and daniel bruhl star in this adaptation of hans falladas wwii novel, directed by vincent perez. Feb 16, 2016 the 2016 film adaptation of alone in berlin by swiss actor turned director vincent perez, 51, stars irishman brendan gleeson, 60, and london native emma thompson, 56, as otto and anna quangel. Rank of emma thompson movies by box office performance a list of 48 titles created 08 apr 2014 see all related lists share this. Grieving the death of their son in battle, german couple otto brendan gleeson and anna quangel emma thompson start to leave postcards with antihitler messaging.
Otto and anna quangel are a working class husband and wife doing. Alone in berlin is a 2016 war drama film directed by vincent perez and written by perez and. In this affecting drama, brendan gleeson and emma thompson play a grieving husband and wife who embark on dangerous acts of. Emma thompson, brendan gleeson and rush star daniel bruhl have begun shooting on alone in berlin, the new adaptation of the bestselling novel by late german author hans fallada. Vincent perez new film alone in berlin is attracting plenty of interest thanks to a. Alone in berlin serves as a muchneeded reminder of how small acts of defiance have meaning and weight in the face of a soulcrushing force in power. Starring emma thompson, brendan gleeson, and daniel bruhl. Alone in berlin brendan gleeson and emma thompson bring some stoic dignity to a conservatively told true story of nazi resistance. Jun 29, 2017 if youre a film producer making a wartime drama centred on a middleaged couple, and you secure emma thompson and brendan gleeson as your lead actors, then youre already ahead of the game. Brendan gleeson and emma thompson star in this period drama based. Vincent perezs film about subversion in wartime berlin fails to be lifted by. Alone in berlin filmink australias premier online movie.
Otto and anna quangel brendan gleeson and emma thompson are a working class husband and wife doing their best to ride out the war. Feb 18, 2017 emma thompson, known to harry potter fans as the flighty professor trelawney, spoke to the sydney morning herald about her current film, alone in berlin. Feb 15, 2016 brendan gleeson and emma thompson in alone in berlin photograph. In theory, the relationship between otto and anna should be the heart of the movie, but perez has gleeson and thompson perform in opposing registers. The only thing exciting about alone in berlin is the. If a film can trigger unexpected emotions and sensations that connect us to our surroundings, it would have done its job. Emma thompson stars in alone in berlin about a german couple who work on an anti hitler campaign in world war ii marcel hartmann.
Emma thompson as anna quangel brendan gleeson as otto quangel daniel. Emma thompson and brendan gleeson offer a timely blueprint for dissent solid performances help save vincent perezs antinazi war drama from its lowbudget stodginess. Alone in berlin is a modest, hardfaced film, offering a nervous study of humanity and civil disobedience in a societal. In 2009 a new englishlanguage translation of hans fallada s 1947 novel about smallscale, lowkey resistance to the nazi regime in wartime berlin turned into an unexpected commercial success. This truelife tale of courage unfolds against the tumultuous backdrop of berlin in 1940. Directed by actor vincent perez whose directorial credits include littleknown features 2002s once upon an angel and 2007s the secret, alone in berlin, set in 1940s berlin at the height of the second world war, follows working class couple otto and anna quangel brendan gleeson and emma thompson who receive the news that their only. Based on the international bestseller by hans fallada, alone in berlin shines the light on two ordinary german people who made an extraordinary impact. Emma thompson, brendan gleeson and daniel bruhl star in this adaptation of hans falladas wwii novel, directed by vincent perez. Jun 17, 2017 brendan gleeson and emma thompson in alone in berlin. Otto and anna quangel are a working class couple living in a shabby apartment block trying, like everyone else, to stay out of trouble under nazi rule. Opening in theaters and vod january th directed by. Brendan gleeson, emma thompson, daniel bruhl how did an ordinary, middle. Brendan gleeson and emma thompson in alone in berlin.
Banks, love actually joins brendan gleeson into the storm, in burges and daniel bruhl rush, inglorious basterds in alone in berlin, a powerfully moving, truelife thriller set in second world war berlin. Alone in berlin fully succeeds in conveying the ingrained personal pain turned into anger over the loss of the couples son, and the acting of emma thompson and brendon gleeson brilliantly fulfils our expectations. Twotime academy awardwinner emma thompson saving mr. In this wwii thriller, emma thompson and brendan gleeson are courageous parents driven to an extraordinary act of resistance against the nazi regime. Hans falladas book was compulsive reading, and this film, with superb performances from emma thompson and brendan gleeson, brings the sinister, fearful atmosphere in nazidominated berlin in. A german couple dedicate themselves to tiny acts of civil.
Principal photography began on 27 march 2015 in berlin. Vincent perez new film alone in berlin is attracting plenty of interest thanks to a cast. The 2016 film adaptation of alone in berlin by swiss actor turned director vincent perez, 51, stars irishman brendan gleeson, 60, and london native emma thompson, 56, as otto and anna quangel. Alone in berlin stars brendan gleeson and emma thompson as an ordinary middleaged working class couple, otto and anna quangel, just trying to. Alone in berlin features the story that continues to revise.
Alone in berlin 2017 stream and watch online moviefone. Feb 18, 2017 for f magazine alone in berlin director. Alone in berlin is a movie starring emma thompson, brendan gleeson, and daniel bruhl. Alone in berlin official trailer i hd i ifc films youtube. Inspired by a true story, the film focuses on a german couple, otto and anna. After learning of their sons death on the battlefield, a grieving berlin couple embark on a quietly dangerous act of resistance against adolf hitler. Daniel bruhl and brendan gleeson in alone in berlin 2016 daniel bruhl in alone in berlin 2016. The novels characters otto and anna quangel are based on otto and elise hampel. Emma thompson, brendan gleeson, daniel bruhl, mikael persbrandt, katharina schuttler, louis hofmann genre.
Working class couple otto and anna quangel receive the news. With emma thompson, brendan gleeson, daniel bruhl, mikael persbrandt. After a nazi german working class couple loses their son in world war ii, they decide to retaliate by secretly leafletting handwritten cards in. Marcel hartmanx filme filmed with competence rather than actual verve, alone in berlin works just about. The film based on that book, alone in berlin, is the story of otto and anna quangel played by brendan gleeson and emma thompson a workingclass couple who, having lost their only son to. Allstarpathexfilme creative pool v incent perezs film alone in berlin, which premieres with a grand live event at the. Alone in berlin boasts excellent performances from these two firstrate actors, both of them in watchable, toprate form. The films first unveiling at last years berlin film festival fell unmistakably flat the lone boo was the loudest ive ever heard, not through any overt. Alone in berlin was cowritten and directed by vincent perez, a swiss actor best known in the u. Alone in berlin features the story that continues to.
Emma thompson on new film alone in berlin, global warming and. Mar 20, 2016 alone in berlin stars brendan gleeson and emma thompson as an ordinary middleaged working class couple, otto and anna quangel, just trying to keep their heads down in 1940s berlin. City of angels who evidently equates serious with drab. Watch on ifc films unlimited with prime video channels.
Brendan gleeson and emma thompson in alone in berlin credit. Proving that there are no such things as tiny acts of rebellion, the film casts gleeson and thompson as otto and elise hampel, a re. Strange tale of the antinazi bestseller, the stasi spies. Emma thompson brings nazi resistance true story to berlin. Alone in berlin official trailer video dailymotion. Win alone in berlin on dvd starring emma thompson the. Brendan gleeson, emma thompson, daniel bruhl how did. Strange tale of the antinazi bestseller, the stasi spies and. Here is a handsomely produced and solidly acted period drama set in nazi germany, based on the postwar novel by hans fallada and based on a truelife case. Dec 15, 2016 opening in theaters and vod january th directed by.
Alone in berlin, starring emma thompson and brendan. Hans falladas book was compulsive reading, and this film, with superb performances from emma thompson and brendan gleeson, brings the sinister, fearful atmosphere in nazidominated berlin in 1940 to life. An interesting film based on a true story about a couple who resist the nazis by leaving antinazi postcards around berlin. The 2016 film adaptation of alone in berlin by swiss actor turned director vincent perez, 51, stars irishman brendan gleeson, 60, and london native emma thompson, 56, as. May 18, 2017 actor and filmmaker vincent perezs third directorial feature alone in berlin boasts heavyweight performers emma thompson, brendan gleeson, and daniel bruhl in starring roles that on paper seem worthy of their immense talents, but instead saddles them in an underwhelming, competently mounted reflection on loss and grief during wartime. Such a film is alone in berlin, starring brendan gleeson and emma thompson. Emma thompson late night and brendan gleeson star in this powerfully moving, truelife thriller based on hans falladas international bestseller and nominated for the berlin golden bear 2016. Alone in berlin starring emma thompson, brendan gleeson. The film stars emma thompson, brendan gleeson, daniel bruhl, and mikael persbrandt. Brendan gleeson and emma thompson in alone in berlin photograph.
After a nazi german working class couple loses their son in world war ii, they decide to retaliate by secretly leafletting handwritten cards in berlin denouncing their government. A personal nazi resistance story very well told that makes for highly recommended and compelling viewing. Jan, 2017 brendan gleeson and emma thompson launch a small but fierce antihitler campaign in the new international trailer for the wwii drama alone in berlin. Alone in berlin was first screened at the berlin film festival in february 2016. Despite a terrific triumvirate of performances from gleeson, thompson, and bruhl, and soft lensing from cinematographer christophe beaucarne, alone in berlin is hampered by stodgy pacing, budgetary constraints, and drab interiors. Emma thompson talks alone in berlin and propoganda, past. British actress emma thompson and irish actor brendan gleeson pose during a photo call for the film alone in berlin by vincent perez screened in competition of the 66th berlinale film festival. Strong performances brendan gleeson and emma thompson. Emma thompson, known to harry potter fans as the flighty professor trelawney, spoke to the sydney morning herald about her current film, alone in. Grieving the death of their son in battle, german couple otto brendan gleeson and anna quangel emma thompson.
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