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  Bruno Ganz - Films as actor:, Film as co-director:
Ganz plays a picture framer; he is seated at a desk in his shop, and absentmindedly takes a sheet of gold leaf and carefully blows it into the palm of his hand so that it adheres completely to the surface.
Ganz is one of the few actors to come to prominence in the heyday of the New German Cinema in the mid-1960s to late 1970s to make a successful and sustained leap to the international art cinema circuit.
Ganz, with his usual blend of precision and invention, beautifully delineates a life that is broken, and thrown off course forever.
www.filmreference.com /Actors-and-Actresses-Ga-Ha/Ganz-Bruno.html   (1369 words)

  
 Bruno Ganz - Biography - Moviefone
Swiss-born actor Bruno Ganz established himself in Germany, first as co-founder of the Schaubuhne Theatre company, then as a romantic lead in films.
International renown came Ganz' way when he was starred in Eric Rohmer's The Marquise of O (1976).
Another of his many collaborations with director Wenders was The American Friend (1977), which Ganz regards as one of his favorite films, even though he and co-star Dennis Hopper came to blows during a spirited argument about acting technique.
movies.aol.com /celebrity/bruno-ganz/25786/biography   (150 words)

  
  Prisma: Bruno Ganz
Bruno Ganz ist nicht zu bremsen, richtig groß wird er bei Peter Zadek in Bremen als "Held Henry".
1972 steht Bruno Ganz erstmals unter Claus Peymanns Regie auf der Bühne der Salzburger Festspiele in der Uraufführung von Thomas Benrhardts "Der Ignorant und der Wahnsinnige".
Bruno Ganz ist hier der intellektuelle Kriegsberichterstatter Laschen, der grüblerisch zwischen den Fronten wandelt und im Grunde mehr mit seinen eigenen Eheproblemen beschäftigt ist als mit dem Existenzkampf der arabischen Völker, über die er in den Medien berichtet.
www.prisma-online.de /tv/person.html?pid=bruno_ganz   (706 words)

  
 Harvard Film Archive: Global Visions
Ganz teamed up with veteran documentary filmmaker Norbert Wiedmer to create this touching portrait/diary film that follows the actor as he travels across Europe playing Faust, a stage role with which he has become singularly identified.
Ganz is remarkably candid on screen, talking about his life as well as reflecting on his acting career and his methods of work.
Rubini and Ganz are inspired in their impassioned exchanges, as each character tries to gain the upper hand in a battle of the wills.
www.harvardfilmarchive.org /calendars/05_summer/ganz.html   (1971 words)

  
 Interview - Bruno Ganz: Intimate Talk
Ganz: You listen to Hitler talking in a very relaxed way that you never heard before, because all you know, or you are used to hearing, are his speeches, which are violent and rude and make terrible sounds.
Ganz: That was what surprised me. There seems to be a gap between an ordinary audience like me and all the people working in medias, because they demand a ?Special You' that fits into this special subject.
Ganz: Demme asked my agent, and I said, please send me the script I was shooting Hitler at the time, and I didn't have time to read the whole thing.
emanuellevy.com /article.php?articleID=158   (3216 words)

  
 GoneMovie.com -Review ->Downfall, der Untergang starring Bruno Ganz
Adolf Hitler (Bruno Ganz) is trapped in his Berlin-based underground hideout with other officials of the Third Reich and their families.
Bruno Ganz prepared for the role with the only known recording of Adolf Hitler when he held a private conversation with Field Marshal Gustaf Mannerheim of Finland (WWII ally of Germany against Soviet).
Bruno Ganz studied Parkinson’s patients in a Swiss hospital to prepare for his role as Hitler
www.gonemovies.com /WWW/MyWebFilms/Oorlog/EnglischDownfall.asp   (280 words)

  
 Bruno Ganz Photos - Bruno Ganz News - Bruno Ganz Information
Bruno is the son of a Swiss father and an Italian mother, who immigrated from Northern Italy to Switzerland just before the second World War.
Bruno is married since 1965 and has a son called Daniel, born 1972 and blind since 1976.
Bruno was honored by Austrian President Heinz Fischer with the highest honor for performances in culture and science in 2006.
www.tv.com /bruno-ganz/person/301789/summary.html   (370 words)

  
 Bruno Ganz
Bruno Ganz is one of the most famous German actors of the world.
In 1967, Bruno met the director Peter Stein and participated in the creation of the Berliner Schaubühne, considered as one of the most important companies of European theater.
After that, Bruno worked under the direction of prestigious directors such as Peter Stein, Klaus, Michael Grüber, Luc Bondy et Dieter Dorn, Bruno Ganz obtained the Reinhardt Ring of the Swiss Association of Theatrical Culture in 1991.
www.biosstars.us /b/bruno_ganz.htm   (184 words)

  
 Bruno Ganz - Wikipedia
Schon vor der Matura beschloss Ganz, Schauspieler zu werden.
Bruno Ganz ist seit 1965 mit seiner Frau Sabine verheiratet, obgleich getrennt lebend, und hat einen blinden Sohn, Daniel (* 1972).
März 2006 wurde Ganz in Wien vom österreichischen Bundespräsidenten Heinz Fischer das Österreichische Ehrenzeichen für Wissenschaft und Kunst überreicht.
de.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bruno_Ganz   (1735 words)

  
 IGN: Interview: Oliver Hirschbiegel and Bruno Ganz
Ganz admits that, at times, he had to get out of the bunker set and breath some fresh air.
I asked Hirschbiegel and Ganz whether they believe she was as innocent or unaware as she says.
Ganz: "They had heard these rumors and they knew something was going on, but it was not good to know too much or to know precisely what's going on.
movies.ign.com /articles/591/591184p3.html   (804 words)

  
 Bruno Ganz at AllExperts
Bruno Ganz was a member of the ensemble of the Berliner Schaubühne.
In 1990-1991 Ganz voiced two characters in the German radio adaptation of Douglas Adams's novel Life, the Universe and Everything (Judiciary Pag and Prak), produced by Südwestfunk (now Südwestrundfunk) and Bayerischer Rundfunk.
Bruno Ganz is separated from his wife, with whom he has a son named Daniel.
en.allexperts.com /e/b/br/bruno_ganz.htm   (825 words)

  
 Interviews: DOWNFALL
It was a very good thing to have Bruno on board after having seen him in his moustache and his haircut, because he had done his homework already.
Ganz: I think the closer to Hitler you were personally, the better it was to— I mean, they had heard these rumors, and they knew something was going on, but it was not good to know too much, or to know precisely what's going on.
Ganz: If it has to be, but they try to be in the limits of what is the usual day.
www.aboutfilm.com /features/downfall/feature.htm   (4289 words)

  
 Bruno Ganz
With his habitually sombre expression, mournful eyes and brainy-looking cranium, Ganz was never going to be a Hollywood star.
But as an actor who works with under-stated, restrained gestures, he has brought a quiet humanity to the films of those visionary directors wise enough to use him.
With his hair gone, and an Old Testament prophet-style beard, Ganz brings real dignity and authority to the role.
thecontext.com /docs/43.html   (108 words)

  
 Behind Me - Bruno Ganz (2002)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Bruno Ganz is a true actor who after many films continues to work on the stage and in the sound studio (recording poetry and literature).
It not only captures Ganz in rehearsal (for 'Faust') and backstage, but also allows him to do some of the shooting, too.
Great behind-the-scenes look into one actor's world and you'll be truly amazed at the end of the film when they discuss how long and difficult the stage role of Faust actually is (the show itself lasts two days, and Bruno was on stage for 2/3 of the show's running time).
uk.imdb.com /title/tt0331879   (301 words)

  
 NPR : 'Downfall' from Ganz and Hirschbiegel
Fresh Air from WHYY, February 28, 2005 · Actor Bruno Ganz and director Oliver Hirschbiegel's new film is Downfall, about the last days of Hitler.
Ganz, who is Swiss, stars as Adolf Hitler in the movie that garnered an Academy Award nomination for best foreign language film.
Bruno Ganz has made more than 80 films, most in German, and was in the recent remake of The Manchurian Candidate.
www.npr.org /templates/story/story.php?storyId=4516265   (157 words)

  
 AboutFilm.com - Downfall (2004)
Bruno Ganz as Adolf Hitler in the Oscar-nominated Downfall.
Bruno Ganz (star of Wim Wenders' Wings of Desire, Werner Herzog's Nosferatu, and the recent Italian comedy Bread and Tulips) doesn't look much like Hitler, but thanks to a perfect wig and fantastic acting, the differences melt away.
Ganz portrays not Bond-villain madness but true madness, one rooted in deep-seated psychological dysfunctions that hint at an unimaginable personal history.
www.aboutfilm.com /movies/d/downfall.htm   (1367 words)

  
 Der Untergang aka Downfall (Oliver Hirschbiegel) Bruno Ganz Juliane Kohler Alexandra Maria Lara Corinna Harfouch   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Der Untergang aka Downfall (Oliver Hirschbiegel) Bruno Ganz Juliane Kohler Alexandra Maria Lara Corinna Harfouch
Bruno Ganz, however, is by himself worth the price of admission.
Ganz (the fallen angel in Wim Wenders's Der Himmel über Berlin / Wings of Desire) does an outstanding Hitler impersonation, going beyond the usual movie caricatures and superficial mannerisms to convey an actual human being deeply corroded by hatred and delusions of grandeur.
www.altfg.com /Reviews/Untergang.htm   (913 words)

  
 San Francisco rolls out carpet for Bruno Ganz
After more than 40 years as a film actor, Bruno Ganz has not only never been to San Francisco, but he's never been to California.
Ganz is best known to U.S. audiences for his roles in a pair of Wim Wenders films, "The American Friend" (1977) opposite Dennis Hopper, and as the angel in "Wings of Desire" (1987).
Ganz stressed that he characterizes himself as an introvert -- always has been -- and never really went through an abnormal wild period.
www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/01/06/DDG67AL1V41.DTL&type=movies   (1007 words)

  
 Amazon.co.uk: Downfall [2004]: DVD: Bruno Ganz,Corinna Harfouch,Ulrich Matthes   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Bruno Ganz is an amazing actor and truly portrayed Hitler exactly as I would have imagined him after years of studying the history of World War Two.
Bruno Ganz in the lead role of Hitler is superb, capturing the very essence of the madness that was Hitler and the total self-delusion of the last days of the Third Reich.
Ganz acts out a very difficult role, but comes through with flying colours.
www.amazon.co.uk /Downfall-Bruno-Ganz/dp/B0009WB4UY   (1471 words)

  
 Goethe-Institut Washington - 2005 - Bruno Ganz Retrospektive
In his latest film, Downfall, actor Bruno Ganz brings his remarkable talent to the darkest time in Germany’s history.
Ganz’s wonderfully expressive body language and the soft lines of his face, containing both secrets and perhaps a touch of sadness, keep the audience guessing about his characters.
Born in 1941 to a Swiss father and an Italian mother, by the early 60s Ganz was already active on the German stage and would later go on to co-found with Peter Stein Berlin's famous and influential Schaubühne Theater.
www.goethe.de /ins/us/was/acv/flm/2005/fbg/deindex.htm   (234 words)

  
 Bruno Ganz Biography / Wim Wenders - The Official Site
Born 1941 to a Swiss worker and his Northern Italian wife.
Bruno Ganz debuted at the theatre in 1961 and gained there a good reputation as a solid, young actor.
February 1996: Ganz inherits the mysterious Iffland-Ring from Josef Meinrad, which is given to the most important actor of German speaking theatre since 200 years.
www.wim-wenders.com /bio/bruno_ganz_bio.htm   (316 words)

  
 Amazon.ca: Downfall: DVD: Bruno Ganz,Alexandra Maria Lara,Corinna Harfouch,Ulrich Matthes,Juliane Köhler,Heino ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
With Soviet troops drawing closer, Hitler (Bruno Ganz) attempts to conduct WWII from inside his final stronghold.
Bruno Ganz is one of Switzerland's finest actors, so convincing in this role as Hitler, that after a few minutes into the film you would swear you are watching the real fuhrer.
The film has stirred up contraversy because it shows Hitler for the man he was, both the insane, obsessed madman and the soft hearted gentleman he was to his non-military staff.
www.amazon.ca /Downfall-Bruno-Ganz/dp/B000AABEKA   (2040 words)

  
 village voice > film > "Bruno Ganz: The European Friend" by Jessica Winter   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
When Bruno Ganz took his leave from the Berlin Schaubühne theater company to star in The Marquise of O (1976), director Eric Rohmer showed his gratitude by giving his lead actor a lavish royal entrance.
Behold this brave Russian count, upholstered in creamy white military duds, caressed by backlighting and dry ice, sword flashing and cape flapping as he swoops in to rescue the titular damsel in distress.
A decade later, in Wenders's Wings of Desire (1987), Ganz embodied an ethereal form of cosmic alienation as the angel Damiel, who chooses life over eternity for the ineffable charms of a trapeze artist.
www.villagevoice.com /issues/0425/winter2.php   (439 words)

  
 A Bruno Ganz moment - Arts and Faith
Anyway, I'm watching the film and trying to see if I recognize any of the actors from other Rohmer films or the relatively few other Euro films I've seen.
Bruno Ganz-- young, trim and long-haired (but not ponytailed)-- plays the Count.
I enjoyed Ganz's gentle restauranteur in Bread and Tulips too.
artsandfaith.com /index.php?showtopic=714   (430 words)

  
 Bruno Ganz - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bruno Ganz is the son of a Swiss father and a northern Italian mother.
He is separated from his wife Sabine, whom he married in 1965, and with whom he had his only son Daniel (b.1972).
Die Linkshändige Frau (The Left-Handed Woman), 1977, Bruno, screen-play and directed by: Peter Handke, starring Edith Clever, Michael Lonsdale, Angela Winkler, Bernhard Wicki, Bernhard Minetti, Gérard Depardieu
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bruno_Ganz   (923 words)

  
 Dans la Ville Blanche | Cast & Crew | MTV Movies
Originally Dans la Ville Blanche, the Swiss/Portuguese In the White City features Bruno Ganz as a cinematically inclined Swiss sailor.
While on liberty in Lisbon, Ganz decides to soak in the sights, committing his visit to posterity with an 8-millimeter movie camera.
His ship sets sail, but Ganz remains in Lisbon, trying to explain his "escape" (which includes an affair with chambermaid Teresa Madruga) in long rambling letters to his wife.
www.mtv.com /movies/movie/17157/castcrew.jhtml   (128 words)

  
 Bruno Ganz - Moviefone
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 Frühe Filme von Bruno Ganz auf dem 16. filmkunstfest schwerin | 16. filmkunstfest schwerin   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Einer der Höhepunkte wird die »Hommage an Bruno Ganz« sein, der während der Abschlussveranstaltung des 16.
Das filmkunstfest hat sich entschieden, dieser frühen Filmzeit des Bruno Ganz besondere Aufmerksamkeit zu schenken.
Regisseur Wim Wenders erzählt die Geschichte von den beiden Engeln Cassiel und Damiel, die es wagten, Gott zu widersprechen und daher von diesem auf die Erde, nach Berlin versetzt wurden.
www.filmkunstfest-schwerin.de /node/1123?PHPSESSID=a9993bc1f23d3be1c72...   (294 words)

  
 Unremitting Failure: The Downfall of Bruno Ganz
Man, we can't believe Bruno Ganz didn't win Germany's equivalent to an Oscar for his role as Adolf Hitler in Downfall.
Hitler was a scorched earth man. We'll give you dollars to donuts Bruno Ganz is hunkered down in an underground bunker at this very moment, muttering darkly about how the German people failed him and therefore deserve everything they get.
actually ganz had a lot of trouble with the role, wasn't very happy doing it and now wishes he had passed it up.
futility.typepad.com /futility/2005/08/the_downfall_of.html   (299 words)

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