The European film finds the “Eternal Youth” in a cheerful and melancholic work on two old Men. At the ceremony of the 28th European Film Awards “Victoria” won Paolo Sorrentino’s tragicomedy “Eternal Youth” with Michael Caine and Harvey Keitel on Saturday night all important prices.
The Germans were with Sebastian Schipper triply nominated real-time thriller and gone great hopes in the race for the best film – but were bitterly disappointed at the gala in Berlin
Not only the trophy for the best European film was the Italians Sorrentino accept.. The 45-year-old was also honored as Best Director. His 82-year-old lead actor Michael Caine, who plays a retired conductor with identity crisis in the film, received the award for Best Actor and from the hands of director Wim Wenders on top of that a special prize of the European Film Academy for his oeuvre.
“Thank you, thank you very much. I can not tell you what that means to you! “, The visibly moved Brite Caine shouted at the audience. Oscar winner Sorrentino had two years ago with “La Grande Bellezza – The great beauty” brought the trophy for the Best Feature Film at the European Film Award
The Anglo-French actress Charlotte Rampling was not only for her life’s work. but also as best actress for her role in the marital drama “45 years” award – and was close to tears at this price rain. “I love to get awards,” said the 69-year-old Rampling. In a certain way are actors like children. “I think we all want to be recognized and to be told:. You’ve done a good job today,”
In the best actress category was also “Victoria” actress Laia Costa nominated, but had beaten give Rampling , Christian Friedel, who for “Elser – He could have changed the world.” Was the best actor in the selection, had against Caine also no chance
“Eternal Youth” tells the story of two old friends (played by Caine and Harvey Keitel) who spend their holidays together in a wellness hotel in the Alps – and are confronted with the great questions of love, death and impermanence. To a German film award for the best feature film was last awarded in 2006, as “The Lives of Others” won Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck’s Stasi drama.
The members of the Film Academy went with her choice for the exquisite pictures and elegiac feeling noise “Eternal Youth” on the safe side – and decided against the cinematic venture. Likewise, experimental as of the 138 minute long, in just a single camera angle rotated Berlin thriller “Victoria” was one of the favorites, “A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence”. The Swede Roy Andersson won for his quirky film about two gloomy joke articles salesman after all, the award for best comedy.
The 59-year-old Oscar winner Christoph Waltz took visibly moved and in a shaky voice the European Film Award for his “contribution to world cinema” counter. Born in Vienna, played in international productions as “Inglourious Basterds” and “Spectre”.
Also politically it was at the gala. “Europe is going through a hard time. And our films that we celebrate tonight, actually show a different kind of Europe “, said Wim Wenders, the president of the European Film Academy’s. They showed a European film family that understand each other well. “And that’s really just not popular in Europe. And I think we need a little precede also a good example. “
So there was at the ceremony also thoughtful moments. Actor Burghart Klaußner (“The State has failed to Fritz Bauer”) sang Charles Trenet’s chanson “Douce France” as an homage to the shaken by terrorist attacks the country. And movie star Daniel Brühl recalled the jailed Ukrainian filmmaker Oleg Senzow.
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