The literary adaptation “Nothing New in the West”, which went into the race as a favorite and won an Oscar, received the most awards. But the Golden Lola for the best feature film goes to “The Teacher's Room”.
“The Staff Room” overtakes “Nothing New in the West”
In his drama “The Teacher's Room”, director Ilker Çatak tells of a conflict at a school that is getting out of hand. The film with actress Leonie Benesch won five prizes. Benesch plays a teacher who wants to solve a series of thefts at her school and decides to secretly run a camera in the teacher's room. Benesch was honored as the best leading actress.
Ilker Catak with the award for best director for “Das Lehrerzimmer”
Çatak received the Lola for best director. His new film shows the school microcosm between stacks of paper in the staff room and sports mats in the gym. It is about dynamics that can arise between people. And it can be understood as a comment on a culture of debate that is more about outrage than mutual understanding.
“Nothing new in the West” receives nine awards
The literary adaptation “Nothing New in the West” was traded as a favorite in Hollywood after its Oscar success. But the anti-war drama won the most awards with nine Lolas, but missed out on the top prize. Instead, he received the Lola in silver. The film about the First World War is based on a novel by Erich Maria Remarque (1898-1970). He had just won four Oscars in March. According to the Film Academy, “Nothing New in the West” was the first production by a streaming provider to be nominated for the German Film Prize. In Berlin, the film was honored for music, camera work and sound design. The actors Felix Kammerer and Albrecht Schuch each received a Lola for best main and supporting actor. That a hot favorite then “only” fetches silver – something like that has happened before. And that was in 2014, when Andreas Prochaska's “Das sinstere Tal” (The Dark Valley) went into the race with a lot of money and then – like Edgar Berges – only came second. The bronze Lola went to the thriller “Holy Spider”, a film about a woman murderer in Iran.
Volker Schlöndorff received honorary award
Director Volker Schlöndorff (“The Tin Drum”) was honored for outstanding services to German film. Hollywood star John Malkovich and other filmmakers paid tribute to his work via video. Many would have thought when looking at the price list: “Oh, that again?” Schlöndorff joked in his acceptance speech for the honorary award. “And I even thought: 'Don't I already have it?'” With tears, he thanked his former partner, the director Margarethe von Trotta.
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When Alain Delon starred in Italian Luchino Visconti's film, he was just 25 years old and looking gorgeous (as seen in the center of the picture above). 1960's Rocco and His Brothers was one of Delon's first films with international exposure.
- 14 Unforgettable Movie Appearances by Alain Delon
Only the Sun Was Witness
Immediately before that, Delon had shot a film that is now considered a classic. In 1960's “Only the Sun Was a Witness” he shone with enormous physical presence. The strip is based on the novel “The Talented Mr. Ripley” by Patricia Highsmith. Visconti saw the film and hired the young star for “Rocco and His Brothers”.
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Love 1962
This early film by Alain Delon from 1962 is still a milestone in film history today. He starred alongside Monica Vitti for the Italian master director Michelangelo Antonioni.
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The Leopard
Director Luchino Visconti shot again in 1963 with the young Frenchman. In the overwhelming literary adaptation “The Leopard” based on the book by Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa, Delon was seen alongside Claudia Cardinale – a dream couple.
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The Hell of Algiers
During his long career, Delon acted primarily in crime and police films. An exception in his work was the appearance in the Algerian drama “The Hell of Algiers” (1964). Here, too, the actor knew how to convince.
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The Adventurers
Alain Delon didn't just shine alongside beautiful women. He was also always good in films that dealt with male friendships and conflicts. In “The Adventurers” (1967) he harmonized perfectly with the older Lino Ventura.
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The Cruel Angel
In 1967, the Frenchman played perhaps the role of his life. In Jean-Pierre Melville's classic “The Ice Cold Angel”, Delon finally found himself: as a seemingly expressionless killer who asserts himself with brutal consequences.
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The Swimming Pool
Only two years later, Alain Delon starred in a film that is not artistically one of his greats, but which left its mark. Because he made such an extremely attractive couple with Romy Schneider, the game between them under the southern French sun was burned into the viewer's memory.
- 14 unforgettable film appearances by Alain Delon
Borsalino
At the beginning of the 1970s, Delon's further career path became apparent: alongside other superstars – such as Jean-Paul Belmondo here – the mime played in many routine productions. But Alain Delon was always an eye-catcher.
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The girl and the killer
Delon made another remarkable appearance alongside Romy Schneider in 1971. He played the assassin of the Russian revolutionary Leon Trotsky (Richard Burton), who went into exile in Mexico.
- 14 Unforgettable Film Appearances by Alain Delon
Scorpio, the Killer
At the beginning of the 1970s, Alain Delon was indisputably a world star. Hollywood also called and engaged the Frenchman for the thriller “Scorpio, der Killer”.
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Monsieur Klein
Delon basked in his fame in the '70s. However, the directors of his films were not always first class. One exception: Joseph Losey, for whom he slipped into the role of a French art dealer under German occupation in World War II in 1976.
- 14 unforgettable film appearances by Alain Delon
Swann's Love
In the second half of his long career, Delon acted primarily for French directors. In 1984, however, Volker Schlöndorff engaged him for his film adaptation of Swann's literary adaptation ” Eine Liebe von Swann “
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Nouvelle Vague
In 1990, Delon had another notable appearance as an aging man in his compatriot Jean-Luc Godard's film: “Nouvelle Vague”, the title of the work, which of course alluded to the French film revolution of the same name at the beginning of the 1960s.
The award for the best documentary film went to “Elfriede Jelinek – Let the language off the leash”. “Mission Ulja Funk” was best children's film. “The School of Magical Animals 2” received an award for the best-attended film. Actress Jördis Triebel was honored as best supporting actress for her role in “In a country that no longer exists”. The nominations and awards are endowed with a total of around three million euros for new projects. The money comes from the house of Minister of State for Culture Claudia Roth (Greens). The selection process of the jury, which mostly consists of members of the German Film Academy, has been criticized for years. The accusation is nepotism because contractors rate their clients.