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PANORAMA comedy : Europe's fictional politicians

Europe's fictional politicians

Horst Schlämmer is to Germany what Brüno is to Austria. Yet while the candid fashionista can be seen grinning down from billboards across Europe, his German counterpart is happy to keep a lower profile

by Lilian Maria Pithan @ // 31/08/09

comedy, cinema, journalism, hape kerkeling, german chancellor, angela merkel, campaign

REVIEW comedy : Film review Austria: The Bone Man is rootsy, rank and riotous

Film review Austria: The Bone Man is rootsy, rank and riotous

The world premiere of Der Knochenmann took place at the Berlin film festival on 9 February. The bittersweet crime caper, starring the unfortunate private detective Simon Brenner, provides an in-depth insight into rural Austria and its relationship with its European neighbours east of the Danube. In the Alpine republic, Brenner is something of a folk hero. Here’s why

by Ole Skambraks @ // 10/03/09

comedy, film, austria, vienna, cinema, berlinale, film review

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Leeds: Where Tramps Do Stand Up (Occasionally)

In a hurry to catch my train at Leeds station this evening, a random tramp approaches me. This is, however, not your run of the mill vagabond asking for change for a cup of tea. He starts to reel off pun after pun, joke after joke like a cross between ...

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