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Krystof Hadek: 'foreign characters played by English-speaking actors? Disappointing'
In the last month the 27-year-old Czech actor has picked up accolades at the Berlin film festival (one of the ten 'shooting stars' in Europe) and a Czech Lion for 'best actor'. We talk fame, acting genes and language in European cinema
film, kryštof hádek, berlinale, film festival, brunch, czech republic, cinema
The Europeans nominated for the more 'random' Oscars 2010
There's a tendency to focus on which Europeans snag the best film or best actress prizes - but here's a trailer run down of the less famed contenders vying for other Oscars from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which takes place at the Kodak Theatre on 7 March
film, culture calendar, film festival, quentin tarantino, cinema, culture
Kinshasa Symphony: why is Mozart in Africa an alien concept?
People passionately making music is always good film fodder. This German documentary offers a contrast to the conflicts and states of mind dealt with its 2008 predecessor 'Trip to Asia', which followed the Berlin philharmonic
film, berlin, culture calendar, africa, berlinale, music, film review
Florian Lukas: no more 'best mate characters' for the 'Good Bye Lenin!' star
He picked up a Deutscher Filmpreis for his role as the fake newsreader with a stick-on moustache who brought the GDR back to life after the wall had fallen in the 2003 cult hit. Seven years on, the 36-year-old is back, this time playing the sensitive lover of a German-born Turk. We grab the actor at the 2010 Berlin film festival
film, berlin, culture calendar, berlinale, film festival, florian lukas, cinema
Berlin film festival: 60 years of masterpieces
The Berlin international film festival (or Berlinale) has been fraught with political struggles. Created by the allies of west Berlin right under the noses of communist dictators, it was a way of opening a window to the 'free' world. Over the years, it has developed into an unmissable world cinema event
film, cold war, berlin, jean-luc godard, nouvelle vague, post-soviet states, berlinale
Mulled wine across Europe
Sugarloaves, Swedish punch and grog: how Europe drinks to stay warm in the chilly run up to christmas
film, christmas, germany, northern eu, gastronomy, alcohol, history
Film review Germany: interns feature in 'Résiste - Aufstand der Praktikanten'
'A Quantum Revolution' has been screening in German cinemas since 12 November
film, work, germany, jonas grosch, precarity, film review, internships
European versions of 'Nobody puts baby in a corner'
On 14 September American actor Patrick Swayze died of pancreatic cancer, aged 57. Generations of teenage – and grown-up girls – knew him as the hunky dance teacher of the 1987 film Dirty Dancing, a cult hit in Europe
film, dance, tower of babel, usa, patrick swayze, united states, expressions
The 'state of cinema' as declared in a bay by Loch Ness
‘A pilgrimage’ was the name chosen by actress Tilda Swinton and documentary maker Mark Cousins for their new festival, a unique travelling celebration of cinema. In August, masterpieces of the seventh art were shown across Scotland. Memories of a week spent somewhere between poetry and politics, dream and reality
film, festival, tilda swinton, activism, cinema, culture, scotland
Soviet nostalgia: Russian drink, bunker parties and film in Vilnius
Twenty years after the Iron Curtain, the Baltic tiger is experiencing a bout of nostalgia. A young, trendy generation, fed up of hearing about the past, is looking back at a not-quite-so ‘carefree’ childhood under the soviet regime
film, good bye lenin, giedrė beinoriūtė, marius ivaškevičius, lenin, joseph stalin, reunification
2 days in Warsaw: Solidarnosc, cult Polish documentaries and Berlusconi
For two days at the end of April 2009, the Polish capital becomes the 'centre of Europe' as the EU's largest centre-right party descend on the city. Quality time spent between British, Spanish and Polish colleagues raises an understanding of what the last twenty years mean, and the gap between east and west. Opinion
film, protest, director, divorce, communism, poland, european popular party
Austrian blood stirs
To welcome our new cafebabel.com local team in Vienna, we have a look at this tiny country which has become big in the international news thanks to the trial of incest father Joseph Fritzl and the sudden death of Europe’s most popular right wing politician, Jorg Haider. But Austria is also the country that has just won its case for banning GM crops against the European commission, that gives 16-year-olds the right to vote and that has the lowest unemployment rate in Europe (4%), after the Netherlands
- No skilled labour in Austria? In Hungary, Csorna hangs in there
- Voting aged 16: are the Austrians Europe's most mature?
- Austrian tabloids make global headlines with Joseph Fritzl, incest father
- Film review Austria: The Bone Man is rootsy, rank and riotous
- The Bone Man’s Josef Hader & Wolfgang Murnberger: ‘Intelligent nastiness is our speciality’
- Austria’s ban on cultivating genetically modified sweetcorn
Slumdog Millionaire: 8 Oscars in times of crisis
The global financial and economic crisis also left its mark on this year's academy awards. The film industry is rethinking its financing strategy. The independent, multinational film, about a poor boy in India who wins a quiz show, won eight gongs in Los Angeles on 22 February
film, cinema, oscars, slumdog millionaire, eurotopics, culture, finanzkrise
The Yes Men fix the world: die, global capitalism
Andy Bichlbaum and Mike Bonanno's modern political activism doesn't only involve fighting for their beliefs. They have shot a whole movie about it. Exclusive video interview
film, berlin, cine, berlinale, film festival, politics, antisistema
Miss Marion: the French burlesque star will 'tease you until you die'
The 32-year-old from Normandy performs a 'slowed-down' version of burlesque. A dance historically popular in eras of depression, her latest show updates the genre, combining nipple tassels and an iPhone - an accessible escape for Europeans in recession
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