Julia von Heinz

Berlin film fest grapples with Nazi past, far-right threat

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[ Resistance ‘superheroes’ “From Hilde, With Love,” starring Liv Lisa Fries of international hit series “Babylon Berlin”, also debuted at the festival over the weekend. It tells the true story of Hilde Coppi, a member of the “Red Orchestra” anti-Nazi resistance group, who gave birth to a son in prison while awaiting her execution for … Read more

Lena Dunham And Stephen Fry Team Up For A Strangely Flat Road Movie

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[ When Australian writer Lily Brett published her novel Too Many Men in 2001, critics marvelled at the light, comic tone she had managed to strike in a novel about the lasting impact of the Holocaust, passed down from one generation to the next. Families have their customary jokes; they squabble over the dinner table; … Read more