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Toni Erdmann (2016)
2016 Best Film 'Toni Erdmann' by Maren Ade
(Germany/Austria)
A father tries to reconnect with his adult daughter.
(Germany/Austria)
A father tries to reconnect with his adult daughter.
Stella's rating:
342
7.2
7.3
2014 Best Film 'La Giovinezza' by Paulo Sorrentino
(Italy)
A retired orchestra conductor is on holiday with his daughter and his film director best friend in the Alps when he receives an invitation from Queen Elizabeth II to perform for Prince Philip's birthday.
(Italy)
A retired orchestra conductor is on holiday with his daughter and his film director best friend in the Alps when he receives an invitation from Queen Elizabeth II to perform for Prince Philip's birthday.
Stella's rating:
363
7.4
7.4
Ida (2013)
2014 Best Film 'Ida' by Pawel Pawlikowski
(Poland/Denmark )
Anna, a young novitiate nun in 1960s Poland, is on the verge of taking her vows when she discovers a dark family secret dating back to the years of the Nazi occupation.
(Poland/Denmark )
Anna, a young novitiate nun in 1960s Poland, is on the verge of taking her vows when she discovers a dark family secret dating back to the years of the Nazi occupation.
Stella's rating:
556
7.7
7.7
The Great Beauty (2013)
2013 Best Film 'La Grande Belleza' by Paolo Sorrentino
(Italy)
Jep Gambardella has seduced his way through the lavish nightlife of Rome for decades, but after his 65th birthday and a shock from the past, Jep looks past the nightclubs and parties to find a timeless landscape of absurd, exquisite beauty.
(Italy)
Jep Gambardella has seduced his way through the lavish nightlife of Rome for decades, but after his 65th birthday and a shock from the past, Jep looks past the nightclubs and parties to find a timeless landscape of absurd, exquisite beauty.
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841
7.9
7.9
2012 Best Film 'AMOUR' by Michael Haneke (France / Germany / Austria)
Georges and Anne are in their eighties. They are cultivated, retired music teachers. Their daughter, who is also a musician, lives abroad with her family. One day, Anne has an attack. The couple's bond of love is severely tested.
Georges and Anne are in their eighties. They are cultivated, retired music teachers. Their daughter, who is also a musician, lives abroad with her family. One day, Anne has an attack. The couple's bond of love is severely tested.
Stella's rating:
1630
7.4
7.2
Melancholia (2011)
2011 Best Film 'Melancholia' by Lars von Trier (Denmark/Sweden/France/Germany)
Two sisters find their already strained relationship challenged as a mysterious new planet threatens to collide with Earth.
Two sisters find their already strained relationship challenged as a mysterious new planet threatens to collide with Earth.
Stella's rating:
1335
7.1
7.2
The Ghost Writer (2010)
2010 Best Film 'THE GHOST WRITER' by Roman Polanski
A ghostwriter hired to complete the memoirs of a former British prime minister uncovers secrets that put his own life in jeopardy.
A ghostwriter hired to complete the memoirs of a former British prime minister uncovers secrets that put his own life in jeopardy.
Stella's rating:
955
7.8
7.8
2009 Best Film 'The White Ribbon' by Michael Haneke (Germany/Austria/France/Italy)
Strange events happen in a small village in the north of Germany during the years just before World War I, which seem to be ritual punishment. The abused and suppressed children of the villagers seem to be at the heart of this mystery.
Strange events happen in a small village in the north of Germany during the years just before World War I, which seem to be ritual punishment. The abused and suppressed children of the villagers seem to be at the heart of this mystery.
Stella's rating:
718
6.8
7
Gomorrah (2008)
2008 Best Film 'Gomorrah' by Matteo Garrone (Italy)
An inside look at Italy's modern-day crime families.
An inside look at Italy's modern-day crime families.
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779
7.8
7.9
2007 Best Film '4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days' by Cristian Mungiu (Romania)
In the last days of communism in Romania, Gabita (Laura Vasiliu), a young college student, wants to end her unplanned pregnancy. With the help of her best friend, fellow student Otilia (Anamaria Marinca), she seeks an abortion, illegal under the oppressive Ceaucescu regime.
In the last days of communism in Romania, Gabita (Laura Vasiliu), a young college student, wants to end her unplanned pregnancy. With the help of her best friend, fellow student Otilia (Anamaria Marinca), she seeks an abortion, illegal under the oppressive Ceaucescu regime.
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1607
8.1
8.4
2006 Best Film 'The Lives Of Others' by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck (Germany)
In 1984 East Berlin, an agent of the secret police, conducting surveillance on a writer and his lover, finds himself becoming increasingly absorbed by their lives.
In 1984 East Berlin, an agent of the secret police, conducting surveillance on a writer and his lover, finds himself becoming increasingly absorbed by their lives.
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858
7.4
7.3
Caché (2005)
2005 Best film 'Hidden' by Michael Haneke (Germany)
Georges, who hosts a TV literary review, receives packages containing videos of himself with his family--shot secretly from the street--and alarming drawings whose meaning is obscure. He has no idea who may be sending them. Gradually, the footage on the tapes becomes more personal, suggesting that the sender has known Georges for some time. Georges feels a sense of menace hanging over him and his family but, as no direct threat has been made, the police refuse to help....
Georges, who hosts a TV literary review, receives packages containing videos of himself with his family--shot secretly from the street--and alarming drawings whose meaning is obscure. He has no idea who may be sending them. Gradually, the footage on the tapes becomes more personal, suggesting that the sender has known Georges for some time. Georges feels a sense of menace hanging over him and his family but, as no direct threat has been made, the police refuse to help....
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399
7.9
7.9
2004 Best Film 'Head-On' by Fatih Akin (Germany)
In 'Gegen die Wand' Cahit, a 40-something male from Mersin in Turkey has removed everything Turkish from his life. He has become an alcoholic drug addict and at the start of the movie wants to end it all. Sibel a 20-something female from Hamburg wishes to please her Turkish parents yet yearns for freedom. She has had her nose broken by her brother for being seen holding hands with a boy and yet she can not break her mother's heart and run away. She too attempts suicide and she first approaches Cahit there at the Hospital. Sibel asks Cahit to marry her, as she believes this to be the way out of her parent's house. She promises Cahit that their relationship will be like roommates, not like a married couple. The film follows Sibel and Cahit as they get married, become closer and eventually fall in love.
In 'Gegen die Wand' Cahit, a 40-something male from Mersin in Turkey has removed everything Turkish from his life. He has become an alcoholic drug addict and at the start of the movie wants to end it all. Sibel a 20-something female from Hamburg wishes to please her Turkish parents yet yearns for freedom. She has had her nose broken by her brother for being seen holding hands with a boy and yet she can not break her mother's heart and run away. She too attempts suicide and she first approaches Cahit there at the Hospital. Sibel asks Cahit to marry her, as she believes this to be the way out of her parent's house. She promises Cahit that their relationship will be like roommates, not like a married couple. The film follows Sibel and Cahit as they get married, become closer and eventually fall in love.
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7.6
7.7
2003 Best Film 'GOOD BYE, LENIN!' by Wolfgang Becker (Germany)
In 1990, to protect his fragile mother from a fatal shock after a long coma; a young man must keep her from learning that her beloved nation of East Germany as she knew it has disappeared.
In 1990, to protect his fragile mother from a fatal shock after a long coma; a young man must keep her from learning that her beloved nation of East Germany as she knew it has disappeared.
Stella's rating:
1317
7.8
7.9
Talk to Her (2002)
2002 Best Film 'Talk to Her' by Pedro Almodóvar (Spain)
Two men share an odd friendship while they care for their girlfriends who are both in deep comas.
Two men share an odd friendship while they care for their girlfriends who are both in deep comas.
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5373
8.1
8.3
Amélie (2001)
2001 Best Film 'LE FABULEUX DESTIN D’AMELIE POULAIN' by Jean-Pierre Jeunet (France)
Amelie, an innocent and naive girl in Paris, with her own sense of justice, decides to help those around her and along the way, discovers love.
Amelie, an innocent and naive girl in Paris, with her own sense of justice, decides to help those around her and along the way, discovers love.
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1762
7.8
8
Dancer in the Dark (2000)
2000 Best Film 'DANCER IN THE DARK' Lars von Trier
(Denmark)
An east European girl goes to America with her young son, expecting it to be like a Hollywood film.
(Denmark)
An east European girl goes to America with her young son, expecting it to be like a Hollywood film.
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1425
7.8
7.8
1999 Best Film 'All About My Mother' by Pedro Almodóvar
(Spain)
Young Esteban want to become a writer and also to discover the identity of his father, carefully concealed by the mother Manuela.
(Spain)
Young Esteban want to become a writer and also to discover the identity of his father, carefully concealed by the mother Manuela.
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3260
8
8.6
1998 Best Film 'Life Is Beautiful' by Roberto Benigni (Italy)
A Jewish man has a wonderful romance with the help of his humour, but must use that same quality to protect his son in a Nazi death camp.
A Jewish man has a wonderful romance with the help of his humour, but must use that same quality to protect his son in a Nazi death camp.
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1145
6.8
7.2
The Full Monty (1997)
1997 Best Film 'THE FULL MONTY' by Peter Cattaneo (United Kingdom)
Six unemployed steel workers form a male striptease act. The women cheer them on to go for "the full monty" - total nudity.
Six unemployed steel workers form a male striptease act. The women cheer them on to go for "the full monty" - total nudity.
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7.8
7.8
Breaking the Waves (1996)
1996 Best Film 'BREAKING THE WAVES' by Lars von Trier (Denmark)
Oilman Jan is paralyzed in an accident. His wife, who prayed for his return, feels guilty; even more, when Jan urges her to have sex with another.
Oilman Jan is paralyzed in an accident. His wife, who prayed for his return, feels guilty; even more, when Jan urges her to have sex with another.
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103
7.3
7.5
1995 Best Film 'LAND AND FREEDOM' by Ken Loach (United Kingdom)
A young liverpudlian man joins an international brigade in the Spanish Civil War, fighting in support of the Repulican struggle against fascism
A young liverpudlian man joins an international brigade in the Spanish Civil War, fighting in support of the Repulican struggle against fascism
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7.7
7.6
Lamerica (1994)
1994 Best Film 'LAMERICA' by Gianni Amelio (Italy)
Two Italian racketeers come to Albania just after the fall of the communists to set up a fictive firm and pocket the grants. They need a stooge. They choose an old one in a jail : Spiro. But the youngest italian, Gino, once alone with Spiro, encounter a few problems. Far from his roots, loosing his identity in deep Albania, he begins to change.
Two Italian racketeers come to Albania just after the fall of the communists to set up a fictive firm and pocket the grants. They need a stooge. They choose an old one in a jail : Spiro. But the youngest italian, Gino, once alone with Spiro, encounter a few problems. Far from his roots, loosing his identity in deep Albania, he begins to change.
40
7.3
7.6
1993 Best Film 'Urga - The Territory of Love' by Nikita Mikhalkov' (Russia)
Gombo is a simple man who lives in the vast grassy fields of China with his wife, two children, and mother. The most interesting aspect of the film is the dragonfly Gombo and his son play with. The son is soon distracted by his mother, a city-girl, squeaking a little toy doll. He runs off and plays with his doll. Later in the film, the boy catches a dragonfly himself and amazes his mother and sister with the awesomeness of nature's toys.
Gombo is a simple man who lives in the vast grassy fields of China with his wife, two children, and mother. The most interesting aspect of the film is the dragonfly Gombo and his son play with. The son is soon distracted by his mother, a city-girl, squeaking a little toy doll. He runs off and plays with his doll. Later in the film, the boy catches a dragonfly himself and amazes his mother and sister with the awesomeness of nature's toys.
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7.7
7.6
1992 Best Film 'The Stolen Children' (Italy)
Antonio, a policeman , has an order to take two children (Rosetta and her brother Luciano) from Milan to Sicily to an orphanage. Their mother has been arrested for forcing Rosetta (11 years old) to work as a prostitute. First the relation between Antonio and the children is tough, but it relaxes so they become temporary friends.
Antonio, a policeman , has an order to take two children (Rosetta and her brother Luciano) from Milan to Sicily to an orphanage. Their mother has been arrested for forcing Rosetta (11 years old) to work as a prostitute. First the relation between Antonio and the children is tough, but it relaxes so they become temporary friends.
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7.1
7
1991 Best Film 'RIFF-RAFF' by Ken Loach (United Kingdom)
Stevie, an unemployed Glaswegian, gets a job on a building site in London. He moves into a squat and has a relationship with a young aspiring singer, Susan
Stevie, an unemployed Glaswegian, gets a job on a building site in London. He moves into a squat and has a relationship with a young aspiring singer, Susan
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7.4
7.2
1990 Best Film 'Open Doors' by Gianni Amelio (Italy)
Tommaso Scalia is a man who commits three murders: he killed his superior who sacked him, he kills the man who replaced him, and he kills his own wife. He wants a quick trial and an early execution, but an earnest, principled assistant judge looks for a way to save the murderer from being shot, because he does not belive in capital punishment. Although he manages to save the man initially, he will pay a high price for it.
Tommaso Scalia is a man who commits three murders: he killed his superior who sacked him, he kills the man who replaced him, and he kills his own wife. He wants a quick trial and an early execution, but an earnest, principled assistant judge looks for a way to save the murderer from being shot, because he does not belive in capital punishment. Although he manages to save the man initially, he will pay a high price for it.
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7.9
7.9
Landscape in the Mist (1988)
1989 Best Film 'Landscape in the Mist' by Theo Angelopoulos (Greece)
Road movie about two children (Voula and Alexandre) searching for their father who is supposed to live in Germany. Their obsession for this father figure will take them to the boundaries between childhood and adolescence.
Road movie about two children (Voula and Alexandre) searching for their father who is supposed to live in Germany. Their obsession for this father figure will take them to the boundaries between childhood and adolescence.
409
8.3
8
A Short Film About Killing (1988)
1988 Best Film 'A Short Film about Killing' by Krzysztof Kieslowski (Poland)
A youth randomly, and brutally, murders a taxi-driver. Piotr has just passed his law exams and been admitted to the bar. He is to defend Jacek, the young murderer. There is no evidence for the defence and no apparent motive. Jacek is put on trial, found guilty and executed by hanging. Piotr, after his first case, is left with the bitter doubt - does the legal system, in the name of the people, have the right to kill with cold blood?
A youth randomly, and brutally, murders a taxi-driver. Piotr has just passed his law exams and been admitted to the bar. He is to defend Jacek, the young murderer. There is no evidence for the defence and no apparent motive. Jacek is put on trial, found guilty and executed by hanging. Piotr, after his first case, is left with the bitter doubt - does the legal system, in the name of the people, have the right to kill with cold blood?
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The European Film Awards are presented annually since 1988 by the European Film Academy to recognize excellence in European cinematic achievements. The awards are given in over ten categories of which the most important is the Film of the year. They are restricted to European cinema and European producers, directors, and actors.
The awards were originally called the Felix Awards but the name was changed to the European Film Awards.
The host cities alternate, as Berlin hosts them every other year while other European cities get the chance in between.
www.europeanfilmawards.eu/en_EN/home
The awards were originally called the Felix Awards but the name was changed to the European Film Awards.
The host cities alternate, as Berlin hosts them every other year while other European cities get the chance in between.
www.europeanfilmawards.eu/en_EN/home
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