Documentary, 2001, 102 min. Director: Andres Veiel
10. Oktober 2008: 20.30 Uhr. Anschließend: Publikumsgespräch mit dem Regisseur
Black Box BRD
Zwei Porträts von Menschen, wie sie kaum unterschiedlicher sein könnten: Alfred Herrhausen, Top-Manager der Deutshen Bank, Inbegriff von Macht und Wohlstand und Wolfgang Grams, der vom RAF-Sympathisanten zum aktiven Mitglied wird. Grams stirbt 1993 auf immer noch ungeklärte Weise im Bahnhof von Bad Kleinen. Andres Veiel stellt in seiner interessanten Dokumentation die beiden Peronen gegenüber, zeigt eindrucksvoll, dass beide nur Menschen waren, die nicht ganz der Norm entsprachen, aber gegensätzlicher kaum sein könnten. Um das Bild der Personen zu vervollständigen, befragte Veiel Eltern, Bruder und Freunde von Grams, ebenso wie Herrhausens Witwe, Freunde und Kollegen. Gewinner des Deutschen Fimpreises als bester Dokumentarfilm 2002 und Gewinner des Europäischen Filmpreises 2001 als bester Dokumentarfilm.
Black Box Germany
„Black Box BRD“ steps back into German history, showing de Federal Republic of Germany of the 70s and 80s. The country is polarized due to the power struggle of the German state and the “Red Army Fraction”, and thus on a constant brink of civil war. Wolfgang Grams and Alfred Herrhausen are symbols for the two opposing forces in a polarised society. One radicalises and goes in hiding, the other dies on the peak of his power. In „Black Box BRD“ their biographies are compared, as different as they might be. Their curricula vitae lead through the enemy camps of theFederal Republic
Black Box BRD
Zwei Porträts von Menschen, wie sie kaum unterschiedlicher sein könnten: Alfred Herrhausen, Top-Manager der Deutshen Bank, Inbegriff von Macht und Wohlstand und Wolfgang Grams, der vom RAF-Sympathisanten zum aktiven Mitglied wird. Grams stirbt 1993 auf immer noch ungeklärte Weise im Bahnhof von Bad Kleinen. Andres Veiel stellt in seiner interessanten Dokumentation die beiden Peronen gegenüber, zeigt eindrucksvoll, dass beide nur Menschen waren, die nicht ganz der Norm entsprachen, aber gegensätzlicher kaum sein könnten. Um das Bild der Personen zu vervollständigen, befragte Veiel Eltern, Bruder und Freunde von Grams, ebenso wie Herrhausens Witwe, Freunde und Kollegen. Gewinner des Deutschen Fimpreises als bester Dokumentarfilm 2002 und Gewinner des Europäischen Filmpreises 2001 als bester Dokumentarfilm.
Black Box Germany
„Black Box BRD“ steps back into German history, showing de Federal Republic of Germany of the 70s and 80s. The country is polarized due to the power struggle of the German state and the “Red Army Fraction”, and thus on a constant brink of civil war. Wolfgang Grams and Alfred Herrhausen are symbols for the two opposing forces in a polarised society. One radicalises and goes in hiding, the other dies on the peak of his power. In „Black Box BRD“ their biographies are compared, as different as they might be. Their curricula vitae lead through the enemy camps of the
Dy portrete të njerëzve të ndryshëm nga njëri-tjetri: Alfred Herhauseni, menagjer i Bankës Gjermane, sinonim i fuqisë dhe mirëqenies dhe Volfgang Grams, i cili nga një simpatizues i "Fraksionit të Ushtrisë së Kuqe" (RAF) u shndërrua në një aktivist. Në vitin 1993 Gramsi vdes në mënyrë misterioze në stacionin e trenave të Bad Klajnenit. Në dokumentarin e tij, Andres Veiel i përballon të dy personazhet dhe shpalos në mënyrë mbresëlënëse që ata ishin vetëm dy njerëz, të cilët nuk i përshtateshin terësisht normës, por që megjithatë dallonin shumë nga njëri-tjetri. Për ta plotësuar imazhin e personazheve të tij, Veiel intervistoi prindërit, vëllaun dhe shokët e Gramsit, si dhe të vejën e Herhausenit, shokët dhe kolegët e tij. Fitues i çmimit “Filmi Gjerman 2002” dhe „Filmi Evropian 2001“ në kategorinë: filmi më i mirë dokumentar.
Crna kutija Nemačke
Portreti dvoje različitih ljudi: Alfred Herhauzen, menadžer Nemačke Banke, sinonim moći i blagostanja i Volfgang Grams, koji se od simpatizera frakcije Crvene Armije preobratio u aktivistu. 1993. godine Grams umire na misteriozan način na železničkoj stanici Bad Klajna. Andres Veiel u njegovom dokumentaru suočava ove dve ličnosti i otkriva na impresivan način da su oni bili samo dva čoveka koji se nisu u potpunosti uklapali u normu, ali su se ipak mnogo razlikovali jedan od drugog. Kako bi popunio portrete njegovih likova, Veiel je intervjuisao roditelje, brata i prijatelje Gramsa, kao i udovicu Herhauzena, i njegove prijatelje i kolege. Dobitnik nagrade “Nemački Film 2002” i „Evropski Film2001“ u kategoriji: najbolji dokumentarni film.
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Director’s Biography: Andres Veiel
Born in Stuttgart in 1959, Veiel studied psychology from 1982 to 1998 in Berlin but upon graduation decided not to work in this profession. He had attended seminars in directing at the arts centre ‘Künstlerhaus Bethanien.’ One of his seminar tutors was Krzysztof Kieslowski. His production with prisoners of the prison psychiatry in Berlin focusing on the violence in this institution was called off. He has been working as screenwriter and director of feature films and documentaries as well as playwright and director for the Maxim Gorki Theatre Berlin and the Theatre Basel (“Der Kick”, 2005). Since 1996 he has been teaching at the dffb Berlin, the HFF Potsdam Babelsberg, the Universities of Berlin and Zurich, in Johannesburg, Cairo, Tunis, New Delhi, Kolkata and Mumbai. Veiel is member of both the German and the European Film Academy. His film Balagan (1993) caused a sensation and received numerous awards. His two subsequent documentaries “Die Überlebenden” (1996; Adolf Grimme Award) and “Black Box BRD” (2001; European Film Award for Best Documentary, among others) have been similarly successful. His long-term observational documentary “Die Spielwütigen – Addicted to Acting” (1996-2003) was premiered at the International Film Festival Berlin in 2004 (Audience Award) and nominated as Best Documentary by the European Film Academy and won many other awards. The film “Der Kick” based on the theatre play of the same name; both the play and the film won several awards such as Friedrich-Luft-Award for Best Theatre Production Berlin 2006 and Grand Prix Visions du Reel, Nyon.
Director’s Biography: Andres Veiel
Born in Stuttgart in 1959, Veiel studied psychology from 1982 to 1998 in Berlin but upon graduation decided not to work in this profession. He had attended seminars in directing at the arts centre ‘Künstlerhaus Bethanien.’ One of his seminar tutors was Krzysztof Kieslowski. His production with prisoners of the prison psychiatry in Berlin focusing on the violence in this institution was called off. He has been working as screenwriter and director of feature films and documentaries as well as playwright and director for the Maxim Gorki Theatre Berlin and the Theatre Basel (“Der Kick”, 2005). Since 1996 he has been teaching at the dffb Berlin, the HFF Potsdam Babelsberg, the Universities of Berlin and Zurich, in Johannesburg, Cairo, Tunis, New Delhi, Kolkata and Mumbai. Veiel is member of both the German and the European Film Academy. His film Balagan (1993) caused a sensation and received numerous awards. His two subsequent documentaries “Die Überlebenden” (1996; Adolf Grimme Award) and “Black Box BRD” (2001; European Film Award for Best Documentary, among others) have been similarly successful. His long-term observational documentary “Die Spielwütigen – Addicted to Acting” (1996-2003) was premiered at the International Film Festival Berlin in 2004 (Audience Award) and nominated as Best Documentary by the European Film Academy and won many other awards. The film “Der Kick” based on the theatre play of the same name; both the play and the film won several awards such as Friedrich-Luft-Award for Best Theatre Production Berlin 2006 and Grand Prix Visions du Reel, Nyon.
