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Helene Schwarz
Wer ist Helene Schwarz? | Who Is Helene Schwarz? by Rosa von Praunheim
DEU 2004, Berlinale Special
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Helene Schwarz
Wer ist Helene Schwarz? | Who Is Helene Schwarz? by Rosa von Praunheim
DEU 2004, Berlinale Special
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Helene Schwarz
Wer ist Helene Schwarz? | Who Is Helene Schwarz? by Rosa von Praunheim
DEU 2004, Berlinale Special
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Helene Schwarz
Wer ist Helene Schwarz? | Who Is Helene Schwarz? by Rosa von Praunheim
DEU 2004, Berlinale Special
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Helene Schwarz
Wer ist Helene Schwarz? | Who Is Helene Schwarz? by Rosa von Praunheim
DEU 2004, Berlinale Special
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Rosa von Praunheim
Wer ist Helene Schwarz? | Who Is Helene Schwarz? by Rosa von Praunheim
DEU 2004, Berlinale Special
The path of Helens career is paved with famous names including that of Wolfgang Petersen, Holger Meins (who later became a member of the Red Army Faction) as well as directors Wolfgang Becker, Detlev Buck and Christian Petzold. All have fond memories of forgetting their troubles after having poured their hearts out over a cup of coffee in Helenes office for Helene was both friend and advisor to countless film students.
What makes Helene so special is her warmth, which never fails to cast a spell over anyone who meets her including myself. Although my own film school application was turned down at the end of the 1960s (along with that of Werner Schroeter and Rainer Werner Fassbinder), I nevertheless remained loyal to Helene. I have even been accepted into her illustrious skat club, where Helene never fails to astound me with her amazing memory and her vast treasury of anecdotes, as well as all the latest film industry gossip.
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Helene Schwarz, Rosa von Praunheim
Helene Schwarz and director Rosa von Praunheim, whose loving documentary (Who is Helene Schwarz?) about the longtime secretary of German Academy for Film and Television was screened on the occasion of her being awarded a Berlinale Camera.
Wer ist Helene Schwarz? · Berlinale Special · Berlinale Camera · Feb 13, 2005