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Hannelore Elsner, Elmar Wepper
Kirschblüten - Hanami | Cherry Blossoms - Hanami by Doris Dörrie
DEU 2007, Competition
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Elmar Wepper, Hannelore Elsner
Kirschblüten - Hanami | Cherry Blossoms - Hanami by Doris Dörrie
DEU 2007, Competition
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Doris Dörrie
Kirschblüten - Hanami | Cherry Blossoms - Hanami by Doris Dörrie
DEU 2007, Competition
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Elmar Wepper
Kirschblüten - Hanami | Cherry Blossoms - Hanami by Doris Dörrie
DEU 2007, Competition
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Elmar Wepper, Aya Irizuki
Kirschblüten - Hanami | Cherry Blossoms - Hanami by Doris Dörrie
DEU 2007, Competition
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Hannelore Elsner, Nadja Uhl
Kirschblüten - Hanami | Cherry Blossoms - Hanami by Doris Dörrie
DEU 2007, Competition
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Felix Eitner, Elmar Wepper, Birgit Minichmayr, Maximilian Brückner, Floriane Daniel, Nadja Uhl
Kirschblüten - Hanami | Cherry Blossoms - Hanami by Doris Dörrie
DEU 2007, Competition
Doris Dörrie: ”KIRSCHBLÜTEN – HANAMI is inspired by Ozu’s 1953 film, TOKYO MONOGATARI, which, in turn, was a reworked version of Leo McCarey’s American film MAKE WAY FOR TOMORROW (1937). In this way, a story that originated in the West went East, and is now travelling back again from East to West. Inspired by the initial constellation in Ozu’s film, I developed the story of a widower father who travels from Germany to Ozu’s native land where he finds somebody – a young Butho dancer named Yu – who is able to accept him in spite of the fact that they don’t even have a language in common.”
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Aya Irizuki, Nadja Uhl
Aya Irizuki arm in arm with Nadja Uhl at the photo call for Kirschblüten - Hanami.
Kirschblüten - Hanami · Competition · Programme Press Conference · Feb 11, 2008
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Doris Dörrie
Director Doris Dörrie wearing sunglasses at the press conference for her new film Kirschblüten – Hanami.
Kirschblüten - Hanami · Competition · Programme Press Conference · Feb 11, 2008
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Elmar Wepper, Hannelore Elsner
Leading actors in Kirschblüten – Hanami: Elmar Wepper and Hannelore Elsner.
Kirschblüten - Hanami · Competition · Feb 11, 2008
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Hannelore Elsner
Hannelore Elsner appeared in the Berlinale VIP Club.
Kirschblüten - Hanami · Competition · Feb 11, 2008
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Aya Irizuki, Doris Dörrie
Aya Irizuki with director Doris Dörrie on the Red Carpet before the Premiere of Kirschblüten - Hanami.
Kirschblüten - Hanami · Competition · Berlinale Palast · Feb 11, 2008
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Maximilian Brückner, Nadja Uhl, Elmar Wepper
Elmar Wepper getting photographed with Nadja Uhl. In the background colleague Maximilian Brückner.
Kirschblüten - Hanami · Competition · Berlinale Palast · Feb 11, 2008
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Doris Dörrie
Kirschblüten - Hanami · Competition · Feb 11, 2008
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Aya Irizuki
Kirschblüten - Hanami · Competition · Feb 11, 2008
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Maximilian Brückner
Kirschblüten - Hanami · Competition · Feb 11, 2008
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Elmar Wepper
Kirschblüten - Hanami · Competition · Feb 11, 2008
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Nadja Uhl
Kirschblüten - Hanami · Competition · Feb 11, 2008
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Hannelore Elsner
Kirschblüten - Hanami · Competition · Feb 11, 2008
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Harald Kügler (Producer), Molly von Fürstenberg (Producer), Maximilian Brückner (Actor), Nadja Uhl (Actress), Aya Irizuki (Actress), Hannelore Elsner (Actress), Elmar Wepper (Actor), Doris Dörrie (Director)
Kirschblüten - Hanami | Cherry Blossoms - Hanami
Competition · Press Conference · Feb 11, 2008
Harald Kügler (Producer), Molly von Fürstenberg (Producer), Maximilian Brückner (Actor), Nadja Uhl (Actress), Aya Irizuki (Actress), Hannelore Elsner (Actress), Elmar Wepper (Actor), Doris Dörrie (Director)
Kirschblüten - Hanami | Cherry Blossoms - Hanami
Competition · Red Carpet · Feb 11, 2008