Dennis Gansel
Encyclopedia
Dennis Gansel is a film director
, writer
and actor
from Germany
.
; his following project is the vampire film We Are The Night
, which stars Karoline Herfurth
, Nina Hoss
, Jennifer Ulrich
, Anna Fischer and Max Riemelt
.
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
, writer
Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
and actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
from Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
.
Movie career
Gansel is best known for directing The WaveThe Wave (2008 film)
The Wave is a 2008 German film directed by Dennis Gansel and starring Jürgen Vogel, Max Riemelt, Jennifer Ulrich, Jacob Matschenz and Frederick Lau. It is based on the book The Wave which was inspired by the social experiment The Third Wave. The film was produced by Christian Becker for Rat Pack...
; his following project is the vampire film We Are The Night
We Are the Night (film)
We Are the Night is a 2010 German vampire thriller film directed by Dennis Gansel, starring Karoline Herfurth and Nina Hoss. The film deals with a young woman who gets bitten by a female vampire and drawn into her world. She falls in love with a young police officer who investigates a murder case...
, which stars Karoline Herfurth
Karoline Herfurth
-Life and career:She is probably most well known to English-speaking audiences for her appearances in the Academy Award Best Picture-nominee The Reader and in Perfume: The Story of a Murderer, the 2006 film adaptation of Patrick Suskind's best-selling novel Das Parfum. The feature was directed by...
, Nina Hoss
Nina Hoss
-Early life:Nina's father, Willi Hoss, was a German trade unionist and politician . Her mother, Heidemarie Rohweder, was an actress at Stuttgart National Theatre and later director of the Esslingen-based Württemberg State Playhouse .-Career:In 1997 Hoss graduated from the Drama School "Ernst Busch"...
, Jennifer Ulrich
Jennifer Ulrich
Jennifer Ulrich is a German actress who has starred in such films as The Wave and We are the Night. She was born in Lichtenberg, Berlin.-Career:...
, Anna Fischer and Max Riemelt
Max Riemelt
Max Riemelt is a German actor born in Berlin in 1984 . He says "it was more by coincidence because I hadn't really thought about getting involved in acting and hadn't joined any drama groups at school"....
.
Filmography
- 1999 — Das Phantom
- 2001 — Mädchen, MädchenMädchen, MädchenMädchen, Mädchen is a 2001 German film directed by Dennis Gansel. Its story is about an eighteen year old girl named Inken , who is frustrated at not having had an orgasm yet with her boyfriend. Her two best friends are Vicky , who is in the same situation as Inken, and the still virgin Lena...
- 2004 — Before the FallBefore the FallBefore the Fall is a 2004 German drama film written and directed by Dennis Gansel.-Plot:...
- 2008 — The WaveThe Wave (2008 film)The Wave is a 2008 German film directed by Dennis Gansel and starring Jürgen Vogel, Max Riemelt, Jennifer Ulrich, Jacob Matschenz and Frederick Lau. It is based on the book The Wave which was inspired by the social experiment The Third Wave. The film was produced by Christian Becker for Rat Pack...
- 2010 — We Are The NightWe Are the Night (film)We Are the Night is a 2010 German vampire thriller film directed by Dennis Gansel, starring Karoline Herfurth and Nina Hoss. The film deals with a young woman who gets bitten by a female vampire and drawn into her world. She falls in love with a young police officer who investigates a murder case...
German Awards
- Adolf-Grimme-Preis 2001 for Das Phantom
- Bundesfilmpreis 2003 best unpicturized script for Before the FallBefore the FallBefore the Fall is a 2004 German drama film written and directed by Dennis Gansel.-Plot:...
- Bayerischer Filmpreis 2005 for Before the FallBefore the FallBefore the Fall is a 2004 German drama film written and directed by Dennis Gansel.-Plot:...