Julia Filiminow
- 2000
In this thought-provoking drama, Franz (Ulrich Tukur) is a recently divorced man who has a keen appreciation for beauty. He's an artist who loves the paintings that hang in the gallery where he works, and he takes comfort in the unspoiled vistas of the countryside. But Franz lives in the city, where pollution, noise, construction, and urban sprawl are a familiar part of the landscape. One day, Franz snaps, and he begins lashing out violently at the world, plowing into a bus full of tourists in his car and firebombing a supermarket that's put a number of smaller local shops out of business. Franz gains a comrade in arms in a young girl (Julia Filiminow) who shares his love for nature and distrust for the trappings of modern life, but he soon discovers that they're risking their lives in a battle they cannot win. Heimkehr der Jager was shown in competition at the 2000 Berlin Film Festival. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Julia Filiminow
- 1998
Jan Schuette directed this German drama about Munich street people. Middle-class dropout Hagen (Juergen Vogel), a policeman's son, hangs with various small-time thieves and hustlers, including hooker Liane (Sibylle Canonica). Jealous tramp Edgar (Lars Rudolph) is obsessed with Liane. Hagen's only link to the people of his past is sympathetic cop Schandorf (Ernst Stoetzner), who was a friend of his father. Joining the gang is 15-year-old Berlin runaway Judith (Julia Filiminow), who's attracted to Hagen. After the two are arrested while having sex on a train, Hagen is threatened with possible charges of abducting a minor, and Judith is sent back to Berlin. Learning Liane is now a wealthy man's mistress, the distraught Edgar goes over the edge and follows Liane to a park, where he stabs her. Later, employed and rehabilitated, Hagen is haunted by memories of Judith and travels to Berlin in an effort to locate her. Shown in competition at the 1998 Locarno Film Festival. ~ Bhob Stewart, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Jürgen Vogel, Julia Filiminow, (more)
