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Adriana Altaras is a Actor Allemande born on 6 april 1960 at Zagreb (Croatie)
Adriana Altaras (born 1960 in Zagreb) is a Croatia-born German actress, theater director and writer.
Altaras was born on 6 April 1960 in Zagreb to a Croatian Jewish family of Jakob and Thea Altaras. Due to political persecution she escaped Zagreb, with her mother, in 1964. They were smuggled from Zagreb to Italy, in a car, by her Italian uncle. She stayed with her mother in Italy for a few years, enough that she learns Italian. From Italy she moved to Konstanz, Germany in 1967. After high school education, Altaras graduated from the Berlin University of the Arts. Altaras completed her academic studies in New York City. She founded the Western Stadthirschen theater in Berlin where she works as an actress, director and writer. In 1982 she made her movie debut, and in 1989 she had a lead role in Der Philosoph, directed by Rudolf Thome. However, the focus of her work remained with the various theater projects. She worked as a theater director at the Berliner Ensemble and Neuköllner Oper in Berlin. In 1998 she received the Deutscher Filmpreis Award. In addition to the theater and film work, she worked with Steven Spielberg's Shoah Foundation as an interviewer and lecturer. Altaras has two sons with composer Wolfgang Böhmer; Aaron Altaras and Leonard Altaras.
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Adriana Altaras
Altaras was born on 6 April 1960 in Zagreb to a Croatian Jewish family of Jakob and Thea Altaras. Due to political persecution she escaped Zagreb, with her mother, in 1964. They were smuggled from Zagreb to Italy, in a car, by her Italian uncle. She stayed with her mother in Italy for a few years, enough that she learns Italian. From Italy she moved to Konstanz, Germany in 1967. After high school education, Altaras graduated from the Berlin University of the Arts. Altaras completed her academic studies in New York City. She founded the Western Stadthirschen theater in Berlin where she works as an actress, director and writer. In 1982 she made her movie debut, and in 1989 she had a lead role in Der Philosoph, directed by Rudolf Thome. However, the focus of her work remained with the various theater projects. She worked as a theater director at the Berliner Ensemble and Neuköllner Oper in Berlin. In 1998 she received the Deutscher Filmpreis Award. In addition to the theater and film work, she worked with Steven Spielberg's Shoah Foundation as an interviewer and lecturer. Altaras has two sons with composer Wolfgang Böhmer; Aaron Altaras and Leonard Altaras.
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Allemagne 1918 (2010)
, 3hOrigin German
Genres Drama, Historical
Actors Alexander Held, Mathieu Carrière, Hans-Michael Rehberg, Rainer Basedow, Serge Avédikian, Holger Handtke
Roles Rosa Luxemburg
Rating73%
À l'automne 1918, après quatre ans de guerre, l'effondrement des alliés de l'Allemagne contraint l'état-major allemand à proposer à l'empereur Guillaume II la signature d'un armistice, pour éviter la rupture du front occidental et une probable invasion de l'Allemagne par ses adversaires. Le film relate les principaux évènements de la révolution qui en découle et la mise en place de la République de Weimar associée à la signature et à la promulgation du Traité de Versailles.
Un été à Marrakech (2010)
, 1h30Origin German
Genres Comedy, Romance
Actors Peter Sattmann, Adriana Altaras
Roles Aisha
Rating48%
The Countess (2009)
, 1h38Directed by Julie Delpy
Origin France
Genres Drama, Thriller, Biography, Horror, Historical, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality, BDSM in films, Serial killer films
Actors Daniel Brühl, Julie Delpy, William Hurt, Anamaria Marinca, Maria Simon, Adriana Altaras
Roles Aunt Klara
Rating61%
In 1560, Erzsébet Báthory is born to Hungarian general George Báthory of Ecsed. From an early age, Erzsébet's parents raise her to accept hardness and cruelty. As a teenager, Erzsébet is impregnated by a young peasant lover and is forced to watch as he is brutally tortured and executed before her eyes; Erzsébet's mother takes the child away from her directly after its birth, ensuring that she never sees it again. Erzsébet is later married to the Hungarian baron Franz Nádasdy, with whom she has three children. After Nádasdy's return from the Ottoman-Hungarian Wars, he succumbs to a disease he contracted abroad and dies.
Ninja Assassin (2009)
, 1h39Directed by James McTeigue
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Adventure, Crime
Themes Seafaring films, Sports films, Transport films, Martial arts films
Actors Rain, Naomie Harris, Ben Miles, Sho Kosugi, Lee Joon, Rick Yune
Roles Landlady
Rating63%
Raizo is raised by the Ozunu Clan to become the most lethal ninja assassin in the world. As an orphaned child, Raizo was taken in by Lord Ozunu and is enrolled in severe brutal training to become the next successor of their ninja clan. The only kindness he was ever shown was from a young kunoichi named Kiriko, with whom he eventually develops a romantic bond. As time goes on, Kiriko becomes disenchanted with the Ozunu's routine and wishes to abandon it for freedom. One rainy night, Kiriko decides to make her escape and encourages Raizo to join her; however he decides to stay. Branded as a traitor, Kiriko was caught and later executed in front of Raizo by their elder ninja brother Takeshi, impaling her through the heart. As a result of Kiriko's death, Raizo begins to harbor resentment and doubt towards the Ozunu; however, this is shown to be in the past.
Melodies of Spring (2008)
, 1h36Origin German
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy
Actors Alexandra Neldel, Inga Busch, Jana Pallaske, Gedeon Burkhard, Günther Maria Halmer, Adriana Altaras
Roles Psychiaterin
Rating58%
Anna, est une jeune enseignante fragile et nerveuse : les élèves en font ce qu'ils veulent. Thilo, acteur raté, essaye de vendre du vin pour gagner sa vie. Ils se rencontrent lors d'un rendez-vous arrangé par des amis commun (Valerie et Moritz) et développent un lien qui reste ténu. Mais avec de l'amour et des chansons...
Le Grincheux (2008)
, 1h30Directed by Rainer Kaufmann
Origin German
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Bruno Ganz, Monica Bleibtreu, Adriana Altaras
Roles Consuela
Rating69%
My Führer (2007)
, 1h29Directed by Dani Levy
Origin German
Genres Drama, War, Comedy, Historical
Themes Hitler, Political films
Actors Helge Schneider, Ulrich Mühe, George Lopez, Sylvester Groth, Adriana Altaras, Lambert Hamel
Roles Elsa Grünbaum
Rating55%
En décembre 1944 à Berlin, Joseph Goebbels, le ministre de la Propagande, veut qu'Adolf Hitler fasse un grand discours pour galvaniser les masses. Mais celui-ci est dépressif et un seul homme est capable de relever le défi : l'ancien professeur de théâtre d'Hitler, un juif extrait d'un camp de concentration, qui se prénomme lui aussi Adolf. Il a cinq jours pour le préparer à cette harangue.
The Hunt for Troy (2007)
, 3hDirected by Dror Zahavi
Origin German
Genres Adventure
Actors Heino Ferch, Mélanie Doutey, Adriana Altaras, Merab Ninidze, Matthias Koeberlin, Justus von Dohnányi
Roles Victoria Engastromenos
Rating60%
Au XIX siècle, l'archéologue allemand Heinrich Schliemann est à la recherche de la mythique cité de Troie.
Killer Condom (1996)
, 1h43Genres Comedy, Horror comedy, Horror
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Comedy horror films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Udo Samel, Iris Berben, Peter Lohmeyer, Leonard Lansink, Evelyn Künneke, Ralf Wolter
Roles Croatian Tourist
Rating54%
Set in the seedy parts of New York City, Killer Condom follows gay Detective Luigi Mackeroni (Udo Samel), who has been hired to investigate a series of bizarre attacks at the Hotel Quickie in which male guests have all had their penises mysteriously bitten off. While at the crime scene, he enlists the services of a gigolo named Billy and invites him up to the crime room. Before the two men engage in sex, a carnivorous living condom interrupts them and bites off Mackeroni's right testicle.