Martinas film career began while she was still at drama school. Left alone while her friends walk to a nearby village, the woman soon discovers she is cut off from all human contact by a mysterious invisible wall. In 1971, her family moved to berlin, where the elevenyearold debuted as an actress in childrens television shows. Book awards book club selections books by author books by series coming soon kids books new releases teens books this months biggest new releases. German with english subtitles certificate 12a release date. With martina gedeck, luchs, karlheinz hackl, ulrike beimpold. The wall by julian roman polsler julian roman polsler. Julian polsler thomas brunner hape kerkeling cafe korten duration. Martina gedeck was born 14 september 1961 in munich, west germany and grew up in bavaria, the oldest of three girls. Martina s film career began while she was still at drama school. Accompanied by her loyal dog lynx, she becomes immersed in a world untouched by civilization and ruled by the laws of nature. Martina gedeck portrays a woman who becomes isolated by a forcefield while visiting a.
Director julian roman polsler with lead actress martina gedeck while filming the 2012 movie, which drew renewed attention to the novel the wall relies completely on the inner tension of the. Nov 09, 20 28 videos play all marlen haushofer 19201970. After spending a year in the us, she studied drama at the prestigious maxreinhardtseminar at the berlin university of the arts. Ficou internacionalmente famosa ao desempenhar o papel principal nos filmes alemaes mostly martha simplesmente martha e a vida dos outros. She came to broader, international attention due to her roles in films such as mostly martha 2001, the lives of others 2006, and the baader meinhof. Jun 08, 2012 28 videos play all marlen haushofer 19201970.
The novel, first published 1963 in austria and now translated again into swedish, is a picture of the psyche of mankind. Besetzung martina gedeck, karlheinz hackl, ulrike beimpold, hansmichael rehberg, julia gschnitzer. She has won numerous awards, including the deutscher filmpreis in 1997 for supporting actress in life is all you get, and in 2002 for actress in. Martina gedeck is pretty amazing in this somber meditative look at a woman trapped in almost complete isolation, yet she doesnt get the chance to portray a very wide range of emotion. Marlen haushofer novel, julian polsler as julian roman polsler photos. Her filmography covers practically all genres of film. In this riveting, mysterious and profound adventure tale, a woman martina gedeck finds herself inexplicabley cut off from all human contact by an invisible, unyielding wall surrounding her lodging in the spectacularly beautiful austrian countryside.
Martina gedeck, karlheinz hackl, ulrike beimpold, wolfgang maria bauer, hansmichael rehberg, julian roman polsler. An invisible wall has materialized during the night and everyone on the other side is dead. One womans peaceful retreat into the mountains turns unexpectedly surreal when she finds herself trapped in her scenic surroundings by an invisible wall. The plot is pretty simple in that three people go to a hunting lodge up in the mountains of austria. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.