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- Director Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck explained that Never Look Away is a work of fiction, but that the inspiration had been an article by German investigative reporter Jürgen Schreiber about German painter Gerhard Richter. Richter's aunt Marianne Schönfelder had been murdered by the Nazis because she developed schizophrenia.
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May 4, 2021 · The story is, according to Donnersmarck, only loosely based on Richter’s life, with the director telling AnOther that his inspiration was sparked from an article famed German investigative reporter Jürgen Schreiber wrote about the painter, which uncovered a dark truth about the death of his aunt.
As a child during Nazi-era Germany, Kurt Barnert (inspired by Gerhard Richter) visits an exhibit of "Degenerate Art" in Dresden with his beautiful young aunt Elisabeth. While there, he is mesmerized by Girl with Blue Hair, a modernist sculpture by Eugen Hoffmann . At a Nazi Party rally, Elisabeth - a member of the National Socialist Women's ...
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May 4, 2021 · The story is, according to Donnersmarck, only loosely based on Richter's life, with the director telling AnOther that his inspiration was sparked from an article famed German investigative reporter Jürgen Schreiber wrote about the painter, which uncovered a dark truth about the death of his aunt.
Nov 30, 2018 · Like one of those novels that follows a family through multiple generations, "Never Look Away" follows Kurt from Dresden, to Düsseldorf, to Berlin. It details his romance with fashion student Ellie ( Paula Beer ), and his difficulties with Ellie's parents (to say more would constitute spoilers).
Jan 18, 2024 · Director: Lucy Lawless. 1 hour 25 minutes. Lawless, directing her first film, takes her time and backs into the most revealing and distinct elements of the story. She begins with lovers and...
NEVER LOOK AWAY. Inspired by real events and spanning three eras of German history, NEVER LOOK AWAY tells the story of young art student, Kurt (Tom Schilling), who falls in love with classmate, Ellie (Paula Beer).
Jul 7, 2019 · A German boy who witnesses Nazi horrors grows up to become a painter in this overcooked but affecting melodrama. Mark Kermode. Sun 7 Jul 2019 03.01 EDT.
