Juonikuvaukset(1)
No matter where one encounters her, Erika Rabau will always be there, in the front row. For more than thirty years, she has been an official photographer of the Berlin Film Festival, and an integral part of Berlin's media scene.
This film follows Erika during the 2007 Berlinale. From photo calls, press conferences and red carpet shoots, to the various evening events and parties at the end of the day – Erika and her camera are always in the midst of the goings-on. But besides showing us the glamour and the lustre, her special status also allows us to catch a glimpse behind the scenes. We watch her preparing for the festival, or meeting celebrities such as Antonio Banderas, Jamie Bell and Mario Adorf; Erika also tells us how difficult and tiring her work can be. Time and again, she remembers anecdotes from her past, regaling us with stories about painting the town with stars and starlets and, naturally, about how she began working for the Berlinale. In between, Erika, who was born in Danzig, invites us into her home where we learn more about the beginnings of her photographic career in Argentina, as well as her life-long dream of becoming an actor. And yet, over the years, Erika has appeared in cameo roles in over 30 films directed by the likes of Wim Wenders, R. W. Fassbinder and Lothar Lambert. But whatever she plays – and Erika plays everything, from baby to elderly woman – she always remains true to herself. (Production notes)
(Berlinale)
Näyttelijät
Hiam Abbass
Israel
Parhaat elokuvat:
Perhonen lasikuvussa (2007)
The Promise (2011) (sarja)
Visitor, The (2007)
Mario Adorf
Sveitsi
Parhaat elokuvat:
Winnetou (1963)
Piru tuli yöllä (1957)
Marco Polo (1982) (sarja)
Antonio Banderas
Espanja
Parhaat elokuvat:
Philadelphia (1993)
Mästerkatten 2 (2022)
Shrek 2 (2004)
Jamie Bell
Yhdistynyt kuningaskunta
Parhaat elokuvat:
Billy Elliot (2000)
Jane Eyre - kotiopettajattaren romaani (2011)
Defiance (2008)
Willem Dafoe
Yhdysvallat
Parhaat elokuvat:
Platoon - Nuoret sotilaat (1986)
Valtakunta (1994) (sarja)
Nemoa etsimässä (2003)
Robert De Niro
Yhdysvallat
Parhaat elokuvat:
The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980 (1992) (TV elokuva)
The Godfather: A Novel for Television (1977) (sarja)
Kummisetä osa II (1974)
Clint Eastwood
Yhdysvallat
Parhaat elokuvat:
Gran Torino (2008)
Den gode, den onde och den fule (1966)
Million Dollar Baby (2004)
Arthur Penn
Yhdysvallat
Parhaat elokuvat:
Naked in New York (1993)
Stefan Ruzowitzky
Itävalta
Paul Schrader
Yhdysvallat
Parhaat elokuvat:
Dog Eat Dog (2016)
Steven Soderbergh
Yhdysvallat
Parhaat elokuvat:
Ocean's Eleven - korkeat panokset (2001)
Waking Life (2001)
Contagion (2011)
Wim Wenders
Parhaat elokuvat:
Im Lauf der Zeit (1976)
Alice in den Städten (1974)
Summer in the City (1971)
Helen Vita (a.o.)
Saksan valtakunta
Parhaat elokuvat:
Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980) (sarja)
Cabaret (1972)
Satansbraten (1976)