- published: 06 Nov 2014
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Requiem is a 2006 German drama film directed by Hans-Christian Schmid. It stars Sandra Hüller as an epileptic woman, Michaela Klingler, believed by members of her church and herself to be possessed. The film steers clear of special effects or dramatic music and instead presents documentary style filmmaking, which focuses on Michaela’s struggle to lead a normal life, trapped in a limbo which could either represent demonic possession or mental illness, focusing on the latter.
The film offers a medical condition epilepsy as the center of the affliction as opposed to demonic possession for the real-life events of Anneliese Michel, a German woman who was believed to have been possessed by six or more demons. These events also served as the basis of Scott Derrickson's 2005 film The Exorcism of Emily Rose. Hüller received the Silver Bear for Best Actress at the 56th Berlin International Film Festival for her performance.
Actors: Michel Pilorgé (actor), Jean-Noël Brouté (actor), Bruno Lochet (actor), André Marcon (actor), Olivier Broche (actor), Michel Aumont (actor), Thierry Hancisse (actor), Jacques Boudet (actor), Patrick Catalifo (actor), Yann Collette (actor), Paul Crauchet (actor), Roger Dumas (actor), Philippe Duquesne (actor), Maryline Even (actress), Olivier Saladin (actor),
Genres: ,Actors: Tony Plana (actor), Alicia del Lago (actress), Ernesto Gómez Cruz (actor), Zaide Silvia Gutiérrez (actress), Lupe Ontiveros (actress), Larry Cedar (actor), Rodrigo Puebla (actor), Bertha Navarro (producer), Gregory Nava (writer), Mike Gomez (actor), Enrique Castillo (actor), Gregory Nava (director), Rodolfo De Alexandre (actor), Ronald G. Joseph (actor), Sean O'Kane (actor),
Plot: Mayan Indian peasants, tired of being thought of as nothing more than "brazos fuertes" ("strong arms", i.e., manual laborers) and organizing in an effort to improve their lot in life, are discovered by the Guatemalan army. After the army destroys their village and family, a brother and sister, teenagers who just barely escaped the massacre, decide they must flee to "El Norte" ("the North", i.e., the USA). After receiving clandestine help from friends and humorous advice from a veteran immigrant on strategies for traveling through Mexico, they make their way by truck, bus and other means to Los Angeles, where they try to make a new life as young, uneducated, and illegal immigrants.
Keywords: border, brother-sister-relationship, central-america, death-of-parents, farmer, guatemala, hospital, illegal-immigrant, illegal-immigration, immigrantActors: Roberto Perpignani (editor), Vittorio Taviani (director), Lina Nerli Taviani (costume designer), Vittorio Taviani (writer), Paolo Taviani (director), Tonino Guerra (writer), Nicola Piovani (composer), Paolo Taviani (writer), Omero Antonutti (actor), Massimo Bonetti (actor), Claudio Bigagli (actor), Massimo Sarchielli (actor), Margarita Lozano (actress), Roberto Ornaro (miscellaneous crew), Graziella Galvani (actress),
Plot: The Night of San Lorenzo, the night of the shooting stars, is the night when dreams come true in Italian folklore. In 1944, a group of Italians flee their town after hearing rumours that the Nazis plan to blow it up and that the Americans are about to arrive to liberate them.
Keywords: 1940s, bread, child-execution, child-murder, church, dead-boy, field, flashback, hiding, imagination