Laurens Straub

Laurens Straub

Born: December 14, 1944
Died: April 19, 2007
in Doetinchem, Gelderland, Netherlands

Movies for Laurens Straub...

Wim Wenders, Desperado
Title: Wim Wenders, Desperado
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: July 16, 2020
Type: Movie
"Wings Of Desire" and "Buena Vista Social Club", "Paris, Texas" and "The State Of Things": Wim Wenders is considered one of the pioneers of New German Cinema and one of the most important and influential representatives of contemporary cinema. With never before shown archive material and extraordinary encounters with companions and contemporary witnesses such as Francis Ford Coppola, Willem Dafoe, Andie MacDowell, Hanns Zischler, Patti Smith and Werner Herzog, this documentary provides unique insights into the life and work of one of the most multifaceted artists of our times. Renowned documentary filmmaker Eric Friedler ("It Must Schwing. The Blue Note Story") and his co-director Andreas Frege were given the exclusive opportunity to portray Wenders for this film. From Dusseldorf to Paris, and all the way to the desert of Texas, the film traces iconic locations and decisive moments in Wenders' work as director, producer, photographer and author.
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Counter Shot: Departure of the Filmmakers
Title: Counter Shot: Departure of the Filmmakers
Character: Self
Released: February 11, 2008
Type: Movie
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Führer Ex
Title: Führer Ex
Character: Policeman
Released: August 31, 2002
Type: Movie
Ingo Hasselbach, whose parents were Communist Party members in East Germany during his childhood, has lived at both ends of the political seesaw. The question of how people reach a change of heart is a profound one; Hasselbach describes the external forces that led to his founding Germany's first neo-Nazi political party and the internal ones that led him away from it five years later.
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Bolero
Title: Bolero
Character: Partygast
Released: November 1, 1985
Type: Movie
Pete is no stranger to success, delivering hit series as a musician in a rock group. When he parts ways with his band and produces his first solo LP, he learns for the first time what a flop means. He did not expect this. He is insecure and desperate, while Lena, his wife, accepts this low blow as a challenge. Jealously, Pete observes that Lena is becoming more and more independent and self-confident in her surroundings. At home there are arguments until everyone packs his bags. Alone with his longing and tenderness for Lena, Pete composes the "Bolero" on his white grand piano that calls her back.
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The Shipwrecker
Title: The Shipwrecker
Released: August 17, 1984
Type: Movie
Three actors portray scenes from the life of Sterling Hayden, with a particular focus on his appearance before the House Un-American Activities Committee. Inspired by Hayden’s memoir “Wanderer.”
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Peaceful Days
Title: Peaceful Days
Released: May 25, 1984
Type: Movie
In Friedliche Tage, we enter a totalitarian and inhuman society, in which daily life is a series of nightmares and the protagonists search for a utopia of freedom and love.
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I Am My Films: A Portrait of Werner Herzog
Title: I Am My Films: A Portrait of Werner Herzog
Character: Self
Released: April 18, 1979
Type: Movie
Interview film with German director Werner Herzog revisiting the films he made up to ca. 1977.