Prolific German director Jo Baier has officially signed on to write and direct the thriller “Life Through a Dead Man’s Eyes,” about an aging Nazi war criminal on the run from prosecution.
The film, produced by Berlin-based Films In Motion in co-production with Banijay’s Nl Film in Amsterdam, tells the haunting story of a former Nazi SS death camp guard who tries to evade prosecution by U.S. authorities. In the face of death, he finds himself falling ever deeper into a nightmare that exceeds his worst fears.
“Life Through a Dead Man’s Eyes” is set to star Matthias Habich (“Narcissus and Goldmund”) as the former SS henchman and Herbert Knaup (“Sarah Kohr”) as the Nazi hunter on his trail. Also attached is Silke Bodenbender (“One Day We’ll Tell Each Other Everything”).
Speaking to Variety, Baier says the dark historical aspect of the tale in particular piqued his interest.
The film, produced by Berlin-based Films In Motion in co-production with Banijay’s Nl Film in Amsterdam, tells the haunting story of a former Nazi SS death camp guard who tries to evade prosecution by U.S. authorities. In the face of death, he finds himself falling ever deeper into a nightmare that exceeds his worst fears.
“Life Through a Dead Man’s Eyes” is set to star Matthias Habich (“Narcissus and Goldmund”) as the former SS henchman and Herbert Knaup (“Sarah Kohr”) as the Nazi hunter on his trail. Also attached is Silke Bodenbender (“One Day We’ll Tell Each Other Everything”).
Speaking to Variety, Baier says the dark historical aspect of the tale in particular piqued his interest.
- 5/15/2023
- by Ed Meza
- Variety Film + TV
Lakeshore Records has announced the release of The Predator – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Ep on Digital Download on September 14, 2018. The full soundtrack will be available on September 23, 2018 on Digital Download and CD. The Album features original music by blockbuster Composer Henry Jackman.
From the black depths of outer space to the backwoods of southern Georgia, the Predators come to hunt in Shane Black’s explosive reinvention of the beloved series. Now, the universe’s most lethal hunters are stronger, smarter and deadlier than ever before. And only a ragtag crew of ex-soldiers and an evolutionary biology professor can prevent all humanity from becoming the Predators’ trophies.
“It was an honor to work on a film that had such rich thematic heritage,” said wonderful dynamic Composer Henry Jackman. “Alan Silvestri’s fantastic score from the original has always been a favorite of mine and when asked if I would like to...
From the black depths of outer space to the backwoods of southern Georgia, the Predators come to hunt in Shane Black’s explosive reinvention of the beloved series. Now, the universe’s most lethal hunters are stronger, smarter and deadlier than ever before. And only a ragtag crew of ex-soldiers and an evolutionary biology professor can prevent all humanity from becoming the Predators’ trophies.
“It was an honor to work on a film that had such rich thematic heritage,” said wonderful dynamic Composer Henry Jackman. “Alan Silvestri’s fantastic score from the original has always been a favorite of mine and when asked if I would like to...
- 9/18/2018
- by Michelle Hannett
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
What my followers on Facebook, Twitter, and Google+ saw today: • And... we have the Nasa Mohawk Guy of Hurricane Sandy. NYC Mayor Bloomberg's Asl interpreter Lydia Calas has her own fan-tumblr • In case you were in any doubt that mainstream "journalism" is more beholden to advertisers than anyone else. Lance Armstrong shows why the disruption in journalism matters • A fun distraction from hell and high water: Bond vs Bond! James Bond 007: Movie Deathmatch • Baltimore TV critic defends reporters who stand out in the middle of hurricanes. It's not much of a defense, though. Baltimore reporters do some fine TV storytelling on Sandy • Henri laments the arrival of the folly-day of Halloween... Henri 4, L'Haunting • I know showbiz people say, "The show must go on," but that's not actually true, in fact. On a Night Without Audiences, the Show Goes On for Letterman and Fallon But if you want...
- 10/30/2012
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
Originally shot as a two part mini-series for German television, Jo Baier’s historical romp Henry of Navarre (2010, aka 'Henri 4') arrives on DVD shaved down to a still hefty 148 minutes. An odd choice, not least because the individual episodes clocked in at a manageable two hours, encompassing their own narrative arcs and preoccupations and would surely have worked theatrically as such.
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- 7/14/2011
- by Daniel Green
- CineVue
History is so hot right now. HBO‘s Rome showed everyone the way, before the floodgates opened and one-time-unmarketable properties like Spartacus: Blood & Sand became the norm, with their blood, raunch and sandals approach to history. Couple that with the reinvigorated fascination with all things regal, and it looks like Jo Baier‘s period biopic Henry of Navarre had a lot of things going for it in the current market. But can it do what few French historical films have done before it and make a big splash on Blu-ray and DVD?
The film (also known by its French name Henri 4) charts the life of Protestant royal Henry of Navarre from his early life on the fields of battle of a religious war-torn France, through his married life, and his attempts to resist assassination by the hand of pantomimey villainess and eventually become the country’s eventually beloved monarch...
The film (also known by its French name Henri 4) charts the life of Protestant royal Henry of Navarre from his early life on the fields of battle of a religious war-torn France, through his married life, and his attempts to resist assassination by the hand of pantomimey villainess and eventually become the country’s eventually beloved monarch...
- 7/6/2011
- by Simon Gallagher
- Obsessed with Film
Originally produced as a two part TV movie, Henry of Navarre (aka Henri 4) makes its way onto Blu-ray and DVD in the UK in the form of its international theatrical cut. Clocking in at the reduced running time of just over two and a half hours the film is still rather bloated and the pace begins to drag a little towards the end.
The film predominantly covers the middle period in Henry of Navarre’s life in which he married Margot de Valois, which in turn resulted in the infamous Saint Bartholomew’s Day Massacre, his affair with Gabrielle d’Estrees and his subsequent marriage to Marie de’ Medici. Despite all these romantic entanglements (including one particularly energetic sex scene) the primary focus of the makers of Henry of Navarre appears to be the political machinations and bloody conflicts that are derived from the disagreements between the Catholics and...
The film predominantly covers the middle period in Henry of Navarre’s life in which he married Margot de Valois, which in turn resulted in the infamous Saint Bartholomew’s Day Massacre, his affair with Gabrielle d’Estrees and his subsequent marriage to Marie de’ Medici. Despite all these romantic entanglements (including one particularly energetic sex scene) the primary focus of the makers of Henry of Navarre appears to be the political machinations and bloody conflicts that are derived from the disagreements between the Catholics and...
- 7/6/2011
- by Craig Skinner
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Henry Of Navarre (aka Henri 4)
Stars: Julien Boisselier, Joachim Król, Andreas Schmidt | Written and directed by Jo Baier
Two of the greatest perils of being a noble in the later 16th-century France were marrying into the Valois royal family and being called Henry. Henri IV, or Henry of Navarre, was in trouble on both counts. The German French-language film Henry of Navarre, aka Henri 4, directed by Jo Baier, presents the bloodthirsty tale of a king many believed to be the saviour of France. Although, judging by the amount of time he spends going from fight to fight and romping with buxom beauties, it’s surprising he had the time.
Henri 4, the Protestant Huguenot King of Navarre is married off to Margot, the daughter of Catherine de Medici who is also the mother of the king and his miscreant and conniving brothers. Catherine marks the occasion of her...
Stars: Julien Boisselier, Joachim Król, Andreas Schmidt | Written and directed by Jo Baier
Two of the greatest perils of being a noble in the later 16th-century France were marrying into the Valois royal family and being called Henry. Henri IV, or Henry of Navarre, was in trouble on both counts. The German French-language film Henry of Navarre, aka Henri 4, directed by Jo Baier, presents the bloodthirsty tale of a king many believed to be the saviour of France. Although, judging by the amount of time he spends going from fight to fight and romping with buxom beauties, it’s surprising he had the time.
Henri 4, the Protestant Huguenot King of Navarre is married off to Margot, the daughter of Catherine de Medici who is also the mother of the king and his miscreant and conniving brothers. Catherine marks the occasion of her...
- 7/4/2011
- by Kate
- Nerdly
I love me a good historical war movie filled with gritty battle scenes, and Germany’s “Henry of Navarre” aka “Henri 4″ looks like it’s got all the makings of an epic war film that is, supposedly, based on a true story. My history of Henry of Navarre is a tad off (which is to say, nonexistent), so I’ll take the movie’s word for what they say happened, happened. But nevermind the history lesson. As a movie, Jo Baier’s “Henry of Navarre” looks appropriately epic, and that’s its biggest selling point to me. It is the mid-16th Century and France is awash with blood, as the protestant Huguenots fight for survival against dark forces led by the treacherous Catherine De Medici. When she orchestrates the ultimate betrayal at the infamous St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre, King Henry IV will fight his life’s greatest...
- 6/7/2011
- by Nix
- Beyond Hollywood
Two highly-anticipated second feature films from U.S. underground filmmakers will be making their World Premieres all the way over at the 64th annual Edinburgh International Film Festival, which will run for twelve days on June 16-27. The films are Rona Mark’s The Crab and Zach Clark’s Vacation!.
The Crab, which screens on June 21, is the touching story of a verbally abusive man born with two enormous, mutant-like hands; while Vacation!, which screens on June 20, tracks four urban gals let loose in a sunny seaside resort down South.
Both Mark and Clark previously screened their debut features at Eiff. Mark’s Strange Girls screened there in 2008 and Clark’s Modern Love Is Automatic screened in 2009. Both films also ended up as runners-up in Bad Lit’s annual Movie of the Year award, again Strange Girls in 2008 and Modern Love in 2009. Sadly, these two masterpieces are still unavailable on...
The Crab, which screens on June 21, is the touching story of a verbally abusive man born with two enormous, mutant-like hands; while Vacation!, which screens on June 20, tracks four urban gals let loose in a sunny seaside resort down South.
Both Mark and Clark previously screened their debut features at Eiff. Mark’s Strange Girls screened there in 2008 and Clark’s Modern Love Is Automatic screened in 2009. Both films also ended up as runners-up in Bad Lit’s annual Movie of the Year award, again Strange Girls in 2008 and Modern Love in 2009. Sadly, these two masterpieces are still unavailable on...
- 6/4/2010
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
It's a wrap! The Martin Gropius Bau is empty and the final pickups follow. This is a work in progress and readers are invited and welcome to contribute. Presales have returned in reaction to the reduced number of finished films on offer over the past two markets. Presales applies across the board from Us to French and even Italian films. English language films are increasingly coming out of the major non English language territories but local product is impacting sales on Us films internationally. Business was quickly wrapped up but it was done with a healthy number of buys reported. Lower prices have become accepted but the market must have product as this event proved.
Adriana Chiesa has licensed Federico Moccia’s teen trilogy to Savor to Spain. The first title, Sorry If I Love You (Scusa Ma Ti Chiamo Amore) grossed $27m when released by Medusa on 600 prints in Italy.
Adriana Chiesa has licensed Federico Moccia’s teen trilogy to Savor to Spain. The first title, Sorry If I Love You (Scusa Ma Ti Chiamo Amore) grossed $27m when released by Medusa on 600 prints in Italy.
- 3/9/2010
- by Sydney
- Sydney's Buzz
Berlin -- Rob Marshall's musical "Nine," Jo Baier's period epic "Henry of Navarre" and "L'Illusionist," the new animated film by French director Sylvain Chomet ("The Triplets of Belleville") will get the red carpet treatment at the 2010 Berlin International Film Festival as part of the event's special screenings program.
The non-competitive sidebar will also feature the world premieres of Doris Doerrie's new romantic comedy, "The Hairdresser," Silvio Soldini's "What More Do I Want" and "Boxhagener Platz," a German-language mystery from director Matti Geschonneck.
Several documentaries will be included in program, among them "How Much Does Your Building Weigh, Mr. Foster?" a Spanish-British doc on star architect Lord Foster and "Dancing Dreams" from German filmmakers Anne Linsel and Rainer Hoffmann on legendary choreographer Pina Bausch.
But the can't-miss highlight of this year's program is the newly restored, and finally complete, version of Fritz Lang's "Metropolis," which will have its world premiere on Feb.
The non-competitive sidebar will also feature the world premieres of Doris Doerrie's new romantic comedy, "The Hairdresser," Silvio Soldini's "What More Do I Want" and "Boxhagener Platz," a German-language mystery from director Matti Geschonneck.
Several documentaries will be included in program, among them "How Much Does Your Building Weigh, Mr. Foster?" a Spanish-British doc on star architect Lord Foster and "Dancing Dreams" from German filmmakers Anne Linsel and Rainer Hoffmann on legendary choreographer Pina Bausch.
But the can't-miss highlight of this year's program is the newly restored, and finally complete, version of Fritz Lang's "Metropolis," which will have its world premiere on Feb.
- 1/21/2010
- by By Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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