Alexander Nanau

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Alexander Nanau

Born May 18, 1979 · Bucarest, Romania (age 47)

Alexander Nanau was born in Bucharest, Romania in 1979. His family belongs to the Transylvanian Saxons, a cultural minority of German descent who lived since generations in Romania. 1990 they emigrated to Germany and became German citizens. Nanau studied Film Direction at the renowned DFFB in Berlin. His first feature documentary Peter Zadek inszeniert Peer Gynt (2006) was released 2006 in German…

Known For

Cinema, Mon AmourCinema, Mon Amour · 2016
Cinema, Mon Amour
6.62016
MovieDocumentary
Follows the story of Viktor Purice - manager, former projectionist and lifetime cinephile and his two loyal employees, Cornelia & Lorena, in their everyday battle to preserve Dacia Panoramic Cinema in Piatra Neamt - one of the last remaining cinemas in Romania today. Having lived through "the golden age" of cinema, Viktor dreams of bringing back the good old glory days, yet struggles to keep up with the new harsh reality. In a theater that lacks heating and is slowly falling apart, with no support from the State who owns the place, it’s almost a Don Quixote fight.
CollectiveCollective · 2019
Collective
7.52019
MovieDocumentary
In the aftermath of a tragic fire in a Romanian club, burn victims begin dying in hospitals from wounds that were not life threatening. A team of investigative journalists move into action uncovering the mass corruption of the health system and of the state institutions. Collective follows journalists, whistle blowers, and authorities alike. An immersive and uncompromising look into a dysfunctional system, exposing corruption, propaganda, and manipulation that nowadays affect not only Romania, but societies around the world.
Toto and his SistersToto and his Sisters · 2014
Toto and his Sisters
7.82014
MovieDocumentaryDrama
Totonel (10) and his sisters, Andreea (14) and Ana (17), are waiting for their mother to come back home from prison. As they grow up, each of them learns how to survive on their own, hoping that when their mother returns, the family will be reunited.
KlarsfeldKlarsfeld · 2022
Klarsfeld
2022
MovieDocumentary
For more than half a century, Beate and Serge Klarsfeld have hunted, confronted, and exposed Nazi war criminals. Now in their 80s, they still continue their activism against today’s new Nazis and far right extremists.
The World According to Ion B.The World According to Ion B. · 2009
The World According to Ion B.
7.52009
MovieDocumentary
The fascinating portrait of Ion Bârlàdeanu. The touching and inspiring story of a man who literally lived in the gutter for 20 years - and in the meantime managed to create paintings and collages which are now exhibited alongside works by Andy Warhol or Marcel Duchamp.
Peter Zadek inszeniert Peer GyntPeter Zadek inszeniert Peer Gynt · 2006
Peter Zadek inszeniert Peer Gynt
2006
MovieDocumentary
Theatre rehearsals are usually strictly isolated. Especially director Peter Zadek basically does not let guests into his rehearsals; protection for the particularly intensive work process of his "theatre family". What happens on such samples? What does a theatre director actually do? How do he and the actors work together? For the first time in 16 years, he has now allowed a film team to document the sometimes very dramatic process of how a staging is invented together.

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