Thank God I’m in the Film Business! (2003)
Eva Ebner is a Berliner who gives the appearance of being rather eccentric. She knows the film business inside out – regardless of whether she’s work- ing behind the camera as an assistant director or in front of it as an actor. Her name is closely associated with a series of now-legendary adaptations of Edgar Wallace’s crime novels which were made in Germany during the 1960s. Upcoming young directors from local film schools have also profited from Ms. Ebner’s unbroken enthusiasm and passion for film. However, this eighty-year-old has a more than broken relationship to the events of her childhood and youth in Gdansk – a time when her life was characterised by an anti-Semitic step-mother and the dangers posed by the Nazi regime. This film portrait does not eschew any of the long dark shadows of that era, nor does it sidestep any friction between portrayer and his subject. (Lothar Lambert)
Cast
- Eva Ebner - Herself
- Michael Sittner - Himself
- Nilgün Taifun - Herself
- Erika Rabau - Herself
- Heiko Behrens
- Ralf Grawe
Screenplay
- Lothar Lambert (Screenplay)
Keywords
movie business
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Thank God I’m in the Film Business! about?
- Eva Ebner is a Berliner who gives the appearance of being rather eccentric. She knows the film business inside out – regardless of whether she’s work- ing behind the camera as an assistant director or in front of it as an actor. Her name is closely associated with a series of now-legendary adaptations of Edgar Wallace’s crime novels which were made in Germany during the 1960s. Upcoming young directors from local film schools have also profited from Ms. Ebner’s unbroken enthusiasm and passion for film. However, this eighty-year-old has a more than broken relationship to the events of her childhood and youth in Gdansk – a time when her life was characterised by an anti-Semitic step-mother and the dangers posed by the Nazi regime. This film portrait does not eschew any of the long dark shadows of that era, nor does it sidestep any friction between portrayer and his subject. (Lothar Lambert)
- Who directed Thank God I’m in the Film Business!?
- Thank God I’m in the Film Business! was directed by Lothar Lambert.
- Who stars in Thank God I’m in the Film Business!?
- Thank God I’m in the Film Business! stars Eva Ebner, Michael Sittner, Nilgün Taifun, Erika Rabau, Heiko Behrens, Ralf Grawe.
- How long is Thank God I’m in the Film Business!?
- Thank God I’m in the Film Business! has a runtime of 1h 21m (81 minutes).
- What genre is Thank God I’m in the Film Business!?
- Thank God I’m in the Film Business! is a Documentary film.
- Where was Thank God I’m in the Film Business! produced?
- Thank God I’m in the Film Business! was produced in Germany.