Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Wim Wenders' "Pina" brings European Film Awards

Lars von Trier's apocalyptic drama "Melancholia" is Europe's best film. A prize goes to Germany: Wim Wenders tribute to PinaBausch. Three winners wereobviously better to do than to travel to the ceremony in Berlin.



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Berlin - The favorite of the evening was the gala far: Lars von Trier, nominatedeight times for his apocalyptic drama "Melancholia" has won the European Film Awards trophy for best film. The award took place at his wife of scandal-meetdirector at the gala in the Berlin Tempodrom.

"Melancholia" staged the end of the world as an intimate drama about two different sisters, one of the forces on the planet earth hurtling to take stock.
The European Film Awards are presented by the European Film Academy (EFA).The British Tilda Swinton and Colin Firth of the jury were honored as best actor -Firth for "The King's Speech," Swinton for "We Need To Talk About Kevin". The two had not come for the ceremony.

Among the few German nominees could Wim Wenders' "Pina" the trophy for Best Documentary win. The work is a 3D tribute to the late choreographer PinaBausch. The screenplay award went to Belgian brothers Jean-Pierre and LucDardenne ("The boy with the bicycle"), in the category of best director to put theOscar-winning actress Susanne Bier ("In a better world") by. Tom Tykwer's movie "Three" went empty-handed in the division's best cut, there won "The King'sSpeech."