Timeless (film)
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| Directed by | Alexander Tuschinski |
| Written by | Alexander Tuschinski |
| Produced by | Alexander Tuschinski |
| Starring | Sebastian B Alexander Tuschinski Helmut Berger Harry Lennix Rick Shapiro Angus Macfadyen Zachi Noy Alliene Hochrein Gunn Jennifer Pakosch |
| Cinematography | Matthias Kirste Alexander Tuschinski |
| Edited by | Alexander Tuschinski |
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Running time | 109 minutes |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | German |
Timeless is an upcoming German feature film directed by Alexander Tuschinski. Besides many German actors, it stars Helmut Berger[1] , Harry Lennix, Rick Shapiro, Angus Macfadyen and Zachi Noy. It is scheduled to be released in 2016.[2] Tuschinski considers it to be the second instalment and a highlight of his informal Trilogy of Rebellion - three very different feature films connected by the same thoughts, ideas and main characters, although each tells an independent story: Menschenliebe, Timeless and an upcoming project called Revolution!.[3]
As of 2015, Tuschinski considers Timeless "by far" his best film.[4]
Plot
The film is about a young man, Arnold Richter, who suddenly travels in time from Germany 1932 to a near-future where a new dictatorship rises. There, he gets involved in many different events and adventures, which lead to a full-blown revolution being started.[5]
Production
The production is filmed in Germany. The cast mostly consists of German actors, along with Helmut Berger, Harry Lennix, Rick Shapiro, Angus Macfadyen and Zachi Noy. Additionally, film directors Tinto Brass and Hugo Niebeling appear in the film. Alexander Tuschinski wrote many major parts specifically with the actors portraying them in mind,[6] and worked on the characters in close connection with the actors during preparation and during filming.[7]
For sequences set on the Eastern Front in 1945,[8] the film uses one of the few drivable Soviet T-34/85 tanks in Germany.[9] Those scenes were filmed near Dresden. Sequences depicting American troops on the Western Front in 1944 were filmed in an old factory building in Stuttgart.[10]
The film is scheduled to be released in 2016.[11] A brief teaser trailer was released in October 2014.[12]
Quotes about Timeless
Alex is an avant-gardist and neoclassicist director.
Timeless is my most significant work so far because of its special filmic grammar and its strong message about society and life.
References
- ^ "Helmut Berger holt Ehemann auf die Leinwand". BILD (Bundesausgabe). Germany. August 5, 2015.
- ^ "Stuttgarter Zeitung: Article about filming Timeless". Retrieved 17 November 2014..
- ^ "Alexander Tuschinski: Official website - Article about the Trilogy of Rebellion". Retrieved 21 August 2015..
- ^ "Facebook: Photo caption with quote on the official Timeless site". Retrieved November 9, 2015..
- ^ "Stuttgarter Zeitung: Article about filming Timeless". Retrieved 17 November 2014..
- ^ "Plusinsight: Article about the film "Gold." from June 2015, also mentioning "Timeless"". Retrieved 8 August 2015..
- ^ "Alexander Tuschinski – Article about filming Helmut Berger from August 2015" (PDF). Retrieved August 8, 2015..
- ^ "Timeless - Official Facebook Site: Photo from filming the WW2 sequences, explaining that they are set on the Eastern Front in 1945". Retrieved 12 October 2015..
- ^ "Timeless: Official Facebook Site: Photo from filming the WW2 sequences, mentioning the tank and the location". Retrieved 12 October 2015..
- ^ "Stuttgarter Zeitung: Article about filming Timeless". Retrieved 17 November 2014..
- ^ "oe24.at: Florian Wess wird jetzt Filmstar. Article about the film". Retrieved 8 August 2015..
- ^ "Youtube: Teaser trailer for Timeless". Retrieved 17 November 2014..
- ^ "Stuttgarter Zeitung: Article about filming Timeless. The Quote was translated into German in the article, and was translated back into English for Wikipedia. Quote in the article: "Alex ist ein avantgardistischer und neoklassischer Regisseur."". Retrieved 17 November 2014..
- ^ "plusinsight.de: Interview with Alexander Tuschinski from August 2015. Original quote in German: "Für mich ist Timeless bisher mein bedeutendstes Werk, sowohl von der besonderen Filmgrammatik als auch von der starken Aussage zu Gesellschaft und Leben."". Retrieved 15 August 2015..