Europa Europa

Europa Europa (1990)

Timing: 1:52 (112 min)

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All about film

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Actors and characters

Release date

1990-11-14

Country

France, Germany, Poland

Production

Les Films du Losange, CCC Filmkunst, Telmar Film International, Studio Filmowe Perspektywa

Genre

History, Drama, War

Budget

$0

Revenue

$5 575 738

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Director

Agnieszka Holland

Actors

Solomon Perel, Marco Hofschneider, René Hofschneider, Piotr Kozłowski, Klaus Abramowsky, Michèle Gleizer, Marta Sandrowicz, Nathalie Schmidt, Delphine Forest, Andrzej Mastalerz
All actors and roles (10)

Scenario

Paul Hengge

Producer

Margaret Ménégoz, Artur Brauner

Operator

Jacek Petrycki

Composer

Zbigniew Preisner

Artist

Audition

Editing

Isabelle Lorente, Ewa Smal
All team (14)

• The film is based on the autobiography of Solomon Perel, published in 1989.
• The film was met with a rather cool reception in Germany, and press reviews there were far from laudatory. The film wasn't even submitted by Germany for the 'Oscar' award in the 'Best Foreign Language Film' category. Regardless, 'Europa Europa' became one of the most successful German films shown in the United States, winning a 'Golden Globe' (awarded by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association) and being nominated for an 'Oscar' in the 'Best Adapted Screenplay' category.
• Julie Delpy did not speak German. She performed in French, and her lines were subsequently dubbed into German.
• The film was met with a rather cool reception in Germany, and press reviews there were far from laudatory. The film wasn't even submitted by Germany for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film. Nevertheless, "Europa Europa" became one of the most successful German films shown in the United States, winning a Golden Globe (awarded by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association) and being nominated for an Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay.