Four minutes, four prizes
The Bavarian Film Awards, which were presented in Munich on Friday, saw Four Minutes [+see also:
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The title swept up no less than four awards, for Best Script (Kraus), Best Actress (Monica Bleibtreu), Best Young Actress (Hannah Herzsprung) and Best Production (Meike and Alexandra Kordes). The film, set in a women's prison, evokes a relationship between a retired pianist and a young musician, both of whom are forced to get along despite their relative circumstances.
Wer früher stirbt, ist länger tot [+see also:
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Strike by renowned director Volker Schlöndorff picked up two prizes: Best Actress (Katharina Thalbach) and Best Cinematography (Andreas Höfer).
Meanwhile, Tom Tykwer was crowned Best Director for Perfume: The Story of a Murderer [+see also:
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Another big name in 2006 was actor Jürgen Vogel, who won an award for his performance in Sven Taddicken's Emma's Bliss [+see also:
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Florian Borchmeyer and Matthias Hentschler took Best Documentary for Havana: The New Art of Making Ruins, while Gregor Schnitzler's The Cloud [+see also:
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The jury also presented a special award to Joseph Vilsmaier and Dana Vávrová for their film, The Last Train.
The final prize of the evening, the Lifetime Achievement Award, went to Dutch director Paul Verhoeven.
(Translated from French)
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