Dennis Gansel
Dennis Gansel( born 4 October 1973) is a German film director, writer and actor.
Khamsa (film)
Khamsa is a 2008 film.
Leni Riefenstahl
Helene Bertha Amalie" Leni" Riefenstahl( 22 August 1902 – 8 September 2003) was a German film director and actress.
A talented swimmer and artist, she also became interested in dancing during her childhood, taking dancing lessons and performing across Europe.
After seeing a promotional poster for the 1924 film" Der Berg des Schicksals The Mountain of Destiny"), Riefenstahl was inspired to move into acting.
Between 1925 and 1929, she starred in five successful motion pictures.
Riefenstahl became one of the few women in Germany to direct a film during the Weimar Period when, in 1932, she decided to try directing with her own film called" Das Blaue Licht The Blue Light").
In the 1930s, she directed the Nazi propaganda films" Triumph des Willens Triumph of the Will") and" Olympia", resulting in worldwide attention and acclaim.
The movies are widely considered two of the most effective, and technically innovative, propaganda films ever made.
Her involvement in" Triumph des Willens", however, significantly damaged her career and reputation after the war.
Hitler was in close collaboration with Riefenstahl during the production of at least three important Nazi films, and they formed a friendly relationship.
Some have argued that Riefenstahl's visions were essential to the carrying out of the mission of the Holocaust.
After the war, Riefenstahl was arrested, but classified as being a" fellow traveler" or" Nazi sympathizer" only and was not associated with war crimes.
Throughout her life, she denied having known about the Holocaust.
Besides directing, Riefenstahl released an autobiography and wrote several books on the Nuba people.
Riefenstahl died of cancer on 8 September 2003 at the age of 101 and was buried at Munich Waldfriedhof.
Arugba
Arugba is a 2008 film.
Jacob Matschenz
Jacob Matschenz( born 1984, Berlin) is a German actor.
He is notable for film and television work including" The Wave"( 2008)," 12 Paces Without a Head"( 2009) and" The Sinking of the Laconia"( 2010).
He won the Adolf Grimme Award in 2008 for his appearance in" An die Grenze".
The Beloved Brat
The Beloved Brat is a 1938 film.
Olympia (1938 film)
Olympia is a 1938 German documentary sports film written, directed and produced by Leni Riefenstahl, which documented the 1936 Summer Olympics, held in the Olympic Stadium in Berlin, Germany.
The film was released in two parts:" Olympia 1. Teil — Fest der Völker"( Festival of Nations) and" Olympia 2. Teil — Fest der Schönheit"( Festival of Beauty).
It was the first documentary feature film of an Olympic Games ever made.
Many advanced motion picture techniques, which later became industry standards but which were groundbreaking at the time, were employed, including unusual camera angles, smash cuts, extreme close- ups and placing tracking shot rails within the bleachers.
The techniques employed are almost universally admired, but the film is controversial due to its political context.
Nevertheless, it appears on many lists of the greatest films of all time, including" Time" magazine's" All- Time 100 Movies."
" Olympia" set the precedent for future films documenting and glorifying the Olympic Games, particularly the Summer Games.
The 1936 Summer Olympics torch relay was devised for the Games by the secretary general of the Organizing Committee, Dr. Carl Diem.
Riefenstahl staged the torch relay for the film, with competitive events of the Games.
Although restricted to six camera positions on the stadium field, Riefenstahl set up cameras in as many other places as she could, including in the grandstands.
She attached automatic cameras to balloons, including instructions to return the film to Leni Riefenstahl, and she also placed automatic cameras in boats during practice runs.
Amateur photography was used to supplement that of the professionals along the course of races.
Perhaps the greatest innovation seen in" Olympia" was the use of an underwater camera.
The camera followed divers through the air and, as soon as they hit the water, the cameraman dived down with them, all the while changing focus and aperture.
Française (film)
Française is a 2008 film.
The Chaser (1938 film)
The Chaser is a 1938 film.
The Wave (2008 film)
Die Welle (The Wave) is a 2008 German socio-political thriller film directed by Dennis Gansel and starring Jürgen Vogel, Frederick Lau, Jennifer Ulrich and Max Riemelt in the leads.
It is based on Ron Jones' social experiment The Third Wave and Todd Strasser's novel, "The Wave".
The film was produced by Christian Becker for Rat Pack Filmproduktion.
It was successful in German cinemas, and after ten weeks, 2.3 million people had watched it.

Question: Do both Olympia (1938 Film) and The Wave (2008 Film) films have the directors from the same country?
Answer: yes