novel and sheds light on how germany's legacy of espionage is still affecting generations in berlin. and in our series baking bread. takes his skills to new heights with the austrian. so that was looking good but we're starting with some exciting news on the festival front and i'm joined by my colleague scott ross for our film expert scott can has just announced a new jury president for this coming may so tell us about it yeah i was on. to the four time oscar winning director of one of everything of babel birdman the revenue at the level you're going to feel phenomenal phenomenal director and i think it's a huge coup for can and i think this is in my opinion the best director working today and it's kind of nice as well because it's sort of a homecoming for a new veto because his very first film a morris paris premier than can one thousand years ago ok so he's got a long history there but judging by the last few years at the oscars there's a real mexican wave that you could almost call it sweeping world cinema is a plot even possibly to get don't hold trump's ire up yeah it's funny b

rampling here in berlin but have to mean i didn't love the woman since i was a child at first sorrowed screed i've always had a thing for older women but i'm not sure that's a subject we really want to discuss in detail i mean i think i think we should draw a lot of swiftly the yes yes rose droids we were the first of those droids were close to to call slick's last as a director. how do you rate this festival as a whole. yeah you know it's interesting because has been has been doing this vessel for eighteen years and he really put his stamp on the festival he really chose a certain type of cinema a certain type of movie particularly political films and films of so really strong social realism that's been sort of the stamp that he's put on the staten island a lot of times it's been very impressive the berlin has become much more political and much more direct and socially aware but there's also a negative to that and the negative is that a lot of the films in berlin tend to be very overtly political and this year in particular they tend to be i don't know a bit dirty a bit of it a bit d

deceit on generations of germans . the german spy museum in the center of berlin this man is no ordinary visitor and it's no coincidence that he's come here and is looking at the collection of dead drops dick brown's grandparents were spies they worked in east germany for west germany's foreign intelligence agency and they used dead drops which could be something as conspicuous as this nutshell to exchange secret intelligence their story took a fateful turn one that had consequences across three generations eventually catching up with dick pound inspiring him to write his novel. go you know i think every novel is autobiographical in some way and this one is especially so i used the story of my family but only certain details about the inspiration for my story was the arrest of my grandparents in one thousand nine hundred sixty five this is the starting point of my story. because it's the arrest of the browns in east berlin set the family drama in motion pounds was sentenced to fifteen years in prison and his wife to eight years. novel those events are the start of a difficult time for ma

from all of us in berlin thanks for watching. it's going to. do no good today. you know the banks. and so was the language of the bank. speaking the truth club all news that matters g.w. made for mines. the. best college in the chaos after the first world war rented rooms redundant. and people now had this absolutely insatiable lust for life because they'd survive the war and the one hundred mark. up by suddenly criminal behavior became routine. they must have been really smart safe cracker's they had the entire berlin crime squad pulling their hair out most of them seem. to see the coroner's concluded that the body parts belong to twenty three different women not. just one which it probably what we now call profiling was essentially being practiced back then by inspect again. a lot of detectives were celebrities some even had their own newspaper columns and wrote books with promotional. birdland the bustling burgeoning capital of germany at the dawn of the weimar republic. some residents were warm winter coats and clean white shirts and could afford a christmas tree but all too m

it's time for berlin the sixty nine film festival. to give you the lowdown on all the stars movies and gossip. the late twenty nine thousand every day on either. the sixty nine international for linfield festival with the love of style started opening as always. and is as always festival directed diesel cars like in his trademark hats and red skull he's been greasing the stones and spreading good cheer for eighteen years now that's number than chance that on the map has been empowered and really nobody does it that said oh my. god but this shit is different diesel conflict is dolling out it's his last year in the driving seat the end of an era and era in which the banal has changed massively this year the celebrities are here not only to pose for the cameras and of course what some films but to say goodbye. oh oh oh. thank you. dancin next to me and so. was lisa bloom. the media beneath. the other reason here dear you are the reason. thank you all tribute to the host with the most but no time to get down to business . the sixty ninth berlin international film festival is now open.

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it's time for berlin sixty nine film festival. we give you the lowdown on all the stars news and gossip. the lovely twenty nine team every day on the death. of. the sixty nine international berlin film festival with the love of style started opening as always. and this as always festival director dieter caustic in his trademark dress and red skull he's been greasing the stones and spreading good cheer for eighteen years now that's number then chance that i'm going up has been empowered and really nobody does it better oh my. god this shit is different diesel cars like it's ballin allan's it's his last year in the driving seat the end of an era an era in which the banal the has changed massively this year the celebrities are here not only to pose for the cameras and of course watch the films but to say goodbye. oh oh oh. oh oh thank you. can sit next to me and say. the least to. be. gathering here dear you are the reason. thank god bill tribute to the host with the most but no time to get down to business. here we do the sixty ninth berlin the international film festival is now op

berlin film festival with the love a star studded opening as always. and as always festival director dieter caustic in his trademark ass and red skull he's been greasing the stones and spreading good cheer for eighteen years no that's not more than chance that i'm going to love has been in power and really nobody does it better oh my. i think that this year is different diesel cars like is battling out it's his last year in the driving seat the end of an era an era in which the billion dollar has changed massively this year the celebrities are here not only to pose for the cameras and of course watch the films but to say goodbye. thank. god so now we can see. not just nice to. the other room here to. give the reason. thank you all tribute to the host with the most but no time to get down to business . with him with his sixty ninth berlin international film festival is now open for its belief and believe. but. is there life after the berlin wall yes or no that's the big question everyone i just their life. to believe that it. has been at the helm of the festival for eighteen years we

for the kingdom. allegations of censorship at the berlin film festival chinese director john you know pulls his film and in a d.-w. exclusive i way way says his work was blocked from selection are they being targeted by beijing censors. and a year after hosting the winter olympics chang is practically a ghost town what happens to all the empty venues in the games on. i'm melissa chan thank you for joining the program it's good to have you with us saudi arabia has pledged to invest twenty billion dollars in cash hungry pakistan it's a boost for islam a body which faces a mounting debt crisis and tensions with neighboring india and it's a p.r. boon for saudi arabia as well after international criticism over the killing of u.s. based saudi journalist jamal khashoggi last year. pakistan needs money and saudi arabia needs friends to that end saudi crown prince mohammed bin solomon began his trip to asia on sunday night touching down to a red carpet welcome from pakistan's prime minister imran khan. the saudi royal review the military before moving on to cannes residents to confirm the fina

. they must've been really smart safe cracker's they had the entire berlin crime squad pulling their hair out . the medical examiners concluded that the various body parts belong to twenty three different women. yes but what about the now cold profiling was essentially being practiced back then by inspect again not. a lot of detectives were celebrities some even had newspaper columns and wrote books. in the mid one nine hundred twenty s. a lot of berliners began looking to the future with renewed optimism thanks to a range of modern means of transportation people have become more mobile which made life and work in the booming metropolis much easier. the esp on train network and started running in one nine hundred twenty four thousands of commuters now flocked into downtown berlin every morning and also enabled city dwellers to visit their relatives in the suburbs as twenty one year old daughter pascoe was planning to do one day you'll have pascoe pascoe was a pleasant young lady from a nice family. her parents run a popular butcher shop where she sometimes helped out. in the run up t

for now but i do keep hearing d.w. for all that in march i'm sorry kelly in berlin thank you so much for joining us have a great day. and for. language courses. any time anywhere. that's callous not the chaos following the first world war going to the old rules redundant. the strong people now have this absolutely insatiable lust for life because they've survived the war and the one bought. up by shockingly criminal behavior became really changed. and so they must've been really smart safe cracker's they had the entire berlin crime squad pulling their hair out of. the medical examiner has concluded that the various body parts belong to twenty three different women not. just one which is what i now call profiling was essentially being practiced back then by inspected to not. tillicum is a lot of detectives were celebrities some even had newspaper columns and wrote books. in the mid one nine hundred twenty s. a lot of berliners began looking to the future with renewed optimism thanks to a range of modern means of transportation people have become more mobile which made life and wo

music movement should. just start figuring to long t.w. . the sixty nine international berlin film festival with the love of star studded opening as always. and as always festival director dieter caustic in his trademark casts and red skull is increasing the stones and spreading good cheer for eighteen years now that's not more than chance that on the map has been in power and really nobody does it better oh my. god but this shit is different diesel cars like it is dolling else it's his last year in the driving seat the end of an era an era in which the banal the has changed massively this year the celebrities are here not only to pose for the cameras and of course watch some films but to say goodbye. oh oh oh. oh oh oh oh oh oh oh thank. god that made me and soon. was nice to you when you were going to. be here beneath. the other reserves dear dear you are the reason. thank you how will tribute to the host with the most but now time to get down to business. the sixty ninth berlin international film festival is now live from delhi. but. is there life after the berlin wall yes or no

berlin sixty nine film festival. we give you the lowdown on all the stars movies and gossip. twenty nineteen every day on the death. of the sixty nine international dylan film festival with the love of star studded opening as always. and this as always festival director diesel cars like in his trademark ass red skull he's been greasing the stones and spreading good cheer for eighteen years now that's longer than chance that i'm going to love has been in college and really nobody does it better oh my. god but this year is different diesel cars like is dolling else it's his last year in the driving seat the end of an era and era in which the billion dollar has changed massively this year the celebrities are here not only to pose for the cameras and of course what some films but to say goodbye. oh oh. oh oh oh thank. god save me i'm so. good. thank you heartfelt tribute to the host with the most but now it's time to get down to business. the sixty ninth berlin international film festival is now. this is their life after the yes or no that's the big question everyone i just. believe tha

my. but you're a t t w. this is d w news live from berlin desperately needed food and supplies become a pawn in venezuela's political showdown venezuelan leader nicolas maduro orders the military to block aid from crossing tolls for the columbia border declared interim president one going to go calls on troops to defy orders which leader will they obey also coming up theresa may heads to brussels once again seeking a way to avoid a no deal drags it but even leader donald tusk slams the last minute scramble saying those who pushed for breads it without a plan deserve a special place in hell and it is the hottest ticket in town the berlin film festival or program knowledge starts today cinema goers are already lining up for this year's buzzed about films in the race for the golden bear. i'm sorry kelly welcome to the program a standoff over humanitarian aid deepens as venice will as political crisis plays out on the country's border a convoy with desperately needed aid remains stuck at the colombian border city of kuta now venezuela's government led by nicholas my. do it o. has o

the cars, a photograph of one of the cars they used to use. an original piece of the berlin wall painted by an artist and donated to the museum. if we go up a little bit, check point charlie, one of the original armbands used at the garden gate that separated east and west germany in downtown berlin. in assortment of east german and westermann stamps and coins and looks of the era. up top, there are original berlin east and west german signs, saying this is the border, you cannot go past this, and to let people know it was a dangerous area or the no man's zone in between the border of east and west germany. here we have an original border marker that would separate east and west germany. it would give people walking in the area an idea they're getting close to the border and to not cross the border. down here on the floor, one of our signs from east berlin, west berlin, saying no photographs were allowed for the united states military liaison mission. the missions were allowed to be in the foreign countries. they would always do a cat and mouse game and chase them out before they

imo. the sixty nine international berlin film festival with the love of star studded opening as always. and this as always festival director diesel cars like in his trademark pass and red skull he's been greasing the stones and spreading good cheer for eighteen years no that's not the chance that i'm going to have has been in power and really nobody does it better oh my. god but this year is different dieter conflict is dolling out it's his last year in the driving seat the end of an era and era in which the billion dollar has changed massively this year the celebrities are here not only to pose for the cameras and of course watch some films but to say goodbye. oh. thank you. can sit back and see. the other prisoners here do. you want to read. thank you all tribute to the host with the most but no time to get down to business . here sixty ninth berlin international film festival is now open for its be live from delhi. thank. you for this is their life after the birth one of the yes you know that's the big question question for everyone i asked. just their life. to believe that i

well you. know this is daily news life from berlin tens of thousands gather in lagos in support of nigeria's president mohamed do bihari is the last major campaign rally ahead of next week's elections and the vote looks set to be a tight one our correspondent has the latest also coming up. the u.s. says it's confidential real progress can be made with north korea president all trying for paris for a second meeting with kim jong il and he predicts that the country will become a great economic powerhouse. now for a hollywood actor leaving a son was accused of reach the common follow on from the scandal reaches the berlin knowledge of the book you live with the latest from the red carpet. in lagos nigeria supporters of the president have gathered for a rally in the run up to next week's elections the all progressives congress party hopes to see president mohamed who will hari reelected to a second term today the president is addressing the crowds and next saturday's election the country will also boat for a new parliament. correspondent oddly and creation is at the election campaign e

from berlin allies heading in different directions germany's chancellor angela merkel calls for more multi-lateralism and warns that international political structures are falling apart but u.s. president vice president mike pence chides his allies for not supporting the u.s. on our end also coming up. plenty of candidates but the pulls stay close to the leading contenders in nigeria's presidential election condemn a last minute postponement. the berlin international film festival comes to a climax with the coveted golden bear going to end up but he'd film synonyms about an israeli man who tries to suppress his origins after moving to tears. hello and welcome to the program spicer political heavyweights made speeches on the second day of the munich security conference with both the german chancellor on the meth and u.s. vice president mike pence taking to the podium fences repeatedly criticized europe of light merkel made an appeal for more international cooperation but also didn't shy away from the major points of contention between berlin and washington. anglo-american was not goin

berlin expect hundreds of other applicants to show up as well so where does the city planner turn when affordable space grows tight that idea was already being tackled one hundred years ago by german architect name walter gropius the founder of the bauhaus and the figures in the movement with him wanted to build apartments that were beautiful functional and affordable more than design and form the house was a show a social revolution that has had an enduring impact. urban has been look like in the future. good spaces and good light supply is tight and prices are soaring i foresee colorful cities but dense and high rise. pavement design need to be reinvented how much we system out. question every time. designing affordable apartment is a new venture for architect hart building a complex of one hundred forty units in the german city of. good living space and attractive architecture for citizens with low incomes it was commissioned by the local authorities. until now designing single family homes for the wealthy has been his speciality but this is a new challenge clarity of line and form

this is d w news live from berlin germany feeling the heat over a planned gas pipeline with russia the u.s. and france pressure berlin to rethink a new ghastly from russia we asked the chairman of the upcoming munich security conference if this threat could reach a breaking point for old allies also coming up vital food and medicine arise prevent a surveillance from the united states the president nicolas maduro says it is not crossing the border while growing protests sway the loyalties of troops and forcing his barricades and a woman's take on the weak and powerful opening up this year's erland film festival the stars turned out in force for its lone chair fix the kindness of strangers it is the first of several films by women directors and it's yours. i'm sorry kelly welcome to the program and germany plans for a pipeline supplying russian gas have been thrown into doubt the u.s. ambassador to berlin has urged germany to ditch the north stream to project and now france says that it could hold the construction process by subjecting the russian company building it to tougher europ

government in berlin. be an astronaut just so you ask. that very same night chance illustrate them and called a crisis meeting yeah but what if it's like if you couldn't wish to. the president has to. give you a living cause if i. could just mission assist perceived. into. the president and the chancellor hébert and strays him on how to act. on the night of the eighth and ninth of november one thousand nine hundred twenty three the future of the german republic was at stake and he of all people had to come to its rescue. strays and. a man who jure in the world war had been an aggressive nationalist who wanted a worldwide german empire who believed in the monarchy and lamented its collapse. and now he had composed an appeal for the republic and against hitler. in this hour of just any of the german people we exhort all friends of the fatherland to commit to the preservation of the unity of the race and to german freedom is it as bad as that. yes. we don't know what the next day will bring. but i will not give him. the news that hitler wanted him out. his wife feared for his life kate a

from around europe as one of the hosts off the show your own mix here and berlin a few words about me i was born in the south and work near frankfurt i'm half german half indian and for the past ten years i have been traveling around the world as an actress and model currently i live in mumbai in india so if you like bollywood movies then you've probably seen me and one role are the other on the big screen yes drunkard and then just the book if he had well i think i exit nigga. shouldn't be working in front of the camera has been part of my life for quite a while and our first story today is about how women are shown an advertising the image of women in this field has changed a great deal over the decades so let's embark on a kind of photographic journey through time that is currently being shown at an exhibition here in berlin. the famous fashion photographer horst p. horst created this image in one nine hundred thirty nine it's the oldest photo in the women on view exhibition. twenty years later a commercial photographer was getting bolder and experimenting more and more with feminine

reunified berlin since then has had one success after the other we sat down with the energetic choreographer to talk about her rise from the french to major opera houses and her next job as co artistic director of the berlin state ballet. so foremost as you started your company twenty five years ago with your hands under it could you ever have imagined the international success you've had since africa. non-scented i noises after in one thousand nine hundred three after the fall of the berlin wall and shortly after unification the central district of measure was a place of seemingly endless opportunities. we any opened our venue and there's a field day or three years later in one nine hundred ninety six the year before that we were like nomads wandering from one industrial space to the next and each time we started up a nice change here as there is in fact life and unfun from the outset we toured internationally we toured the u.s. in our second or third year we traveled to india and toured a lot in europe peeling off. so right from the start traveling was part of our identity it was our aspir

kept on at the world premiere in berlin. michaels who also was the guy got a book the two most beautiful young. fans went wild for hindi film stars ranveer singh and. in the movie run for singh's character more dreams of making it big as a rapper and he needs all the support he can get. were the driver no go to go big ben will probably go you for that but. i think i want what i get i mean i'm not the guy. that big. boy tackles india's caste system and traditional gender roles is a progressive message from directors iraq time. i think because remember i cannot believe i want to put straw men on screen i also want to get the pilot man i want to know what one screen so i like the top the women so often that. so yeah and the golly boy cast bringing fresh flavor taken the film. done. so it's very different and joining me now the hospital is my colleague scott rocks from scott so that the premiere of galley boy in berlin belly would seem to require out of the. yeah you know very much so i mean the hindi hip hop is a bit of a new one for me but in terms of the belly now that it's alwa

they used to use, original piece of the berlin wall painted by an artist and donated to the cold war museum. and checkpoint charlie, one of the original arm bands that was used at the guard gait gate that separated east and west germany in downtown berlin. up on top there are original berlin east german and west german signs basically saying halt it's a border, you can't go past this and to let people know that it was a dangerous area or that it was the no man's zone in between the border of east and west germany where the wall was. here we've got a border marker that would give people walking in the area the idea they were getting close to a border and to not cross over the border. down here on the floor, one of our signs again from east berlin, west berlin saying that no photographs were allowed for the united states military liaison mission. the missions were allowed to be in the foreign countries, but they would always do a cat and mouse game and try to chase them out before they would take pictures. we're going to start to get into some civil defense. the cold war museum back in

this is good news live from berlin germany feeling the heat over a plan to gas pipelines from russia the u.s. and france pressure berlin to halt construction on the north stream to project a new gas link under the baltic sea from russia now washington says the pipeline could undermine security for western europe. also coming up vital food and medicine are ripe for venezuelans from the united states but president nicolas maduro says it's not crossing the border while growing protests ways will boil teams of troops in force in just barricades and jordan wants more women like her out on the streets she will look at what's driving the demand for more working women in the conservative. and the temple tower and passion opens this year's for length film festival the stars turn out in force for a lone scherfig says the kindness of strangers it was the first showing of the year at the berlin wall up which features and unprecedented line up of female directors . i'm sorry kelly welcome to the program here in germany plans for a pipeline supplying russian gas have been thrown into doubt

got. a movie with the beat that kept on at the world premiere in berlin joe. buckles who also will see god will be to whom a bit of what. i found when wild for hindi film stars round here saying and i'll be about. in the movie ranveer singh skerrick to more dreams of making it big as a rapper and he needs all the support he can get. it out with a dry we're not going to go down no credibility to you for that but. that's not what i want what i get i got i got another guy. with a big. boy tackles india's caste system and traditional gender roles as a progressive message from directors iraq time. i think being a female director not to do i want to put straw men on screen i also want the kind of man i want to know what i want screen so i like the tough the women so often that. so yeah and the gully boy cast bringing fresh life taking the film. done. so that looks very different and joining me now the hospital is my colleague scott rocks from scott so that the premiere of galley boy in berlin i mean bully would seem to require out of the. yeah you know very much so i mean the hindi hip h

the book . this is d w news live from berlin the u.s. and iran trade verbal blows as that munich security conference draws to an end state iran's foreign minister mohammad javad zarif can dance as u.s. policy on iraq like using washington is ignoring his country's right to self-determination there sastre u.s. vice president mike pence demands a tougher stance on iran from europe also coming up. the most senior catholic cleric to be defrocked in modern times the vatican expels a former u.s. cardinal from the priesthood over sexual crimes against adults and children and his expulsion comes as the church prepares for a summit on sex abuse cases. plus the golden bear goes to israel director not bad luck kid wins the top prize and the berlin international film festival for his drama synonyms about leaving one's homeland will bring you all the berlin all the highlights. thanks for joining us i'm aaron i haven't seen. iran's foreign minister mohammad javad zarif has delivered a defiant speech at the munich security conference it condemns calls from washington for the european union to a

three the leader of the national socialists tried to topple the government in berlin. the nationality of job search dollars. that very same night chancellor strays a man called a crisis meeting yeah. but whatever you think if you look at the conflict between. the president has to. deal if you want to talk as if i. looked as mission as proceeds. if. the president and the chancellor hébert and strays and had to act. on the night of the eighth and ninth of november nineteen twenty three the future of the german republic was at stake and he of all people had to come to its rescue gustaf strays and. a man who during the world war had been an aggressive nationalist who wanted a worldwide german empire who believed in the monocle and lamented its collapse. and now he had composed an appeal for the republic and against hitler. in this hour of just any of the german people we exhort all friends of the fatherland to commit to the preservation of the unity of the right and to german freedom is it as bad as that. yes. we don't know what the next day will bring. but i will not give hi

stephen beers in berlin thanks for joining me nord stream to germany's controversial gas pipeline project with russia has cleared a critical stumbling block following a new compromise between berlin and paris france had threatened to withhold it supported a critical juncture leading to talk of a fall out between berlin and paris especially after the french president canceled a joint appearance in munich german chancellor angela merkel now says the project is back on the right path this is the not the two of us as if we have indeed reached an agreement regarding the gas pipeline regulations and we are in you reached it because germany and france were together very closely and with the remaining e.u. presidency and the other member states of course. you know how often i meet president how often we hold talks we cooperate daily on all important european topics and even if the president said a few days ago that he wouldn't be going to munich that will be many other meetings between us but you will be able to see that the spirit of frank jam and friendship is very much aligned obviousl

premiere in berlin. where buckles who also will see god will be doing a bit of a job. i found when wild for hindi film stars round here saying and i'll be about. in the movie run for your sings character more dreams of making it big as a rapper and he needs all the support he can get. it out with a driver no go to cover downloadable you for the. best that's what i want what i get i gotta get i'm not the guy. that big. boy tackles india's caste system and traditional gender from a progressive message from directors iraq time. i think because remember i cannot believe i wonder what's going on on screen i also want the pilot man i want to know what was going on so i like the tough the women so often that. so yeah and the gallipoli cast bringing fresh flavor taken the film. done. looks very different and joining me now the hospital is my colleague scott rocks from scott so that the premiere of galley boy in berlin bollywood seems to be quite out of the. yeah i know very much so i mean the hindi hip hop is a bit of a new one for me but in terms of the daily nala it's always had a place in it

that hold, cannot pass this location. original piece of the berlin wall painted by an artist and donated to the museum. checkgo up a little bit, point charlie, one of the original armbands used at the arm gate -- at the arm gate. little east germany and west german stamps and coins. there are original berlin east and west german signs, saying this is the border, you cannot and to let people know it was the no man's zone in between the border of east and west germany. we have an original border marker that would separate east and west germany. walking inve people the area an idea they're getting close to the border. down here, one of our signs from sayingrlin, west berlin, no photographs world out for the united states military liaison mission. the missions were allowed to be in the foreign countries. we're going to get into some physical that some defense. we say then museum, salvage the civil defense headquarters from washington dc. virginia 20ated in miles outside of the washington dc area. this would have been the communications headquarter. this is a schematic we drew up of t

of the german emperor is located at the heart of berlin now the allies did bomb it in world war two it could have been saved but no socialist east germany had other plans they tore it down and put up the palace of the republic in its place that's their parliament and cultural center hideous yes but also kind of great in its own way i think. you are right with hideous well you know a lot of people were still yes it is but still a lot of people were sad that it got torn down to put up this new version of the city palace because the point is why create a historical replica. of a building instead of maintaining an actual historic building ok but that's all done and dusted this forum is well underway in the replica or i should say in the image of the kaiser's palace and now the controversy is of course it's going to house two museum collections many of the objects in them were obtained under the kaiser and some pretty dubious circumstances indeed they were and this whole thing . was taken from most african countries is the big debate right now here in germany and when this new museum col