Bruno Ganz has died...

[pastoralguy]

Very sad news. My first experience of him was in 'Wings of Desire'.

RIP, Herr Ganz

[johncorrigan]

Very sad news. My first experience of him was in 'Wings of Desire'.

RIP, Herr Ganz

I so loved 'the American Friend' (Der amerikanische Freund) - probably the first time I encountered Bruno Ganz and Wim Wenders, and certainly Ripley. Wonder if the film would stand the test of time - he was a very fine screen presence - I loved 'Wings of Desire'.

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

It's so long since I last saw WoD that I'd forgotten he was in it (and the Jonathan Harker in Nosferatu, ending the film chillingly). A superb actor - I hope he enjoyed the parodies of his astonishing performance in that scene as much as everyone else did: they couldn't have worked with anything less powerful to be based on.

[pastoralguy]

It's so long since I last saw WoD that I'd forgotten he was in it (and the Jonathan Harker in Nosferatu, ending the film chillingly). A superb actor - I hope he enjoyed the parodies of his astonishing performance in that scene as much as everyone else did: they couldn't have worked with anything less powerful to be based on.

Alas, according to The Times obituary, he was frustrated with the parodies of 'that scene'. He found portraying Hitler to be a very disturbing experience.

[french frank]

Alas, according to The Times obituary, he was frustrated with the parodies of 'that scene'. He found portraying Hitler to be a very disturbing experience.

I can understand that. I saw a photo of him with his obituary and he looked so relaxed and 'normal' that I can well imagine it must have been a strain. Who'd be an actor?