Joel Basman News Today

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with lead actor Joel Basman and director David Schalko about his German-Austrian miniseries Kafka on early 20th century author Franz Kafka, released in the U.S. from June 6.

Benedict Cumberbatch is a desperate father whose child disappears in the gripping new drama by Abi Morgan, and Asif Kapadia and Dua Lipa turn to north London with an elegy to a wonderful music scene

Man who emerges from German TV series is a far cry from myth of tortured artist alienated from his family and job

The major streamer for Jewish storytelling will launch the series June 6 to mark the 100th anniversary of Franz Kafka’s death.

18/01/2024 - The market delves into the latest trends and innovations in global serial content, with the Berlinale Series Market Selects label shining a spotlight on 15 shows from around the world

Franz Rogowski stars in Giorgio Diritti's 'Lubo,' about Switzerland’s abuse of itinerant communities and one man's search for his stolen children.

Franz Rogowski's magnetism is spread too thin in "Lubo," Giorgio Diritti's unduly episodic account of Switzerland's "Kinder der Landstrasse" scandal.

12/05/2023 - Leonardo D’Agostini’s second movie led by the French actress forms part of the Italian sales agent’s line-up, alongside crime film Come pecore in mezzo ai lupi and teen drama Noi anni luce

New Austrian TV series including 'Kafka,' 'School of Champions,' and 'Days That Never Were’ as well as other dramas head to MipTV. 

Barry Healy reviews two Swiss films that draw on historical fact, showing the country's extraordinary history of radical personal and political struggle.