Lars Eidinger

Lars Eidinger (born 21 January 1976) is a German stage, television and movie actor. In February 2016, he was named as one of the jury members for the main competition section of the 66th Berlin International Film Festival. He is a member of the ensemble of the Schaubühne theatre in Berlin, with leading roles in productions such as Hamlet and Richard III.

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Murder on Amrum (2009)

Two policemen are stationed on Amrum, a North Sea island on the West coast of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany’ – an elder, and one who is several decades his junior. Life is easy, just that the junior can’t find a wife, because no young woman seems to be interested in ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Markus Imboden
CAST:  Hinnerk Schönemann  •  Irina Potapenko  •  Barbara Rudnik  •  Thomas Thieme

Two policemen are stationed on Amrum, a North Sea island on the West coast of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany’ – an elder, and one who is several decades his junior. Life is easy, just that the junior can’t find a wife, because no young woman seems to be interested in ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Markus Imboden
CAST:  Hinnerk Schönemann  •  Irina Potapenko  •  Barbara Rudnik  •  Thomas Thieme

Clouds of Sils Maria (2014)

DepressingHeartbreakingEmotionalThought provoking

A veteran actress comes face-to-face with an uncomfortable reflection of herself when she agrees to take part in a revival of the play that launched her career 20 years earlier.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Olivier Assayas
CAST:  Chloë Grace Moretz  •  Kristen Stewart  •  Juliette Binoche  •  Brady Corbet

A veteran actress comes face-to-face with an uncomfortable reflection of herself when she agrees to take part in a revival of the play that launched her career 20 years earlier.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Olivier Assayas
CAST:  Chloë Grace Moretz  •  Kristen Stewart  •  Juliette Binoche  •  Brady Corbet

After Effect (2007)

Berlin in the 3rd millenium. Rather by chance Kai Starel gets into the newly founded CC Institute "Carl Celler Culture", where hip creative minds buzz around in bleak spaces and think about company logos with animals. This brings up art, campaigns or something ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stephan Geene
CAST:  Sabine Timoteo  •  Aljoscha Weskott  •  Annika Blendl  •  Mario Mentrup

Berlin in the 3rd millenium. Rather by chance Kai Starel gets into the newly founded CC Institute "Carl Celler Culture", where hip creative minds buzz around in bleak spaces and think about company logos with animals. This brings up art, campaigns or something ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stephan Geene
CAST:  Sabine Timoteo  •  Aljoscha Weskott  •  Annika Blendl  •  Mario Mentrup

Summer Window (2011)

Juliane's happiness seems perfect. She is head over heals in love and has just begun a new life with August. One morning, however, she wakes up to find that she has been unexplainable thrown back into her past - to the time before she met her new love. Is what ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hendrik Handloegten
CAST:  Nina Hoss  •  Mark Waschke  •  Fritzi Haberlandt  •  Lars Eidinger

Juliane's happiness seems perfect. She is head over heals in love and has just begun a new life with August. One morning, however, she wakes up to find that she has been unexplainable thrown back into her past - to the time before she met her new love. Is what ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hendrik Handloegten
CAST:  Nina Hoss  •  Mark Waschke  •  Fritzi Haberlandt  •  Lars Eidinger

Home for the Weekend (2012)

On the request of his mother Gitte, Marko, who has been living in Berlin for years, drives off to the countryside to visit his parents. His hopes of spending a quiet and relaxing time with his family fall short when Gitte surprises everyone by revealing that she ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hans-Christian Schmid
CAST:  Lars Eidinger  •  Corinna Harfouch  •  Sebastian Zimmler  •  Ernst Stötzner

On the request of his mother Gitte, Marko, who has been living in Berlin for years, drives off to the countryside to visit his parents. His hopes of spending a quiet and relaxing time with his family fall short when Gitte surprises everyone by revealing that she ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hans-Christian Schmid
CAST:  Lars Eidinger  •  Corinna Harfouch  •  Sebastian Zimmler  •  Ernst Stötzner

Hell (2011)

In 2016 the sun has turned the entire world into a scorched and barren wasteland. The humans who have survived are either resourceful or violent, and sometimes both. Marie, her little sister Leonie, and best friend Phillip, are in a car headed to the mountains - ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tim Fehlbaum
CAST:  Hannah Herzsprung  •  Lars Eidinger  •  Stipe Erceg  •  Lisa Vicari

In 2016 the sun has turned the entire world into a scorched and barren wasteland. The humans who have survived are either resourceful or violent, and sometimes both. Marie, her little sister Leonie, and best friend Phillip, are in a car headed to the mountains - ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tim Fehlbaum
CAST:  Hannah Herzsprung  •  Lars Eidinger  •  Stipe Erceg  •  Lisa Vicari

Code Blue (2011)

Marian, a middle aged nurse, devotes herself to her patients like a saint. Sometimes she even takes on the role of a redeemer, by helping the gravely ill to the soothing order of ultimate silence. When she gets linked to a neighbor in an act of common voyeurism, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Urszula Antoniak
CAST:  Bien de Moor  •  Lars Eidinger  •  Annemarie Prins  •  Sophie van Winden

Marian, a middle aged nurse, devotes herself to her patients like a saint. Sometimes she even takes on the role of a redeemer, by helping the gravely ill to the soothing order of ultimate silence. When she gets linked to a neighbor in an act of common voyeurism, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Urszula Antoniak
CAST:  Bien de Moor  •  Lars Eidinger  •  Annemarie Prins  •  Sophie van Winden

Goltzius & the Pelican Company (2012)

Goltzius and the Pelican Company tells the story of Hendrik Goltzius, a late 16th century Dutch printer and engraver of erotic prints. A contemporary of Rembrandt and, indeed, more celebrated during his life, Goltzius seduces the Margrave of Alsace into paying for ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Greenaway
CAST:  F. Murray Abraham  •  Ramsey Nasr  •  Kate Moran  •  Pippo Delbono

Goltzius and the Pelican Company tells the story of Hendrik Goltzius, a late 16th century Dutch printer and engraver of erotic prints. A contemporary of Rembrandt and, indeed, more celebrated during his life, Goltzius seduces the Margrave of Alsace into paying for ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Greenaway
CAST:  F. Murray Abraham  •  Ramsey Nasr  •  Kate Moran  •  Pippo Delbono

Everyone Else (2009)

While on a Mediterranean vacation, a seemingly happy boyfriend and girlfriend find their connection to one another tested as they bond with another couple.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Maren Ade
CAST:  Birgit Minichmayr  •  Lars Eidinger  •  Hans-Jochen Wagner  •  Nicole Marischka

While on a Mediterranean vacation, a seemingly happy boyfriend and girlfriend find their connection to one another tested as they bond with another couple.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Maren Ade
CAST:  Birgit Minichmayr  •  Lars Eidinger  •  Hans-Jochen Wagner  •  Nicole Marischka

Personal Shopper (2016)

Maureen, mid-20s, is a personal shopper for a media celebrity. The job pays for her stay in Paris, a city she refuses to leave until she makes contact with her twin brother who previously died there. Her life becomes more complicated when a mysterious person ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Olivier Assayas
CAST:  Kristen Stewart  •  Lars Eidinger  •  Sigrid Bouaziz  •  Anders Danielsen Lie

Maureen, mid-20s, is a personal shopper for a media celebrity. The job pays for her stay in Paris, a city she refuses to leave until she makes contact with her twin brother who previously died there. Her life becomes more complicated when a mysterious person ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Olivier Assayas
CAST:  Kristen Stewart  •  Lars Eidinger  •  Sigrid Bouaziz  •  Anders Danielsen Lie

The Verdict (2016)

A hijacker threatens to bring down a passenger plane to a crowded football stadium. Fighter pilot Lars Koch decides to shoot down the machine. The court of Berlin should decide whether Lars Koch is a hero or a murderer. The viewers become jurors, and their decision ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lars Kraume
CAST:  Florian David Fitz  •  Lars Eidinger  •  Martina Gedeck  •  Burghart Klaußner

A hijacker threatens to bring down a passenger plane to a crowded football stadium. Fighter pilot Lars Koch decides to shoot down the machine. The court of Berlin should decide whether Lars Koch is a hero or a murderer. The viewers become jurors, and their decision ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lars Kraume
CAST:  Florian David Fitz  •  Lars Eidinger  •  Martina Gedeck  •  Burghart Klaußner

The Origin of Violence (2016)

A French teacher makes a startling discovery while on a trip to Buchenwald.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Élie Chouraqui
CAST:  Richard Berry  •  Stanley Weber  •  César Chouraqui  •  Michel Bouquet

A French teacher makes a startling discovery while on a trip to Buchenwald.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Élie Chouraqui
CAST:  Richard Berry  •  Stanley Weber  •  César Chouraqui  •  Michel Bouquet

Family Party (2015)

On the 70th birthday of famous piano virtuoso Hannes Westhoff, a celebration is to take place at the patriarch's estate. For this occasion, his second wife Anne not only invited Westhoff's three sons Max, Fredrik and Gregor, but also their mother, Westhoff's ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lars Kraume
CAST:  Günther Maria Halmer  •  Hannelore Elsner  •  Michaela May  •  Lars Eidinger

On the 70th birthday of famous piano virtuoso Hannes Westhoff, a celebration is to take place at the patriarch's estate. For this occasion, his second wife Anne not only invited Westhoff's three sons Max, Fredrik and Gregor, but also their mother, Westhoff's ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lars Kraume
CAST:  Günther Maria Halmer  •  Hannelore Elsner  •  Michaela May  •  Lars Eidinger

Sworn Virgin (2015)

Years after declaring her eternal virginity and opting to live life as a man in the mountains of Albania, Hana looks to return to living as a woman as she settles into a new existence in modern-day Milan.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Laura Bispuri
CAST:  Alba Rohrwacher  •  Emily Ferratello  •  Lars Eidinger  •  Flonja Kodheli

Years after declaring her eternal virginity and opting to live life as a man in the mountains of Albania, Hana looks to return to living as a woman as she settles into a new existence in modern-day Milan.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Laura Bispuri
CAST:  Alba Rohrwacher  •  Emily Ferratello  •  Lars Eidinger  •  Flonja Kodheli

Elixir (2015)

What if the Surrealists were living today, in Berlin? Lexia, a Bosnian vagabond, comes to Berlin to become an artist. But she finds what she's never had. A family. Elixir is a story about love, art and fear.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Brodie Higgs
CAST:  Rob Alec  •  Swann Arlaud  •  Peter Barron  •  Alexander Coggin

What if the Surrealists were living today, in Berlin? Lexia, a Bosnian vagabond, comes to Berlin to become an artist. But she finds what she's never had. A family. Elixir is a story about love, art and fear.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Brodie Higgs
CAST:  Rob Alec  •  Swann Arlaud  •  Peter Barron  •  Alexander Coggin

Dora or The Sexual Neuroses of Our Parents (2015)

After her mother decided that the eighteen-year-old mentally disabled Dora no longer has to take psychotherapeutic drugs, the young woman begins to blossom. The sedated teenager was never a problem for her surroundings – but new challenges arise when the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stina Werenfels
CAST:  Victoria Schulz  •  Jenny Schily  •  Lars Eidinger  •  Urs Jucker

After her mother decided that the eighteen-year-old mentally disabled Dora no longer has to take psychotherapeutic drugs, the young woman begins to blossom. The sedated teenager was never a problem for her surroundings – but new challenges arise when the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stina Werenfels
CAST:  Victoria Schulz  •  Jenny Schily  •  Lars Eidinger  •  Urs Jucker

Richard III (2015)

Richard of Gloucester uses murder and manipulation to claim England's throne.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hannes Rossacher  •  Thomas Ostermeier
CAST:  Lars Eidinger  •  Moritz Gottwald  •  Eva Meckbach  •  Jenny König

Richard of Gloucester uses murder and manipulation to claim England's throne.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hannes Rossacher  •  Thomas Ostermeier
CAST:  Lars Eidinger  •  Moritz Gottwald  •  Eva Meckbach  •  Jenny König

The Wagner-Clan (2013)

After the death of genius Richard Wagner his wife Cosima fights for his legacy even against the will of her children Sigmund and Sieglinde.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Christiane Balthasar
CAST:  Iris Berben  •  Heino Ferch  •  Justus von Dohnányi  •  Petra Schmidt-Schaller

After the death of genius Richard Wagner his wife Cosima fights for his legacy even against the will of her children Sigmund and Sieglinde.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Christiane Balthasar
CAST:  Iris Berben  •  Heino Ferch  •  Justus von Dohnányi  •  Petra Schmidt-Schaller

Der Prediger (2014)

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DIRECTION:  Thomas Berger
CAST:  Lars Eidinger  •  Devid Striesow  •  Alexander Held  •  Caroline Ebner

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DIRECTION:  Thomas Berger
CAST:  Lars Eidinger  •  Devid Striesow  •  Alexander Held  •  Caroline Ebner

Grenzgang (2013)

Once again, the "border crossing" is celebrated, as every seven years in the Upper Hessian town of Bergen. It is really turbulent at this folk festival, when the municipal boundaries are confirmed from old tradition and everything is upside down. For this occasion ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Brigitte Bertele
CAST:  Claudia Michelsen  •  Lars Eidinger  •  Gesine Cukrowski  •  Gertrud Roll

Once again, the "border crossing" is celebrated, as every seven years in the Upper Hessian town of Bergen. It is really turbulent at this folk festival, when the municipal boundaries are confirmed from old tradition and everything is upside down. For this occasion ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Brigitte Bertele
CAST:  Claudia Michelsen  •  Lars Eidinger  •  Gesine Cukrowski  •  Gertrud Roll
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