Andrea Eckert

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Andrea Eckert (born 17 September 1958) is an Austrian stage and film actress, singer and documentary filmmaker. Born in Vienna, Eckert first studied literature in Paris, France, then decided on a stage career and trained with Dorothea Neff. Her roles have included the eponymous heroines in Hebbel's Judith, Schiller's Maria Stuart, Jelinek's Clara S., Sophocles's Elektra, Kleist's Penthesilea, and Maria Callas in Terrence McNally's Meisterklasse (Master Class). Eckert has frequently appeared on television (for example in guest roles on Kommissar Rex) and in the cinema. She also made documentaries about Lucia Westerguard, Turhan Bey, and Leopold and Josefine Hawelka. She lives in Vienna. Description above from the Wikipedia article Andrea Eckert, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.    

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Before Sunrise (1995)

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A young man and woman meet on a train in Europe, and wind up spending one evening together in Vienna. Unfortunately, both know that this will probably be their only night together.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Linklater
CAST:  Ethan Hawke  •  Julie Delpy  •  Andrea Eckert  •  Hanno Pöschl

A young man and woman meet on a train in Europe, and wind up spending one evening together in Vienna. Unfortunately, both know that this will probably be their only night together.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Linklater
CAST:  Ethan Hawke  •  Julie Delpy  •  Andrea Eckert  •  Hanno Pöschl

Children of the Open Road (1992)

In 1939, after barely escaping the Nazis, a Gypsy family returns to Switzerland only to be torn apart by racial persecution in the benign guise of children's welfare. This fictionalized story of Jana, an eight-year-old Gypsy girl snatched from her parents and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Urs Egger
CAST:  Jasmin Tabatabai  •  Andrea Eckert  •  Hans-Peter Korff  •  Nina Petri

In 1939, after barely escaping the Nazis, a Gypsy family returns to Switzerland only to be torn apart by racial persecution in the benign guise of children's welfare. This fictionalized story of Jana, an eight-year-old Gypsy girl snatched from her parents and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Urs Egger
CAST:  Jasmin Tabatabai  •  Andrea Eckert  •  Hans-Peter Korff  •  Nina Petri

Weininger's Last Night (1990)

This film, dramatizing Weininger's life, is an adaptation of the 1982 play Soul of a Jew by Israeli writer Joshua Sobol. Weininger's last despondent hours are depicted in a dramatic furioso. His whole life passes by like distorted images in a mirror. The young ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paulus Manker
CAST:  Paulus Manker  •  Hilde Sochor  •  Andrea Eckert  •  Josefin Platt

This film, dramatizing Weininger's life, is an adaptation of the 1982 play Soul of a Jew by Israeli writer Joshua Sobol. Weininger's last despondent hours are depicted in a dramatic furioso. His whole life passes by like distorted images in a mirror. The young ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paulus Manker
CAST:  Paulus Manker  •  Hilde Sochor  •  Andrea Eckert  •  Josefin Platt

The Escape (1992)

Two crooks escape from jail and take refuge in a remote hotel. However, their plans soon start to go wrong, leading them to wonder whether they really are free or whether in fact they are already being roasted alive in the flames of hell.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Rühm
CAST:  Giora Seeliger  •  Georges Kern  •  Andrea Eckert  •  Gabriela Škrabáková-Kreutz

Two crooks escape from jail and take refuge in a remote hotel. However, their plans soon start to go wrong, leading them to wonder whether they really are free or whether in fact they are already being roasted alive in the flames of hell.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Rühm
CAST:  Giora Seeliger  •  Georges Kern  •  Andrea Eckert  •  Gabriela Škrabáková-Kreutz

The Knickerbocker Gang: The Talking Grave (1994)

What are the Knickerbocker Band doing at midnight in the cemetery? Is a spirit really speaking form the sinister grave? Why does Melissa, daughter of the dead sorcerer, receive threats? Has it all to do with the mysterious legacy of the magician?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marijan David Vajda
CAST:  Rebecca Keeling  •  Mathias Rothammer  •  Aled Roberts  •  Olivia Hallinan

What are the Knickerbocker Band doing at midnight in the cemetery? Is a spirit really speaking form the sinister grave? Why does Melissa, daughter of the dead sorcerer, receive threats? Has it all to do with the mysterious legacy of the magician?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marijan David Vajda
CAST:  Rebecca Keeling  •  Mathias Rothammer  •  Aled Roberts  •  Olivia Hallinan

The Perfect Nanny (2011)

The ambitious business consultant and single father Edgar Strack is desperately trying to reconcile family and work needs. Alone: ​​He does not succeed. His three adolescent children are frustrated, his new girlfriend Barbara complains, in the company he is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dietmar Klein
CAST:  Markus Knüfken  •  Carolina Vera  •  Simone Hanselmann  •  Sven Martinek

The ambitious business consultant and single father Edgar Strack is desperately trying to reconcile family and work needs. Alone: ​​He does not succeed. His three adolescent children are frustrated, his new girlfriend Barbara complains, in the company he is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dietmar Klein
CAST:  Markus Knüfken  •  Carolina Vera  •  Simone Hanselmann  •  Sven Martinek

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DIRECTION:  Rolf Silber
CAST:  Mina Tander  •  Stephan Kampwirth  •  Lucas Gregorowicz  •  Andrea Eckert

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DIRECTION:  Dirk Regel
CAST:  Thomas Brezina  •  Theresa Dobersberger  •  Nepomuk Krisper  •  Manuel Witting

Schwabenkinder (2003)

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DIRECTION:  Jo Baier
CAST:  Vadim Glowna  •  Tobias Moretti  •  Jürgen Tarrach  •  Hary Prinz

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DIRECTION:  Jo Baier
CAST:  Vadim Glowna  •  Tobias Moretti  •  Jürgen Tarrach  •  Hary Prinz

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DIRECTION:  Jörg Grünler
CAST:  Ottfried Fischer  •  Maximilian Schell  •  Andrea Eckert  •  Michael Mendl

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DIRECTION:  Marc-Andreas Bochert
CAST:  Horst Krause  •  Fritz Roth  •  Serge Falck  •  Jörg Gudzuhn

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DIRECTION:  Nils Willbrandt
CAST:  Erwin Steinhauer  •  Gisela Schneeberger  •  Ella Rumpf  •  Simon Schwarz

Sidonie (1991)

A drama directed by Karin Brandauer.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Karin Brandauer
CAST:  Arghavan Sadeghi-Seragi  •  Kitty Speiser  •  Georg Marin  •  Micha Reisüber

A drama directed by Karin Brandauer.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Karin Brandauer
CAST:  Arghavan Sadeghi-Seragi  •  Kitty Speiser  •  Georg Marin  •  Micha Reisüber

Freispiel (1995)

A 36-year-old high-school music teacher in Vienna yearns to become a rock musician. His life consists of defiant students, cynical colleagues, and a broken marriage. Does he have a chance at his dream?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Harald Sicheritz
CAST:  Alfred Dorfer  •  Lukas Resetarits  •  Andrea Eckert  •  Benjamin Olesko

A 36-year-old high-school music teacher in Vienna yearns to become a rock musician. His life consists of defiant students, cynical colleagues, and a broken marriage. Does he have a chance at his dream?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Harald Sicheritz
CAST:  Alfred Dorfer  •  Lukas Resetarits  •  Andrea Eckert  •  Benjamin Olesko

Das ewige Lied (1997)

Assistant Pastor Josef Mohr arrived in Oberndorf in 1818. In a time of political upheaval and economic hardship he writes a Christmas carol together with the teacher Franz Gruber. The main roles in Franz Xaver Bogners fictive history of the most famous Christmas ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Franz Xaver Bogner
CAST:  Tobias Moretti  •  Heio von Stetten  •  Erwin Steinhauer  •  Michael Mendl

Assistant Pastor Josef Mohr arrived in Oberndorf in 1818. In a time of political upheaval and economic hardship he writes a Christmas carol together with the teacher Franz Gruber. The main roles in Franz Xaver Bogners fictive history of the most famous Christmas ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Franz Xaver Bogner
CAST:  Tobias Moretti  •  Heio von Stetten  •  Erwin Steinhauer  •  Michael Mendl
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