east germany's police station. and explained if i had my way. east germany would still be here eventually master of the. past but hugh no because. starting march thirteenth t w. i everyone welcome to the show today we'll take a look back at the oscars here's what else is coming up. a labor of love it took seven years and sixty five thousand paintings to make loving vincent. one stop shop a london church that caused all for brides to be. and

playing like a pro the barry in town of putting post some serious winds of fuck. the crandell ikram of hollywood assembled on the red carpet on sunday for the ninetieth edition of the oscars among them stars like meryl streep who has a record twenty one oscar nominations and won three statues in her career australian actress nicole kidman was also in attendance director steven spielberg film the post was nominated for best picture and britain gary oldman was also hoping to snap up the statue. in fact there were over a dozen european nominees so here's a roundup of how the continents hopefuls fat. gary oldman i think the british star gary oldman was crowned best actor it's the first academy award for the fifty nine year old it was presented by jane fonda and has

a mirror and i would just like to salute some winston churchill who has been marvelous company on what can be described as. an incredible journey and my wife just sailed for travelling that road with me and being at my side. all the trophy for his performance in office stars british prime minister winston churchill during a critical turning point in the second world war we saw. something in the field that you see he's so fine. we. thank goldman led the european contingent of winners at the ninetieth academy awards german next and his team got the oscar for best visual effects for their work in the side fine thrill of play drama twenty forty nine. this is the mothers in the sky given it's the first time i've won an oscar probably the last time to go

see it think i think now will go out and have some fun drink a little something and post see till the morning alan has been asked for nominated for each evening in cinema the sequel to the nine hundred eighty two classic directed by ridley scott garnered another oscar as well for best achievement in cinematography that ended a record losing streak at the academy awards it was the fourteenth time that roger deakins had been nominated. and he finally was thank the they some of my crew on the playground i would be unworkable for over thirty. and others others i met for the first time and beautiful passed and this is forever. one of every one of them in fact i gotta say it's for us because it was a team it was a really a team thank you. the award for best live action short film went to british couple chris overton and rachel shenton the silent child was

a team effort overton directed it while shenton wrote the screenplay and played one of the leads the drama focuses on a four year old deaf girl highlighting the barriers deaf children face in a world run by those who can hear. i made a promise to our six year old lead actress that i'd signed this speech and my hands are shaking a little bit so i'm bipolar dies and deafness is a silent disability you can't see and it's not life threatening so i want to say the biggest if thank yous to the academy for allowing us to put this in front of a mainstream audience. evenings biggest window was the shape of water for mexican director guillermo del toro it won for oscars in all including best picture best director and best original music score it was the second time french composer alexandra display was on it with the prize.

this season very grateful to the academy my mother is also turning ninety soon so i think you'd be very happy tonight. at the ninety eighth academy award ceremony european film industry professionals took home gold in five out of twenty four categories. staying with the subjects of film. directed loving vincent the oscar nominated bio pic of vincent. the film is the worst weld first fully painted feature each and every one of its thousands of frames is an oil painting on canvas using the same technique as fun falk did for his own works and this week. your remarks series we celebrate women who have broken ground in their fields so we met up with a director who has revolutionized animation using the oldest visual medium.

nothing vincent brings to life the story of dutch post-impressionist painter vincent van hawk in his own pictures it's the first ever feature to animate oil paintings on canvas. it was polish artist of who first came up with the idea. when i saw the paintings i think this is perfect because he painted his life these were around him as he saw it at that's what's on the paintings was really tempting because i thought if you bring the paintings to move in front of you ice. after it was shot with actors over one hundred painters and meticulously recreated each frame by hand to bring this dream to life. and her husband and co-director she

led the team that put together this truly unique film. it's like almost like you know putting out a possible because you you've got the paintings and you don't really want to change them too much more you've got the biography you have you've got the facts from his life and also you've got you know. storytelling like very important elements for a film. it took seven years and sixty five thousand individual paintings to create loving vincent disney's first animated feature length films were painted with water colors and but using oils in animation is unchartered territory for the film industry. you can bring amazing. depth of emotion. by playing you know a lot of you have a lot of control. one of the biggest challenges cappiello and her team had to overcome was finding sponsors and investors for a movie that was very difficult to imagine lots of people we are you know.

calling us names lunatics crazy you know and. yeah but mainly because of the concept of painting for friends of the people. how the. passion for venkatesh painting began a very young age she read the artist's letters when she was fifteen after studying fine art she went on to specialize in animation at the warsaw film school. in twenty eleven she created her first short film little postman from her own oil painting. i felt. it's missing from my life the painting is just and i really felt i would like to. bring it back or close that chapter of my life you know i just felt this is over

and so i thought ok i'll be great to combine these two things and to paint a movie so that was a short film idea. loving vincent was first planned as a short film but eventually grew into a ninety minute feature the work might not boast any special effects but it's still unique in the industry. film critic scott roxboro believes. idea could even mark the birth of a new genre. computer animation so dominates the field now we've gotten used to seeing it to such a degree that we've forgotten what paint looks like. and that pack is really is really revolutionary i think i hope really that spire. new generation of filmmakers to embrace this this really new medium which of course the oldest media . of visual representation. since had premiered in twenty seventeen the movie has been a major success receiving numerous international awards it was even nominated for

an oscar in the best animated feature category. it was also a lot for me as a polish person because i you know it's a first film it's pushed felt it's been ever i mean there's no money man in an emotion industry and wanted to i'm not talking out both paul and general problem very. thorough tickle me elmo has painted a pioneering portrait of vincent van called her groundbreaking bio epic is at once immersive and hypnotic. moral film in our express we start off a round up of what's happening across europe in the french capital. france's five film almost the series awards were handed out this weekend the big winner was one hundred twenty b.p.m. the drama about an aids activist struggle in the early one nine hundred ninety s.

screwtop six awards including best film. spanish actress penelope cruz picked up on all races for her achievements in the industry. and they're ready to wear shows continue in paris with a strong outings over the weekend from valentino and. who took his cue from the victorian era. over it vivienne westwood that collection rolled out by the designers husband and her labels creative director andreas grown taller focused strongly on westwood's early days in the british punk . meant of the one nine hundred seventy s. . i started to work on it three four months ago didn't tell her anything and she didn't even ask anything so i think you missed the fade in time and a couple of weeks ago i turned to you know the show is about to have been

a quality the. fashion week in paris continues until tuesday. because constructing a train tunnel in rome of uncovered the ancient rome of a roman officer adjacent to sleeping quarters in a military barracks the building dates back to the second century only just say it's the first time such an ancient housing complex has been discovered in the capital but now dismantling the structure and moving it temporarily to another location as work continues on. in just over two months it'll be time for a royal wedding with meghan markle set to walk down the aisle to marry prince harry organizing the big day is a hassle for any couple there are so many things to plan and so many different people to deal with wouldn't it be great if you could just walk into one shop and

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gallery can put you in touch with wedding photographers help plan your honeymoon or even offer insurance in case the bride or groom change their mind last minute. and the bride can come here and spend the whole day and enjoy the whole process and basically we can do everything for her details on her dress are still being kept secret actress meghan markle and prince harry are set to marry in may and preparations are in full swing britain is abuzz with speculation about two thousand eight hundred most popular bride to be and what her dress might look like. i would never say she will. also maybe like a lace and more princes soon because i think it. will say like maybe on the top and then. the nice on her and we'll be really happy to have her

here and find him. gone are the days when a wedding brought together just a few select guests and your parents yard. they become much more elaborate events in britain an average couple now splashes out about thirty thousand euros. it's quite daunting planning a wedding and so being able to come in and pick and choose from different brands that were in one place and different things i will miss cakes this is what station could look out and look like especially with the dresses and shoes as well i think it's very good. london's one stop shop for a wedding and a great way to help calm those fluttery nerves before the big day. now every musician dreams of playing in front of big audiences but most start small some take to the streets playing in squares and trains to entertain commuters and pastas by that's just how people to a bother started out but he has since made the leap to

a much bigger audience the polish is now playing in front of paying crowds as part of the berlin symphony orchestra we found out just how he made the transition. performs with the birdland symphony orchestra it's a huge step up from busking as a street musician. i am in november i play in obama's station in macon brooklyn and mad to me oh boy king he played first old boy in versions of fun and get along. and he'll listen to me how i play and next he in a way to me. play in this orchestra. his colleague kim village says their encounter was destined to happen. looking back he recalls having heard people turn and the number of stations.

or indices near the opposed to find be as and i would always enjoy the way he played his mozart concerto better just so happened that we were looking for a musician and was going on that very day on my way from one train to the next i change and look i'm going to station the conductor it's not clear he stood playing . and i decided to approach him and ask if you wanted to join us peter it's fogged up about once macmaharaj the burnin symphony orchestra is a project all constrained which means its musicians work as free lancers and are paid by the performance in december bada flew to china for a special concert never dreamt it one day be performing in the illustrious holes of the berlin philharmonic the night played more time in oban station play in betting flat money can concept sob. he says was my dream comes true

and now i so much hate being this is an amazing. renate conrod says also delighted about home. and it has come to television reports on his story brought him to her attention a year ago she was so touched by it that she decided to do something to help the young. and told him a new. issue in this gun school and i think it's wonderful such and such a unique chance for him so i can see how he's developing and the way he moves in style and. thus it's the greatest gift for me the saying finish. for. the dream of many street musicians has come true now his music echoes through renowned concert halls instead of train station.

now it's time for your a mix extra tour where you send us out to explore your dream travel destinations today we've got a request from the usa carol stu from arvada colorado wants to find out more about the varia so we sent our reporters south to one of the state's foremost winter sports resorts who parting has a population of just six thousand three hundred but that figure is dwarfed by the amount of tourists it attracts. the alpine community boasts more than one million visitors every year let's find out why our.

guests of every age can enjoy winter sports here the pace of life is slow and leisure lay in their minister policy of the varian alps. to this just are magnificent and stress seems far away. it's beautiful here in the mountains and luckily we have some snow and it really is a little more quiet here than in other ski areas that's certainly true here at the un to bag. a nonprofit association keeps the fund going for locals and tourists alike the slopes are rarely full here and the mood is relaxed that keeps many vacationers coming back. this is a claim is once the most is kind of are the living room and it's cozy and it's everything you need practically within reach but if the movie because you keep meeting people you can talk to when you bring the kids and all the children play together. i have been deployed to look a fin is

a popular coffeehouse here it's famous specialty is a kind of professional. help them i will produce around four hundred of these giant creampuffs for gas today. they're made with vanilla ice cream cherry compost cream and powdered sugar. one hundred forty nine barrenness of the cafe here and tried to bake them but she didn't know the creampuffs would turn out quite so long as the locals right fond of cold have their been boiled crayfish the cream puff contests you know. what the tasty giant pastry grew in popularity today the cream puffs like hot cakes even if their initial harder to. not far away at the house connect museum visitors can learn about the harsh conditions would cause. as once labored under in the region enormous amounts of lumber were shipped to the nearby salt works. and if

you can imagine transporting sixteen or seventeen thousand cubic metres of wood it's within these he said only worked over rivers and streams for the people of reposing it soon became a way to earn a living to put all. those days are long past today many residents of who paulding earn their bread providing leisure activity. some winter sports take a while to learn but the most important thing is to have fun and with a little practice one day you might even be doing per max. this small community here also has a few must try specialties for foodies like a local cheese that's considered something of a delicacy. it's made with sixty percent goat milk and forty percent mares milk completely organic of course and said to be very healthy. milk strengthens the immune system does good for your digestion skin we've heard

many reports of ailments that mez milk has helped alleviate. but back to the activities the region has to offer who posting is best known for its biathlon on center. german biathlon legend fritz fisher regularly runs introductory courses in the discipline here they're very popular it isn't often you get to learn from an olympic champion. get a proper cross-country skiing form is a must. and it's time to choose concentration is key fisher has plenty of advice on how to develop the right technique. but then people don't push with your left foot. although cross-country skiing might look easy and i think boss. the rain has started pouring but the participants are letting bats play their fun. as it is so long it's the first time i've been cross-country skiing but

it's my first day in the uk so incredible on t.v. but it's a lot harder than it looks. it's really interesting but exhausting too it's fun to do something you've watched the pros do and somehow you think it will be easy but learning the steps is interesting and impressive. for most of the course participants the high point is the shooting range fisher gives a few tips and some people even manage to hit the targets. after a fun but strenuous afternoon of biathlon training visitors wanting to warm up head for roomies mold winds downed in the village center. a dusty woods quiet a good place to relax in the mountains in the snow it's great here the people are really friendly i have to say recalled it has been a pleasant surprise about last winter sports in idyllic setting the small community

of posing in bavaria has both on offer. well if you have any places you want us to explore just get in touch with us you can find all details on d.w. dot com slash lifestyle. that's also where you'll find this week's poll we want to know what your favorite type of holiday is by taking part you stand a chance of winning an exclusive euro max wristwatch that's all we have time for today but you can stay in touch with us on facebook and follow us on instagram at v.w. duramax for daily updates about for now. the next edition of your own max sometimes the smallest details have the biggest impact like these college contact lenses developed by swiss designer jacqueline orbach they put the finishing touches on silver screen appearance just by styles like brad

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