tv Arts and Culture Deutsche Welle March 12, 2020 7:45am-8:01am CET
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oh well and light on the waltzes of german fashion. but 1st 2 weeks ago a new york colt found hollywood mogul harvey weinstein guilty of 2 counts of sexual assault now he's been sentenced to 23 years in jail and the main accusers and prosecution witnesses were in court on wednesday to hear the verdict afterwards weinstein was taken directly back to a prison hospital to continue his sentence. a look back now at the key events surrounding this landmark case. february 24th 2020 harvey weinstein left the courthouse in an ambulance after being found guilty of sexual assault and rape. his trial had begun in january public interest in the proceedings was immense it was a watershed moment. i find. for many women the trial was
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cause for hope the district attorney spoke plainly weinstein is a vicious serial sexual predator weinstein with his manipulation his resources his attorneys his publicists and his spies did everything he could to silence the survivors the trial was the culmination of a dramatic fall from grace weinstein was the king of hollywood producing box office hits and oscar winning films and he was a frequent guest on the red carpet it congress but he sexually harassed assaulted and raped women and abused his power as a matter of course the whole hollywood system seemed to be on trial with him. in 2017 women started breaking their silence 80 accusers stepped forward with allegations among them stars like when of paltrow and angelina jolie.
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he led me to his bathroom pleading that i just watch him masturbate every member put me out was rolling over on his back saying don't you feel we're so much closer to each other. you terrified. around the world women saw their own stories mirrored in those of weinstein's victims to me to movement gathered pace their worldwide protests against sexual violence and the rage transcended borders in may $28000.00 at the khan film festival women occupied weinstein's former hunting ground. for. the protest movement ensured that charges were brought against harvey weinstein. the trial finally began in new york. both of my clients in this case. have been very brave very courageous because they're willing to testify under oath to tell the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth. now weinstein has been
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sentenced to 23 years in prison a sex offender has been stopped it's a historic moment but it's perhaps only the beginning of the trial is over a victory for women and justice but the need to story will continue. andy warhol was one of the greatest and certainly one of the most influential office of the 22nd half of the 20th century embraced consumerism celebrity and counterculture and was for ever reinventing himself right now there's a very special exhibition in london featuring some of his iconic works but also all the facts that give an insight into his life in new york in the 1960 s. and seventy's. head belonging to the artist andy warhol fake of course after he lost his real head his twenty's he chose to wear ostentatious weeks instead he owned 100 of them at the time of his death the mark of
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a man he treated fake cat as he does everything else in the pursuit of the perfect public image. a new exhibition organized by the tate martin together with the german museum look quick looks at how one house life influenced his work. immigrants and brought up in a strict catholic household the graphic artist moved to new york in 1949 that he made his money in advertising before going on to become one of the world's most important artists warhol has been talking about very important things all along sometimes the mists got in the way sometimes he would always put out law is in full skirts and strange deceptive statements he's incredibly intelligent smart man all whole actually managed to say so much by saying so little. in interviews or whole would say there's no hidden meaning behind his and also that it's been so long then something. but the very opposite is true he found
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inspiration everywhere the caps a list world of branding politics and the finite nature of human life photos films paintings and music almost constantly creating something new and like the stasi portrayed as christian saints he himself became an icon. in the seventy's the rich commissioned him to do that poor traits football star front spec and was one of them though many thought would hold greedy for doing this it was these commissions that financed his work that gave minorities artistic expression of and the. what you look at the art works in which african-americans are hunted down by police with dogs and when you look at the news today you realize that unfortunately it hasn't lost any of its explosive power. is on its. but what's on the outside superficiality the entertainment of it all warhol also
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considered that. the era of selfies and instagram would probably have suited warhol down to the ground. yes he would have had a field day with social media time for the germans where we look at idiosyncratic things that are particularly german when it comes to fashion the tendency here in berlin is dress down in spite of the fact that fact that there's now a fashion week here and also lots of startups in the fashion business anyway here is our own rachel stood with mole. what i think of german fashion really put me on the spot here i mean i don't want to generalize but i think there are a couple of things i've made every day is casual friday in germany and jeans and sneakers combo is acceptable attire not only in the heart of the supermarket but also based on the like that. a favorite among men and women is the practical short
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preferably a unflattering and absolute classic that screens children dad on holiday is the short sleeve check shirt. something for the whole family the sensible some. kind of 7 points if you can use our own studies show that despite having the highest g.d.p. in your judgment on the particularly big spenders when it comes to fashion what they do buy tends to favor functionality over flamboyant. business you know. should. scenes on has a view into your body in the genes good understanding or. genes and how. does a question does a mordor what are starting to. make clicks on the sensor head. to toe. and fire in the morse and ficken.
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so the germans are more than plucked but more high top than high heel but that's not necessarily a bad thing for sure the french might be chic but the germans are comfortable the overall trend for practicality and thriftiness also mean that your clothes are less likely to mark you out with belonging to a particular social class oh and the transition from day to night is a breeze. some say this harks all the way back to when most of modern day germany was part of the kingdom of prussia the so-called prussian virtues include a sense of order self-restraint and pragmatism in 2007 germany decided it wanted a piece of the international catwalk action and launched the bit in fashion week. the event is known for attracting young designers and tackling issues like sustainability but cannot compete with the big guns their guns. are not going to shift the efforts you have are going. to do plus.
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the internet in your information so long border. of the stars of course includes gilead ghost peter she could. and these are. just that the door to mordor it was an issue a piece of of the stars the presence of the. different cities in germany and then for a particular fashion tics in hamburg it's a passion for dark blue everything and bright yellow raincoats the shikimic you know in the software the finer things in life and in munich everyone was lead holes in every single day just getting as the lifeless that would be for us tourists it's just not happening sorry. then we have been in so you know everything i told you so far about a german fashion to just look at it. as supervision is for them but you know. it's all long look on the lot and i'm opened. again all.
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kinds of ghana mon defeater subtitled in. mind that. has been i believe. this year is the 250000 staff and in his hometown of bomb there are literally hundreds of events throughout the entire year celebration great composer but if you want to get right up close to the essence of the bad that's an exhibition at the stotts beauty here in berlin which includes original scores of some of his greatest works. and in particular with the 5th symphony he used to motif which is very short and using this very short will teach he built the whole symphony this is quite unique
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and. simple catchy powerful and rousing might have been 1st was a revolutionary work. and you exhibition of the state library in berlin puts the original score on show the institution is home to a trove of beethoven treasures the very sensitive rituals are usually under lock and key traits albums and letters including some of the composer's most personal correspondence letters professing undying love. my angel my everything beethoven writes but he was unlucky in love the object of his affections was perhaps the heiress the classic josefina prince fake perhaps he fell in love with the wrong women i was always women who were unattainable because they were not compatible with his standing and for an interest and. pride of place is taken by
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the score for the 9th symphony famous for its coral finale ode to joy the promise of a better world. all the websites on by hoping 2020 and lots of other stories at d w dot com slash count you can also catch this show again if you've missed anything we want to watch it again that's all for now though thanks for watching about bach .
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saw that in coming 1015 years the one of the think about how true in colcord the values all fall and. that understanding these things cannot be ignored forever because the fundamentalist forces. then the phonetic close is also acting very deeply and intensely and they cannot undermined follow the power of communication get power off technology ordinary people who must not modernise support them must not force on the support that the international community has to invest more on their education which can prevent young people who entered into that trap all far ahead of the courses. look at.
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