thank. you. this is developing news live from berlin russian opposition leader alex saying as our name is no longer in the injuries karma doctors treating him here in very plain sight he's regained consciousness and he's responsive fast becoming ill move into weeks ago the german government says the valley was poisoned with the nerve agent novacek also coming up a crackdown in bellaver opposition leader maria who says nick of a has reportedly been abducted in broad daylight it comes after hundreds of protesters were arrested the latest weekend rally against president bush in court.

plus california is a black is as wildfires sweep through the stage the latest reportedly caused by fireworks and stand by record temperatures will go to los angeles shortly. i'm jared reed it's great to have you with us the barely in hospital treating russian opposition leader alexander valley says he's been taken out of an in juice comma and his condition is improving doctors also say he's awake and responsive the german government believes in a valley was poisoned with a nerve agent of the child in an attempted assassination it has demanded answers from the kremlin. things looked bad for russian activists alexina valmy over 2 weeks ago after boarding a flight in siberia he started to murder and scream in pain 3 days late. he was in

a medically induced coma and being flown to berlin to get treatment from berwyn doctors. they say it's beyond doubt that novelli was poisoned with a highly toxic nerve agent not the chalk but on monday those doctors had some good news he's awake they say he's responding to verbal communication and has been gradually taken off mechanical ventilation doctors stressed it's too early to judge if there's been any long term effects from the severe poisoning. as an invalid begins his precarious recovery the political fallout from the poisoning has spread to the new completed nord stream to pipeline designed to transport russian gas to europe by germany script for good reasons to have the pipeline otherwise this project would not exist. but what i think would be wrong would be to rule out from the beginning. that what is happening right now could have an impact on the project . this sentiment is echoed by chancellor merkel spokesperson.

chancellor agrees it's wrong to rule anything out. the kremlin has denied any involvement in the poisoning of novell me and says that the german government is stalling on providing russian authorities with details about the case. well we spoke to de w.'s political correspondent hans blond here in berlin he told us more about the treatment that newfound he is receiving heah not only has been taken out of the coma that was artificially induced in other words they have let him wake up a lot of the wake up that he is responding to order to receive goals as the form is the way that they put it in other words if he's spoken to he is responding we don't know whether he's able to speak yet because he was also being helped with his breathing he had a chook on his throat and that is also slowly being reduced we don't know whether the troops have been complete through moved so we don't know whether he's able to speak it and the hospital is also adding that we do not know yet what the long term

effects of this poison will be on objects and i've only you can read in some of the literature that after such a poisoning it is possible for the person that has been poisoned is to recover almost completely but it is also possible that this person because it is an attack on. will lose permanently lose some of the functions of his nerves and i imagine that could affect any part of his body there are even reports of some people that have been poisoned whose thinking is slowing down so we don't know if to what extent the will recover and we do not know of course what the aspects that regard to security will be possible it is possible that he might be taken to a safe place and even disappear from public view for quite a while and it was a political correspondent but on speaking to us a bit earlier well germany and britain have expressed their concern over the reported abduction of an opposition leader in bella bruce witnesses say maria

kolesnikov was pushed into a vehicle by men in black clothing and driven away germany's foreign minister high command has demanded clarity over him. whereabouts and the release of all political prisoners in dollars. this black minibus driving through minsk is believed to be carrying maria kolesnikov likely against her will and not a witness recounted the same driver happened to film it kolesnikov and 2 of her colleagues have disappeared without a trace. this city 8 year old who once lived in germany has become a face of the protest movement she was a supporter of presidential candidates 2nd australia to late to start of the coup or nation council which tried to prepare a peaceful transfer of power now many believe she could have been abducted we're going to shoot for eyewitnesses say she was taken into this minibus at around 10 o'clock we don't know where it went since that moment we have no idea where maria is a what happened to her. or. was knocked is one of the last

opposition leaders still free in minsk on sunday marched alongside kolesnikov many of their colleagues were arrested or have been forced to leave the country in the last few days. to be loved by you staying bellers of course of course all staying bellers but it's unclear whether she is still in the country another leading activist. also wanted to stay in belarus but she's now in poland on monday she revealed that the belarussian secret service had taken her to the buddha and forced her to leave the country. ok let's take a look now at some of the other stories making news around the world today a saudi court has given long. people are for the murder of journalist jamal khashoggi the court overturned 5 earlier death sentences and instead handed down sentences of between 7 and 20 years because shielding was killed at the saudi

embassy in istanbul and 28 tame. the west african regional bloc eco was urging mali to make a swift transition to civilian rule following a military coup in august sentients were imposed on the country after the government was overthrown the block is also calling for fresh elections within 12 months britain has signaled it could undermine the brics in agreement struck with brussels unless free trade agreement by next month prime minister boris johnson's government is reportedly planning new legislation to override parts of the e.u. withdrawal plan it signed in january the report comes at the start of another week of negotiations over the trade deal. a major wildfire tearing through southern california is believed to have been started by a firework more than 5055 is a battling the blaze that started over the weekend scorching conditions are fueling the flames temperatures reached

a record 49 degrees celsius on sunday. let's bring in jason campbell don't you now he is the los angeles bureau chief of n.b.c. news right here good to see you there jason tell us how did things fire stop. the fire and you. really do you know county actually it's very interesting a gender reveal party where you get together and you will these people decided to use a gender of your. and apparently a brush fire when they revealed their baby and that scorched thousands of acres out there in the in the empire and as you can see down i mean this is now pouring over there it's very hot out here and it's very very. mention in the fire what is the situation where you are and across the stars. so across the state there's about $300.00 wildfires burning right now and fire crews are

doing everything they can and they're throwing every ounce of water they can at these fires to try to get some sort of containment in central california a fire there the creek fire near fresno exploded overnight to about 80000 acres in a very rule area area but they say that hundreds of buildings and structures there have been completely leveled and they're just nothing but piles of rubble at this point in southern california there's a handful of fires here in northern california those fires were started by lightning strikes and that scorched about $300000.00 acres up in that area just extraordinary i read somewhere that something like 25 times more land has burned d.c. than last year california's governor gavin newsom has blamed this increase in wildfires on climate change to people in the state of california support his view. yes and no it depends on who us and there is

a theory that the forest hasn't been cleared and decades and that's what's fuelling all of these fires as you can see the crash behind me it's completely dry there hasn't been rain significant rain in the state of california and months and the temperatures like right now it's it's well above 100 degrees where i'm at and i'm on the coast i'm on the palace where he's been it's like oh and it's it's extremely hot and muggy out here today and those firefighters are just doing everything they can so it really depends on who you ask and if it's climate change or if they need to sweep the forest floor or as some would say what's the full cost for the next couple of days. luckily firefighters are going to get a break tonight temperatures are expected to dip but unfortunately the winds across the state are expected to kick up and those guys could reach 7580 miles an hour that's not good that's going to spread these these embers you know a mile or 2 miles away and that could pose potential problems but then later in the

week we're supposed to hit well above triple digits i'm talking 11115 in some spots ok that was jason camp in los angeles thank you very much jason stay safe. thank you god. well the founder of wiki leaks julian assange has resumed his cult battle and london to avoid extradition to the united states the u.s. government wants to bring him to trial of the wiki leaks publication of secret military documents a decade ago the court hearing had been delayed by the coronavirus pandemic. julian a songe arrive to support of krauts on the 1st day of his hearing. but it didn't take long for the odds to turn against him. i've heard of support it was a small part of the world and it has only been 200-000-0000 extension 000 leon the judge projected a request by a songes lawyer to. to lay the hearing until january they were hoping for more time

to respond to new allegations brought by the u.s. new indictment that was settled in smuggled it a few weeks ago. there this argue they would have not had enough time to be fair on the basis of that we have an issue which contains a lot of allegation songes accused of conspiring to hack government computers and faces 18 charges under the u.s. espionage act those charges stem from his release of 500000 secret military files a decade ago if convicted he could be jailed for life i'm fighting for his life. we all survived the desperate that's what i did. the extradition hearings hinge on whether songes actions are considered journalism you it is a world publisher the publication is worth the lives in the journals it's a profession of journalism and free proves it everywhere in the western world of

the us will be looking to poke as many holes as they can in the defense's case they will be saying that this is a straightforward case of espionage in particular the new indictment that's been issued relates to assistance that mr sanders alleged to have given to chelsea manning in hacking top secret information from u.s. government computers and they will say this isn't about journalism this isn't about freedom of expression this is about a crime against national security and that none of the defenses arguments mean that he should be extradited the case is jus to run until early october but a verdict could take months longer. oh. well you know messi has returned to training with barcelona for the 1st time time since he tried to move away from the club messi had to train away from the full squad because he still needs to pass a 2nd coronavirus test last week the star forward reversed his decision to leave saying he didn't want to get into a legal battle with the club messi had hoped to move on

a free transfer while botha lonna insisted on a 700000000 euros sheet. well french forward killian has tested positive for the corona virus and will miss choose day's nations league again league match against croatia pay was $1.00 of the stars of france's 2018 world cup winning side is the 7th player from his club. to contract the virus deferentially match against loans on thursday could now be in doubt. don't forget you can always get d.w. news on the go just download it from google play or from the app store the to give you access to all the latest news from around the world as well as push notifications for any breaking news and if you're part of a news story you can also use the d.w. app to send us photos and videos of what's happening. this is developing news up next in africa with my colleague christine one way you can stay

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i'm presuming to welcome to news africa it's good to have your company a leading retail pharmacy in south africa has been forced to suspend business off to protests outside and number off its stalls the outrage is over a marketing campaign which described black hair as dole and white as normal the pickets were organized by south africa's radicalness t.v. if if the posse supporters demonstrated outside several clicks pharmacy stores across the country the company has pulled the ad for it and apologized but the if once the resale chain shut for 5 days so it suffers revenue losses. the story here to stop the eggs from operating being if they open with their. little bit their

corporate logo into town and or not be in the opposition that it's going to exist. then these most their new form of pork or go into a dish and that is going to stop us from protesting against the races if they want is a go to for additional letter with their them to open it's that. we state that they must close all the stores on cools them all it's out. and i'm now joined by his she's a journalist and john is the welcome to news africa kind need to tell us more about this adverts and the response that it's provoked. thank you very much to you christine it was just giving a little bit of context on the website of clicks which is a dispensary which is a chemist and it sells all kinds of products all across the country there was an ad for its which was placed on their website which showed different textures of hey

they were advertising they trust them a product so it wasn't a clicks product there was a company called tressa made that was advertising him products and it showed different textures of a-k. and they had black women's hair listed as dry doll and brittle and they had white women say listed as normal and this outrage amounts to you know women of color all across the country because they were drawing a comparison saying that white or flying straight hair is normal whereas course king keep black african hay is determined as dry brittle and in need of this product and so what it did is it sparked outrage across the country it reached on for days with the narrative really speaking to the way that review each of the you know from a color perspective you know speaking to how a company like cliques which has a very large natural hey kid range in its stores how could it allows such

a blatant racist efforts to be put on its website we've seen a lot of angry people out on social media many of them storming some of the stores belonging to it but i think the whole country outraged over this. or well i mean it's difficult to say which parts of the country hour i'm nuts because there is a a social media storm raging around this and yes definitely it's people from every corner of that kind of cheap but most especially people who are on social media just to give you an idea there was an elderly woman today. in the western cape who waits to get her medication it clicks like she usually does when we arrive today she found the store closed and she was not a way of watch was happening and she found members of the if protesting outside the store so definitely those who are not plugged into social media or are plugged into

general news will most likely miss what's happening we should not underestimate at the size of the outrage definitely women even those who are wearing weaves weeds even if they too have found themselves you know at you know now criticized because they're saying well maybe cliques is just you know reflecting how black women themselves feel about their head because we don't really i hate marriage will be pretty fair to where i the textures of hay so in terms of the size of the outrage i'd definitely say it's widespread across the country but it has suddenly spilled over to other you know regions you know we've seen people can you sing in solidarity of what has happened who are not in south africa i think the main question is how is an advert might this possible in a country where most of the people majority of the population is back. ok we need to understand that under databases in the media in social media in the

mainstream media whiteness is regarded as normal ok and anything else that is not white is the default position or is the exception how is it possible let's look at the creative agencies who have a creative spin hind some of these campaigns it's people who don't have an experience of being a black it's white creatives that are sitting together and in their minds over what they say that they did not put color to a person's head but they literally just looked at a text just so this almost in a live view and in terms of why that would be anger towards a compay that lists white woman's hair as normal and black women's hair as dry brittle and dried you know so that anger and it dates from the up libya and that is there too was racial sensitivities you know you're dealing with a company like cliques that has a white management with a white agency with white creatives you know and for the most part there is a level and the standard in terms of representation representation metes in the

public space and so in a country like south africa in $20.00 to $80.00 of course it's definitely still possible to have a component of the sorts because they hasn't been close formation in the areas that counts the most and that is in the creative agencies and that is in the marketing departments right that's kind of a model by any journalist in johannesburg thank you annie. and staying in south africa this weekend dozens of young women took part in the annual read john's it's an ancient right off passage mocking an entrance to womanhood but like everything else this year this tradition has been forced to update due to the coronavirus pandemic and the event has got a new message to. a celebration of virginity with the colors and rhythms that connects these women to them sestinas. on a 2020 outfit up to. the reed dance is an annual event in south africa's cuisine

lynette's whole province a rite of passage to womanhood around $20000.00 young women usually take part but due to coronavirus restrictions this yeah only 30 could attend. this year also saw a new focus for the event with participants carrying placards calling for an end to gender based violence the number of victims has said since south africa went into lockdown a recent string of murders and president's house shocks the country and prompted condemnation from this is luke ng i over the energy. city interest condolences. of the film it is but we must not take this as him and know him because norway nation that allows the killing of women deserves respect. king good with reality need told participants he would take responsibility for women's rights i wonder men to rest assured that i mean yeah corner

i believe myself to a safety for as long as they leave. as they mark the entrance to adult hood these 2 women will now want to see more action to ensure that lives a protected. let's have a look at some other stories making news on the continent now sudanese authorities have declared a country and natural disaster area and imposed a 3 month state of emergency that's after flooding killed around 100 people in a day to over 100000 homes since late july the u.n. humanitarian agency has warned that the situation is expected to get worse over the coming weeks and residents in and around the car have been clearing up after heavy rains cause severe flooding across cynical homes were damaged and furniture was covered in mud in the residential area in the outskirts of the ca the government ses more heavy rain. in one day really fell and the country usually sees in 3 months in the rainy season. now cameron's local football league like most around

the world and conscient is still suspended because of the coronavirus pandemic local football is already faced financial issues before the outbreak now some of them are forced to look at alternative means to make money as they are saving strapped. league before the. events to be halted. last like a little on the 200 amount. with scenes of football league was suspended or does it then nothing at all it's really so we all know to use on a street corner in the capito you know windy is the nice little business and do with 190 support grant with the conscious football federation. i decided to put my pride to one side because in order for me to put food on the table i can't be lazy so i decided to set up this business because of the current

situation that they're going to throw. and i've been playing in the local league for 5 years is comers version of the german bundesliga in 2015 you want to qantas has tied to what is. on the normal circumstances his money paid doesn't meet all these needs and is not paid regularly . y.b.'s of the camera national team i well paid those up labor locally have always struggled to survive the problem out because it was because of the covering active . isn't iran's issue business 6 this week a mix of a ford. he lent to replace shoes from his uncle when he was a child. then we feel is worried about all the players who have no extra source of income he says most locals who are left out of jobs to focus on the game on. sunday night cameron is a big footballing nation but local football has been forgotten in cameroon we don't

get rewarded properly for playing football. for some reason local football is a despised in this country but i think that football is should get what they deserve. by sport writer and editor we come in a state media he thinks local food borders engine route and not money to allow players get paid during the pandemic if you look for example the. national division one football championship which is the top doesn't have a major sponsor and it's been short for 2 to 3 years the league is being rung rolled surely by the government on the national football federation the trickle down effect it's got on the teams is there are not enough resources to pay the players to play and to develop on weekdays ends and that practice is with all the football us in this neighborhood. most of these players aspiring to playing football. where there is but upbeat and also security in times of crisis. all right

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that i like to see as the kids find instruments grown up. might try. to show. you the books on youtube. could germany rethink its gas pipeline with russia. the chancellor also believes that it's wrong to rule anything out. not ruling anything out berlin suggesting the fate of nord stream 2 is on the table as europe debates a response to the poisoning of crippling critic alexander no. also on the show the pound takes a pounding as the u.k. government sets a deadline for a trade deal with the european union and suggests a no deal gregg's it is an acceptable alternative. and the pandemic gives caravan

holidays a powerful tailwind to look at the popularity of hotels on 4 wheels. global welcome to the show i'm stephen beardsley in berlin it's good to have you with us billions of euros hundreds of kilometers of deep sea construction participation from firms across europe the north stream to pipeline is a massive undertaking to bring russian gas to european markets via germany but the project's political and environmental ramifications have split berlin for many of its allies now after the poisoning of russia opposition leader alexander to volley berlin 2 appears to be questioning the fate of the project. the fast north rim to project has already cost 8000000000 euros german chancellor angela merkel has been a loyal defender of the project even as political ties between moscow and berlin up deteriorated german industry is heavily invested in the project as are other

european allies that's what made the government response to a question about the fate of nord stream so remarkable. and a chance or also believes that it's wrong to rule anything out for german opposition party the greens stopping the pipeline is about more than russia. there's a pipeline by this pipeline is dividing europe it's environmentally senseless and oversized and in terms of security policy it's wrong. there was positive news from berlin charity hospital when kremlin critic he was brought out of his coma but german russian relations looks set to remain tense right over to china now it's the country's most advanced semiconductor developer and it appears to be in the crosshairs of the u.s. government's semiconductor manufacturing international corp or s m i c saw its shares plunged by a whopping 23 percent on monday that after the u.s. threatened to cut off its supply to american technology. with some icy had already

reacted on saturday the company said in a statement it was in complete shock over the news but was open to communication with the us government agencies in hopes of resolving any misunderstandings the chinese foreign ministries reaction to the u.s. move was much harsher. we found this not only violates the rules of international trade and destroys the global industrial chain supply chain and value chain but it will also damage to u.s. national interests and its own image we urge the united states to stop the erroneous practice of misusing the concept of national security to suppress foreign companies. analysts say the sanctions could dash what some views china's best hope to develop a self-sufficient semiconductor industry by a semi sea and further escalate the chinese u.s. disputes over talks with the e.u.

prime minister boris johnson warning that britain was prepared to leave negotiations the deal wasn't reached by october 15th meanwhile the financial times reported monday that the u.k. government was preparing legislation that would override parts of the withdrawal deal reached with the e.u. last year. called the middle of this brinksmanship u.k. businesses with trade in europe with so much uncertainty surrounding the negotiations many are worried they have to compromise on their prices and products 2. whoever shops that borrow market in south london is looking for the best quality tasty treats from across europe 2. dominic caught sell scouted cheese from the netherlands. dairy cooperatives in france deliver conti. and the some of this fetid cheese from the greek island of lesbos but briggs' it poses a threat to this little cheese paradise. the i mean

it has been very since the referendum and already we're on a 3rd stockpiling plan. to make sure we got enough stock at the prices that we're currently paying and we don't have to incur any higher prices that might be introduced by high tariffs. court shows us. historian he's worried that the already pricey cheese he sells will be slapped with high tariffs that's assuming it can even be delivered undamaged with new border checks goods could be held up for days . the transport logistics is going to be that much more complicated it's going to be expensive because it will be extra paperwork involved. and i can only imagine it's not going to be as free flowing as it is currently few experts warn that the supply chains of fresh products could be disrupted britain imports roughly 80 percent of its fruit alone merchants also have another worry if there is no trade deal with brussels the u.s.

might fill the gap food products could even become cheaper but what about quality american health and environmental standards are lower for example when it comes to meet. i think the real worry is that if we get these influx of much cheaper food being imported to actually seek markets will stop say chain restaurants they have to start phase and so are changes you know only supply the best face a fair price means that the disparity between what consumers are offered is going to be much wider than it already is she's much in demand the court has had lots of discussions about bret's it including with max taka the fishmonger all believe england you know always be i. always call me old fashion the shiny out because we won world war and oil and you know there's other countries that you would have us over in your coat is preparing himself in his own way

a friend of his mixed at a pinch maybe he'll end up selling this kind of cheese. and now to some of the other business stories making headlines. he came home prices hit record highs in august the rising at the fastest pace in 16 years as post lockdown britain seek new homes prices increased by more than 5 percent helped by a freeze on taxes for new homes. germany wants to enter the space race according to media reports the government is planning to build a spaceport news comes on the same day that munich company ease our aerospace starts production of what could become the 1st privately built german rocket to be fired into orbit. south korea's samsung has won a $6700000000.00 contract to provide 5 g. technology just to have a rise in communications in the u.s. some signs competitor while ways grappling with sanctions as well as washington's efforts to get allies around the world to shut out the chinese company. italy's

cruise ships are taking to the seas again following months in port to depend demick lockdowns the coast deletes you also see here took off from triacetone sunday the cruise industry has been heavily linked to outbreaks but says strict safety protocols are now in place. over to an industry that's profiting during the coronavirus crisis caravans or r.v. holidays a great getaway if you're keen on self isolating and escaping the crowds of all inclusive tourist resorts and hotels sales in germany are shooting through the roof . it's like lego only bigger. these crops men are assembling a car obama. at the automobile factory in southwestern germany they're building them as fast as they can. which means they're working flat out to bill 10 a day and their boss is happy. yes we've noticed in all our markets that oil

immobile common more builds on the new ground foster for young people are selling like hotcakes 30 to 40 percent growth within. the workforce of 400 employees build the conference in their own carpentry department employees work in 3 shifts building the furniture for the vehicle but demand is so high that customers have a long wait before delivery. but growth in the or v. sector is not equally distributed regular car bound sell well but the real hits are comparable these are violence which are customized and expanded they account for almost half of all new recreational vehicle registrations in germany due to coronavirus sales of these 4 wheeled homes are booming not just in germany it's true in britain as well. to the full race to be able to be near anybody to make it to keep to ourselves but still be in our own little look down in the van.

many british comp are own hours even use it as their home office demand for counters with the necessary accessories is on the rise or the immobile in germany has just built a 3000 square meter exhibition hall the company sure the growth will continue and it's not just a short term trend caused by the coronavirus. i don't know if you decide to spend 40 or $50000.00 euros on an ore vehicle it's going to be around for a while. i think that. caravans offer freedom social distancing and more individuality to find the best or v. for their stake asians would be travelers need to go to the trade fair to spite the coronavirus. and finally over to south africa where a controversial hair advertisement led to protests on monday in johannesburg and several other cities the ad describes black hair as dole and white hair as normal dozens of activists from south africa's leftwing eat f f party picketed stores of

a leading retail pharmacy company which goes more than $500.00 branches across south africa has apologized and pulled down the advertisements the protesters want to change shut for 5 days. and that's it for me and a deal business team as always you can find out more about these and other stories online dot com slash business i'm susan filan thanks for watching.

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plato's in. september 16th on. greetings from berlin and welcome to the latest edition of arts and culture halfway mark after venice venice film festival and we'll check in with our movie man on location at the lido and also coming up. thankfully the weather played along and berlin state opera was able to give it all on the weekend with its annual open air concert devoted to. on the tour. and in our continuing series 100 german must reads authors spending a good offers an enlightening and entertaining glimpse into 1989 only.

well it's the oldest film festival in the world the venice film festival and for its 77th edition it's the 1st to brave new territory as a physical event with in the covert $900.00 euro with strict rules for social distancing sparsely populated theaters and a tad less glitz and glamor than usual but the important thing is the show must go on and on it goes and here's a look at what's causing some buzz on the lido. the 1st weekend of the venice film festival usually main stars on the red carpet for top 1st and film premiere and so it is this year with strict hygiene measures in place but there are also positive changes fate of 18 films in competition from female directors not quite parachute but a new record on sunday mr moggs by the telly and directors who sign on you chiarelli credits crimea. the film tells the story of eleanor marx

a committed socialist and feminist and the daughter of karl marx she was one of the 1st activists to speak about the exploitation of women and the situation within families. and also on the weekend of the printing out of the world to come by norwegian director mona 1st small. sorry film is set in the 1850s on the u.s. east coast. to farmers' wives fall in love with each other and start something they don't even have a vocabulary for instance if you have to master a lesbian affair. stones are with the fortunately seen. in the leading role vanessa kirby who has. 2 films in competition she's already

being sort of as the face of this year's festival. in cases of a woman buying direct. plays a woman who loses her unborn child. this. is the zoom around to where we are. now. and as usual scott roxboro is in venice watching those movies for us welcome scott now pieces of a woman certainly getting a lot lots of attention that film tell us what you thought of it. you know this is a quite impressive for this movie it's a based on the real life experience of the screenwriter and her partner who's the director of the movie and it's a really powerful look at trauma and loss and led by an incredible cast

foremost among them but nasa kirby who really blew me away with this role ok so vanessa kirby we just heard there she's represented in 2 films in competition competition this is quite a festival for her tell us a bit. yeah kirby is really the star of this year's festival and for me i have to get a bit of discovery i mean i knew kirby some people who are from the crown a role in the crown i knew were actually for small roles in action films like the fast and furious movies here she plays 2 very different roles but 2 completely different scale i mean these are much darker more complex a few more characters than i've ever seen her play on screen before and she's really my favorite to take the best actress prize at the end of this week while that's quite a statement already at this stage of the festival now it is certainly very noticeable perspectives are much better represented this time around in venice than we've ever seen before tell us

a bit more about what you've seen and what the magnitude of this is. yeah it is very impressive and i think what's most impressive is not just the number of female directors represented here but just the range of their work i mean it basically covers all genres all styles of cinema and all types of stories i mean ranging from the world to common 18th century a 19th century romance story to a new film will be coming up this week and to morrow the entire world of a german film from up on heintz and this film could have been torn from last week's headlines it's the story of a young woman who joins on the far left activist group and discovers the dangers of political extremism so incredibly talkable a subject. and i think it shows and all the other films being direct by women they're being shown here in venice shows that female directors now aren't limiting themselves at all in story in style they're basically doing what they want and

telling the whole range of stories of able to the. incredible stuff that you know scott venice also of course has this reputation as a bellwether for the oscars that we remember joker from last year are there any contenders in the offing that you want to take a tip on just quickly. yeah well that's a kirby i think will double be the oscar conversation for these 2 films that are here and there's one other film the screen today one night miami by the actress turned director regina king regina king already has an oscar for acting i think with this film which is a civil rights film set in the 1960 s. this could be your chance at the top prize as maybe best director will say and i've got a little bit more time scott so just tell us what we'll be talking to you about on thursday because i think we'll be tuning back in. yes definitely will be looking at one of the most exciting films to be screening here nomad land which is a film starring frances mcdormand also being hailed as

a potential oscar contender very very excited to see this of course friends with or one of my favorite all time actresses she sadly will be here but the film will be and i'll be talking about that with you later this week and i will definitely be looking forward to that thanks so much and remember to stay safe but i see you wearing your mask thanks for joining the scott roxboro. all the time well no doubt good old beethoven was turning in his grave when the covert 900 pandemic arrived to rain on his 2050th anniversary parade a much of the initial programme for beethoven 2020 was extended so that germany's most famous composer can be properly celebrated and you can almost feel the immense relief in the air as cultural events pick up again and artists can finally leave the confines of that lockdown and find their audiences again in the berlin state or pro the weekend was a case in point. another

step towards the return of musical life in state opera. under the baton of daniel barenboim. its weight opens $250.00 of perth to this year so no surprise that by it's over news on the programme rushed out capella is also celebrating a birthday its own $450.00 s. star soloist sophie marceau is delighted to be back on stage. i've missed it so much that i can't wait to share this great music again that records are all well and good streaming is quite nice because sitting in peru you can be part of the live experience being the lie. that.

straight talk for a fall into 9 your high notes of the burning summer a free concert. tickets have been stepped up but it looks poorly attended corona means attendance has been cut from the usual 40000 just 2000 socially distance concert goers but it starts. opening is in times of corona the only way to. communicate with more than 200 listeners i don't think anyone really understands why social distancing is not an issue at demonstrations but when it comes to concerts people are so very exact almost painfully fussy 48. daniel barenboim has been at the forefront of attempts to bring live music back to berlin based at the burning state opera for almost 30 years and is of course an ardent marra of beethoven whether the composer is in bombastic or in romantic mood . this is

the melancholy lyrical beethoven it's not the explosive one nor the extremely virtue as a one this is very intimate chamber music actually but with an orchestra to stop. the evening ends with the 9th symphony one of the most famous works in the classical music repertoire the joint sung by a choir at a safe distance. fittingly this him to freedom and community is dedicated to help those in the front line of the coronavirus pandemic doctors nurses shop workers and teachers were also given priority access to the free tickets are special and much appreciated thank you.

and staying here in berlin there's so much to see in this city but in times when travel isn't top of everyone's list a good. brylin novel can be a welcome distraction especially if it's a funny self-deprecating view of one of modern history's most exciting moments like in stand the bigness berlin. in 1000 eighties west berlin punk was part and 30 was old as dirt. sure you can still hit the bars and try to live off student loans until you die but nothing is as wild as this neighborhood called spread was in the eighty's. in. the novel berlin blues by spend a day you can i can give you

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so much to read well hope you can put that on your reading list on with that it is time for me to sign off so until next time stay safe and. the fun. kickoff of. taking a clear stance against racism. how important is it. we talk to

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