this week starring john malkovich me. tell us about that. right and directed by german director kobuck spence could this has to be probably the darkest comedy that i've ever seen in my entire life. also with a historical basis. it's about the roman philosopher seneca, who was a kind of life counselor or coach to emperor nero, infamously cruel emperor, nero. and nero gets bored with him at some point and orders him to kill himself. now. seneca is quite the hypocrite. he talks the entire movie about the importance of bravery in the face of death, and yet he doesn't quite manage to do it. i'm it's, it's quite an uncomfortable movie. i can't give you quite my full review yet. i'm not allowed to actually until the premier takes place later tonight, but i will say that a lot of the journalists walked out of the movie despite john malkovich, probably one of the greatest performers of our time. i did have the report of david levitz reflecting that from the red carpet in berlin. thanks so much. and that's all we have time for, for now. we will, of co

the movie is a tough one because we see john malkovich talking about bravery in the face of death adnauseam even as he does not succeed in killing himself in multiple ways, this is not a comedy you want to take your mom or a date to. fantastic performances but not the one for everyone. >> so much for the light movie reviewing assignments today, my friend. thank you. football now and tomorrow night, livable -- liverpool and real madrid will be playing each other after the frightening events that marred last year. fans had to wait for hours before getting into the stadium as police used tear gas on the crowd. the governing body of european football has finally accepted responsibly for the chaos but for many fans, the scars remain. >> dangerous questions. unprovoked gas attacks and terrifying scenes of violence. the liverpool fans remember for all the wrong reasons. >> this was the champions league final. >> paris brought back painful memories of the 1989 stadium disaster. ted's cousin was among the people who died. >> we were thinking someone was going to die outside. we were getting m

i'm starting john malkovich entitled syndicate. what's that about? right, well, this is probably the darkest comedy that i have ever seen in my entire life. it's about the ancient roman philosopher, seneca, it's also a comment though, on god present a politics. seneca was a sort of a life coach to emperor nero the infamously cruel emperor. and he really went against his own principles to make a lot of money in that job. which comes and bites him in the, you know, where when nero gets bored of him and tells him that he has to kill himself. the movie is a, it's a tough one because we see john malkovich fantastic performer. talking about bravery in the face of death ad nauseum for most of the film even as he doesn't succeed in killing himself in multiple ways. this is not a comedy that you want to take your mom or a date to. yeah, fantastic performances, but not the one for everyone. yes, so much for the light movie, gazing assignment for you today. my fred, david levitz from the belin olive. david, thank ah. tomorrow night at liverpool and real madrid

>> it did because john malkovich was there and i love john malkovich, i always have loved john malkovichwas getting into his car. and i handed him my card. i had these cards printed out. >> jimmy: at 12? >> with "dancer, singer, actress" and my mother's phone number. [ laughter ] yeah. >> jimmy: did your mother get any work out of that? >> no, of course not. your mam is like, oh my god, this crazy child. >> jimmy: have you ever told leonardo dicaprio this story? >> no, of course not. the next time i saw him was when i came to los angeles for the very first time to get an agent when i was 19. and it was a success. i got an agent. we went to celebrate at the chateau mar mont. when in rome kind of thing. >> jimmy: right. >> and he was there at the chateau marmont when we were celebrating. it was like, oh my god. i went to the bathroom, and when i was in the bathroom he came over and asked could he have one of my cigarettes? >> jimmy: somebody else had your cigarettes? >> yeah, they were on the table. >> jimmy: you never got to meet him? >> no. >> jimmy: but he stole a cigarette from you. >>

and so if mary and golda was not the only food with a star cast premiering on monday, actor john malkovich alongside geraldine chaplin and director lubbock vanco presented their film. seneca on the creation of earthquakes, which like golda, is not in competition for any prices. the film is set in ancient rome, where despotic emperor nero orders, his former teacher, the philosopher seneca, to kill himself. are you dumb? don't speak any more. i have a death is starting on the way to his end. seneca does one thing above all, so he talks strangle you. were you fall off a glimpse of his black on to the rock smoke? and it's true, he talks a lot and sometimes it was hard not to thing. ok, but die. and why? seneca is a very dark comedy and in parts highly uncomfortable to watch. though brilliantly acted, it will most likely not be everyone's cup of tea. well, these are the days that carnival season reaches its annual high point here in germany. the public festivities have featured parades, with some pointed political satire on display in mines. crowds got to see afloat called cold turkey, which sh

and we also had them start back who he saw sean, penn, we saw john malkovich, adrian brody, kate planchet, steven spielberg, of course, who got the honorary bear and personal highlight for me, was helen mirren with her film golda. i think she's just so great. so charismatic and funny, a really, really great woman at was also really good for me. was that there was a lot of solidarity for iran and ukraine as well. shown at the balance. yeah, that was great and important. yeah. did of these and a terrific, thank you so much for your insights on the berlin hour. you're up to date, andy w, news for me and the team. thanks for watching interest, global economy, portfolio w business. here's a closer look at the project.

and we've got john malkovich will be here to premier seneca and on the 1st night tomorrow night we're hoping to get a glimpse of anne hathaway on the red carpet and also peter dinklage of a game of thrones of fame for the opening film, the opening film from rebecca millette, she came to me now and that's just for starters. the heart of the brilliant alley is of course the competition. what are we looking at this year? well, they're 19 films are in competition for the bears this year. a very strong showing from jeremy there. 5 german made films also are women directors features strongly there. i think there are 6 female filmmakers and that is more than ever before. and the wards will be handed out on a saturday. the 25th and like every year there's no telling who could win. you just can't predict it. and like every year, a leader is going to be there. i thought for walking through it and answer time, we'll be back tomorrow with more in the meantime, make sure to stay informed. stay engaged and stay in touch. follow our team on twitter, stay w from all of us here all day. thank you so m

we've got john malkovich will be here to our premier seneca and on the 1st night tomorrow night we are hoping to get a glimpse of anne hathaway on the red carpet and also peter dinklage of a game of thrones of fame for the opening film, the opening film from rebecca millette, she came to me now, and that's just for starters, the heart of the berlin allah is of course the competition. what are we looking at this year? while they're 19 films in competition for the bears this year? a very strong showing from germany there, 5 at german made films also are women directors features strongly there. i think there are 6 female filmmakers, and that is more than ever before. and awards will be handed out on a saturday. the 25th. and like every year there's no telling who could win, you just can't predict it. and like every year, a leader is going to be there. thank you so much for walking through it. and that's all from us for now. coming up next is conflict down in sebastian, we'll be talking to dmitri trenton of the russian international affairs council for thank you so much food booth with wit

the movie is a, it's a tough one because we see john malkovich fantastic performer. talking about bravery in the face of death ad nauseum for most of the film even as he doesn't succeed in killing himself in multiple ways. this is not a comedy that you want to take your mom or a date. you yeah, fantastic performances, but not the one for everyone. yes. so much for the light movie, gazing assignment for you today. my fred, david levitz from the berlin olive. david, thank ah football now and to more 9 to liverpool and real madrid will meet for the 1st time in the champions league since that frightening event. those frightening events which more last year's final in paris fans were forced to wait for hours to enter the stadium. as beliefs used tear gas on the crowd. european footballs governing body waiver has finally accept the responsibility for the chaos. but for many fans, these scores remain dangerous, crushes unprovoked tear gas attacks and terrifying seems of violence. the livable funds may 28th will have long been right for all the wrong reasons. this was paris

let's talk about seneca, that's another film, premier, oregon in berlin this week starring john malkovich, was that about right? well on the face of it, it's about the roman philosopher seneca, who is a kind of white coach to the very cruel ruler, nero. now this is also a sort of has, it has a relation to modern times. of course it's about hypocrisy. it's about opportunism . it's about being cosy with tyrants for one's own gain and seneca ultimately pays the price for this. when nero command gets annoyed with him and commands him to kill himself, seneca talks ad nauseum about bravery in the face of death, but he doesn't manage to do the deed. this has to be one of the darkest. if not the darkest comedy that i haven't ever seen in my life. all right, well we'll left. we'll look forward to that. we'll have to leave at them for a d w report to david levitz reporting back from the red compet. thank you so much . and that's all we have time for coming up. next is d w. news. asia, where the brush banner g. he'll be looking at china's role in the war in ukraine. i'm andy crypt makennan. thanks s

and we also had them stars back, we saw sean, penn, we saw john malkovich, adrian brody, kate planchet, steven spielberg, of course, who got the honorary bare and personal highlight for me. was helen mirren with her film golda. i think she's just so great. so charismatic. and funny, a really good, really great woman at was also really good for me, was that there was a lot of solidarity for iran and ukraine as well shown at the balance yet that was great and important. yeah. did of these annotated thank you so much for your insights on the berlin allo, you're up to date and d, w need for me and the team. thanks for watching interest. the global economy, our portfolio d w. business. beyond here, the closer look at the project. i wouldn't ship to analyze the fight for market dominance. get us to the head with the w business beyond egypt rich and fascinating history dates back thousands of years celebrating the pharaohs and the magnificent monuments they built. the pyramids were just one example of their legacy. the 19th century explorers were astonished to discover ancient temples in sout