scott roxboro scott good to see you ok so the night's big winner the favorite it got 8 awards we're talking before the show about how this was not another typical period drama how was this film different yeah it's interesting because i watch a lot of european movies there's this whole tradition of these big splashy period dramas and european cinema that i actually don't like it's become very cliche it's sort of the lay down with stereotypes and so on what you does with the favorite is completely different he sort of takes this genre various stablished european genre and he turns it upside down and tears it inside out i mean by doing a couple of things one he takes the female characters into some of the center of the stories and the story of 3 steamy female characters led by a with the. queen and. but then he also is a perspective he adds a lot of dark humor and sort of absurdist elements of the film without. eliminating any this lack of the movie and i i think what he did was the favorite was reinvent the shondra and also sort of give new life to the even our view of european history i think i was quite amazing and definitely deserved winner last night well in general it was a good night for younger filmmakers tell us about that yeah i thought was interesting just some of. these big stablish european directors pedro almodovar roman polanski men who sort of helped shape our view of european cinema nominations but the vast majority of the prizes went to the younger generation manta most of course but i'd like to highlight a. first time filmmaker from france largely who won for best debut film last night and his film is called limousine goblet and it's a look sort of gritty and gripping look at the life in the bottom years these these very poor suburbs of paris where lives and still there's grew up and still lives and and this vision of sort of police brutality of oppression. we've never seen it so from the inside like we do in this movie and this. is also of such an image of europe that we almost never see on film and i thought it was an amazing film and that it got awarded last night is really amazing i think what i saw in the films i saw being in nominated being boarded last night shows that europe doesn't only have a great tradition of cinema they also have a pretty impressive looking future well german director of our hearts talk except at a lifetime achievement award many would agree that a well deserved and we saw in our report a clip of his acceptance speech he was talking about how cooperation within europe is so vital to making good films what did you make of his remarks i thought was interesting they decided to highlight that because there is a big difference between how films are made here in europe and how they're made in hollywood and he highlighted the idea that. in america it's show business it's all about the money here in europe it's actually more about the cooperation films in europe are made co-op collectively he didn't say it but i would say that despite all the problems of the european union on the film side europe works it works exactly as as the european union imagine so maybe the politicians in doing brecht's said or did earlier or whatever who are against european union look to the european film industry because there's what's done done right. is film expert scott roxboro always good to talk to you. and that's the latest from d.w. news i'll be back again at the top of the hour with another news update in the meantime don't forget you can always get the latest news and information on our website just go to d.w. dot com but now we leave you with some pictures of a house in the small german town of hinton that is packed to the rafters with record breaking 358 christmas trees have a look 6 . welcome to the but is the gate here or do you believe. we have plenty to talk about in. this country. 3 more. till we have. let's have a look at some of the other the work so you don't want to miss. w. .

me in the studio to talk more about the european film awards is entertainment correspondent scott roxboro scott always good to see you ok so the night's big winner the favorite it got 8 awards we were talking before the show about how this was not another typical period drama how was this film different yeah it's interesting because i watch a lot of european movies there's this whole tradition of these big splashy period dramas in european cinema that i actually don't like it's become very cliche it's sort of the lay down with stereotypes and so on what you're just on to most those with the favorite is completely different he sort of takes this various stablished european genre and he turns it upside down and tears it inside out i mean by doing a couple of things one he takes the female characters and puts them at the center of the stories and this is a story of 3 steaming female characters led by a with a queen and. but then he also is perspective he adds a lot of dark humor and sort of absurdist elements of the film without. eliminating any this story for accuracy of the movie and i i think w

and here to talk more about the european film awards is entertainment correspondent scott roxboro scott the big winner the favorites 8 awards and this was really a film that they kind of like flipped the script on this period drama of the classic way of doing things this wasn't a kind of film no no definitely not i mean i actually have to be honest i tend to hate period movies because they've been done to death we've been covering european cinema for such a long time this is a standard. in cinema here it had to be filled with cliches you know exactly where the story's going what you're just on to most a great director does with a favorite is he completely he flips it upside down he turns it inside out and gives a whole new view not just on the this type of film but also in the genre itself he does it by one by taking women and putting them in the center of the story taking the story figures that are female in the center but also adding sort of a. huge dose of humor of sort of ironic look very sort of absurdist style without falsifying anything i mean it's still historically accurate to

scott roxboro he joins me in the studio scott tell us a little bit more about the favorite i know that it might have been one of your favorites it was it was it's one of the best as i see it actually the last 10 years i think. as you mentioned already comes off an oscar win for live at home and playing queen and this film what i think's amazing about this movie is we've seen a lot of period movies europe does them all the time it's a very sort of standard jonna but what your was thought was does with this film is he twists the shot on its head he sets his shift the focus so it's about 3 very strong female characters the men are almost side character and they're not that important all. and then he just he skews every single way that we're used to seeing a store called film twist every aspect of it so you never know what to expect in the movie plus it's just hilarious especially olivia colman in the lead role just the type of queen you've never seen before i think we have a clip of some of her best scenes from the film so let's take a look. i can tell even if i can't say i don't have the what font and up to. space to print tragedy everyone leaves me. you. don't have any. rap. due to that i. was. actually passing i'm such a big fan of house i'm so glad to see her having her moment we know that best actor going to another big star of course until he abandoned us for pain and glory was out of step with yeah very much so very much so i mean i'm fan of in the us anyway and he's this is with another film with together with. who sort of started their careers together but i think really this is probably the best role that bunder has ever played he plays sort of like the fictionalized version of that role automotive are himself the film pain glory is is very much a retelling of most of our own story i don't think i've ever seen but there is such a sort of macho manly character play so vulnerable and fragile in a film like this really amazing he won a best actor on already for this festival from here in cannes this is a very well deserved best actress win so overall then i mean how would you say the year in european cinema that was a good one i think was amazing this season this year i mean besides the sort of a stablish directors like a lot of the most like a vote of our producing really incredible work we've had some amazing new young directors the best 1st feature award given out tonight in berlin went to him is a goblet of the young french director and his film is set in the bond you know sort of the rough prison suburbs where he grew up and it's really a sort of a wake up call to the almost french government saying look at what what's happening on your doorstep incredibly powerful story about police brutality and about a neighborhood that's not going to take it anymore phenomenal film especially if you. i think this band has never made a feature film before and credibly gritty incredibly sort of powerful tale of what's life is like in france today and i think it's these kinds of movies that take socially relevant themes and then find a very strong on that are compelling emotionally powerful way to tell them that really is what makes european cinema so special and really well sean sean this year all right well i hope plenty of movies to add to my watch list then scott rocks for as ever thanks a lot. in focal table top as we're seeing mention emerge victorious from a thrilling when disney go about with by nina a penalty by irani been said by unique in the dying moments stealers you want pictures of bloodbaths cementing the surprise hold on 1st place on 2nd straight loss puts them 7 points off the top spot you're watching news from by then coming up next while stories goes to chile where the rising cost of living is forcing some people out of the homes and into the slums room you can also follow us on twitter news is our handle of course there's one of website as well that is d w dot com i have a home for him but in thanks for watching c.b.c. . every journey begins with the 1st step and every language with the 1st word published in the. rico is in germany to learn german why not learn with him simple online on your mobile and free to shop for d w z e learning course nikos speak german meeting. with.

watching the awards for us is our culture correspondent scott roxboro who joins me in the studio now scott talk about the favorite because that was a favorite for you and for those tonight and what in that the ceremony yes yeah no i mean going to this awards i thought it was going to pick up quite a bit was one of my favorite films probably of the last 10 years not just in europe but but but worldwide what i think is great about this movie is it takes a really sort of cliched johner of the period the storable period drama which you see a lot of out of europe and it just completely twists it so it's completely unexpected if it does it in one way because by making the female characters the central characters which you know most never see in historic dramas you have these 3 quitman who are just horrible to each other battling it out in the in these in the palace intrigue and they're led by olivia colman as the queen who's just absolutely phenomenal she came in to this award ceremony with a bit of a wind of her back because she'd already won the oscar for the same role but she's absolutely ast

well watching the awards for us is our culture correspondent scott roxboro he joins me in the studio i did see scott i mean tell us a little bit more about the favorite i know that you were you were a fan definitely most definitely one of the best films european or otherwise that scene probably last 10 years i thought was an amazing movie it's got came into these awards with a bit of a head start because it picked up 10 oscar nominations this year and one oscar win for a live you coleman as as best actor sort of launched her international career this film what i loved about the favorite is it takes a very sort of conventional someone say tired john of the sort of european period drama and it just completely twists it completely flips it on its head one way because it takes makes females the center 3 for women at the center of this movie which typically in historical dramas it's always a male story you never see the woman's point of view and also just by having sort of really nasty humor throughout throughout it to make i think this is the sort of historical events much more relevant and see much mor

these kind of coast watching the awards for us is culture correspondent scott roxboro he joins me in the studio good to see you scott talk to us about the favorite because i think i recall that it was one of you will say favorite is it did you just know what one of my favorite favorite films actually of last year came out last year was only now being nominated for the european film awards it actually comes these awards with it got 10 oscar nominations this year it it all actually won an oscar for best actress for all of you coleman who had a breakthrough role playing the queen in this film this is this is great it's i'm usually not a fan of all of the period drama especially british historical period drama but with does this film as he puts all the old rules he makes it into really a feminist tale of 3 strong female characters at the center and he just has a huge amount of fun with it without any sort of violating any historical facts he just twists the story in a way that adds a real freshness to his honor that i think that i'm very very tired i'm really glad to see it one. both the best director for long to most a