The lion finally roars...at Philadelphia's QFest

André Schneider, gifted actor, (screen)writer, producer and filmographer of everything Marisa Mell movies is proud to annonce the World Premiere of his latest movie "Alex und der Löwe" or with international title "Alex and Leo" at the 16th Philadelphia QFest held during the month of July from the 8th untill the 19th.

The press book of QFest discribes this movie:"In this German comedy that features six characters in search of love, director Yves Yuri-Garate and screenwriter Andre Schneider bring a light touch to a hip urban tale. Alex (Andre Schneider) walks in on his boyfriend fucking someone else – and out he goes – much to the relief of his friends Tobi (Udo Lutz) and Steffi Graf (Sascia Haj) (and yes, the character not only has the unusual name of the tennis star, she’s a gossiping astrologer therapist). German porn star/actor Marcel Schlutt stars as Leo, who, after a dinner party, reveals to his girlfriend that he’s got sexual feelings for men and it’s best that they break up. Six weeks later they all have a wild night at a Berlin performance art club. Leo goes out with his friend, who happens to be a patient of Steffi’s and Alex goes out with his friends.. Tobi is smitten with a gorgeous waiter, but he loses the power of speech whenever he sees the man. On a wondrous night, Alex meets Leo, and Tobi discovers his waiter (and they go home together). But what about Steffi? Have no worries, she’ll be fine. Alex and Leo vibrates with the energy of the hip Kreutzberg, Berlin streets and clubs where it was filmed." The film will be shown in German with English subtitles.

The movie will be shown:

First showing on Tuesday, July 13th, 5.00 PM at the "Ritz East Theater 1"

Second showing on Sunday, July 18th, 7:30 PM at the "Ritz at the Bourse "

Tickets are on sale starting June 18th.

If you would like more information about the movie or the 16th Philadelphia QFest in general:

http://www.qfest.com/film-details.cfm?id=9508

André Schneider has also a blog about his work:

http://vivasvanpictures.wordpress.com/

The official trailer of the movie

Alex und der Löwe

"Alex und der Löwe" - The end is near!

As many of you know by reading this blog during the past months Marisa Mell filmographer André Schneider, actor - director - all round whiz boy regarding movie making, has made last summer in Berlin, Germany, a movie about love, hate, friends, separation and everything in between. Now the movie "Alex und der Löwe" is in its final stages of post production and so the end is near of an almost impossible production schedule for André and his cast and production crew. As everybody knows the final stages of a task are always the hardest and many have failed but in this case the work will get done whatever the cost because this group of dedicated creative people have made a special bond during the past months full of hardship while making this movie! André Schneider has written a production diary of the movie that you can read here http://vivasvanpictures.wordpress.com/
and here
http://alexundderloewederfilm.wordpress.com/

Alex und der Löwe (Teaser)

André Schneider is at the moment hard at work in writing the "Marisa Mell" moviebook but, as many of you loyal readers of the blog know, he is in the first place a talented actor, director, and (play)write! During the past summer he made his latest movie in Berlin (Germany) about love, friendship, seperation and everything in between. The production was not easy but with the endurance of the whole crew the project was on time in the can! The movie is at the moment being cut for its theatrical release this fall in Germany. To wet the appetite, here is another glimpse into the movie with a new teaser!
If you like to read more about the production of this movie one link only:
www.alexundderloewederfilm.wordpress.com

Alex und der Löwe! Trailer

As some of you know, who have been following this blog since the beginning, I became friends last January 2009 with another big fan of Marisa Mell whose name is André Schneider, currently living in Berlin (Germany).

André Scheider is at this moment in the stage of writing a book about the films of Marisa Mell due to appear in the very near future. At crucial times these past months, he has often helped me with clarifying uncertain aspects of her life or movies for this blog which was always highly appreciated! But André is first and foremorst a very talented young film maker. Writing scripts, directing, acting, production... you name it and he has done it. So this summer 2009 he tackled a new project called "Alex und der Löwe", based on his own script. A comedy about a group of friends struggling with love, friendship, trust, deceit... and everything in between while living in Berlin at the beginning of the 21st century. Next to André Scheider in the title role as "Alex", the main cast of this movie composes of Marcel Schlutt, Sascia Haj, Udo Lutz, Beate Kurecki and ... Celito. The director of this movie is Yuri Gárate. The movie was shot during an often difficult production process between June 6th and August 30th 2009. But thanks to his and the crew's endurance, the film is now in the can and the final editing process is going to start very soon. To have a first gilmpse of what the movie is all about, the first trailer has been made public. More info will be posted on this blog in the next few months.