The 91-year-old filmmaker is best known for his epic 'Heimat' trilogy, which traces the life of a German family from the 1840s to 2000. By Scott Roxborough Europe Bureau Chief Reitz was one of the ...

Reitz also won the best director and best screenwriting trophies at the German version of the Oscars, while Alpine Western "The Dark Valley" took home eight trophies, mainly in technical categories.

The April 12-15 event will host the Swiss premiere of Reitz's latest, "Home from Home: Chronicle of a Vision." By Eric J. Lyman Locarno's vast open-space screening area the Piazza Grande will welcome ...

12/05/2014 - The cult German director has won gold at the national cinema awards; Viennese Prochaska was given eight awards, including a silver Lola for The Dark Valley Last Friday at Berlin’s ...

02/04/2012 - After the famous epic film trilogy Heimat, the great filmmaker of the German everyday and the land, Die andere Heimat The story, co-written with Gert Heidenreich by the film-maker who, at ...

Edgar Reitz seems unable to separate himself from that which the German press joking calls the "Mammutwerk" when referring to the epic proportions of his work Heimat, on which he has been working for ...

Anna Hepp meets with renowned German director Edgar Reitz in one of Germany’s most famous cinemas: the Lichtburg in Essen. Reitz talks about his life, his view of art and his sometimes philosophical ...