Dani Levy (born 17 November 1957) is a Swiss filmmaker, theatrical director, screenwriter and actor.
Biography Levy was born to a Jewish family in Switzerland in 1957.Deutsche Welt: "Jewish Filmmaker Breaks Taboos with Hitler Send-Up" 27 December 2006 His mother was a Holocaust survivor. He moved to Berlin in the 1980s.
Levy's films include RobbyKallePaul, I Was on Mars, Meschugge, Du mich auch and Väter. Väter starred Christiane Paul. In 2004, he directed Alles auf Zucker!, a comedy about a secularised Jew from the former GDR who has to reconcile himself with his Orthodox brother. In 2007, he directed the comedy drama Mein Führer – Die wirklich wahrste Wahrheit über Adolf Hitler, about a Jewish actor hired to enliven Adolf Hitler's speeches during the final days of World War II, starring Germans comedian Helge Schneider. It was entered into the 29th Moscow International Film Festival.
Levy said he was influenced by the theory of Swiss-based psychologist Alice Miller, published in 1980, that something must have gone wrong with Hitler in his childhood. His 1995 film Stille Nacht won an Honourable Mention at the 46th Berlin International Film Festival.
He is one of the founders of the German company X Filme Creative Pool.
Filmography Director 1986: Du mich auch 1989: 1991: I Was on Mars 1993: Ohne mich (Short) 1995: Stille Nacht 1998: Meschugge 1999: Das Geheimnis (Short) 2002: 2004: Alles auf Zucker! 2007: Mein Führer – Die wirklich wahrste Wahrheit über Adolf Hitler 2010: Life Is Too Long 2016: 2019: Berlin, I Love You 2020. The Kangaroo Chronicles
Actor 1986: Du mich auch .... Romeo 1989: .... Robby 1991: Hausmänner .... Paul 1991: I Was on Mars .... Alio 1993: Ohne mich (Short) .... Simon Rosenthal 1994: Burning Life .... Neuss 1995: One of My Oldest Friends .... Zeto 1995: The Meds .... Jost 1995: Halbe Welt .... Katz 1996: Killer Condom .... Prostitute's Client 1996: Tempo (1996) .... Bernd 1998: Meschugge .... David Fish 1999: Aimée & Jaguar .... Fritz Borchert 1999: Die Hochzeitskuh .... Fleabag Hotel Concierge 2001: Replay .... Matthias 2004: Alles auf Zucker! .... Pool-Spieler (uncredited) 2009: Germany 09 .... Himself (segment "Joshua") 2010: Life Is Too Long 2015: The People vs. Fritz Bauer .... Chaim Cohn 2015: .... Moderator 2018: Sohn meines Vaters .... Karl Kaufmann 2019: Winter Journey .... Landlord
References
External links Wir sind X Filme
Theater Basel Comedy on Hitler turns him into a clown