#Bad Godesberg

[theworldatwar]

German civilians look on as a US M36 Tank Destroyer comes to a halt in the middle of a street in Bad Godesberg, Germany, 7th March 1945

[postcard-from-the-past]

Bath House in Bad Godesberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

German vintage postcard

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GODESBERG (now part of BONN) - ruins of castle / GERMANY

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GODESBERG / GODESBURG (castle) = in Bad Godesberg, part of city Bonn, GERMANY

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Gustav Kampmann

 KAMPMANN, Gustav (1859 Boppard - 1917 Bad Godesberg). "Im Frühlingswind".

[mrsreinhart]

Hollywood stars shoot films in Bad Godesberg Exclusive | Bad Godesberg

The famous American actress Lili Reinhart shot for five days on Europastrasse in Bad Godesberg for her new film “American Sweatshop”. Producer Anita Elsani explains in an interview with GA why the filming had to remain secret and what the film is about.

The new film “American Sweatshop” was shot for five days in an apartment on Europastrasse in Bad Godesberg.

Child p*rnography, mutilated people and tortured animals flicker across the screens of so-called “content moderators”. Their job is to clean up social networks like Facebook, Instagram and YouTube. They delete pornographic and criminal videos and photos every day. Often it only takes a quick click to remove another violent video, but what you see stays in the minds of the moderators for a long time. This is also the case in the new thriller “American Sweatshop”, in German: American sweatshop, which deals with the real job and its consequences for people.

The main character Daisy is played by the well-known American actress Lili Reinhart. Reinhart starred in successful films and series such as “Hustlers” and “Riverdale”.

Now the Hollywood star ended up in the American settlement of Bad Godesberg to record scenes for her latest film. Also there: the English actor Josh Whitehouse, known from films such as “The Knight Before Christmas” with Vanessa Hudgens. “We shot several scenes in an apartment here for four to five days. The film itself takes place in Florida,” says the film’s producer, Anita Elsani. In the finished cut, the viewer will not recognize that the filming location was the Europastrasse in Bonn, says the Cologne native.

Filming had to remain secret

The General-Anzeiger had already found out about the filming last week and was there. However, the filming had to remain secret until the last day of filming. “We didn’t want any attention during filming so we could work in peace,” says Elsani. The film was a small production with little money, so shielding it from onlookers would have been too much additional effort. Added to this is the safety of the actors. “Actors often have problems with stalkers. As a producer, I am also responsible for making sure everyone feels comfortable and safe,” said the 52-year-old.

At Kenedyallee, residents were able to observe containers and actors and other crew members for several days. Photo: Selina Stiegler People who are in the public eye are more likely to have fans who excessively watch their idol's activities and send a lot of "niceties."

“Even if flowers and other attention are meant to be nice, those affected find it oppressive when they receive a certain amount and on a regular basis,” explains Elsani. They would also try to find filming locations to go to or send other supposed gifts. The game of hide-and-seek was successful despite smaller containers and a food truck along Kennedyallee.

The filming went largely unnoticed. The filming was carried out in Bonn without any difficulties and everyone was able to work in peace. “We also tried to disturb the residents as little as possible. The people here are really pleasant. Only a few people asked nicely and unobtrusively what we were doing here.” No further filming is planned in Bonn.

On the trail of a perpetrator

The producer does not want to reveal what the scenes filmed are about. “Taken out of context, it doesn’t make any sense,” she says. The thriller itself is about the employee Daisy, who works for a company as a content moderator. “How do people deal with the content that they have deleted from the Internet but not from their minds?” is a question that the film deals with. In the film, Rheinart embarks on a dangerous search for a particularly perfidious perpetrator. The producer says she doesn't yet know when viewers in the cinema will be able to see how the search turns out. “There is no premiere date yet, but I estimate the film will be released in the second half of 2025.”

The screenwriter is the American Matthew Nemeth, who spoke to real “content moderators” for research purposes. “The people in such sweatshops usually work from Asia, Africa or America,” says Elsani. The German directors Hans Block and Moritz Riesewieck had already explained the situation in the documentary film "The Cleaner" in 2018 and spoke to those affected in the Philippines. The Verdi union estimates that several hundred thousand "content moderators" on the Internet create content for the Delete the rest of the world.

The film is therefore a current and relevant film for all people who use social media privately. The viewer should learn that pornographic and criminal content is sorted out by hand by real people and what consequences that can have.

Cast and production “American Sweatshop” with an international cast

The German-American film “American Sweatshop” was shot in the MMC Studios in Cologne and in the American settlement of Bad Godesberg. In the media thriller, Hollywood actress Lili Reinhart plays an internet cleaner who embarks on a dangerous search for a particularly perfidious perpetrator. Daniela Melchior, Joel Fry and Christiane Paul also play in roles. The film is directed by German director Uta Briesewitz. The script was written by American author Matthew Nemeth. Producers are Cologne-based Anita Elsani (Elsani Film), Jason Sosnoff and Barry Levinson (Baltimore Pictures) and Tom Fontana. The film is scheduled to be released in 2025 and will be distributed to cinemas by Plaion Pictures. The Film and Media Foundation NRW supported the project with 400,000 euros.

[oldsardens]

Henri Victor Wolvens - Le jardin de l'hôtel (à Bad Godesberg)

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Deutsche Jugend! Denkt bei Euren Wanderungen an den Ernst der Zeit und meidet alles Auffällige in Benehmen und Kleidung! Laßt unnützen Schmuck und lautes Wesen! Meidet Alkohol und Tabak auf der Wande­rung! Singt anständige Lieder. Unterlaßt aber Singen und laute Fröhlichkeit dort, wo es Andere stören könnte. Euer Betragen soll Euch Liebe und Achtung erwerben. Schont Wiesen und Felder, Wald und Strauch! Denn das Land ist heilig, und alles was es trägt. Schützt unsere deutsche Heimat!

Druck: Hubert & Co., G.m.b.H., Göttingen, 1914 - 1918

Lithografie, 46 x 29,5 cm

Gerhard Ziemer - Hans Wolf

Wandervogel und Frei­deutsche Jugend

Bad Godesberg 1961, Abb. S. 411

Gioventù tedesca! Durante le tue escursioni ricorda la gravità dei tempi ed evita qualsiasi vistosità nel comportamento e nell’abbigliamento! Abbandona ornamenti inutili e modi rumorosi! Evita alcol e tabacco durante le escursioni! Canta canzoni decorose. Ma astieniti dal cantare e dall'allegria rumorosa ove ciò potrebbe disturbare gli altri. Il tuo comportamento ti faccia meritare amore e rispetto. Proteggi i prati e i campi, i boschi e i cespugli! Poiché la terra è sacra e sacro è tutto ciò che essa ci dona. Proteggi la nostra patria tedesca!

[claudiasoechting]

…noch bis zum 26.02.23 #malerei und #collagen von @ninaherold2016 und @_________cloudy__________ im @kunstverein.badgodesberg Sa+So jeweils 15-17, Mo 19-21 (hier: Kunstverein Bad Godesberg, 53177 Bonn Burgstr.85) https://www.instagram.com/p/CohlKSYIAGT/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Max talks to General-Anzeiger about “Bonn - alte Freunde, neue Feinde” TV series.

Q: In "Bonn - Old Friends, New Enemies" you play a secret agent. Was secret agent on your unfulfilled roles wish-list?

Max: No, there is no wish-list of unfulfilled roles. I found the character and the series itself very exciting - especially the background. A story that hasn't been told that much until now - neither in school lessons, in society, nor in films or TV.

Q: How did you prepare for the role of Wolfgang Berns? Any tips from real agents?

Max: In the series, you only watch Wolfgang Berns doing certain tasks. I don't think I needed agent training for that. But what had to be practiced from time to time was motorcycling. Because it's a historical story, there were old motorcycles and cars that weren't easy to drive.

Q: Do you ride a motorbike or did you have to learn it for the role?

Max: I can ride a motorbike, but with the older machines it's just something completely different. But it was good and fun. Overall, this agent role was a lot of fun. (laughs) I would say that's actually the origin of actors: you transform and you disguise yourself. Emotions were also particular importance in the role, which was a challenge. Berns is a guy who is rather opaque - he poses a great mystery to the viewer.

Q:The series is based on true events in the young Federal Republic. Did you know the names of Otto John and Reinhard Gehlen before shooting?

Max: I've heard the names before. But what dimensions the Gehlen organization had at the time was frightening for me - especially how many old Nazis worked for the Federal Intelligence Service or were involved in its founding. I knew even less about Otto John than about Gehlen, I had to read everything about him first.

Q: When you work with such historical material, do you stick to the events very precisely?

Max: Luckily my character wasn’t an actual person, so I didn't have to worry about that. That was the task of the director, how she created and told the character. But I had complete confidence because she knows the subject very well.

Q: When you were shooting on the Konrad Adenauer ferry in Bad Godesberg in July 2021, it was raining incessantly (NB: actually there was a flooding crisis in the area around that time). What memories do you have of the shoot?

Max: The day actually started quite nicely. (laughs) Then it started raining, and when we were on the ferry, it really poured. But you have to see that as a sport. Later on in the film it looks good, so nobody asks how about it anymore. You just have to concentrate and persevere. But I had a very nice time in the area. I really like the Drachenfels (hill), (the location of ) the legend of Siegfried, I also like hiking through the woods – nature is really great there.

Q: Speaking of Drachenfels: Babylon Berlin was partly filmed on the Drachenburg. There are many other historical crime series, with “Bonn – Old Friends, New Enemies” adding to it. Why is this historical material so popular with the public?

Max: I believe that such material is always in demand. The audience has a fascination for the past, and also for their own identity. It all has something to do with where you come from. 100 years ago was an extremely exciting time that is shown in Babylon. The time after the war is like a dark episode in German history that has not yet been properly dealt with. That's why it's exciting to get information that reflects the complexity and concerns of the post-war period. There were mixed feelings at the time: people survived the war, but some people still had the perpetrator mentality. Others wanted to make sure this never happened again. All this can be told in an exciting way, with people who have experienced extreme fates collide.

Q: Also exciting because this period has been kept silent in many families...

Max: Many also got into a moral conflict. Especially when it comes to guilt and the motives you had during the war. There are different opinions and attitudes about it.

Q: Does it help you as an actor if you shoot on original locations? You shot a large part on a set in the Czech Republic far from Bonn...

Max: Costumes, backgrounds and every little detail helps - that way you can put yourself in the shoes of that time and you are not disrupted by modern things that later have to be concealed. The shooting in Prague was very nice. We pretty much had the city to ourselves due to the Covid lockdown, the film sets were empty. Everything was beautifully restored, and if you walked inside it, you could quickly forget the time.

Q: You played in the Hollywood film "Matrix" - that's something completely different than your current role of Wolfgang Berns. How do you switch from fiction to history?

Max: I wouldn’t say it’s a switch. It's just a different kind of work. Matrix was a big production that had a lot of money and was made with a lot of people. The content is also different: the conversation in Matrix is ​​more of a philosophical nature, and in Bonn, it’s more fictional, but also biopic-like. Which means a completely different form of authenticity.

*interview from General-Anzeiger and gifs are mine

[postcard-from-the-past]

Dreesen Hotel in Bad Godesberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

German vintage postcard

[korrektheiten]

Fragwürdige Ärzte und blind geduldete Gefährder: Wer schweigt, stimmt zu

Ansage: »Tausende vollverschleierte Medizintouristen kommen seit Jahren nach Bad Godesberg, um der Behandlung durch ihre eigenen Ärzte in der Heimat zu entgehen. Ganze Hoteletagen werden gebucht, Mieten klettern nach oben und die Burkadichte in Bad Godesberg ist höher als in den meisten deutschen Städten (wobei Mannheim und Ludwigshafen inzwischen auch ganz gut im Rennen liegen). Es […] The post Fragwürdige Ärzte und blind geduldete Gefährder: Wer schweigt, stimmt zu first appeared on ANSAGE. http://dlvr.it/TH35xX «

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Medizinische Fachangestellte (m/w/d) für die Akut-Frührehabilitation in Voll- oder Teilzeit

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Rüdiger Altmann und die Kunst der Wirtschaftspolitik: Lektionen eines Mentors

Manchmal beginnt eine große Erkenntnis mit einer kleinen Zufälligkeit. In den 1990er Jahren, als ich regelmäßig mein Lieblingsantiquariat in Bad Godesberg besuchte, fragte ich den Inhaber eines Tages nach Erstausgaben von Rüdiger Altmanns Werken. „Damit kann ich dienen“, sagte er mit einem Lächeln und fügte hinzu, dass der Autor selbst direkt hinter mir stünde. Ich drehte mich um – und…

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GUSTAV KAMPMANN Boppard 1859 - 1917 Bad Godesberg: „Hütte mit Bäumen“.