Thursday, March 4, 2010
Moritz Bleibtreu bids farewell to mother Monica
Thousand tears at the cemetery Hamburg Ohlsdorf. Star actor Moritz Bleibtreu (37) was significantly moving farewell to his mother, the actress Monica Bleibtreu († 65).
Sonnenbebrillt and with tears in her voice, he delivered a poignant eulogy: "I have prepared nothing. I hope God helps me and puts the right words in my mouth. "
She pulled him after he separated from his father, Hans Brenner († 60) 1971 alone, great. Moritz: "We were a team professionally and personally, stood together in front of the camera, supported us." Nearly 20 minutes, he said, asked for "warm applause." Standing ovation. Drawn handkerchiefs. Several minutes. Moritz then carried the coffin to the grave itself.
300 guests took their leave. The mourners: a who's who of German cinema's world. They all proved of great Thespian Monica last respects: Katja Riemann (45), Hannelore Elsner (66), Nina Hoss (33), Klaus Maria Brandauer (65), Hannelore Hoger (66), Hannah Herzsprung (27), Alexandra Maria Lara (30), Uwe Ochsenknecht (53), and the directors Fatih Akin (35), Detlev Buck (46), Tom Tykwer (44).