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Nico Hofmann & Beta Film Unveil First Slate: Quartet Of Projects Includes Drama Series About Marlene Dietrich

The quartet of projects include a six-part series inspired by award-winning journalist Thomas Hüetlin’s soon-to-be-published novel Man lebt sein Leben nur einmal, about film star and pioneering feminist Marlene Dietrich. Beta said they “offer a timely, profound, and deeply personal exploration of themes such as origin, identity, and social conditions” and Leo has “contributed significantly with his literary achievement to the cross-generational understanding of German and European history.” Speaking at a Munich press conference, Mojto said the idea is to form an independently-minded partnership with Hofmann focused on content, and not the corporate structure and bureaucracy.

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