We mourn the loss of the great Bruno Ganz, our friend

Iris Berben straighten out the black sunglasses, behind which she hides her tears. The German actress has travelled to Zurich to say goodbye to Bruno. Now she stands before the Cathedral and says: "He is a person that you would like to hold on to."

Berben one of many Celebrities from Switzerland, Austria and Germany, traveled to the memorial service for Bruno Ganz. "We mourn the loss of the great Bruno Ganz, who is our friend," on the death screen. Including names such as Senta Berger, Thomas Hürlimann, Christoph Marthaler, Peter Simonischek, Robert Hunger-Bühler, Wim Wenders. "I mourn the me favorite people," writes Ruth Walz, the long-term partner of the deceased.

Some of the well-Known lose a couple of words about the deceased, others, such as the film Director Wim Wenders, enter the fraumünster unnoticed through the back entrance.

The writer Franz Hohler is called Bruno Ganz one of the "very respected actor". The German actor Burghart Klaussner says: "I'm hung on his lips." He was a very warm person, a very Large. Zurich city President Corine Mauch calls him a very refined people, who've worn the name of Zurich in the world.

appreciation by Botho Strauss

In the woman of münster, pastor Niklaus Peter opened the worship service with Psalm 94: "When dark thoughts are in my heart, powerful, exhilarated your comfort to my soul." A first assessment came from the pen of the writer Botho Strauss, with the Whole of for decades, was closely associated.

As Strauss could not come to Zurich, was read in his speech by the German actor Jens Harzer. In 1996 these appeared at the Munich kammerspiele in Botho Strauss' play "Ithaca," the son of Ulysses. Odysseus was played by Bruno Ganz.

speech by Wim Wenders

A further assessment held by the Director Wim Wenders. With Wim Wenders' Film "The American friend" managed to Bruno Ganz in 1977, the international breakthrough. One of his most touching roles, played the Whole of 1987, in Wim Wenders' Film "The sky over Berlin" as the angel Damiel. Damiel renounces to his immortality, because he wants to be mortal.

Musically, the funeral was framed by the Delian Quartet. They played two pieces by Dmitri Shostakovich, including the Sarabande from the stage musical "The Human Comedy".

The urn burial took place in the afternoon at the cemetery Rehalp.

special screening of Bruno Ganz' last film "fortune" (directed by Germinal Roaux) today, Wednesday evening at 18 PM in the Arthouse Piccadilly. (Tages-Anzeiger)

Created: 20.03.2019, 13:24 PM