Leonie Mellinger

Leonie Mellinger

66 (1959-06-24)
Berlin, West Germany

Leonie Mellinger is a Berlin born British actress, author and communications skills coach.

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Memoirs of a Survivor 1981 (4.154)

Based on the acclaimed novel by Doris Lessing, this dystopian science fiction tale concerns a woman struggling to make her way in a post-apocalyptic society. D (Julie Christie) is living in a city that's at the point of collapse following a catastrophic nuclear war; lawlessness and violence rule the day, and gangs of brutal youth roam the streets. With the help of her teenage companion Emily (Leonie Mellinger), D tries to make her way, and in order to cope, she often escapes into a fantasy world in which she lives in genteel Victorian surroundings in the 19th century.
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Ghost Dance 1983 (5.4)

Through the experiences of two women in Paris and London, Ghost Dance offers an analysis of the complexity of our conceptions of ghosts, memory and the past. The film focuses on the French philosopher Jacques Derrida, who observes, 'I think cinema, when it's not boring, is the art of letting ghosts come back.' He also says that 'memory is the past that has never had the form of the present.'
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Young Toscanini 1988 (5.9)

A fanciful biopic of legendary conductor Arturo Toscanini as a very young man.