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Dennis Gansel (born 4 October 1973 in Hanover, then-UsefulNotes/WestGermany) is a UsefulNotes/{{German|y}} director, writer and actor most known for his films ''Film/TheWave2008'' ''Film/{{The Wave|2008}}'' and ''Film/WeAreTheNight''.
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He has been making films since the mid-1990s and studied film at Munich Film School HFF. He directed his first film, ''Das Phantom'', while he was still studying. He tried to get to make a vampire film, ''The Dawn'', but unable to finance it he took on directing an ''American Pie''-style comedy: ''Girls on Top''. The film was a success and he followed up by making the historical drama film ''Before the Fall'', taking on UsefulNotes/NaziGermany. After falling to get money to make ''The Dawn'', he made ''Die Welle'', which was a big hit. In 2010 he was finally able to make ''The Dawn'' but had to rewrite the script because it was too much like ''Film/{{Twilight}}''. The result was ''We Are the Night''. Sadly the film bombed at the box office. The film was, however, met with praise and hailed as the antidote of ''Twilight'' and its imitators. It has received a cult following and fared better on DVD.
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He has been making films since the mid-1990s and studied film at Munich Film School HFF. He directed his first film, ''Das Phantom'', while he was still studying. He tried to get to make a vampire film, ''The Dawn'', but unable to finance it he took on directing an ''American Pie''-style comedy: ''Girls on Top''. The film was a success and he followed up by making the historical drama film ''Before the Fall'', taking on UsefulNotes/NaziGermany. After falling to get money to make ''The Dawn'', he made ''Die Welle'', which was a big hit.
In 2010 he was finally able to make ''The Dawn'' but had to rewrite the script because it was too much like''Film/{{Twilight}}''.''[[Literature/TheTwilightSaga Twilight]]''. The result was ''We Are the Night''. Sadly the The film bombed at the box office. The film office but was, however, met with praise and hailed as the "the antidote of ''Twilight'' to ''Twilight''" and its imitators. It has received a cult following and [[invoked]][[VindicatedByHistory fared better on DVD.DVD]].
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** ''We Are the Night'' is about {{lesbian vampire}}s, told from a psychological/romantic point of view.
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ProductionPosse: Torsten Breuer as cinematographer, Max Riemelt starring, Heiko Maile composing the score, Christian Becker producing, Matthias Müsse doing production design and Ueli Christen editing.
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He has been making films since the mid-1990s and studied film at Munich Film School HFF. He directed his first film, ''Das Phantom'', while he was still studying. He tried to get to make a vampire film, ''The Dawn'', but unable to finance it he took on directing an ''American Pie''-style comedy: ''Girls on Top''. The film was a success and he followed up by making the historical drama film ''Before the Fall'', taking on NaziGermany. After falling to get money to make ''The Dawn'', he made ''Die Welle'', which was a big hit. In 2010 he was finally able to make ''The Dawn'' but had to rewrite the script because it was too much like ''Film/{{Twilight}}''. The result was ''We Are the Night''. Sadly the film bombed at the box office. The film was, however, met with praise and hailed as the antidote of ''Twilight'' and its imitators. It has received a cult following and fared better on DVD.
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He has been making films since the mid-1990s and studied film at Munich Film School HFF. He directed his first film, ''Das Phantom'', while he was still studying. He tried to get to make a vampire film, ''The Dawn'', but unable to finance it he took on directing an ''American Pie''-style comedy: ''Girls on Top''. The film was a success and he followed up by making the historical drama film ''Before the Fall'', taking on NaziGermany.UsefulNotes/NaziGermany. After falling to get money to make ''The Dawn'', he made ''Die Welle'', which was a big hit. In 2010 he was finally able to make ''The Dawn'' but had to rewrite the script because it was too much like ''Film/{{Twilight}}''. The result was ''We Are the Night''. Sadly the film bombed at the box office. The film was, however, met with praise and hailed as the antidote of ''Twilight'' and its imitators. It has received a cult following and fared better on DVD.
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He has been making films since the mid-1990s and studied film at Munich Film School HFF. He directed his first film, ''Das Phantom'', while he was still studying. He tried to get to make a vampire film, ''The Dawn'', but unable to finance it he took on directing an ''American Pie''-style comedy: ''Girls on Top''. The film was a success and he followed up by making the historical drama film ''Before the Fall'', taking on NaziGermany. After falling to get money to make ''The Dawn'', he made ''Die Welle'', which was a big hit. In 2010 he was finally able to make ''The Dawn'' but had to rewrite the script because it was too much like ''Film/{{Twilight}}''. The result was ''We Are the Night''. Sadly the film bombed. The film was, however, met with praise and hailed as the antidote of ''Twilight'' and its imitators. It has received a cult following and fared better on DVD.
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He has been making films since the mid-1990s and studied film at Munich Film School HFF. He directed his first film, ''Das Phantom'', while he was still studying. He tried to get to make a vampire film, ''The Dawn'', but unable to finance it he took on directing an ''American Pie''-style comedy: ''Girls on Top''. The film was a success and he followed up by making the historical drama film ''Before the Fall'', taking on NaziGermany. After falling to get money to make ''The Dawn'', he made ''Die Welle'', which was a big hit. In 2010 he was finally able to make ''The Dawn'' but had to rewrite the script because it was too much like ''Film/{{Twilight}}''. The result was ''We Are the Night''. Sadly the film bombed.bombed at the box office. The film was, however, met with praise and hailed as the antidote of ''Twilight'' and its imitators. It has received a cult following and fared better on DVD.
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He has been making films since the mid-1990s and studied film at Munich Film School HFF. He directed his first film, ''Das Phantom'', while he was still studying. He tried to get to make a vampire film, ''The Dawn'', but unable to finance it he took on directing an ''American Pie''-style comedy: ''Girls on Top''. The film was a success and he followed up by making the historical drama film ''Before the Fall'', taking on NaziGermany. After falling to get money to make ''The Dawn'', he made ''Die Welle'', which was a big hit. In 2010 he was finally able to make ''The Dawn'' but had to rewrite the script because it was too much like ''Film/{{Twilight}}''. The result was ''We Are the Night''. Sadly the film bombed, probably because it was released the same weekend as ''Eclipse''.bombed. The film was, however, met with praise and hailed as the antidote of ''Twilight'' and its imitators. It has received a cult following and fared better on DVD.
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Dennis Gansel (born in Hannover, 1973) is a German director, writer and actor most known for his films ''DieWelle'' ''Film/DieWelle'' and ''WeAreTheNight''.''Film/WeAreTheNight''.
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Dennis Gansel(born in Hannover 1973) is a German director, writer and actor most known for his films ''Die Welle'' and ''WeAreTheNight''.
He has been making films since the mid 90's and studied film at Munich Film School HFF. He directed his first film, ''Das Phantom'', while he was still studying. He tried to get to make a vampire film, ''The Dawn'', but unable to finance it he took on directing an American Pie-style comedy: ''Girls on Top''. The film was a succes and he followed up by making the historical drama film ''Before the Fall'', taking on NaziGermany. After falling to get money to make ''The Dawn'' he made ''Die Welle'' which was a big hit. In 2010 he was finally able to make ''The Dawn'' but had to rewrite the script because it was to much like Twilight. The result was ''WeAreTheNight''. Sadly the film bombed, probably because it was released the same weekend as Eclipse. The film was however meet with praise and hailed as the antidote of Twilight and Twilight-imitators and has recived a cult following and fared better on DVD.
He has been making films since the mid 90's and studied film at Munich Film School HFF. He directed his first film, ''Das Phantom'', while he was still studying. He tried to get to make a vampire film, ''The Dawn'', but unable to finance it he took on directing an American Pie-style comedy: ''Girls on Top''. The film was a succes and he followed up by making the historical drama film ''Before the Fall'', taking on NaziGermany. After falling to get money to make ''The Dawn'' he made ''Die Welle'' which was a big hit. In 2010 he was finally able to make ''The Dawn'' but had to rewrite the script because it was to much like Twilight. The result was ''WeAreTheNight''. Sadly the film bombed, probably because it was released the same weekend as Eclipse. The film was however meet with praise and hailed as the antidote of Twilight and Twilight-imitators and has recived a cult following and fared better on DVD.
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Dennis Gansel(born Gansel (born in Hannover Hannover, 1973) is a German director, writer and actor most known for his films ''Die Welle'' ''DieWelle'' and ''WeAreTheNight''.
He has been making films since themid 90's mid-1990s and studied film at Munich Film School HFF. He directed his first film, ''Das Phantom'', while he was still studying. He tried to get to make a vampire film, ''The Dawn'', but unable to finance it he took on directing an American Pie-style ''American Pie''-style comedy: ''Girls on Top''. The film was a succes success and he followed up by making the historical drama film ''Before the Fall'', taking on NaziGermany. After falling to get money to make ''The Dawn'' Dawn'', he made ''Die Welle'' Welle'', which was a big hit. In 2010 he was finally able to make ''The Dawn'' but had to rewrite the script because it was to too much like Twilight. ''Film/{{Twilight}}''. The result was ''WeAreTheNight''. ''We Are the Night''. Sadly the film bombed, probably because it was released the same weekend as Eclipse. ''Eclipse''. The film was however meet was, however, met with praise and hailed as the antidote of Twilight ''Twilight'' and Twilight-imitators and its imitators. It has recived received a cult following and fared better on DVD.
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* HomoeroticSubtext / HoJay: All over his body of work. All his films features naked or half naked men. Only Girls on Top has female nudity.
** We Are The Night is about LesbianVampires, told from a psychological/romantic point of view.
*** Dennis Gansel is actually straight.
* NaziGermany: Being German, the legacy of nazism affects several of his films.
* PlayingAgainstType: Casted Jennifer Ulrich in Die Welle as a nice(albiet pushy) and hardworking teenage student, then casted her as a depressed, axecrazy vampire in We Are The Night.
** The same goes for Karoline Herfurth. In Girls on Top she played a shy and timid virgin. In We Are The Night she plays a pickpocketing street rat.
* SignatureStyle: Max Riemelt has appeared in everyone of his movies since Girls on Top.
** We Are The Night is about LesbianVampires, told from a psychological/romantic point of view.
*** Dennis Gansel is actually straight.
* NaziGermany: Being German, the legacy of nazism affects several of his films.
* PlayingAgainstType: Casted Jennifer Ulrich in Die Welle as a nice(albiet pushy) and hardworking teenage student, then casted her as a depressed, axecrazy vampire in We Are The Night.
** The same goes for Karoline Herfurth. In Girls on Top she played a shy and timid virgin. In We Are The Night she plays a pickpocketing street rat.
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Dennis Gansel(born in Hannover 1973) is a German director, writer and actor most known for his films ''Die Welle'' and ''WeAreTheNight''.
He has been making films since the mid 90's and studied film at Munich Film School HFF. He directed his first film, ''Das Phantom'', while he was still studying. He tried to get to make a vampire film, ''The Dawn'', but unable to finance it he took on directing an American Pie-style comedy: ''Girls on Top''. The film was a succes and he followed up by making the historical drama film ''Before the Fall'', taking on NaziGermany. After falling to get money to make ''The Dawn'' he made ''Die Welle'' which was a big hit. In 2010 he was finally able to make ''The Dawn'' but had to rewrite the script because it was to much like Twilight. The result was ''WeAreTheNight''. Sadly the film bombed, probably because it was released the same weekend as Eclipse. The film was however meet with praise and hailed as the antidote of Twilight and Twilight-imitators and has recived a cult following and fared better on DVD.
Films directed:
* ''Film/Das Phantom'' (1999)
* ''Film/Girls on Top'' (2001)
* ''Film/{{Before the Fall}}'' (2004)
* ''Film/{{Die Welle}}'' (2008)
* ''Film/WeAreTheNight'' (2010)
* ''Film/The Fourth State'' (2012)
* ''Film/Grim Night'' (2014)
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* AmbiguousEnding / DownerEnding: These are the type of endings Gansel uses. Die Welle uses a combination.
* AssociatedComposer: Heiko Mailer
* TheCameo: Dennis Gansel has appeared in small roles in various projects.
** Often in [[CreatorCameo his own films]].
* DoingItfortheArt: Gansel has had to struggle alot to get most of his films made. The script for The Dawn/We Are the Night is the most frequently rejected script in German film history!
* DrivenToSuicide: A recurring theme in all of Gansel's movies.
* HomoeroticSubtext / HoJay: All over his body of work. All his films features naked or half naked men. Only Girls on Top has female nudity.
** We Are The Night is about LesbianVampires, told from a psychological/romantic point of view.
*** Dennis Gansel is actually straight.
* NaziGermany: Being German, the legacy of nazism affects several of his films.
* PlayingAgainstType: Casted Jennifer Ulrich in Die Welle as a nice(albiet pushy) and hardworking teenage student, then casted her as a depressed, axecrazy vampire in We Are The Night.
** The same goes for Karoline Herfurth. In Girls on Top she played a shy and timid virgin. In We Are The Night she plays a pickpocketing street rat.
* SignatureStyle: Max Riemelt has appeared in everyone of his movies since Girls on Top.
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Dennis Gansel(born in Hannover 1973) is a German director, writer and actor most known for his films ''Die Welle'' and ''WeAreTheNight''.
He has been making films since the mid 90's and studied film at Munich Film School HFF. He directed his first film, ''Das Phantom'', while he was still studying. He tried to get to make a vampire film, ''The Dawn'', but unable to finance it he took on directing an American Pie-style comedy: ''Girls on Top''. The film was a succes and he followed up by making the historical drama film ''Before the Fall'', taking on NaziGermany. After falling to get money to make ''The Dawn'' he made ''Die Welle'' which was a big hit. In 2010 he was finally able to make ''The Dawn'' but had to rewrite the script because it was to much like Twilight. The result was ''WeAreTheNight''. Sadly the film bombed, probably because it was released the same weekend as Eclipse. The film was however meet with praise and hailed as the antidote of Twilight and Twilight-imitators and has recived a cult following and fared better on DVD.
Films directed:
* ''Film/Das Phantom'' (1999)
* ''Film/Girls on Top'' (2001)
* ''Film/{{Before the Fall}}'' (2004)
* ''Film/{{Die Welle}}'' (2008)
* ''Film/WeAreTheNight'' (2010)
* ''Film/The Fourth State'' (2012)
* ''Film/Grim Night'' (2014)
Tropes that apply to Dennis Gansel:
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* AmbiguousEnding / DownerEnding: These are the type of endings Gansel uses. Die Welle uses a combination.
* AssociatedComposer: Heiko Mailer
* TheCameo: Dennis Gansel has appeared in small roles in various projects.
** Often in [[CreatorCameo his own films]].
* DoingItfortheArt: Gansel has had to struggle alot to get most of his films made. The script for The Dawn/We Are the Night is the most frequently rejected script in German film history!
* DrivenToSuicide: A recurring theme in all of Gansel's movies.
* HomoeroticSubtext / HoJay: All over his body of work. All his films features naked or half naked men. Only Girls on Top has female nudity.
** We Are The Night is about LesbianVampires, told from a psychological/romantic point of view.
*** Dennis Gansel is actually straight.
* NaziGermany: Being German, the legacy of nazism affects several of his films.
* PlayingAgainstType: Casted Jennifer Ulrich in Die Welle as a nice(albiet pushy) and hardworking teenage student, then casted her as a depressed, axecrazy vampire in We Are The Night.
** The same goes for Karoline Herfurth. In Girls on Top she played a shy and timid virgin. In We Are The Night she plays a pickpocketing street rat.
* SignatureStyle: Max Riemelt has appeared in everyone of his movies since Girls on Top.
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