Berlin, I will never dispose you to all those Zugezogene!
Lars Eidinger is a rare breed in Berlin—and not just because the actor and director of Schaubühne plays the lead in Everyone Else, the only German movie showing at this year’s festival. Eidinger is a genuine Berliner, you see, the opposite of that rapidly multiplying breed of Zugezogene (Berlin implants) infiltrating the city and chasing dreams of love, happiness, success or 300-Euro rent.
His work is equally unique. The ruggedly handsome 33-year-old interprets old and contemporary roles beyond the expected. He can be racy and provocative; sometimes, outrageously so. In 2006, the actor comically spoke to the audience through his masked genitalia when playing multiple roles in Shakespeare’s “Midsummer’s Night Dream.”
We asked the actor to break down the proverbial fourth wall and to inform us of his daily routine outside of contemplating comedy and tragedy, limelight and rehearsals. Below, the West Berlin-heavy list of Eidinger’s favorite hangouts in town.
