Volker Schlöndorff
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| + | '''Volker Schlöndorff''' (born in [[Wiesbaden]], [[Germany]] on [[March 31]] [[1939]]) is a [[German film]]maker generally categorized in the [[New German Cinema]] movement. | ||
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| + | He won an [[Academy Awards|Oscar]] as well as the [[Palme d'or]] at the [[Cannes Film Festival]] for ''[[The Tin Drum (film)|The Tin Drum]]'' (1979), the film version of the novel by [[Nobel Prize in Literature|Nobel Prize]]-winning author [[Günter Grass]]. | ||
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| + | Schlöndorff has adapted many literary works for his movies, including some critically well-received US productions, but he is also engaged in post-war German politics. He served as the chief executive for the [[Universum Film AG|UFA]] studio in [[Potsdam-Babelsberg|Babelsberg]]. Volker Schlöndorff also teaches film and literature at the [[European Graduate School]] in [[Saas-Fee]], [[Switzerland]], where he conducts an Intensive Summer Seminar. | ||
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| + | He was married to fellow film director [[Margarethe von Trotta]] from 1971 to 1991. | ||
| + | ==Filmography== | ||
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| + | ===Features=== | ||
| + | *1966 ''[[Der junge Törless|Young Törless]]'' | ||
| + | *1967 ''[[A Degree of Murder]]'' | ||
| + | *1969 ''[[Michael Kohlhaas - Der Rebell]]'' | ||
| + | *1971 ''[[The Morals of Ruth Halbfass]]'' | ||
| + | *1972 ''[[A Free Woman]]'' | ||
| + | *1975 ''[[The Lost Honour of Katharina Blum (film)|The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum]]'' | ||
| + | *1976 ''[[Coup de Grâce (1976 film)|Coup de Grâce]]'' | ||
| + | *1979 ''[[The Tin Drum (film)|The Tin Drum]]'' | ||
| + | *1981 ''[[Die Fälschung|The Circle of Deceit]]'' | ||
| + | *1984 ''[[Swann in Love (film)|Swann in Love]]'' | ||
| + | *1990 ''[[The Handmaid's Tale (film)|The Handmaid's Tale]]'' | ||
| + | *1991 ''[[Voyager (film)|Voyager]]'' | ||
| + | *1996 ''[[The Ogre (1996 film)|The Ogre]]'' | ||
| + | *1998 ''[[Palmetto (movie)|Palmetto]]'' | ||
| + | *2000 ''[[The Legend of Rita]]'' | ||
| + | *2004 ''[[The Ninth Day]]'' | ||
| + | *2006 ''[[Strike (2006 film)|Strike]]'' | ||
| + | *2007 ''[[Ulzhan]]'' | ||
| + | *2012 ''[[Calm at Sea]]'' | ||
| + | *2014 ''[[Diplomacy (2014 film)|Diplomacy]]'' | ||
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| + | ===TV Movies=== | ||
| + | *1970 ''[[Baal (1970 TV Movie)|Baal]]'' | ||
| + | *1970 ''[[Sudden Wealth of the Poor People of Kombach]]'' | ||
| + | *1974 ''[[Übernachtung in Tirol]]'' | ||
| + | *1985 ''[[Death of a Salesman (1985 film)|Death of a Salesman]]'' | ||
| + | *1987 ''[[A Gathering of Old Men (film)|A Gathering of Old Men]]'' | ||
| + | *2005 ''[[Enigma - Eine uneingestandene Liebe]]'' | ||
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| + | ===Documentaries and shorts subjects=== | ||
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| + | *1960 ''[[Wun kummert's|Who cares?]]'' (short) | ||
| + | *1963 ''[[Méditerranée (1963 film)|Méditerranée]]'' (documentary) | ||
| + | *1967 ''[[Der Paukenspieler]]'' (segment "Unheimlicher Moment, Ein") | ||
| + | *1975 ''[[The Novels of Henry James]]'' (TV series, episode "Les raisons de Georgina") | ||
| + | *1977 ''[[Just for Fun, Just for Play]]'' (documentary) | ||
| + | *1978 ''[[Germany in Autumn]]'' (segment "Die verschobene Antigone") | ||
| + | *1980 ''[[The Candidate (1980 film)|The Candidate]]'' (documentary) | ||
| + | *1983 ''[[War and Peace (1982 film)|War and Peace]]'' (short) | ||
| + | *1992 ''[[Billy Wilder, How Did You Do It?]]'' (documentary, aka ''Billy Wilder Speaks'') | ||
| + | *1992 ''[[The Michael Nyman Songbook]]'' (documentary) | ||
| + | *1996 ''[[Lumière sur un massacre]]'' (TV series, episode "Le parfait soldat") | ||
| + | *2002 ''[[Ein Produzent hat Seele oder er hat keine]]'' | ||
| + | *2002 ''[[Ten Minutes Older: The Cello]]'' (segment "The Enlightenment") | ||
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| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | *[[Cinema of Germany]] | ||
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Volker Schlöndorff (born in Wiesbaden, Germany on March 31 1939) is a German filmmaker generally categorized in the New German Cinema movement.
He won an Oscar as well as the Palme d'or at the Cannes Film Festival for The Tin Drum (1979), the film version of the novel by Nobel Prize-winning author Günter Grass.
Schlöndorff has adapted many literary works for his movies, including some critically well-received US productions, but he is also engaged in post-war German politics. He served as the chief executive for the UFA studio in Babelsberg. Volker Schlöndorff also teaches film and literature at the European Graduate School in Saas-Fee, Switzerland, where he conducts an Intensive Summer Seminar.
He was married to fellow film director Margarethe von Trotta from 1971 to 1991.
Contents |
Filmography
Features
- 1966 Young Törless
- 1967 A Degree of Murder
- 1969 Michael Kohlhaas - Der Rebell
- 1971 The Morals of Ruth Halbfass
- 1972 A Free Woman
- 1975 The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum
- 1976 Coup de Grâce
- 1979 The Tin Drum
- 1981 The Circle of Deceit
- 1984 Swann in Love
- 1990 The Handmaid's Tale
- 1991 Voyager
- 1996 The Ogre
- 1998 Palmetto
- 2000 The Legend of Rita
- 2004 The Ninth Day
- 2006 Strike
- 2007 Ulzhan
- 2012 Calm at Sea
- 2014 Diplomacy
TV Movies
- 1970 Baal
- 1970 Sudden Wealth of the Poor People of Kombach
- 1974 Übernachtung in Tirol
- 1985 Death of a Salesman
- 1987 A Gathering of Old Men
- 2005 Enigma - Eine uneingestandene Liebe
Documentaries and shorts subjects
- 1960 Who cares? (short)
- 1963 Méditerranée (documentary)
- 1967 Der Paukenspieler (segment "Unheimlicher Moment, Ein")
- 1975 The Novels of Henry James (TV series, episode "Les raisons de Georgina")
- 1977 Just for Fun, Just for Play (documentary)
- 1978 Germany in Autumn (segment "Die verschobene Antigone")
- 1980 The Candidate (documentary)
- 1983 War and Peace (short)
- 1992 Billy Wilder, How Did You Do It? (documentary, aka Billy Wilder Speaks)
- 1992 The Michael Nyman Songbook (documentary)
- 1996 Lumière sur un massacre (TV series, episode "Le parfait soldat")
- 2002 Ein Produzent hat Seele oder er hat keine
- 2002 Ten Minutes Older: The Cello (segment "The Enlightenment")
See also
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