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Volker Schlöndorff was born in Wiesbaden, then part of Nazi Germany, to the physician Dr. Georg Schlöndorff. His mother was killed in a kitchen fire in 1944. His family moved to Paris in 1956, where Schlöndorff won awards at school for his work in philosophy. He graduated in political science at the Sorbonne, while at the same time studying ...
Volker Schlöndorff is a German director, writer and producer who has worked with Louis Malle, Jean-Pierre Melville and Alain Resnais. He is best known for The Tin Drum, Young Törless, Diplomacy and Calm at Sea.
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Volker Schlöndorff (born March 31, 1939, Wiesbaden, Germany) is a German film director and screenwriter who was a leading member of the postwar cinema movement in West Germany. Schlöndorff studied filmmaking in Paris, serving as an assistant to directors Louis Malle, Alain Resnais, and Jean-Pierre Melville. After directing several projects ...
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Volker Schlöndorff. Volker Schlöndorff (* 31. März 1939 in Wiesbaden) ist ein deutscher Filmregisseur, Drehbuchautor und Filmproduzent, der vor allem für seine Literaturverfilmungen bekannt ist. 1980 wurde sein Spielfilm Die Blechtrommel mit dem Oscar in der Kategorie Bester fremdsprachiger Film ausgezeichnet.
- The Tin Drum (1979) “The Tin Drum” is a 1979 German film directed by Volker Schlöndorff, based on the novel of the same name by Günter Grass. The film won the Palme d’Or at the 1979 Cannes Film Festival, and also won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1980.
- Young Törless (1966) “Young Törless” is a 1966 German-language film directed by Volker Schlöndorff, and based on the novel “The Confusions of Young Törless” by Robert Musil.
- A Degree of Murder (1967) “A Degree of Murder” is a 1967 French crime film directed by Volker Schlöndorff and Jean-Pierre Coursodon. The film tells the story of a successful young lawyer named Robert who is married to a beautiful and wealthy woman, Marianne.
- Michael Kohlhaas – Der Rebell (1969) “Michael Kohlhaas – Der Rebell” is a 1969 West German historical drama film directed by Volker Schlöndorff. The film is an adaptation of the novella “Michael Kohlhaas” by Heinrich von Kleist and tells the story of a 16th-century horse dealer, Michael Kohlhaas, who seeks justice after being wronged by a local nobleman.
Mar 29, 2019 · When Volker Schlöndorff received the Oscar for his literary film adaptation, The Tin Drum, in 1980, few suspected that the German auteur who cut his teeth in Paris would soon try to build a ...
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May 1, 2021 · Die Karriere von Volker Schlöndorff steht für internationalen Erfolg. Mit über 80 Jahren blickt der Regisseur dennoch selbstkritisch zurück. Auf großen Ehrgeiz, falsche Prioritäten in der ...
