Helmut Dietl

Helmut Dietl

Helmut Dietl, 2012
Born (1944-06-22)22 June 1944
Bad Wiessee, Germany
Died March 30, 2015(2015-03-30) (aged 70)
Munich, Bavaria, Germany
Occupation Film director, author
Years active 1974–2015

Helmut Dietl (22 June 1944 – 30 March 2015) was a German film director and author from Bad Wiessee.

Work

After completion of grammar school in 1958, Dietl studied theatre studies and the history of art. Afterwards, he became head of photography and later assistant director to the Munich Kammerspiele theatre. He first achieved directorial success with the TV series Monaco Franze – Der ewige Stenz, eventually moving on to create several notable films with the aid of Patrick Süskind's writing.

In 1998, he was a member of the jury at the 48th Berlin International Film Festival.[1]

He died on 30 March 2015 in Munich.[2][3]

Selected filmography

Film
Year Title Notes
1979 Der Durchdreher (It Can Only Get Worse) A short edited version of Der ganz normale Wahnsinn
1992 Schtonk! nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Film
1997 Rossini – oder die mörderische Frage, wer mit wem schlief
1999 Late Show
2005 Vom Suchen und Finden der Liebe
2012 Zettl
TV miniseries
Year Title Notes
1979 Der ganz normale Wahnsinn
1983 Monaco Franze – Der ewige Stenz
1986 Kir Royal – Aus dem Leben eines Klatschreporters

Awards

References

  1. "Berlinale: 1998 Juries". berlinale.de. Retrieved 2012-01-14.
  2. "Helmut Dietl ist gestorben". zeit.de. Retrieved 2015-03-30.
  3. Helmut Dietl, film director - obituary
  4. "Bayerische Filmpreisträger" [Bavarian Film Awards Winners] (PDF) (in German). Bavarian State Ministry of Economy, Media, Energy and Technology. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
  5. 1 2 "'Lebenswerk': Helmut Dietl" [Lifetime achievement: Helmut Dietl] (in German). Das Erste. 14 November 2014. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
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