Doris Dörrie (born 26 May 1955, Hannover) is a
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authorAn author is defined both as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created...
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Dörrie completed her
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") at a humanist
GymnasiumA gymnasium is a type of school providing secondary education in some parts of Europe, comparable to English grammar schools or sixth form colleges and U.S. college preparatory high schools...
. In 1973 she began a two-year attendance in film studies, in the drama department of the University of the Pacific in
StocktonStockton, the county seat of San Joaquin County, is currently the 13th largest city in the U.S. state of California in terms of population and one of the largest in terms of area in the Central Valley. Stockton is located in Northern California south of Sacramento and north of Modesto...
,
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. She then studied at the New School of Social Research in
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. She worked odd jobs in cafés and as film presenter in New York's
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In 1975, back in
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, she began to study at the
University of Television and Film MunichThe University of Television and Film Munich is a publicly funded film school in Munich, Germany. The school was established in 1966 by decree of the Bavarian government. The University of Television and Film Munich is one of Germany's most reputable film schools with about 350 students enrolled...
, and wrote film reviews for the
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, where she was also assistant editor.
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Doris Dörrie (born 26 May 1955, Hannover) is a
GermanGermany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium,...
film
directorA film director, or filmmaker is a person who directs the making or production of a film. Some also consider a film producer to be a filmmaker....
,
producerA film producer or movie producer is someone who creates the scenes and conditions for making movies. The producer initiates, co-ordinates, supervises and controls matters such as fund-raising, hiring key personnel and arranging for distributors...
and
authorAn author is defined both as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created...
.
Life and Work
Dörrie completed her
secondary educationSecondary education is the stage of education following primary school. Secondary education is generally the final stage of compulsory education. However, secondary education in some countries includes a period of compulsory and a period of non-compulsory education. The next stage of education is...
("
AbiturAbitur is a designation used in Germany and Finland for final exams that pupils take at the end of their secondary education, usually after 12 or 13 years of schooling...
") at a humanist
GymnasiumA gymnasium is a type of school providing secondary education in some parts of Europe, comparable to English grammar schools or sixth form colleges and U.S. college preparatory high schools...
. In 1973 she began a two-year attendance in film studies, in the drama department of the University of the Pacific in
StocktonStockton, the county seat of San Joaquin County, is currently the 13th largest city in the U.S. state of California in terms of population and one of the largest in terms of area in the Central Valley. Stockton is located in Northern California south of Sacramento and north of Modesto...
,
CaliforniaCalifornia is the most populous state in the United States, and the third largest by area. California is the second most populous sub-national entity in the Americas, behind only São Paulo, Brazil...
. She then studied at the New School of Social Research in
New YorkNew York is the most populous city in the United States, and the center of the New York metropolitan area, which is among the most populous urban areas in the world. A leading global city, New York exerts a powerful influence over worldwide commerce, finance, culture, fashion and entertainment...
. She worked odd jobs in cafés and as film presenter in New York's
Goethe HouseThe Goethe House in the old town of Frankfurt am Main was the family residence of the Goethe family, most notably Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, until 1795. Johann Wolfgang was himself born here in 1749 to his parents, Johann Caspar Goethe, a lawyer, and Katherine Elisabeth Textor, daughter of the...
.
In 1975, back in
GermanyGermany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium,...
, she began to study at the
University of Television and Film MunichThe University of Television and Film Munich is a publicly funded film school in Munich, Germany. The school was established in 1966 by decree of the Bavarian government. The University of Television and Film Munich is one of Germany's most reputable film schools with about 350 students enrolled...
, and wrote film reviews for the
Süddeutsche ZeitungThe Süddeutsche Zeitung is the largest German national subscription daily newspaper. It is published in Munich, Germany's third largest city and capital of Bavaria.-Profile:...
, where she was also assistant editor. Subsequently Dörrie worked as a volunteer for various television stations, and filmed short
documentariesDocumentary film is a broad category of visual expressions that is based on the attempt, in one fashion or another, to "document" reality. Although "documentary film" originally referred to movies shot on film stock, it has subsequently expanded to include video and digital productions that can...
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Awards
Filmography
- Men…
Men… is a 1985 West German film directed by Doris Dörrie. It was chosen as West Germany's official submission to the 59th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film, but did not manage to receive a nomination....
(Männer…) (1985), the most-seen German film that year, which launched her into the spotlight; starring: Uwe OchsenknechtUwe Adam Ochsenknecht is a German actor and singer.- Work :Films Uwe Ochsenknecht has starred in include Schtonk!, Das Boot and the TV miniseries Frank Herbert's Dune.- Personal Life :...
, Heiner LauterbachHeiner Lauterbach is a German actor.- Life and work :Heiner Lauterbach was married to German actress Katja Flint who is the mother of his son Oscar . Later he had a relationship with Jenny Elvers. Since September 7, 2001 he has been married to Viktoria Skaf. They have two children: Maya and Vito...
, Ulrike Kriener
- Money
-Plot:Frank Cimballi is a 21-year-old rich kid who goes to claim his inheritance only to find it's been embezzled by his father's former business partners. Traveling the globe in search of the white-collar thieves who have robbed him of millions, Frank locates his father's seriously ill associate...
(Geld) (1989); starring: Billie Zöckler, Uwe OchsenknechtUwe Adam Ochsenknecht is a German actor and singer.- Work :Films Uwe Ochsenknecht has starred in include Schtonk!, Das Boot and the TV miniseries Frank Herbert's Dune.- Personal Life :...
, Sybille WaurySybille Waury is a German actress.She is probably best known for her portrayal of Tanja Schildknecht in the German TV-series Lindenstraße . She also starred as Dorothée in the Schulz & Schulz-movies next to Götz George and Martina Gedeck. She also played in the movies Money by Doris Dörrie and The...
- Paradise (Paradies) (1990); starring: Katharina Thalbach
Katharina Thalbach is a German actress and film director.- Life and Work :Katharina Thalbach comes from a particularly entertainment-oriented family. Her father Benno Besson was a director, her mother Sabine Thalbach was an actress. Her late husband Thomas Brasch was an author. Her daughter Anna ...
, Heiner LauterbachHeiner Lauterbach is a German actor.- Life and work :Heiner Lauterbach was married to German actress Katja Flint who is the mother of his son Oscar . Later he had a relationship with Jenny Elvers. Since September 7, 2001 he has been married to Viktoria Skaf. They have two children: Maya and Vito...
, Sunnyi MellesSunnyi Melles is a German actress.-External links:}}*...
- Me and Him (1989); starring: Griffin Dunne
-Personal life:Dunne was born in New York City, New York, the son of Ellen Beatriz Dunne and Dominick Dunne. His mother founded the victims' rights organization Justice for Homicide Victims and his father was a producer, writer, and actor...
, Ellen Green, Kelly BishopCarole “Kelly” Bishop is an American actress, who may be best-known for her role as matriarch Emily Gilmore on the series Gilmore Girls.-Early life:...
, Carey LowellCarey Lowell is an American actress and former model.-Early life:Lowell was born in Huntington, New York and spent much of her childhood traveling with her father, James Lowell, who was a geologist. Immediately after high school, she was signed by the Ford modeling agency...
- Happy Birthday, Türke (1992); starring: Hansa Czypionka, Meret Becker
- Life and career :Becker was born in Bremen, the daughter of the actors Monika Hansen and Rolf Becker. She is the sister of Ben Becker, stepdaughter of Otto Sander and granddaughter of Claire Schlichting....
, Joachim Król Joachim Król is a German actor.- Life and Work :Joachim Król studied from 1981 to 1984 at the Otto-Falckenberg-Schule in Munich. He is best known as a film and television actor. Despite the large television and cinema success, Joachim Król returns again and again to the stage...
- Nobody Loves Me (Keiner Liebt Mich)http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keiner_liebt_mich(1994); starring: Maria Schrader
Maria Schrader is a German actress.- Work :Maria Schrader was born in Hanover and studied at the Max-Reinhardt-Seminar in Vienna....
, Joachim Król Joachim Król is a German actor.- Life and Work :Joachim Król studied from 1981 to 1984 at the Otto-Falckenberg-Schule in Munich. He is best known as a film and television actor. Despite the large television and cinema success, Joachim Król returns again and again to the stage...
- Am I Beautiful (Bin ich schön?) (1998); starring: Franka Potente
Franka Potente is a German film actress. She first appeared in the comedy It's a Jungle Out There and gained critical recognition in the action thriller Lola rennt...
, Uwe OchsenknechtUwe Adam Ochsenknecht is a German actor and singer.- Work :Films Uwe Ochsenknecht has starred in include Schtonk!, Das Boot and the TV miniseries Frank Herbert's Dune.- Personal Life :...
- Enlightenment Guaranteed
Erleuchtung garantiert is a 2002 German film directed by Doris Dörrie about two brothers, Uwe and Gustav , who travel to Japan to sort out the mess of their lives. Their plan is to visit the Sojiji Monastery in Monzen, near Tokyo...
(2002), starring the actors from Men…
- How To Cook Your Life (2007), a documentary
Documentary film is a broad category of visual expressions that is based on the attempt, in one fashion or another, to "document" reality. Although "documentary film" originally referred to movies shot on film stock, it has subsequently expanded to include video and digital productions that can...
about ZenZen is a school of Mahāyāna Buddhism, translated from the Chinese word Chán. This word is in turn derived from the Sanskrit dhyāna, which means "meditation" ....
chefA chef is a person who cooks professionally. In a professional kitchen setting, the term is used only for the one person in charge of everyone else in the kitchen; the executive chef.-Various chef titles:...
Ed Brown
- Cherry Blossoms
Cherry Blossoms is a 2008 German film directed by Doris Dörrie.-Plot:Trudi and Rudi are an affectionate, long-married couple whose children have grown up and moved away. When Trudi learns that her husband is terminally ill, she keeps it from him, and urges him to see more of life and visit their...
(Kirschblüten - Hanami) (2008)
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