Florian Süssmayr
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Florian Süssmayr is a German painter from Munich.
In the 1980th Süssmayr was involved in the punk scene
and member of a punk band. In the 1990th he was working as a lighting technician
and cinematographer
. In doing so he was involved in the production of the movies Am I Beautiful? and Deathmaker
amongst others. Since 1997 he devoted himself to the art of oil painting
. His works can be found in galleries in Munich, Tokyo and New York. For the motion picture A Year Ago in Winter he provided the portray of Karoline Herfurth
which is central for the plot.
In the 1980th Süssmayr was involved in the punk scene
Punk subculture
The punk subculture includes a diverse array of ideologies, and forms of expression, including fashion, visual art, dance, literature, and film, which grew out of punk rock.-History:...
and member of a punk band. In the 1990th he was working as a lighting technician
Lighting technician
Lighting technicians are involved with rigging and controlling electric lights for art and entertainment venues or in video, television, or film production. In a theater production, lighting technicians work under the lighting designer and master electrician...
and cinematographer
Cinematographer
A cinematographer is one photographing with a motion picture camera . The title is generally equivalent to director of photography , used to designate a chief over the camera and lighting crews working on a film, responsible for achieving artistic and technical decisions related to the image...
. In doing so he was involved in the production of the movies Am I Beautiful? and Deathmaker
Deathmaker
Deathmaker is a 1995 German film directed by Romuald Karmakar and starring Götz George, Jürgen Hentsch and Pierre Franckh. The film is based on the transcripts of the interrogation of the notorious serial killer Fritz Haarmann....
amongst others. Since 1997 he devoted himself to the art of oil painting
Oil painting
Oil painting is the process of painting with pigments that are bound with a medium of drying oil—especially in early modern Europe, linseed oil. Often an oil such as linseed was boiled with a resin such as pine resin or even frankincense; these were called 'varnishes' and were prized for their body...
. His works can be found in galleries in Munich, Tokyo and New York. For the motion picture A Year Ago in Winter he provided the portray of Karoline Herfurth
Karoline Herfurth
-Life and career:She is probably most well known to English-speaking audiences for her appearances in the Academy Award Best Picture-nominee The Reader and in Perfume: The Story of a Murderer, the 2006 film adaptation of Patrick Suskind's best-selling novel Das Parfum. The feature was directed by...
which is central for the plot.