biography
pronunciation:
[venderz]
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| male
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| lived:
| (1945– )
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| biography:
| Film director, born in Düsseldorf, W Germany. Originally a student of medicine and philosophy, he attended Munich's Cinema and Television College, where he made his first short film, Schauplatze (1967). He made his feature debut with Summer in the City (1970). Concerned with the influence of American culture on post-war German society, his work deals with isolation and alienation, often involving journeys in search of enlightenment. These themes are especially evident in Alice in the Cities (1974) and The State of Things (1982). He has won several awards at the Cannes Film Festivals, including Best Director for Paris, Texas (1984) and Wings of Desire (1987). Later films include Until the End of the World (1991), Faraway, So Close (1993), The End of Violence (1997), Buena Vista Social Club (1999), Million Dollar Hotel (2000), and Vill Passiert (2001). |
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