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For American author Chris Kraus, see Chris Kraus
Chris Kraus (actually Christopher J. Kraus), born 1963 in Göttingen, is a German author and film director.
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Life and work
Chris Kraus was employed as a journalist and illustrator before attending the Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin from 1991–98, where he studied film directing. Beginning in 1994, he worked as a dramatic advisor and screenplay writer for directors Volker Schlöndorff, Rosa von Praunheim, and Detlev Buck, among others.[1]
In 2002 his first novel was published, titled Scherbentanz (Shattered Glass). He then also made a film based on this book, with the help of Margit Carstensen and Jürgen Vogel. The story has to do with the relationship between a young man who suffers from Leukemia and his mother, who herself suffers with alcoholism.[2] In 2006 Kraus made his second feature film, Four Minutes, starring Monica Bleibtreu, Hannah Herzsprung and Nadja Uhl. Even before its official premiere in February, 2007, this film gained a great deal of attention at international film festivals. Its story centers on a musically talented young woman serving time in prison for murder.[3]
Chris Kraus lives in Berlin,[4] and gives regular academic lectures on filmmaking.[5]
Awards
- 2002 Bavarian Film Award, Best New Director[6]
- 2006 Bavarian Film Award, Best Screenplay [7]
Filmography
- 1999: The Einstein of Sex
- 2000: Lovebabe
- 2002: Scherbentanz
- 2004: Basta. Red Wine or Death
- 2004: Acapulco
- 2006: Four Minutes
- 2008: Bella Block: Trip to China (TV film)
- 2010: The Poll Diaries
References
- Scherbentanz. Frankfurter Verl.-Anst., Frankfurt 2002, ISBN 3-627-00090-0
External links
- Chris Kraus at the Internet Movie Database
- His Agent Page with a current photograph
- Interview with Chris Kraus as conducted by Martin Rumsby for the Cultural Icons project. Audio and video.
Categories:- 1963 births
- Living people
- German film directors
- People from Göttingen
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