- Joseph Vilsmaier
Joseph Vilsmaier (born
january 24 ,1939 inMunich ) is a Germanfilm director .Work
After attending a boarding school near
Augsburg , he was trained as a technician to make film cameras and then spent nine years at a music conservatory. Following this he was a member of a Jazz group. Following his work as a technician he moved into film, first as an assistant, then as a cameraman.His debut film, "Herbstmilch" in
1988 , additionally starring his wife,Dana Vávrová , was a huge success, which was only to be outdone by "Comedian Harmonists" in1997 . Unfortunately film critics are not that fond of his Vilsmaier's work.Most of the time is director and first cameraman in one person.
He has three daughters with his wife
Dana Vávrová :Janina Vilsmaier ,Theresa Vilsmaier , andJosefina Vilsmaier who are also actresses and have starred in a number of his films.While filming his latest film "The Last Train", probably the last movie produced by
Artur Brauner , he got injured by the collapse of a camera tower, from then on his ability to work was very limited, so Vávrová took over directing. The two of them were awarded the special prize by the jury at the 2006 Bavarian Film Awards for "The Last Train".Awards
*1990 Bavarian Film Award, Best Producing
*1992 Bavarian Film Awards, Best Producing, Best Cinematography
*1995 Bavarian Film Award, Best Producing
*1997 Bavarian Film Award, Best Director [http://www.bayern.de/Anlage19170/PreistraegerdesBayerischenFilmpreises-Pierrot.pdf]
*2006 Bavarian Film Award, Special Prize [http://www.bayern.de/Pressemitteilungen-.1255.19209/index.htm]Filmography
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Herbstmilch " (1988)
*"Rama dama" (1990)
*"Stalingrad" (1993)
*"Charlie & Louise - Das doppelte Lottchen " (1993)
*"Schlafes Bruder" (1995)
*"Und keiner weint mir nach "(1996)
*"Comedian Harmonists" (1997)
*"Marlene" (2000)
*"Leo und Claire' (2002)
*"The last train' (2006)External links
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