Herbert Achternbusch
| Herbert Achternbusch | |
|---|---|
| Born | 23 November 1938 Munich, Germany |
| Occupation | Film director |
| Years active | 1971 - 2002 |
Herbert Achternbusch (born November 23, 1938 in Munich) is a German writer, painter and filmmaker. His anarchist surrealistic films are not known to a wide audience in Germany, although one of them, Das Gespenst (The Ghost), caused a scandal in 1983 because of its alleged blasphemous content.[1] Werner Herzog, a director of the New German Cinema, based his film Heart of Glass on a story by Achternbusch.
In 1981, he directed the film Der Neger Erwin, which was entered into the 31st Berlin International Film Festival.[2] The following year, he directed The Ghost, which was entered into the 33rd Berlin International Film Festival.[3] In 1988, his film Wohin? was entered into the 38th Berlin International Film Festival.[4] In 1995, his film Hades was entered into the 45th Berlin International Film Festival.[5]
Herbert Achternbusch was awarded the German international literary Petrarca-Preis in 1977, but he declined.
[edit] References
- ^ "Filmszene Bayern: Herbert Achternbusch", Bayerischer Rundfunk Online, November 22, 2006. Accessed May 5, 2007. (in German)
- ^ "IMDB.com: Awards for Der Neger Erwin". imdb.com. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081221/awards. Retrieved 2010-08-29.
- ^ "Berlinale: 1983 Programme". berlinale.de. http://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/1983/02_programm_1983/02_Programm_1983.html. Retrieved 2010-11-17.
- ^ "Berlinale: 1988 Programme". berlinale.de. http://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/1988/02_programm_1988/02_Programm_1988.html. Retrieved 2011-03-06.
- ^ "Berlinale: 1995 Programme". berlinale.de. http://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/1995/02_programm_1995/02_Programm_1995.html. Retrieved 2011-12-31.
[edit] Notes
- Hans-Michael Bock (rd.): The Concise CineGraph. Encyclopedia of German Cinema. New York, Oxford: Berghahn Books 2009, p. 2-3.
