Doris Dörrie (; born 26 May 1955) is a German film director, producer and author.

Early life and education

Born in

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, Dörrie completed her secondary education there in 1973. The same year, she began a two-year attendance in film studies in the drama department of the University of the Pacific in

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. She then studied at the

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in New York. She worked odd jobs in cafés and as a film presenter in New York's

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. In 1975, back in West Germany, Dörrie began to study at the

University of Television and Film Munich The University of Television and Film Munich (German: Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film München, short: HFF Munich) is a publicly funded film school in Munich, Germany. The school was established in 1966 by decree of the Bavarian government. T ...

Career

Dörrie wrote film reviews for the ''

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'', where she was also assistant editor. Subsequently, Dörrie worked as a volunteer for various television stations, and filmed short documentaries. She has published several novels, short story collections and children's books, and also staged and directed a number of operas.

Awards

*1999

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, Best Screenplay *1999

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in Gold for '' Am I Beautiful?'' *2012

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, Best Director *2022

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Filmography

*1983: ''Straight Through the Heart'' (''Mitten ins Herz'') *1985: ' (''Im Innern des Wals'') *1985: '' Men...'' (''Männer...'') *1986: ' (''Paradies'') *1988: ''

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'' (''Ich und Er''), starring

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*1989: ' (''Geld'') *1992: ' (''Happy Birthday, Türke!''), starring *1994: '' Nobody Loves Me'' (''Keiner liebt mich'') *1998: '' – Augenblick'' (TV documentary series episode) *1998: '' Am I Beautiful?'' (''Bin ich schön?''), starring

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*2000: ''

Enlightenment Guaranteed ''Erleuchtung garantiert'' (''Enlightenment Guaranteed'') is a 1999 German film directed by Doris Dörrie about two brothers, Uwe (Uwe Ochsenknecht) and Gustav ( Gustav-Peter Wöhler), who travel to Japan in order to find themselves. The two pla ...

'' (''Erleuchtung garantiert'') *2002: ''

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'' (''Nackt'') *2005: ' (''Der Fischer und seine Frau'') *2007: ', a documentary about

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chef

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*2008: ''

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'' (''Kirschblüten – Hanami'') *2010: ''

The Hairdresser ''The Hairdresser'' () is a 2010 German comedy film directed by Doris Dörrie. Cast * Gabriela Maria Schmeide as Kathi * Natascha Lawiszus as Julia * Ill-Young Kim as Tien * Christina Große as Silke * Rolf Zacher Rolf Zacher (28 March 19 ...

'' (''Die Friseuse'') *2012: ' (''Glück'') *2014: ' (''Alles inklusive'') *2016: '' Greetings from Fukushima'' *2019: ' (''Kirschblüten & Dämonen'')

Fiction

*''Liebe Schmerz und das ganze verdammte Zeug: Vier Geschichten'' (1987); Eng. tr. ''Love, Pain and the Whole Damn Thing: Four Stories'' (1989) *''"Was wollen Sie von Mir?" und 15 andere Geschichten'' (1989); Eng. tr. ''What Do You Want From Me?'' (1993) *''Der Mann meiner Träume'' (1991) *''Für immer und ewig: eine Art Reigen'' (1991) *''Bin ich schön? Erzählungen'' (1994)

Personal life

Dörrie is a member of the

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and the German Film Academy. She was a member of the jury for the 2019 Prize of the National Gallery. Since 2019, she has been a member of the

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. In 2019, Dörrie served on the jury that chose Pauline Curnier Jardin as winner of the Preis der Nationalgalerie.Alex Greenberger (3 March 2019)
Preis der Nationalgalerie, Prestigious German Art Award, Names 2019 Nominees
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''.

References

Citations

Bibliography

*Breitenstein, Andreas. "Alptraum vom Traummann: Doris Dörries Erzählung ''Der Mann meiner Träume''." ''

Neue Zürcher Zeitung The (''NZZ''; "New Newspaper of Zurich") is German language daily newspaper, published by NZZ Mediengruppe in Zurich. The paper was founded in 1780. It has a reputation as a high-quality newspaper, as the German Swiss newspaper of record ...

'' (22 July 1991). *Elss, Karin. "Doris Dörrie als Erzählerin." ''

Saarbrücker Zeitung The ' (''SZ'') is a daily (except Sundays) newspaper published in Saarland, Germany. History and profile It was first published as a weekly journal in 1761 under the title ' (''Nassau-Saarbrücken Weekly''). After several changes in name and fre ...

'' (24 August 1989). *Görtz, Franz Josef. "Beiläufige Tragödien: Geschichten von der Filmemacherin Doris Dörrie." ''

Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung The (; ''FAZ''; "Frankfurt General Newspaper") is a German newspaper founded in 1949. It is published daily in Frankfurt and is considered a newspaper of record for Germany. Its Sunday edition is the ''Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung'' ( ...

'' (14 March 1989). *Joglekar, Yogini. "Ethnic Noir in Post-Wall Germany: ''Happy Birthday, Türke!'' (Dörrie 1991)." ''Clues: A Journal of Detection'' 24.2 (Winter 2006): 17–29. *Jurczyk, Günther. "Brav Geschmollt: Doris Dörrie erzählt." ''

Stuttgarter Zeitung The () is a German language, German-language daily newspaper (except Sundays) edited in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, with a run of about 200,000 sold copies daily. History and profile It was first edited on 18 September 1945, just ...

'' (11 October 1989). *Phillips, Klaus. "A Conversation with Doris Dörrie." In: ''Straight Through the Heart: Doris Dörrie, German Filmmaker and Author'', ed. Franz Birgel, Klaus Phillips and Christian-Albrecht Gollub. Lanham: Scarecrow Press, 2004. pp. 1–16. *Steuhl, Wolfgang. "Antonia und der Dreckspatz: Wenn ein Mannequin den Mann ihrer Träume findet." ''Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung'' (13 April 1991). *Utz, Richard. "Reflecting Love at Quite Its Natural Size: Doris Dörrie as a Writer." In: ''Straight Through the Heart: Doris Dörrie, German Filmmaker and Author'', ed. Franz Birgel, Klaus Phillips and Christian-Albrecht Gollub. Lanham: Scarecrow Press, 2004. pp. 177–87.

External links

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Literature on Doris Dörrie
{{DEFAULTSORT:Dorrie, Doris German women film directors 1955 births Living people Film people from Hanover University of the Pacific (United States) alumni University of Television and Film Munich alumni Members of the Academy of Arts, Berlin