Helmut Dietl (; 22 June 1944 – 30 March 2015) was a German film director and author from
Bad Wiessee
Bad Wiessee (Central Bavarian: ''Bad Wiessä'') is a Municipalities of Germany, municipality in the Miesbach (district), district of Miesbach in Upper Bavaria in Germany. Since 1922, it has been a spa town and located on the western shore of the ...
.
Work
After leaving
grammar school
A grammar school is one of several different types of school in the history of education in the United Kingdom and other English-speaking countries, originally a Latin school, school teaching Latin, but more recently an academically oriented Se ...
in 1958, Dietl completed a degree in theatre studies and history of art. He then became head of photography and later assistant director to the
Munich Kammerspiele
The Munich Kammerspiele (German: Münchner Kammerspiele) is a state-funded German-language theater company based at the ''Schauspielhaus'' on Maximilianstraße (Munich), Maximilianstrasse in the Bavarian capital. The company currently has three ...
theatre. He first achieved directorial success with the TV series ''
Monaco Franze'', eventually moving on to create several notable films with the aid of
Patrick Süskind
Patrick Süskind (; born 26 March 1949) is a German writer and screenwriter, known best for his novel '' Perfume: The Story of a Murderer'', first published in 1985.
Early life
Süskind was born in Ambach, Bavaria. His father was writer and jour ...
's writing.
In 1998, he was a member of the judging panel at the
48th Berlin International Film Festival.
He died in Munich on 30 March 2015.
Selected filmography
Awards
*1996
Bavarian Film Awards, Best Director
*2013
Deutscher Filmpreis
The German Film Award (), also known as Lola after its prize statuette, is the national film award of Germany. It is presented at an annual ceremony honouring cinematic achievements in the Cinema of Germany, German film industry. Besides being ...
, lifetime achievement award
*2014
Bambi Award, lifetime achievement award
References
External links
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1944 births
2015 deaths
People from Miesbach (district)
Film directors from Munich
German television directors
Deaths from cancer in Germany
Best Director German Film Award winners
Recipients of the Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
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