John Cook (1935 - 21 September 2001) was an Austrian filmmaker. Born in

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, Canada, Cook lived and worked most of his life in Europe and often referred to himself as "

Viennese Viennese may refer to: * Vienna, the capital of Austria * Viennese people, List of people from Vienna * Viennese German, the German dialect spoken in Vienna * Music of Vienna, musical styles in the city * Viennese Waltz, genre of ballroom dance * ...

by choice", having moved to Austria in the late 1960s after a career in commercial photography in

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. Little-known in his native Canada, Cook is considered, despite his small filmography, an important figure in

Austrian cinema Cinema of Austria refers to the film industry based in Austria. Austria has had an active cinema industry since the early 20th century when it was the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and that has continued to the present day. Producer Sascha Kolowrat-Kra ...

.Edition Filmmuseum Shop - Langsamer Sommer & Schwitzkasten
/ref> Cook was the father of Canadian guitarist

Jesse Cook Jesse Arnaud Cook is a Canadian guitarist. He is a Juno Award winner, ''Acoustic Guitar'' Player's Choice Award silver winner in the Flamenco Category, and a three-time winner of the Canadian Smooth Jazz award for Guitarist of the Year. He has ...

Filmography

*'' Artischocke'' (1982) *'' Schwitzkasten'' (''Clinch'') (1978) *'' Langsamer Sommer'' (''Slow Summer'') (1976) *''

Ich schaff's einfach nimmer Ich may refer to: * Ich, a German pronoun meaning ''I'', also a Middle English form of ''I'' * The ego, one of the psychic apparatus defined in Sigmund Freud's structural model of the psyche * ''Ich'' (album), an album by German rapper Sido * I ...

'' (''I Just Can't Go On'') (1973)

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* 1935 births 2001 deaths Film directors from Toronto Austrian film directors German-language film directors {{Austria-film-director-stub

Filmography

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