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Volker Schlöndorff is a Berlin based German filmmaker who won an Oscar as well as the Palme d'Or in Cannes for The Tin Drum (1979). Schlöndorff is famous for his cinematic adaptation of major literary works but also his interest in post-war German politics. He studied economics and political science in Paris and worked as assistant director to Alain Resnais, Louis Malle, Jean-Pierre Melville, among others. In 1966 he directed Young Törless to critical acclaim and became a founding member of the German New Wave. He has also made a number of documentaries and TV films and served as chief executive for the UFA studio in Babelsberg. Major films: The Lost Honor of Katherina Blum; Coup de Grace; Swann's Way; A Gathering of Old Men; The Handmaid's Tale; Homo Faber; The Ogre; Palmetto; The Legends of Rita.
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Volker Schlöndorff is a Professor of Film and Literature at the European Graduate School in Saas-Fee, Switzerland, where he conducts an Intensive Summer Seminar. |
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