Caroline Link facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Caroline Link
Link (2020)
Born	(1964-06-02) 2 June 1964 (age 61) Bad Nauheim, West Germany
Occupation	Film director Screenwriter

Caroline Link, born on June 2, 1964, is a talented German film director and screenwriter. She is famous for creating movies that have won big awards. Her film Beyond Silence was nominated for an Academy Award for Best International Feature Film. Later, her movie Nowhere in Africa won an Academy Award for Best International Feature Film and was also nominated for a Golden Globe Award.

Caroline Link's Early Life and Career

Caroline Link grew up in a small town near Frankfurt, Germany. Even though her family wasn't involved in art or movies, she developed a strong sense of right and wrong from them. Her interest in filmmaking began after she worked as a nanny in America. When she returned to Germany, she got a chance to be an extra on a film set. She found the work interesting and decided to pursue a career in film.

Becoming a Film Director

From 1986 to 1990, Caroline Link studied at the University of Television and Film Munich (HFF). After her studies, she worked as an assistant director and also wrote scripts. She enjoyed being part of the film industry but wanted to create her own stories and share her ideas through movies.

Her early projects included a short film called Bunte Blumen in 1988. She also helped direct a documentary film titled Das Glück zum Anfassen in 1989. For Bavaria Film, she wrote two screenplays for a detective TV series called Der Fahnder (The Investigators).

Famous Films by Caroline Link

Caroline Link has directed several well-known films that have received international recognition. Her movies often explore deep emotions and family relationships.

Beyond Silence

Caroline Link's first major film was Jenseits der Stille (Beyond Silence), released in 1996. This movie was a big success and was nominated for an Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film. It brought her worldwide attention. The film tells the story of Lara, a child whose parents are deaf. It shows the challenges and joys of communicating within a family where some members are deaf.

Link explained that Beyond Silence is not just about deafness. It's about how families communicate and understand each other. She wanted to tell a story about a daughter who loves her father but feels drawn to a different world, which was something she understood from her own life.

Nowhere in Africa

Her third feature film, Nirgendwo in Afrika (Nowhere in Africa), came out in 2001. Caroline Link adapted this movie from a true story written by Stefanie Zweig. The film was shot in Kenya and tells the story of a Jewish family who flees Germany during World War II and settles in Africa.

Nowhere in Africa was a huge success. It won the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film, making it one of the most celebrated German films. It also won five German Film Awards (Deutscher Filmpreis), including Best Fiction Film.

Other Notable Films

After Nowhere in Africa, Caroline Link continued to direct successful movies. These include Annaluise & Anton (1999), based on a novel by Erich Kästner, A Year Ago in Winter (2008), and Exit Marrakech (2013). More recently, she directed All About Me (2018) and When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit (2019).

Personal Life

Caroline Link lives with her partner, film director Dominik Graf. They have a daughter, who was born in 2002.

Filmography

Films

TV

Awards and Nominations

Caroline Link has received many awards for her work in film.

See also

In Spanish: Caroline Link para niños