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
Nationality	German
Occupation	Film director Screenwriter

Caroline Link (born 2 June 1964) is a German film director and screenwriter. She is known for making movies that tell important stories.

She is famous for directing Beyond Silence, which was nominated for an Academy Award for Best International Feature Film. She also directed Nowhere in Africa, which won an Academy Award for Best International Feature Film and was nominated for a Golden Globe Award. These awards are a big deal in the film world!

Life and Work

Caroline Link was born in Bad Nauheim, West Germany. She is the daughter of Jürgen and Ilse Link. From 1986 to 1990, she studied filmmaking at the University of Television and Film Munich. After her studies, she worked as an assistant director and wrote scripts for films.

Caroline grew up in a small town near Frankfurt, Germany. Even though her family wasn't very artistic, she became interested in filmmaking. She first thought about making movies after working as a nanny in America. When she returned to Germany, she worked as an extra on a film set. She found the work interesting and managed to get an internship in the film industry. Caroline loved working in movies and wanted to create her own stories and share her ideas.

Link's first major film was Jenseits der Stille (Beyond Silence), released in 1996. This movie was nominated for an Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film. It became well-known for showing the life of a family with deaf parents.

Her next film was Annaluise and Anton (1999), based on a book by Erich Kästner. Her third big film, Nirgendwo in Afrika (Nowhere in Africa), came out in 2001. Caroline adapted this movie from a true story by Stefanie Zweig. It was filmed in Kenya and won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. It also won five German Film Awards, including Best Fiction Film.

Beyond Silence

Beyond Silence was a huge success for Caroline Link. It was nominated for an Oscar and made her famous around the world. The movie tells the story of Lara, a girl whose parents are deaf. It shows the challenges Lara faces while communicating with her parents, Martin and Kai.

Caroline Link explained that the movie is really about how families communicate. She said, "This isn’t really a movie about deafness, Beyond Silence. It’s about deafness on the surface, of course, but the emotional substance is about communication in a family." She wanted to explore a feeling that many people can understand: loving your family but also wanting to explore your own path in life.

Caroline also shared her thoughts on being a woman director. She learned that it's okay for women to be strong and ask for what they need to make their creative ideas happen. She realized that sometimes you have to be firm to achieve your goals.

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

See also

In Spanish: Caroline Link para niños