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Doris Dörrie
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Doris Dörrie at the Frankfurt Book Fair, 2011
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| Born | 26 May 1955 |
| Occupation | Film director, Film producer, Author |
| Years active | 1976–present |
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Notable work
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Men... Me and Him |
Doris Dörrie (born May 26, 1955) is a well-known German film director, producer, and author. She has created many movies and written several books.
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Early Life and Learning
Doris Dörrie was born in Hanover, Germany. She finished her high school studies there in 1973. That same year, she started studying film at the University of the Pacific in California for two years. Later, she continued her studies in New York. While in New York, she worked different jobs, like in cafés and showing films at the Goethe-Institut.
In 1975, Doris Dörrie returned to Germany. She then began studying at the University of Television and Film Munich.
Her Work
Doris Dörrie started her career by writing movie reviews for a newspaper called Süddeutsche Zeitung. She also worked as an assistant editor there. After that, she volunteered at different TV stations and made short documentary films.
Besides making movies, Doris Dörrie has written many books. These include novels, collections of short stories, and even books for children. She has also directed and put on several operas, which are plays where the story is sung.
Awards She Has Won
Doris Dörrie has received many awards for her work:
- 1999 Bavarian Film Awards, for Best Screenplay (this means she wrote the best movie script)
- 1999 German Film Award in Gold for her movie Am I Beautiful?
- 2012 Bavarian Film Award, for Best Director (meaning she was the best director)
- 2022 Brothers Grimm Poetics Professorship
Movies She Directed
Here are some of the movies Doris Dörrie has directed:
- 1983: Straight Through the Heart (Mitten ins Herz)
- 1985: In the Belly of the Whale (Im Innern des Wals)
- 1985: Men... (Männer...)
- 1986: Paradise (Paradies)
- 1988: Me and Him (Ich und Er), with actors like Griffin Dunne
- 1989: Money (Geld)
- 1992: Happy Birthday, Turk! (Happy Birthday, Türke!)
- 1994: Nobody Loves Me (Keiner liebt mich)
- 1998: Denk ich an Deutschland … – Augenblick (a TV documentary episode)
- 1998: Am I Beautiful? (Bin ich schön?), with actors like Franka Potente
- 2000: Enlightenment Guaranteed (Erleuchtung garantiert)
- 2005: The Fisherman and His Wife (Der Fischer und seine Frau)
- 2007: How to Cook Your Life, a documentary about a chef named Edward Espe Brown
- 2008: Cherry Blossoms (Kirschblüten – Hanami)
- 2010: The Hairdresser (Die Friseuse)
- 2012: Bliss (Glück)
- 2014: The Whole Shebang (Alles inklusive)
- 2016: Greetings from Fukushima
- 2019: Cherry Blossoms and Demons (Kirschblüten & Dämonen)
Books She Wrote
Here are some of the books Doris Dörrie has written:
- Love, Pain and the Whole ... Thing: Four Stories (1989)
- What Do You Want From Me? (1993)
- Der Mann meiner Träume (1991)
- Für immer und ewig: eine Art Reigen (1991)
- Bin ich schön? Erzählungen (1994)
About Her Life
Doris Dörrie is a member of important groups like the PEN Centre Germany and the German Film Academy. These groups are for writers and people who work in film. Since 2019, she has also been a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. This is the group that gives out the famous Oscar awards.
In 2019, Doris Dörrie was part of the jury that chose the winner for the Preis der Nationalgalerie, an art prize.
See also
In Spanish: Doris Dörrie para niños
