Volker Schlöndorff

Volker Schlöndorff, one of Germany's most renowned directors, has made a significant impact on international cinema with his profound literary adaptations. His breakthrough came in 1966 with THE YOUNG TÖRLESS, an adaptation of the novel by Robert Musil. The film, which deals with the theme of growing up in a repressive boarding school, was awarded the FIPRESCI Prize at the Cannes Film Festival and is considered a milestone of New German Cinema. Schlöndorff has directed numerous other classics, including “The Tin Drum”, for which he won an Oscar in 1980, and “Homo Faber”. His work is characterized by psychological depth and socially critical themes, which are still admired worldwide today. As a producer, he was responsible, among other things, for “The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum”.