Director
Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
Born 2 May 1973 · Cologne, Germany
Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck (born 1973, Cologne) is a German film director and screenwriter. He rose to international prominence with his debut feature The Lives of Others, a drama about state surveillance in East Germany that won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film. He later made Hollywood and German-language films.
Key films
The Lives of Others (2006)
His acclaimed feature debut about Stasi surveillance in East Germany, which won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
The Tourist (2010)
His English-language Hollywood debut, a romantic thriller starring Angelina Jolie and Johnny Depp.
Never Look Away (2018)
A decades-spanning German drama about an artist and the Nazi and postwar eras, marking his return to German-language filmmaking.
Key awards
- 2007 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film (The Lives of Others)
- 2007 BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language (The Lives of Others)
On Cinespective
Full filmography · 6
- 1999DobermannDirector
- 2002Der TemplerDirector
- 2003Shocking Shorts 2003Director
- 2006The Lives of OthersDirector
- 2010The TouristDirector
- 2018Never Look AwayDirector
Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.