Helmut Dietl

Helmut Dietl ({{#invoke:IPA|main}}; 22 June 1944 – 30 March 2015) was a German film director and author from Bad Wiessee.

Work

After leaving grammar school in 1958, Dietl completed a degree in theatre studies and history of art. He then became head of photography and later assistant director to the Munich Kammerspiele theatre. He first achieved directorial success with the TV series Monaco Franze, eventually moving on to create several notable films with the aid of Patrick Süskind's writing.

In 1998, he was a member of the judging panel at the 48th Berlin International Film Festival.<ref name="Berlinale 1998">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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Selected filmography

TV series

Year	Title	Starring	Notes
1974–1975	Template:Ill	Template:Ill (as Charlie Häusler)
1979	Der ganz normale Wahnsinn	Template:Ill (as Maximilian Glanz)
1983	Monaco Franze	Helmut Fischer (as Monaco Franze)
1986	Kir Royal	Franz Xaver Kroetz (as Baby Schimmerlos)

Film

Year	Title	Notes
1979	It Can Only Get Worse	A short edited version of Der ganz normale Wahnsinn
1992	Schtonk!	nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Film
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2005	Template:Ill
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Awards

• 1996 Bavarian Film Awards, Best Director<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• 2013 Deutscher Filmpreis, lifetime achievement award<ref name="ARD 2014">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• 2014 Bambi Award, lifetime achievement award<ref name="ARD 2014"/>

External links

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