Joseph Vilsmaier

Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox person Joseph Vilsmaier ({{#invoke:IPA|main}}, 24 January 1939 – 11 February 2020)<ref name="Filmportal" /> was a German film director who began his career as a technician and cameraman. He is internationally known for films such as Comedian Harmonists.

Life

Born in Munich. Vilsmaier attended a boarding school near Augsburg. He then trained as a technician to make film cameras, and studied piano at the Musikhochschule München.<ref name="BR" /> He was a member of a jazz group. After working as a technician, he moved into film, first as a material and camera assistant, then from 1961 as a cameraman. He filmed episodes of television series such as Tatort.<ref name="BR" />

His debut film as director, Herbstmilch in 1988, starring his wife, Dana Vávrová, was a huge success.<ref name="BR" /> In 1995, he directed Schlafes Bruder, after the novel by Robert Schneider. In 1997, he directed Comedian Harmonists which became an international success.<ref name="BR" /> For the films he directed, Vilsmaier was also the producer and first cameraman.<ref name="Filmportal" />

While filming Der Letzte Zug in 2005, probably the last film produced by Artur Brauner, he was injured when he fell off a camera tower.<ref name="BR" /> Subsequently, his ability to work was limited, and his wife took over directing the film. The couple was awarded the special jury prize at the 2006 Bavarian Film Awards for Der letzte Zug.<ref name="Bavaria" />

Vávrová died on 5 February 2009.<ref name="Welt" /> The couple had three daughters, Template:Ill, Template:Ill, and Template:Ill,<ref name="BR" /> all of whom became actresses and starred in a number of their films.<ref name="Welt" />

Vilsmaier died on 11 February 2020.<ref name="BR" />

Awards

• Bavarian Film Awards
  • 1990 Best Production<ref name="Pierrot" />
  • 1992 Bavarian Film Awards, Best Producing, Best Cinematography<ref name="Pierrot" />
  • 1995 Bavarian Film Award, Best Production<ref name="Pierrot" />
  • 1997 Bavarian Film Award, Best Director<ref name="Pierrot" />
  • 2006 Bavarian Film Award, Special Prize<ref name="Bavaria" />
• 18th Moscow International Film Festival
  • Nominated – Stalingrad<ref name="Moscow 1993" />

Filmography

Vilsmaier directed films and television films, including:<ref name="Filmportal" /> Template:Div col

• Herbstmilch (1988)
• Template:Ill (1990)
• Stalingrad (1993)
• Charlie & Louise – Das doppelte Lottchen (1994)
• Schlafes Bruder (1995)
• Template:Ill (1996)
• Comedian Harmonists (1997)
• Marlene (2000)
• Leo & Claire (2001)
• Template:Ill (2004)
• The Last Train (Der letzte Zug) (2006)
• Template:Ill (2008, TV film)
• Template:Ill (2008)
• Nanga Parbat (2010)
• Template:Ill (2012, TV film)
• Template:Ill (2012, TV film)
• Template:Ill (2012)

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• Heftige Gefühle entwickeln (portrait on the occasion of his 80th birthday) Template:Ill, 24 January 2019