Lothar Warneke
Lothar Warneke ( born September 15, 1936 in Leipzig, † June 5, 2005 in Potsdam ) was a German film director and screenwriter.
Life
Born the son of a commercial employees in Leipzig, Lothar Warneke studied theology from 1954 to 1959 at the Karl Marx University in Leipzig. Then the vicar resigned from the church. From 1960 to 1964 Warneke studied directing at the former German Film Academy in Potsdam- Babelsberg. After directing assistant at the DEFA Studio for Feature Films Joachim Kunert, Egon Günther and Kurt Maetzig followed in 1968, co-directed with Roland Oehme crime grotesque With me not, madam.
His first independent film Dr. Sommer II (1969 ) showed Warnekes style of the documentary filmed scenes from the GDR life. His following films There is an old story (1972, conflict-ridden love among medical students ) and living with Uwe (1973, conflicts between marriage and career with a couple of scientists ) were stored similar but less successful. After the contemporary film The incorrigible Barbara (1976 ) followed Warnekes only historical film Addio, piccola mia (1979, Georg Büchner over - after a scenario by Helga Schütz ).
The film version of Brigitte Reimann's novel Franziska Left hand under the title Our short life (1980 ) was considered due to the immense criticism of the GDR society with suspicion. The drama, the anxiety (1982 ), after a autobiographical scenario by Helga Schubert, tells of a cancer-stricken wife. This film was made to strengthen the authentic effect in documentary black and white. In 1983, he was being considered for the director of the film Martin Luther after a book by Helga Schütz. The film was not realized for unexplained reasons.
For the most success Lothar Warneke was his last film: Bear one another's burdens (1987 ) philosophizes as part of a settled in East Germany in the 1950s story about the relationship between Communists to church. For the award-winning plea for tolerance, the lead actor received the Silver Bear at the Berlinale 1988.
After the turn, he was no more film funds for its projects, but still taught at the Film School in Potsdam -Babelsberg. He lived most recently in the municipality Niederer Flaming belonging Reinsdorf.
Warneke was also known for his unique film camera collection.