Thomas Koerfer (born 23 March 1944) is a Swiss film director, screenwriter and producer.

Thomas Koerfer
Born23 March 1944 (1944-03-23) (age 80)
Bern, Switzerland
OccupationFilmmaker

Life and career

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Born in Bern, Koerfer studied economics and sociology in Berlin, Munich and St. Gallen.[1] He started his career as assistant director of Alexander Kluge and Brunello Rondi.[2] His film debut The Death of the Flea Circus Director [fr] was screened at the International Critics' Week of the 1974 Cannes Film Festival,[3] while his 1983 film Embers entered the main competition at the 40th Venice International Film Festival.[4]

Filmography

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  • The Death of the Flea Circus Director (Der Tod des Flohzirkusdirektors oder Ottocaro Weiss reformiert seine Firma, 1973)
  • Der Gehülfe (1975)
  • Alzire oder der neue Kontinent (1977)
  • Die Leidenschaftlichen (1981)
  • Embers (1983)
  • Konzert für Alice (1985)
  • Noch ein Wunsch (TV-movie, 1989)
  • Exit Genua (1990)
  • Gesichter der Schweiz (1991)

References

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  1. ^ Krautz, Alfred; Krautz, Hille; Krautz, Joris (1993). "Koerfer, Thomas". Encyclopedia of Film Directors in the United States of America and Europe: Crime films to 1995. Walter de Gruyter GmbH. p. 122. ISBN 978-3-598-21502-5.
  2. ^ British Film Institute (1999). "Koerfer, Thomas". The BFI Companion to German Cinema. BFI Pub. pp. 151-. ISBN 978-0-85170-750-1.
  3. ^ Museum of Modern Art (New York) (1992). 45 Years: Cannes Festival International Du Film. Museum of Modern Art. p. 41.
  4. ^ Kennedy, Harlan (Nov/Dec 1983). "Fellini's Ship Sails into Venice". New York, Vol. 19, Fasc. 6. pp. 2-6. via ProQuest.
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