Doris Dörrie

She studied acting and film at the University of the Pacific in Stockton, California, and philosophy and psychology in New York. From 1975-78 she studied at the College of Television and Film in Munich, where she later lectured. After several TV films, she made her first feature film 1983. She enjoyed outstanding success with her 1985 film, Männer. A well-known author of novels, short stories and children’s books, in 2001 and 2003 respectively she directed productions of Cosi fan tutte, and Turandot for the Berliner Staatsoper. Selected filmography: Im Innern des Wals (1984); Männer (1985); Paradies (1986); Geld (1989); Bin Ich Schön? (1998); Nackt (2002); Der Fischer und Seine Frau (2004); Kirschblüten – Hanami (2008).

Festival Internacional de Cine de Huesca