‘Good Bye, Lenin!’ director Wolfgang Becker dies at 70
The German film community is mourning the unexpected death of Good Bye, Lenin! director Wolfgang Becker at the age of 70 after a serious illness.
He had just completed principal photography on his sixth feature,The Hero Of Friedrichstrasse Station, based on Maxim Leo’s novel of the same name.
Becker graduated from the German Film & Television Academy in Berlin (dffb) in 1987 with his directorial debut Butterflies (Schmetterlinge). Adapted from a short story by Ian McEwan, the film won the Saarland Prime-Minister’s Award at the Max Ophüls Prize Film Festival, a student Academy Award and the Golden Leopard in Locarno...
He had just completed principal photography on his sixth feature,The Hero Of Friedrichstrasse Station, based on Maxim Leo’s novel of the same name.
Becker graduated from the German Film & Television Academy in Berlin (dffb) in 1987 with his directorial debut Butterflies (Schmetterlinge). Adapted from a short story by Ian McEwan, the film won the Saarland Prime-Minister’s Award at the Max Ophüls Prize Film Festival, a student Academy Award and the Golden Leopard in Locarno...
- 12/13/2024
- ScreenDaily
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