About the Director
Doris Dörrie completed her secondary education (her "Abitur") at a humanist Gymnasium. In 1973 she began a two-year attendance in Film Studies, in the Drama department of the University of the Pacific in Stockton, California. She then studied at the New School of Social Research in New York.
She worked odd jobs in cafés and even had her student film presented in New York's Goethe House. In 1975, back in Germany, she began to study at the Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film (School for Television and Film) in Munich, and wrote film reviews for the Süddeutsche Zeitung, where she was also assistant editor. Subsequently Dörrie worked as a volunteer for various television stations, and filmed short documentaries.
In Germany, Doris, is one of the highest regarded and most prolific women directors. In addition to her movie work, she has also authored several books.
Doris Dörrie
Kirschblüten - Hanami
German Filmmaker Doris Dörrie at Brandeis for the US Premiere of 'Cherry Blossoms. Hanami' (2007). Part of a Retrospective of her work.
Free and open to the public.
Saturday, October 25, 2008 at 8:00 pm
New England Premiere - Wasserman Cinematheque
Film Synopsis:
When Trudi learns that her husband Rudi is dangerously ill, she suggests visiting their children in Berlin without telling him the truth. As Franzi and Karl don't care much about their parents, Trudi and Rudi go to the Baltic Sea, where Trudi suddenly dies. Rudi is thrown out of gear, even more when he learns that his wife wanted to live a totally different life in Japan..
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