Filmmaker Ulrike Ottinger is generally associated with directors on the experimental fringe of New German Cinema. Her films, written, produced, directed and filmed by herself, are filled with exaggerated colors, interesting camera work, and surprising blends of image and sound. Many of her stories are designed to help people become more focused on their individual reality by depicting people rebelling against living a life of alienation. Ottinger has no formal training in filmmaking; rather, she began her career by studying art. During the '60s, she was a working artist in Paris, but she found it frustrating. Her first film was released in 1972. Laokoon und Soehne was made after she began playing around with photo-documentation and events. In 1977, she created her first feature-length film, Madame X -- Eine absolute Herrscherin, an exploration of the famed pirate queen's lesbian matriarchy.
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Korean Wedding Chest
Cinematographer, Director, Producer |
2009 | |||
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Prater
Director |
2007 | |||
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Zwoelf Stuehle
Cinematographer, Director, Editor, Producer, Screenwriter |
2004 | |||
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Ester - Ein Purimspiel in Berlin
Director |
2002 | |||
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Südostpassage
Director |
2002 | |||
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Exil Shanghai
Cinematographer, Director, Producer, Screenwriter |
1997 | |||
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Die Nacht der Regisseure
Actor |
1995 | |||
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Taiga
Director, Screenwriter |
1992 | |||
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Countdown
Cinematographer, Director, Screenwriter |
1991 | |||
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Johanna d'Arc of Mongolia
Cinematographer, Director, Screenwriter |
1988 | |||
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Seven Women, Seven Sins
Cinematographer, Director |
1987 | |||
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Usinimage
Director |
1987 | |||
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China - Die Kunste, Der Alltag
Cinematographer, Director |
1985 | |||
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Dorian Gray Im Spiegel Der Boulevardpresse
Cinematographer, Director, Screenwriter, Set Designer |
1984 | |||
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Freak Orlando
Cinematographer, Director, Screenwriter |
1981 | |||
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Bildnis Einer Trinkerin
Cinematographer, Director, Screenwriter |
1979 | |||
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Madame X: An Absolute Ruler
Director |
1977 | |||
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Laokoon & Söhne
Director |
1975 | |||
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Berlinfieber - Wolf Vostell
Director |
1973 |