This year, the acting icon will receive the German Film Academy’s honorary award. Filmmakers could learn something essential from director legend Fassbinder.
The German actress Hanna Schygulla (“The Marriage of Maria Braun”) would like to see more courage among filmmakers in Germany. “In my opinion, German film is not very well received nationally and internationally. This is probably due, among other things, to the fact that the skill is too highly valued,” said the 80-year-old to the German Press Agency.
You learn so much at film schools. “I believe that this ‘learning too much’ blocks invention. I would like to see filmmakers dare and experiment even more.”
You only need to think back to the legendary director Rainer Werner Fassbinder (1945-1982), who died early. He was rejected from film schools. “Fassbinder always took risks and then his skills followed suit,” said the actress. This year, Schygulla will receive the German Film Academy’s honorary award for her outstanding contributions to German film. She will be honored on May 3rd at the German Film Prize ceremony in Berlin.
Director Fassbinder first brought Schygulla to the theater in the 1960s, and with him she shaped the author’s film. She became famous with Fassbinder’s films – such as “Effi Briest”, “The Marriage of Maria Braun” and “Lili Marleen”. Schygulla is one of the founding members of the German Film Academy. Last year, director Volker Schlöndorff received the honorary award.
Source: Stern
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