Helma Sanders-Brahms
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Helma Sanders-Brahms (1940 - ) studied acting then German and English. She first worked in TV and then trained as a film director with Sergio Corbucci and Pier Paolo Pasolini making a large number of films often commissioned by German television. She came to prominence during the period of 'New German Cinema' In Britain she is perhaps best known for Shirin's Wedding. She was also involved in the collaborative Lumière and Company.
[edit] Literature
- Brigitte Tast Helma Sanders-Brahms (Düsseldorf 1980) ISBN 3-88842-108-X.
- Knight Julia Women and the New German Cinema (London 1992: Verso) ISBN 0-86091-352-X