Joseph Vilsmaier
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Joseph Vilsmaier (born January 24, 1939 in Munich) is a German film director.
After attending a boarding school near Augsburg, he was trained as a technician to make film cameras and then spent nine years at a music conservatory. Following this he was a member of a Jazz group. Following his work as a technician he moved into film, first as an assistant, then as a cameraman.
His debut film, Herbstmilch in 1988, additionally starring his wife, Dana Vávrová, was a huge success, which was only to be outdone by Comedian Harmonists in 1997. Unfortunately film critics are not that fond of his Vilsmaier's work.
Most of the time is director and first cameraman in one person.
He has three daughters with his wife Dana Vávrová: Janina Vilsmaier, Theresa Vilsmaier, and Josefina Vilsmaier who are also actresses and have starred in a number of his films.
While filming his latest film The Last Train, probably the last movie produced by Artur Brauner, he got injured by the collapse of a camera tower, from then on his ability to work was very limited, so Vávrová took over directing. The two of them were awarded the special price by the jury at the bavarian Film awards 2006 for The Last Train.
[edit] Filmography
- Herbstmilch (1988)
- Rama dama (1990)
- Stalingrad (1993)
- Charlie & Louise - Das doppelte Lottchen (1993)
- Schlafes Bruder (1994)
- Und keiner weint mir nach (1996)
- Comedian Harmonists (1997)
- Marlene (2000)
- Leo und Claire' (2002)
- The last train' (2006)
