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The Loneliness Of The Crocodile
''The Loneliness of the Crocodile'' (german: Die Einsamkeit der Krokodile) is a German satiric crime film directed and produced by Jobst Oetzmann, based on a novel by . The director's first film for the cinema, it was filmed in 1999 and presented in 2000. It was a German contribution at the Cannes Film Festival, and was awarded the Bayerischer Filmpreis. Plot Günther, the strictly raised son of a village butcher, becomes an outcast (''Außenseiter'') because his crazy ideas challenge the local community. He desires to escape his narrow surroundings, but ends up in a psychiatric clinic. Back in the care of his parents, he dies, allegedly by suicide. Elias, who trains to be a journalist, becomes intrigued in investigating this strange story of a lost life, and through it finds himself. History The film was presented at festivals in Germany, at the , the and the Hof International Film Festival. It was the German contribution at the Cannes Film Festival, and was also presented a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jobst Oetzmann
Jobst Christian Oetzmann (born 4 November 1961) is a German film director and screenwriter. He is best known for directing several episodes of the police crime drama series ''Tatort'', but he also made films based on literature, such as ''Die Einsamkeit der Krokodile'', that were presented at international film festivals. He served on the board of the German national organisation for film directors from 2005 to 2014. Early life and education Born in Hanover, Germany, Jobst Oetzmann began his film career without formal studies. At age 20, he began producing video films. He founded a company for their production in Munich in the mid-1980s, called ''Slim Jobst Oetzmann Produktion''. From 1985, he studied at the University of Television and Film Munich, graduating in 1991 in film and TV drama. He also studied East Asian languages, Japanese and Chinese, but only for a short while, focusing on film. His first film for the cinema, ''Der Condor'', was produced at the university during hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |