Iris Gusner

Iris Gusner (born 16.1.1941), director, screenwriter: Iris Gusner is - along with Bärbl Bergmann, Ingrid Reschke, Evelyn Schmidt and Hannelore Unterberg - one of the few female feature film directors of DEFA. Her career is anything but straightforward. Their first own film is banned, one of their submitted scenarios lies in the drawers for more than ten years. Afterwards, the director directs six feature films for DEFA, with the group portrait ALL MY GIRLS (1979) being one of her most successful films. (Source: DEFA Foundation)

Iris Gusner (born 16.1.1941), director, screenwriter:

Iris Gusner is - along with Bärbl Bergmann, Ingrid Reschke, Evelyn Schmidt and Hannelore Unterberg - one of the few female feature film directors of DEFA. Her career is anything but straightforward. Their first own film is banned, one of their submitted scenarios lies in the drawers for more than ten years. Afterwards, the director directs six feature films for DEFA, with the group portrait ALL MY GIRLS (1979) being one of her most successful films. (Source: DEFA Foundation)

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