Rudolf Thome

The artistic work of one of the most important German filmmakers

Rudolf Thome is one of the most internationally respected German filmmakers. When he was awarded the Honorary Prize of the Association of German Film Critics in 2018, Wilfried Reichart wrote: "He is the protagonist of a cinema that, unlike that of the young directors of the Oberhausen Manifesto, did not focus on socio-political themes, but was inspired by the French Nouvelle Vague and influenced by the Hollywood cinema of a Howard Hawks, conveyed the attitude to life of a young generation." Even with his early films, Thome defined "a very special cinema, simple and radical, a cinema as realistic as it is fantastic, telling stories between men and women and not afraid to play with science fiction motifs." Thome was born in Wallau (Lahn) on Nov. 14, 1939. Influenced by the Nouvelle Vague and the U.S. director Howard Hawks, he developed his very own narrative style. Superficially "simple and radical," his films "often seem weightless and light" (Goggo Gensch: Radikal einfach - radikal gut. On the films of the still far too unknown Rudolf Thome. In: Der Freitag, 5.8.2014). At the center of his films are love relationships, told in a gently humorous way. His later feature films experience additional liveliness through dialogic improvisations. (Source: Wikipedia)

Thome was born in Wallau (Lahn) on Nov. 14, 1939. Influenced by the Nouvelle Vague and the U.S. director Howard Hawks, he developed his very own narrative style. Superficially "simple and radical," his films "often seem weightless and light" (Goggo Gensch: Radikal einfach - radikal gut. On the films of the still far too unknown Rudolf Thome. In: Der Freitag, 5.8.2014). At the center of his films are love relationships, told in a gently humorous way. His later feature films experience additional liveliness through dialogic improvisations. (Source: Wikipedia)

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