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Mar 12, 2024 · By Nick Vivarelli. Getty Images. German director Volker Schlöndorff, who won the Cannes’ Palme d’Or and an Oscar for his 1979 drama “The Tin Drum,” is set to direct a film about how Antonio...
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- The Discovery of An Underground Forest
- Natural Regeneration Is Possible
- A 'Humble' Everyday Hero
- Filming Documentaries in His 80s
Rinaudo works for World Vision, an organization that helps protect children by empowering communities. The agronomist's mission is to regenerate vegetation in landscapes affected by desertification: in other words, to grow forests and develop fertile soil that can be used for farming. His method, which is based on a chance discovery, helps create l...
Rinaudo's concept is based on natural regeneration which is to be managed by local farmers. The abbreviation FMNR stands for Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration. The concept is applied in more than 20 African countries, giving hope that Rinaudo's goals — reducing world hunger and mitigating climate change — can actually be achieved in the future. F...
Rinaudo is an "everyday hero," Schlöndorff said in the BR interview, adding that the agronomist helps people understand how "the root networks in the earth, which belonged to trees that stood all over before being cut, can be switched on again like an energy reactor." "The beautiful thing about Tony as a hero is that he is a humble hero," Schlöndor...
Even though "The Forest Maker" is not Schlöndorff's first documentary, the 83-year-old director is best known for his feature films based on literary works, most notably his Oscar-winning film adapted from Günter Grass' novel "The Tin Drum"(1979). Even before this film, which told the story of Oskar Matzerath — the little drummer who didn't want to...
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Angelika Gruber. Volker Schlöndorff ( German pronunciation: [ˈfɔlkɐ ˈʃløːndɔʁf] ⓘ; born 31 March 1939) is a German film director, screenwriter and producer who has worked in Germany, France and the United States. He was a prominent member of the New German Cinema of the late 1960s and early 1970s.
Sep 27, 2021 · 05:07. 09/27/2021. Filmmaker Volker Schlöndorff talks about his new documentary which deals with sustainable forestry in Africa. He voices his support for more commitment to green politics in a...
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May 25, 2023 · Volker Schlöndorff, director of the Oscar and Palme d’Or winning The Tin Drum (adapted from Günter Grass’s novel Die Blechtrommel) with Anne-Katrin Titze on Jonathan Coe’s research on a Billy Wilder film for Mr. Wilder And Me: “I told him everything I knew about Fedora and the shooting of Fedora in Munich.”.
Feb 9, 2013 · February 9, 2013 12:55 pm. Presenting his new film “ Calm at Sea ” ( reviewed here) in the Bio Roy Theater during the Göteborg International Film Festival last week, director Volker Schlöndorff...
Apr 5, 2024 · Volker Schlondorff, German film director and screenwriter who was a leading member of the postwar cinema movement in West Germany. He was perhaps best known for The Tin Drum (1979), which won an Academy Award for best foreign film. Learn more about Schlondorff’s life and career, including his other notable movies.
