Person
Rainer Simon
Directing
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- Jan 11, 1941
- From
- Hainichen, Germany
Rainer Simon is a distinguished German film director and screenwriter, recognized for his contributions to East German cinema. He studied directing at the Deutsche Hochschule für Filmkunst in Potsdam-Babelsberg from 1961 to 1964. Simon's directorial debut was the short children's film Peterle und die Weihnachtsgans Auguste, based on a story by Friedrich Wolf. His notable works include Till Eulenspiegel (1975), a film based on Renaissance stories, and The Woman and the Stranger (1985), which won the Golden Bear at the 35th Berlin International Film Festival. Simon's films often explore historical and social themes, contributing significantly to German cinema.
Credits
DEFA – Es werden ein paar Filme bleiben
Ein bisschen Luft unter die Flügel
Sechse kommen durch die Welt
The Farmer's Clever Daughter
The Ogre
Till Eulenspiegel
The Woman and the Stranger
Jadup and Boel
Men Without Beard
The Airship
Wengler & Sons
The Ascent of Chimborazo
Zünd an, es kommt die Feuerwehr
Der Fall Ö.
The Call of Fayu Ujmu
Peterle und die Weihnachtsgans Auguste
Fernes Land Pa-Isch
Love at 16