Dietrich Lohmann
| Dietrich Lohmann | |
|---|---|
| Born |
March 9, 1943 Schnepfenthal, Waltershausen, Thuringia, Germany |
| Died |
November 13, 1997 (aged 54) Duarte, California, USA |
| Occupation | Cinematographer |
Dietrich Lohmann, B.V.K. (German Society of Cinematographers) (9 March 1943 – 13 November 1997) was a German cinematographer.
He was born in Schnepfenthal, Waltershausen, Thuringia, Germany.[1] He learned at Staatliche Fachschule für Optik und Fototechnik in Berlin.[1] After graduated he entered in Olympia-Film in Munich and worked with Thomas Mauch,[1] and he became a key cinematographer of the New German Cinema and prominence for his collaboration with director Rainer Werner Fassbinder.
He went to the US in 1988,[1] and photographed Hollywood films such as The Innocent, Color of Night, A Couch in New York, The Peacemaker and Deep Impact.
He won German Film Awards in 1970,[2] and American Society of Cinematographers Awards in 1989.[3]
On November 13, 1997, Lohmann died from leukemia, aged 54.[4]
The film Deep Impact was dedicated to his memory.[5]
Filmography
- Artists Under the Big Top: Perplexed (1968) camera assistant
- Cardillac (1969)
- Love Is Colder Than Death (1969)
- Katzelmacher (1969)
- Why Does Herr R. Run Amok? (1970)
- The American Soldier (1970)
- Rio das Mortes (1971)
- Pioneers in Ingolstadt (1971)
- The Merchant of Four Seasons (1971)
- Acht Stunden sind kein Tag (1972-1973) TV series
- Effi Briest (1972)
- Ludwig: Requiem for a Virgin King (1972)
- Karl May (1974)
- Hitler: A Film from Germany (1977)
- Germany in Autumn (1978)
- Kassbach – Ein Porträt (1979)
- The Tailor from Ulm (1979)
- Put on Ice (1980)
- Tramps (1983)
- Väter und Söhne – Eine deutsche Tragödie (1986)
- The Great Escape II: The Untold Story (1988)
- War and Remembrance (1989) TV miniseries, 1 episode
- The Rose and the Jackal (1990) TV movie
- Wedlock (1991)
- Ted & Venus (1991) TV movie
- Knight Moves (1992)
- Salt on Our Skin (1992)
- The Innocent (1993)
- Me and the Kid (1993)
- Color of Night (1994)
- A Couch in New York (1996)
- The Way We Are (1997)
- The Peacemaker (1997)
- Deep Impact (1998)
References
- 1 2 3 4 "DIETRICH LOHMANN". cinematographers.nl. Retrieved 2013-12-27.
- ↑ Deutsche Filmakademie Filmpreis Suche
- ↑ The ASC -- Past ASC Awards
- ↑ "Dietrich Lohmann; Widely Praised Cinematographer". Los Angeles Times. 1997-11-20. Retrieved 2013-12-27.
- ↑ "Dietrich Lohmann". IMDb. Retrieved 2016-08-19.