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Sönke Wortmann is a Actor, Director, Scriptwriter, Producer and Director of Photography Allemand born on 25 august 1959 at Marl (German)

Sönke Wortmann

Sönke Wortmann
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Nationality German
Birth 25 august 1959 (64 years) at Marl (German)
Awards Order of Merit of North Rhine-Westphalia

Sönke Wortmann est un réalisateur et producteur de cinéma allemand né le 25 août 1959 à Marl (Allemagne).

Biography

Fils de mineur, Sönke Wortmann est né à Marl en Rhénanie-du-Nord-Westphalie. Après avoir fini le lycée, il espère un temps devenir footballeur professionnel, mais abandonne rapidement ce projet. Il étudie alors la réalisation audiovisuelle à la Hochschule für Film und Fernsehen de Munich.

Sa carrière de réalisateur de cinéma débute en 1991 avec le film Allein unter Frauen, suivi par Kleine Haie (1992), Les Nouveaux Mecs (adaptation d'une bande dessinée de Ralf König, 1994) et Das Superweib (1996). Dès ces premiers films, il s'impose comme un cinéaste à succès en Allemagne, ces productions attirant un total de plus de 10 millions de spectateurs dans le pays. Il obtient également un succès important au théâtre en 1996, avec une adaptation du film Coups de feu sur Broadway de Woody Allen vue par plus de 70 000 spectateurs.

Les films suivants de Sönke Wortmann (Der Campus, St. Pauli Nacht avec Maruschka Detmers, Der Himmel von Hollywood tourné aux États-Unis) sont en revanche plutôt des échecs commerciaux. Il renoue avec le succès en 2003 avec Le Miracle de Berne qui évoque la période de l'après Deuxième Guerre mondiale en Allemagne sur fond de victoire de l'équipe d'Allemagne de l'Ouest à la Coupe du monde de football de 1954. Environ 3,7 millions de spectateurs ont vu ce film en salle. Son film suivant en 2006, Deutschland. Ein Sommermärchen, reste dans le domaine du football, mais il s'agit cette fois non plus d'une fiction mais d'un documentaire sur le parcours de l'équipe nationale allemande à la Coupe du monde de football de 2006. Avec plus de 4 millions de spectateurs en salle, ce « Conte d'été » (traduction de Sommermärchen) obtient le plus grand succès de tous les temps pour un film documentaire en Allemagne ; la première diffusion du film à la télévision allemande est quant à elle suivie par plus de 10 millions de téléspectateurs.

Wortmann tourne ensuite un film historique consacré à la légende de la Papesse Jeanne (Die Päpstin, 2009), puis la comédie Das Hochzeitsvideo (2012).

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Filmography of Sönke Wortmann (10 films)

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Actor

Knockin' on Heaven's Door, 1h26
Directed by Thomas Jahn, Thomas Jahn
Origin German
Genres Drama, Comedy, Crime
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about drugs, Transport films, Films about cancer, Road movies, Buddy films, Chase films
Actors Til Schweiger, Moritz Bleibtreu, Jan Josef Liefers, Thierry Van Werveke, Huub Stapel, Leonard Lansink
Roles Director
Rating77% 3.8988153.8988153.8988153.8988153.898815
Two patients (Martin Brest and Rudi Wurlitzer) meet in a hospital, just after learning about that both have an untreatable disease. They start talking about their death that is to come very soon. When they find a bottle of tequila, Martin finds out that Rudi has never seen the sea. Martin tells Rudi that all they talk about in Heaven is how beautiful the sea is.

Director

Pope Joan
Pope Joan (2009)
, 2h29
Directed by Sönke Wortmann
Origin German
Genres Drama, Historical, Romance
Themes Seafaring films, Films about religion, Films about sexuality, Transport films, LGBT-related films, Transgender in film, Films set in the Viking Age, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Cross-dressing in film
Actors Suzanne Bertish, Johanna Wokalek, David Wenham, John Goodman, Anatole Taubman, Alexander Held
Rating67% 3.3515053.3515053.3515053.3515053.351505
Shortly after the death of Charlemagne, a woman called Joan is born in Ingelheim am Rhein. She is the daughter of a village priest (Iain Glen). He also rules his wife (Jördis Triebel) and family with a rod of iron, though his Saxon wife still secretly worships the pagan god Wotan. Even so, Joan grows up to be an articulate girl, who intensively studies the Bible, unbeknownst to her father. After her eldest brother's sudden death, their father wants to send his second son John to the cathedral school in Dorestad, but when the teacher Aesculapius (Edward Petherbridge) visits them in Ingelheim, Joan proves to be far more capable of dealing with the Scriptures than John. Against her father's wishes, Joan is taught by Aesculapius, who introduces her to literary works such as Homer's Odyssey.
Germany: A Summer's Fairytale, 1h48
Directed by Sönke Wortmann
Origin German
Genres Documentary
Themes Sports films, Documentary films about sports, Association football films
Rating69% 3.4960753.4960753.4960753.4960753.496075
S'inspirant du film Les Yeux dans les Bleus, le réalisateur et son caméraman ont filmé de l'intérieur le quotidien de l'équipe au cours de l'épreuve. Le film couvre une période qui va du stage préparatoire à la compétition jusqu'à la fête finale avec les supporteurs allemands à Berlin après le match pour la troisième place remporté contre le Portugal. On y retrouve ainsi les scènes typiques du quotidien des footballeurs telles que les discours des entraîneurs ou la déception après la défaite face à l'Italie en demi-finale. Dans le documentaire, on découvre de manière plus intime les différents joueurs de la sélection. On y apprend par ailleurs que le sélectionneur Jürgen Klinsmann délègue la partie tactique à son adjoint Joachim Löw pour se consacrer à la motivation des joueurs lors de ses « causeries » avant les matchs et pendant les mi-temps.
The Miracle of Bern, 1h53
Directed by Sönke Wortmann
Origin German
Genres Drama, Comedy
Themes Sports films, Association football films
Actors Peter Lohmeyer, Johanna Gastdorf, Birthe Wolter, Mirko Lang, Simon Verhoeven, Samuel Finzi
Rating66% 3.347813.347813.347813.347813.34781
Richard, a coal miner from Essen, returns after eleven years of being a Soviet prisoner of war in Siberia. In the meantime, his wife, two sons, and one daughter have reached a minimum standard of living without him. When he is unexpectedly repatriated in 1954, he has severe problems in reintegrating himself with his family and country. His wife is running a small business, his elder son has become a Communist challenging his father's ideals of the Nazi time, his daughter flirts with his former enemies, British soldiers, and his 11-year-old son Matthias, who never knew his father, admires a local football hero instead, Helmut Rahn of Rot-Weiß Essen.
The Hollywood Sign, 1h30
Directed by Sönke Wortmann
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Action
Actors Tom Berenger, Rod Steiger, Al Sapienza, Burt Reynolds, Dominic Keating, Eric Bruskotter
Rating52% 2.6078952.6078952.6078952.6078952.607895
When three great, has-been actors meet at the funeral of a legendary Hollywood agent, their alcoholic reunion leads them to visit the Hollywood Sign. There they find the body of a man - leading them to uncover an in-progress scam for stealing millions from a Las Vegas casino - which originated as a movie plot written by one of the actors' ex-girlfriends - who could not get her script produced. Desperate to make a come-back, the three risk their lives for production capital... by writing themselves into the "script."
The Superwife, 1h26
Directed by Sönke Wortmann
Origin German
Genres Comedy
Actors Veronica Ferres, Til Schweiger, Joachim Król, Liselotte Pulver, Richy Müller, Maren Kroymann
Rating43% 2.1664252.1664252.1664252.1664252.166425
Lors de la visite d'un avocat pour un achat de maison, Franziska déclare par inadvertance le divorce à Will, un réalisateur occupé, qui habituellement la laisse seule avec les enfants ensemble et la trompe avec les actrices principales. Sous un pseudonyme, elle écrit un livre dans lequel elle parle de sa relation. Après être devenu un best-seller, il sera adapté par son futur ex-mari.
Maybe... Maybe Not, 1h30
Directed by Sönke Wortmann
Origin German
Genres Drama, Comedy
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Til Schweiger, Katja Riemann, Joachim Król, Armin Rohde, Martina Gedeck, Rufus Beck
Rating64% 3.2474653.2474653.2474653.2474653.247465
Axel (played by Til Schweiger) has just been dumped by his girlfriend Doro (Katja Riemann), and needs to find a new place to live. He meets Walter (Rufus Beck), a transvestite who teaches straight men how gay men think. Walter talks Axel into joining him and some friends at a gay party afterwards, and tries to convince Axel to move in with him. At the party, Axel decides instead to move in with Walter's best friend, Norbert (Joachim Król), whose boyfriend has just left him. Later, at Axel and Doro's apartment, Norbert tries to seduce Axel while they browse old photos. Just when Norbert has shed all his clothes, Doro shows up at the door, and Axel hastily hides Norbert. Doro explains to Axel that she's expecting his child and wants to give their relationship a second chance. She is not amused to discover a naked man in the wardrobe, but Axel manages to convince her that nothing has happened. Excited about fatherhood and eager to return to Doro, Axel forgets about his new friendship with Norbert.
Little Sharks, 1h27
Directed by Sönke Wortmann
Origin German
Genres Comedy
Actors Jürgen Vogel, Kai Wiesinger, Gedeon Burkhard, Meret Becker, Armin Rohde, Michael Mendl
Rating74% 3.7407353.7407353.7407353.7407353.740735
Ingo Hermann, plongeur dans un restaurant, a l'ordre de livrer une chaise à la Folkwang Universität. Là, il entre involontairement dans un examen d'entrée pour des études d'acteur et convainc le jury avec son apparence, sans le savoir. Avant l'école d'art dramatique, il fait la connaissance de Johannes Scheffler, qui rêve d'une carrière d'acteur, mais ce dernier est de nouveau refusé de l'école. Ingo l'accompagne à Munich, où Johannes veut postuler à l'école Otto Falckenberg. En faisant de l'auto-stop, les deux rencontrent dans une zone de desserte autoroutière, l'ambitieux Albrecht Korweiler (« Ali »), qui aspire également à une carrière d'acteur. Il rejoint les deux auto-stoppeurs. Les trois « petits requins » vivent à Munich, de divers emplois (et quelques aventures) et finalement se rejoignent pour l'examen d'entrée à l'école d'art dramatique.

Scriptwriter

Pope Joan
Pope Joan (2009)
, 2h29
Directed by Sönke Wortmann
Origin German
Genres Drama, Historical, Romance
Themes Seafaring films, Films about religion, Films about sexuality, Transport films, LGBT-related films, Transgender in film, Films set in the Viking Age, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Cross-dressing in film
Actors Suzanne Bertish, Johanna Wokalek, David Wenham, John Goodman, Anatole Taubman, Alexander Held
Rating67% 3.3515053.3515053.3515053.3515053.351505
Shortly after the death of Charlemagne, a woman called Joan is born in Ingelheim am Rhein. She is the daughter of a village priest (Iain Glen). He also rules his wife (Jördis Triebel) and family with a rod of iron, though his Saxon wife still secretly worships the pagan god Wotan. Even so, Joan grows up to be an articulate girl, who intensively studies the Bible, unbeknownst to her father. After her eldest brother's sudden death, their father wants to send his second son John to the cathedral school in Dorestad, but when the teacher Aesculapius (Edward Petherbridge) visits them in Ingelheim, Joan proves to be far more capable of dealing with the Scriptures than John. Against her father's wishes, Joan is taught by Aesculapius, who introduces her to literary works such as Homer's Odyssey.
Germany: A Summer's Fairytale, 1h48
Directed by Sönke Wortmann
Origin German
Genres Documentary
Themes Sports films, Documentary films about sports, Association football films
Roles Writer
Rating69% 3.4960753.4960753.4960753.4960753.496075
S'inspirant du film Les Yeux dans les Bleus, le réalisateur et son caméraman ont filmé de l'intérieur le quotidien de l'équipe au cours de l'épreuve. Le film couvre une période qui va du stage préparatoire à la compétition jusqu'à la fête finale avec les supporteurs allemands à Berlin après le match pour la troisième place remporté contre le Portugal. On y retrouve ainsi les scènes typiques du quotidien des footballeurs telles que les discours des entraîneurs ou la déception après la défaite face à l'Italie en demi-finale. Dans le documentaire, on découvre de manière plus intime les différents joueurs de la sélection. On y apprend par ailleurs que le sélectionneur Jürgen Klinsmann délègue la partie tactique à son adjoint Joachim Löw pour se consacrer à la motivation des joueurs lors de ses « causeries » avant les matchs et pendant les mi-temps.
The Miracle of Bern, 1h53
Directed by Sönke Wortmann
Origin German
Genres Drama, Comedy
Themes Sports films, Association football films
Actors Peter Lohmeyer, Johanna Gastdorf, Birthe Wolter, Mirko Lang, Simon Verhoeven, Samuel Finzi
Roles Author
Rating66% 3.347813.347813.347813.347813.34781
Richard, a coal miner from Essen, returns after eleven years of being a Soviet prisoner of war in Siberia. In the meantime, his wife, two sons, and one daughter have reached a minimum standard of living without him. When he is unexpectedly repatriated in 1954, he has severe problems in reintegrating himself with his family and country. His wife is running a small business, his elder son has become a Communist challenging his father's ideals of the Nazi time, his daughter flirts with his former enemies, British soldiers, and his 11-year-old son Matthias, who never knew his father, admires a local football hero instead, Helmut Rahn of Rot-Weiß Essen.
Maybe... Maybe Not, 1h30
Directed by Sönke Wortmann
Origin German
Genres Drama, Comedy
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Til Schweiger, Katja Riemann, Joachim Król, Armin Rohde, Martina Gedeck, Rufus Beck
Rating64% 3.2474653.2474653.2474653.2474653.247465
Axel (played by Til Schweiger) has just been dumped by his girlfriend Doro (Katja Riemann), and needs to find a new place to live. He meets Walter (Rufus Beck), a transvestite who teaches straight men how gay men think. Walter talks Axel into joining him and some friends at a gay party afterwards, and tries to convince Axel to move in with him. At the party, Axel decides instead to move in with Walter's best friend, Norbert (Joachim Król), whose boyfriend has just left him. Later, at Axel and Doro's apartment, Norbert tries to seduce Axel while they browse old photos. Just when Norbert has shed all his clothes, Doro shows up at the door, and Axel hastily hides Norbert. Doro explains to Axel that she's expecting his child and wants to give their relationship a second chance. She is not amused to discover a naked man in the wardrobe, but Axel manages to convince her that nothing has happened. Excited about fatherhood and eager to return to Doro, Axel forgets about his new friendship with Norbert.
Little Sharks, 1h27
Directed by Sönke Wortmann
Origin German
Genres Comedy
Actors Jürgen Vogel, Kai Wiesinger, Gedeon Burkhard, Meret Becker, Armin Rohde, Michael Mendl
Rating74% 3.7407353.7407353.7407353.7407353.740735
Ingo Hermann, plongeur dans un restaurant, a l'ordre de livrer une chaise à la Folkwang Universität. Là, il entre involontairement dans un examen d'entrée pour des études d'acteur et convainc le jury avec son apparence, sans le savoir. Avant l'école d'art dramatique, il fait la connaissance de Johannes Scheffler, qui rêve d'une carrière d'acteur, mais ce dernier est de nouveau refusé de l'école. Ingo l'accompagne à Munich, où Johannes veut postuler à l'école Otto Falckenberg. En faisant de l'auto-stop, les deux rencontrent dans une zone de desserte autoroutière, l'ambitieux Albrecht Korweiler (« Ali »), qui aspire également à une carrière d'acteur. Il rejoint les deux auto-stoppeurs. Les trois « petits requins » vivent à Munich, de divers emplois (et quelques aventures) et finalement se rejoignent pour l'examen d'entrée à l'école d'art dramatique.

Producer

The Miracle of Bern, 1h53
Directed by Sönke Wortmann
Origin German
Genres Drama, Comedy
Themes Sports films, Association football films
Actors Peter Lohmeyer, Johanna Gastdorf, Birthe Wolter, Mirko Lang, Simon Verhoeven, Samuel Finzi
Roles Producer
Rating66% 3.347813.347813.347813.347813.34781
Richard, a coal miner from Essen, returns after eleven years of being a Soviet prisoner of war in Siberia. In the meantime, his wife, two sons, and one daughter have reached a minimum standard of living without him. When he is unexpectedly repatriated in 1954, he has severe problems in reintegrating himself with his family and country. His wife is running a small business, his elder son has become a Communist challenging his father's ideals of the Nazi time, his daughter flirts with his former enemies, British soldiers, and his 11-year-old son Matthias, who never knew his father, admires a local football hero instead, Helmut Rahn of Rot-Weiß Essen.