Artur "Atze" Brauner(bornAbraham Brauner;1 August 1918 – 7 July 2019) was a German film producer and entrepreneur of Polish origin. He produced more than 300 films from 1946.
Artur Brauner | |
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 Brauner attending theBerlinale 2018 | |
| Born | Abraham Brauner 1 August 1918[1] |
| Died | 7 July 2019(aged 100) Berlin,Germany |
| Occupation | Film producer |
| Years active | 1946–2019 |
Life and career
editHe was born the oldest son of a Jewish family inŁódź,Poland. His father was a timber wholesaler. Brauner attended ageneral education liceumin Łódź, where he took thematurafinal exam, and then studied at a local polytechnictechnical schooluntil the German attack on Poland in September 1939.[3]With his parents and four siblings, he fled to the Soviet Union andsurvived the Holocaust.[4]Following the war, he and his brother, Wolf Brauner emigrated to Berlin;[5]his parents and three of his siblings emigrated to Israel.[3]Twelve of his relatives were killed atBabi Yar,[6]among forty-nine who died at the hands of the Nazis.[7]
Brauner married Theresa Albert, called Maria, in 1947. They had four children.[3]
As a young man, he sawFritz Lang's filmThe Testament of Dr. Mabuse,which affected him greatly, making him interested in film. In September 1946, he founded the Central Cinema Company orCCC Filmsin the American sector of Berlin. He producedSag' die Wahrheit,one of the first films produced in Germany after the war, followed byMorituri,which was a commercial failure and threw him into debt. Brauner realised that to produce critically successful films he had to make up their losses by producing critically derided films that were appreciated by the public. He lured back many Germans who had experience in Hollywood such asRobert Siodmakand laterFritz Langwho started a revival ofDr. Mabuse.[8]
In 2009,Yad Vashemreceived a donation of 21 of Brauner's productions having to do with the Holocaust, includingDie Weiße Rose,The Plot to Assassinate Hitler(Der 20. Juli) andMan and Beast(Mensch und Bestie). In 2010, Yad Vashem opened a media center in Brauner's name.[9]Brauner called it the "crowning achievement of my film career".[10]
Brauner was a prominent member of the Jewish community of Berlin and a recipient of theBundesverdienstkreuz.[11]At the 2003Berlinale,he was awarded theBerlinale Kamerahonouring his lifetime achievement. His many other awards included twoGolden Globe Awardsand anAcademy Awardfor his co-production of the filmThe Garden of the Finzi-ContinisbyVittorio De Sica.Brauner lived and worked in Berlin.[3]Heturned 100in August 2018.[12]
Brauner died on 7 July 2019 in Berlin.[13]
Selected filmography
editBrauner produced over 250 movies. Here a list of selected films produced by him:[14]
Publications
edit- Mich gibt's nur einmal(autobiography). Munich, Berlin: Herbig (1976)ISBN978-3-7766-0775-8
Awards
edit- 1965:Goldene LeinwandforOld Shatterhand[16]
- 1965: Goldene Leinwand forDer Schut[17]
- 1967: Goldene Leinwand forDie Nibelungen[18]
- 1970:Golden BearforThe Garden of the Finzi-Continis[19]
- 1972:Academy AwardforThe Garden of the Finzi-Continis[2]
- 1983:Deutscher Filmpreis:Filmband in SilberforDie Weiße Rose[19]
- 1990: Deutscher Filmpreis:Filmband in Goldfor "long and outstanding work in German cinema"[20]
- 1992:Golden GlobeforEuropa Europa[21]
- 1993:BundesverdienstkreuzI. Klasse[21]
- 2000:Goldene Kamera[22]
References
edit- ^"Film producer and Holocaust survivor Artur Brauner dies".Daily Herald. 7 July 2019.Retrieved9 July2019.
- ^ab"German film producer, Holocaust survivor Artur Brauner, dies at age 100".Deutsche Welle.Retrieved9 July2019.
- ^abcd"Filmportal: Artur Brauner (German)".Retrieved1 July2016.
- ^"Artur Brauner, Producer of Films on Holocaust, Dies at 100".New York Times.12 July 2019. p. A 21.Retrieved12 July2019.
- ^Bock, Hans-Michael;Bergfelder, Tim, eds. (2009).The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopaedia of German Cinema.New York: Berghahn Books. p. 60.ISBN978-1-57181-655-9.
- ^Boston, William:"Burying the Past"Time(1 October 2003). Retrieved 29 February 2012
- ^Hans Schmid,"Old Atze und der Schatz im Silbersee"HeiseOnline. (23 August 2008) Retrieved 1 March 2012(in German)
- ^Kalat, David:German Trash Cinema: The Story of Artur Braunerin:The Strange Case of Dr. Mabuse: A Study of the Twelve Films and Five Novels.McFarland (2005), pp. 131–142
- ^"German film producer to receive Yad Vashem honour"ArchivedJanuary 10, 2014, at theWayback MachineDeutsche Presse-Agentur(2010). Retrieved 1 March 2012
- ^"German film producer, Holocaust survivor Artur Brauner, dies at age 100".DW.Retrieved12 July2019.
- ^Benhabib, Liat; Ash, Mimi (April 2010)."Visual Center Receives Artur Brauner Film Collection"(PDF).yadvashem.org.p. 20.Retrieved12 July2019.
- ^Rebhandl, Bert."Zum 100. Geburtstag von Filmproduzent Artur Brauner".Faz.net.Retrieved1 August2018.
- ^"Artur Brauner wurde 100 Jahre alt: Film-Legende verstorben".Bild(in German). 7 July 2019.Retrieved7 July2019.
- ^"Artur Brauner: 100 years old with 250 film productions under his belt".DW.Retrieved12 July2019.
- ^Thrower, Stephen(2015).Murderous Passions: The Delirious Cinema of Jesús Franco: Volume 1:1959-1974.Strange Attractor Press. p. 262.ISBN978-1-907222-31-3.
- ^"Old Shatterhand".Goldene Leinwand.Retrieved9 July2019.
- ^"Der Schut"(in German). Goldene Leinwand.Retrieved9 July2019.
- ^"Die Nibelungen"(in German). Goldene Leinwand.Retrieved9 July2019.
- ^abRobert C. Reimer; Carol J. Reimer (April 2010).The A to Z of German Cinema.Scarecrow Press. p. 63.ISBN978-1-4617-3186-3.
- ^"Artur Brauner, Holocaust Survivor and German Film Producer, Dies at 100".Hollywood Reporter. 7 July 2019.Retrieved9 July2019.
- ^ab"Artur Brauner: 100 years old with 250 film productions under his belt".Deutsche Welle.Retrieved9 July2019.
- ^"Filmlegende Artur Brauner im Alter von 100 Jahren verstorben"(in German). Golden Kamera.Retrieved9 July2019.
External links
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- Biography of Artur BraunerCCC Film. Retrieved 1 March 2012
- Artur BrauneratIMDb
- Brauner at germanfilms.de
- Biography and portrait(in German)
- Ulrich Gutmair,Interview with Braunerdie Tageszeitung(10 July 2008). Retrieved 1 March 2012(in German)
- Artur Brauner ArchiveatDeutsches Filminstitut,Frankfurt/Main
- Artur Brauner ArchiveatEuropean Film Gateway