Jörg Buttgereit
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Jörg Buttgereit is a German writer/director
known for his controversial films. He was born in Berlin, Germany and has lived there for his entire life.
He is maybe best known for his 1987
film Nekromantik
.
In 1999, he directed an episode of the television series Lexx
, after a six-year absence from the entertainment industry.
at the time when the Berlin Wall was present and the Allied Forces; Britain
, France
and America
, each controlled a section of the Federal Republic of Germany. Hence, young Buttgereit went to the movie theaters to watch films from the aforementioned countries, he particularly enjoyed watching monster movies from the age of four.
His grandmother bought him packs of Creature Feature
bubblegum cards while he was in kindergarten and for his first Holy communion he received a Super-8 camera.
Buttgereit has been experimenting with film since 1977. His first project was called Gags und Schwarzer Humor, a parody of TV commercials. Color Trip was created after his camera broke and the developers gave him back black, blank film. After scratching and washing the film, something blue, black and green came out of the projector. Klassenfahrt was a movie about his class in his last year at school. Stress was another version of Color Trip using another returned blank film. He claims his very first feature was called Interview with Frankenstein.
The Exploding Sports Shoe (1980), was a two minute film consisting of a sports shoe exploding in slow-motion. It was shown on TV as part of a documentary about punk rock, the original title was 'The Most Beautiful Destruction'.
Film director
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known for his controversial films. He was born in Berlin, Germany and has lived there for his entire life.
He is maybe best known for his 1987
1987 in film
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film Nekromantik
Nekromantik
NEKRomantik is a 1987 West German horror film directed by Jörg Buttgereit. This frequently controversial movie, banned in a number of countries, has become a cult film over the years due to its transgressive subject matter and audacious imagery...
.
In 1999, he directed an episode of the television series Lexx
Lexx
Lexx is a science fantasy television series that follows the adventures of a group of mismatched individuals aboard the organic space craft Lexx. They travel through two universes and encounter planets including a parody of the Earth....
, after a six-year absence from the entertainment industry.
Early life
Buttgereit was raised in West BerlinWest Berlin
West Berlin was a political exclave that existed between 1949 and 1990. It comprised the western regions of Berlin, which were bordered by East Berlin and parts of East Germany. West Berlin consisted of the American, British, and French occupation sectors, which had been established in 1945...
at the time when the Berlin Wall was present and the Allied Forces; Britain
United Kingdom
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, France
France
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and America
United States
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, each controlled a section of the Federal Republic of Germany. Hence, young Buttgereit went to the movie theaters to watch films from the aforementioned countries, he particularly enjoyed watching monster movies from the age of four.
His grandmother bought him packs of Creature Feature
Creature Feature
The Creature Feature is an animal gag cartoon strip which appeared weekly in the Sunday Times supplement, Funday Times, for over 15 years, and is currently syndicated throughout the world, including Germany and the Middle East...
bubblegum cards while he was in kindergarten and for his first Holy communion he received a Super-8 camera.
Buttgereit has been experimenting with film since 1977. His first project was called Gags und Schwarzer Humor, a parody of TV commercials. Color Trip was created after his camera broke and the developers gave him back black, blank film. After scratching and washing the film, something blue, black and green came out of the projector. Klassenfahrt was a movie about his class in his last year at school. Stress was another version of Color Trip using another returned blank film. He claims his very first feature was called Interview with Frankenstein.
The Exploding Sports Shoe (1980), was a two minute film consisting of a sports shoe exploding in slow-motion. It was shown on TV as part of a documentary about punk rock, the original title was 'The Most Beautiful Destruction'.
Filmography (as writer and director)
- Ogar der Hässliche (1981)
- Captain Berlin (1982)
- Mein Papi (1982)
- Gollob, Der (1983)
- Horror Heaven (1984)
- Blutige Exzesse im Führerbunker (1984)
- Hot Love (1984)
- NekromantikNekromantikNEKRomantik is a 1987 West German horror film directed by Jörg Buttgereit. This frequently controversial movie, banned in a number of countries, has become a cult film over the years due to its transgressive subject matter and audacious imagery...
(1987) - Todesking, DerDer TodeskingDer Todesking is a 1989 German horror film directed by Jörg Buttgereit. This experimental style movie which does not use central characters explores the topic of suicide and violent death in the form of seven episodes, each one attributed to one day of the week...
(1989) - Nekromantik 2Nekromantik 2NEKRomantik 2 is 1991 German horror/splatter film directed by Jörg Buttgereit and a sequel of his 1987 film Nekromantik. The film is about necrophilia, and was quite controversial and was seized by authorities in Munich 12 days after its release, an action that had no precedent in Germany since the...
(1991) - SchrammSchramm (film)Schramm is a 1993 German horror film directed by controversial taboo-breaking auteur Jörg Buttgereit. It is stylised and artfully shot on low budget 35mm film. It tells the story of a man who has been known in the media as the 'Lipstick Killer'...
(1993) - Die Monsterinsel (documentary)(2002)
- Through the Night with Michaela Schaffrath and Mark Benecke (documentary)(2007)
- Through the Night with Asia Argento and Joe Coleman (documentary)(2007)
- Monsterland (documentary)(2009)
- Captain Berlin VS Hitler (2010)
- Into the Night with Oda Jaune and Lars Eidinger (documentary)(2010)
External links
- Official website of Jörg Buttgereit
- ARTE movie "Durch die Nacht"/ Au Coeur de la Nuit, directed by J.B. starring Michaela Schaffrath, Ralf König & Mark Benecke
- Girls and Corpses Interview with Jörg Buttgereit by Kevin Klemm
- Jörg Buttgereit Official Myspace Page
- Jelinski & Buttgereit Online Official Website
- Jörg Buttgereit Interview (2011) at SoiledSinema.com