Jan Schütte

Jan Schütte (born 26 June 1957) is a German film director and screenwriter. He has directed twelve films since 1982. His film The Farewell was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival.[1]

Jan Schütte
Born (1957-06-26) 26 June 1957
Mannheim, Germany
OccupationFilm director
Screenwriter
Years active1982-present

Filmography
  • Ugge Bärtle – Bildhauer (1982, documentary)
  • Drachenfutter (1987) — (screenplay with Thomas Strittmatter)
  • Verloren in Amerika (1988, documentary)
  • Winckelmanns Reisen (1990) — (screenplay with Thomas Strittmatter)
  • Nach Patagonien (1991, documentary) — (based on In Patagonia by Bruce Chatwin)
  • Auf Wiedersehen Amerika (1994) — (screenplay with Thomas Strittmatter)
  • Eine Reise in das Innere von Wien (1995, documentary) — (based on a novel by Gerhard Roth)
  • Fette Welt (1998) — (based on a novel by Helmut Krausser)
  • The Farewell (2000) — (film about Bertolt Brecht's last summer)
  • Old Love (2001, short) — (based on a short story by Isaac Bashevis Singer)
  • SuperTex (2003) — (based on a novel by Leon de Winter)
  • Love Comes Lately (2007) — (based on short stories by Isaac Bashevis Singer)

References
  1. "Festival de Cannes: The Farewell". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 13 October 2009.


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