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Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck on ‘Never Look Away’
For his new film ‘Never Look Away,’ director Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck spent weeks cozying up to German artist Gerhard Richter, whose remarkable life story inspired the movie.
Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck lived the dream of any first time director when his deeply felt 2006 debut feature, ‘The Lives of Others,’ won the Oscar for best foreign language film. Von Donnersmarck followed with the much lighter, and much more expensive studio film ‘The Tourist,’ starring Angelina Jolie and Johnny Depp. On Rotten Tomatoes, ‘The Lives of Others’ is at 92% fresh, and ‘The Tourist?’ It’s a splat at 20%.
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Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck’s new film, ‘ Never Look Away ,’ was inspired by the remarkable life of German artist Gerhard Richter.
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