Jürgen Labenski
Jürgen Labenski (born November 5, 1940 in Wiesbaden ; † November 2, 2007 ibid) was a German film scholar and critic .
Life
Jürgen Labenski was the founder and then director of the film club "Leibniz" in Wiesbaden in 1962 and a sponsor of the local Caligari Filmbühne . He organized an international network of filmmakers. In addition to his work as a film editor, he also worked at the German Institute for Film Studies .
Labenski was a permanent member of the ZDF from 1968 to 2005 . Here he created the feature film series The Fantastic Film and The Great Silent Film . He was responsible for the program Advice for Moviegoers , and later New in the Cinema . Labenski dealt with the reconstruction of screen classics, which he presented in film history series. Among other things, he worked on Reclams and a film dictionary as a co-author.
Since April 2006 Jürgen Labenski was the 1st chairman of the Association of German Critics
Awards
- 1992: Honored with the Wiesbaden Culture Prize.
Works (selection)
- Jürgen Labenski, Dieter Krusche: Reclam's film guide . Reclam, Stuttgart 1973, ISBN 3-15-010418-1
- Jürgen Labenski, Dieter Krusche: Lexicon of the movies. From silent films to today. Bertelsmann, Gütersloh 1977
- Jürgen Labenski, Dieter Krusche: Film Lexicon . Book guild Gutenberg, Frankfurt / M. 1985, ISBN 3-7632-3089-0
Web links
- "Passion for film" obituary in Wiesbadener Kurier , November 6, 2007
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Labenski, Jürgen |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German film scholar and critic |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 5, 1940 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wiesbaden |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 2, 2007 |
| Place of death | Wiesbaden |