Joachim Nestler
Joachim Nestler (born May 3, 1936 in Wittgensdorf ; † March 17, 2002 in Potsdam ) was a German scriptwriter and writer. With Manfred Freitag he formed a successful film-writing duo in the GDR.
Life
Nestler belonged to "the first generation of film students trained in the GDR": from 1956 to 1960 he studied dramaturgy with Wera and Claus Küchenmeister at the Academy of Film in Potsdam-Babelsberg and from 1960 worked at DEFA . Together with Manfred Freitag, he wrote scripts and scenarios for numerous children's and youth films. Both made their debut as screenwriters in 1963 in the children's film Daniel and the World Champion . Both also adapted fairy tale films for the screen, including 1972 Sixes Come Through the World .
The film Just don't think I'm crying , for which he and Freitag wrote the scenario, was banned after 1965 in the course of the 11th plenum of the SED. In their script for the film Johannes Kepler , written in 1974 , critics also saw in retrospect “their own heretic and confessional conflicts with the authorities. Not only Kepler had to suffer from a heated mood calling for the Inquisition . ”Nestler and Freitag also appeared as authors of numerous children's books.
From 1994 Nestler held the professorship for film and television dramaturgy / screenwriting at the University of Film and Television "Konrad Wolf" in Potsdam. He died after a serious illness on March 17th, 2002 at the age of 65.
Filmography
- 1961: Panzer 122
- 1963: Daniel and the world champion
- 1963: Julia is alive
- 1963: Two in a port city (TV) - as an actor
- 1965: Don't you think I'm crying
- 1965: life - what for? (Short documentary)
- 1966/1971: The lost angel
- 1967: Credo: Martin Luther - Wittenberg 1517
- 1970: From Our Time (episodes 2 and 3)
- 1972: Six come through the world
- 1974: Still too skinny for love?
- 1974: Johannes Kepler (scenario)
- 1975: Looping (scenario)
- 1976: Our silent man (cooperation)
- 1977: Who is running away from the devil?
- 1978: Jörg Ratgeb, painter
- 1979: Treasure hunter
- 1980: Max and seven and a half boys
- 1982: Wilhelm Meister's theatrical broadcast (TV)
- 1984: The story of the golden thaler (TV)
- 1988: The Christmas goose Auguste
- 1989: To hell with Harbolla (scenario)
- 1991: The spring lid watch
Books
- 1967: Seaman's love
- 1982: Max and seven and a half boys
- 1983: I didn't learn the draft or the whistle
- 1987: Dominik and the robbers
Award
On July 4, 1975, Joachim Nestler and Manfred Freitag were awarded the Heinrich Greif Prize, First Class, “for their overall contribution to the development of contemporary filmmaking at DEFA Studios for Feature Films” .
literature
- Joachim Nestler . In: Eberhard Berger, Joachim Gliese (Ed.): 77 fairy tale films. A movie guide for young and old . Henschel Verlag, Berlin 1990, ISBN 3-362-00447-4 , p. 380.
Web links
- Joachim Nestler in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Joachim Nestler at filmportal.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b The film professor Joachim Nestler is dead . In: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung , No. 67; March 20, 2002, p. BS6.
- ↑ See defa.de
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Nestler, Joachim |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German screenwriter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 3, 1936 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wittgensdorf |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 17, 2002 |
| Place of death | Potsdam |