Martin Schlappner (film critic)
Martin Schlappner (born October 13, 1919 in Olten ; † March 14, 1998 in Zurich ) was a Swiss film critic and long-time editor of the Neue Zürcher Zeitung .
Life
Schlappner grew up in Saarland until 1935 . After graduating from high school in Solothurn , he studied German literature, history and art history in Geneva and Bern . In 1947 he received his doctorate as Dr. phil. with a thesis on Thomas Mann . From 1950 he worked as a freelancer, from 1956 to 1984 as editor of the NZZ, where he headed the film editing department for many years.
In addition, Schlappner worked as a lecturer at various universities: from 1962 to 1964 as a lecturer for film theory and film history at the University of Freiburg im Breisgau , from 1967 to 1968 at the German Film and Television Academy in Berlin , and from 1976 to 1978 at the University of Zurich . From 1963 to 1988 he chaired the jury for quality awards of the Federal Department of Home Affairs (FDHA), from 1967 to 1977 he headed the Swiss Society of Solothurn Film Days .
From 1960 to 1972 Martin Schlappner was chairman of the Zurich Association for Homeland Security . In 1989 he received the award from the city of Zurich for general cultural merits.
His estate is administered at the Department of Film Studies at the University of Zurich.
He found his final resting place in the Manegg cemetery in Zurich
Works
- Thomas Mann and French Literature: The Problem of Decadence. Diss. Phil. I. Bern 1950.
- From Rossellini to Fellini: The Image of Man in Italian Neo-Realism. Origo, Zurich 1958.
- (with Martin Schaub ) Past and Present of Swiss Film, 1896–1987: A Critical Assessment. Swiss Film Center, Zurich 1987.
- Images of Switzerland in Swiss Film: Continuity and Changes in the Past and Present. Sauerländer, Aarau 1988.
literature
- Michael Gautier: Schlappner, Martin. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
- Swiss authority film critic Martin Schlappner has died. In: FAZ. March 20, 1998, No. 67, p. 43.
- Obituary in the NZZ from March 16, 1998
- Obituary in the Tages-Anzeiger on March 16, 1998
- Georg Niggli: Martin Schlappner. In: Oltner Neujahrsblätter, Vol. 57, 1999, pp. 50-53.
- Thomas Christians. The University of Zurich and Film Studies: A Long History. (PDF; 1.4 MB) Cinema 48 (2003), pp. 144–152.
- Thomas Christians, Luzia von Deschwanden. The two Martin Sch. and the New Swiss Film. Cinema 51 (2006), pp. 119-128.
Web links
- Literature by and about Martin Schlappner in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ↑ https://amsquery.stadt-zuerich.ch/query/Dateien/29/D149674.pdf ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schlappner, Martin |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss film critic |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 13, 1919 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Olten |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 14, 1998 |
| Place of death | Zurich |