Peter Delpeut

Peter Delpeut (* 1956 ) is a Dutch film director , screenwriter and writer .

Life

Peter Delpeut became famous for his first films in which he used found footage material. In Germany, his documentaries “The Forbidden Quest” (a fake documentary), “Go West, Young Man! A film trip on the trail of the Western ”and“ Always wanderlust. The artist's life of Johanna Kaiser ”(voiceover: Ursula Werner ) can be seen at festivals and in the cinema. As a writer, Peter Delpeut has written several non-fiction books about travel and two novels so far. The passionate cyclist is convinced that the experience of the landscape from a bike is not comparable to any other travel experience. In 2007 he received the renowned Dutch Halewijn Prize for his complete works. He was also deputy director of the Nederlands Filmmuseum in Amsterdam from 1988 to 1995 , where he lives and works.

Filmography (selection)

• 1991: Lyric Nitrate
• 1993: The Forbidden Quest
• 1998: Felice… Felice… (soundtrack: Loek Dikker )
• 1999: Diva Dolorosa (soundtrack: Loek Dikker )
• 2001: In Loving Memory
• 2003: Go West, Young Man!
• 2004: Dromen van Holland
• 2005: Op de grens
• 2011: Always wanderlust

Books

• Diva Dolorosa (non-fiction book, 1999) ISBN 978-90-290-6570-2
• De grote bocht. Small philosophy of het fietsen. (Non-fiction book, 2003) ISBN 978-90-457-0490-6
• Het vergeten seizoen (novel, 2007) ISBN 978-90-457-0246-9
• In de woestijn fiets je niet (non-fiction book, 2009) ISBN 978-90-457-0245-2
• Pleidooi voor het treuzelen (collection of essays, 2011) ISBN 978-90-457-0455-5
• Kruisverhoor (Roman, 2012) ISBN 978-90-457-0588-0

Awards

• Golden Calf 2012 (Best Documentary for "Always Wanderlust")
• Halewijn Prize 2007 (complete works)
• Golden Calf 1998 ( Best Film for "Felice ... Felice ...")
• Golden Calf 1993 ( Special Jury Prize for "The Forbidden Quest")
• Internationales Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg : Grand Prix of Mannheim 1993 (for "The Forbidden Quest")

literature

• Hattendorf, Manfred: Fictitious documentary film. Peter Delpeut's "The Forbidden Quest" (1993). In: Hattendorf, Manfred (ed.) 1995: Perspektiven des Dokumentarfilms. Munich: Diskurs -Film-Verlag, pp. 191-214, ISBN 3-926372-06-0

Web links

• Peter Delpeut in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Peter Delpeut at Uitgeverij Augustus (Dutch)
• Documentation "Always wanderlust"
• Documentation "Go West, Young Man!"
• FAZ article on "Go West, Young Man!"
• New York Times article on "The Forbidden Quest"
• New York Times article on "Lyrical Nitrate"

Individual evidence

1. ^ Dutch Foundation for Literature