Wolfgang F. Henschel

Wolfgang F. Henschel (born February 1, 1943 in Elsenau (Joachimsthal) , Brandenburg ) is a German director and screenwriter . He was best known for the television series Der Bulle von Tölz and Pastor Braun .

Life

Henschel grew up in Baden and moved to Munich in 1961. 1966 dramaturge in television production, from 1967 freelance director. In addition to scripts and theater productions, director of over 300 television films in a wide variety of program categories.

In the 1960s, he was entertaining for programs with and about the alternative songwriting scene, then was considered a specialist in cabaret and satire, but also for successful film adaptations of the literature of the 20s. TV adaptations of the work of poets such as Klabund, Meyrink, Ringelnatz and, in the 80s, at New Year's Eve, Tucholsky programs with prominent figures as sharp-tongued reminders from the past for the future. He accompanied contemporary cabaret for over 20 years as a juror for the German Cabaret Prize and with films for Notes from the Province, the satirical series Dreizack, May Day revues and many “small” art programs.

For years he used the most diverse visual languages ​​of the medium for his poet portraits and worked with mixed forms between theater, film and electronic techniques for scenic TV collages. In the documentary sector, a film about the title dealer Consul Weyer, but also historical subjects such as The Third Walpurgis Night about the time of Hitler's seizure of power. In the series area, he shot the family series Von Liebe keine Rede in 1971, script and direction of the science fiction series alpha alpha in 1972, and Typisch Auntchen in Italy in 1973 . The series What teases itself, that loves itself received the silver plaque at the International Film and TV Festival in New York in 1980, the series Scheinfamilie in 1982 bronze in the “short comedy” category. Out of the blue was also one of the most watched family series . For the crime genre he shot various episodes for popular series such as Fall für Zwei , Zappek , Balko (first season), Herz und Handcellen etc. TV games: The execution with Helmut Qualtinger, The Aunt Jolesch based on the book by Friedrich Torberg, the black one Comedy Frankie's Bride and the award-winning game The Great Surrender . In addition to his television games, he became known to a wide audience through TV movies such as Berlin-Moscow , Post mortem , but above all as the director of his films for the high-rated series Der Bulle von Tölz (25 films) and Pfarrer Braun (12 films). Wolfgang F. Henschel grew up in Baden, his wife Christine died on September 2, 2014, his son Fabian now lives in Munich and in the Bavarian Forest.

Prizes and awards

• Art Director's Club: bronze medal for 1980 cinema spot
• International Film and TV Festival of New York: Silver Award for "What teases, loves each other" 1980
• International Film and TV Festival of New York: Bronze Award for "The Sham Family" 1982
• Art Director's Club: bronze medal for cinema spot election 1983
• AZ star for "The Great Surrender"
• Munich Film Festival “Berlin-Moscow” nominated for TV Movie Award

Filmography

(Selection)

• 2014 Pastor Braun " Braun's homecoming "
• 2011 Pastor Braun " Old money, young blood "
• 2010 Pastor Braun: “ Pig! "-" Cure with shadow "-" Grimms Mördchen "
• 2009 The bull from Tölz : " Adventure Mallorca ". - Pastor Braun: “ In the name of Rose ” - “ Glück auf! The killer is coming! "
• 2008 The Bull of Tölz: " The Potato King " - " The Magician in the Well " - " The Leonhardi Drivers " - " Bull and Bear " - " The End of All Morals " - Pastor Braun: " Holy Pear Tree " - " The Rabbi's Gardens "
• 2007 The bull from Tölz: " Fire and Flame " - " Closed season " - " Wiener Brut " - " War of the campers ". - Pastor Braun: " A sign of God " - " The legacy of Junkersdorf ".
• 2006 Der Bulle von Tölz: “ Cooking skills ” - “ Nobody knows the dead ”. - Pastor Braun: “ Not a single word ” - “ Three coffins and a baby ”.
• 2005 The bull from Tölz: " The breeding bull " - " A first-class burial " - " Murder in the monastery ". - With a heart and handcuffs (crime series: 3 episodes)
• 2004 Der Bulle von Tölz: " Star Wars " - " When the masks fall " - " Der Tölzi " - " The miracle of Wemperding " - " In good hands ".
• 2003 The bull from Tölz: " Free fall " - " Berlin air " - " Radiant beauty " - " Class reunion " - " The candidate for marriage ". - With a heart and handcuffs (crime series: 5 episodes)
• 2002 Edgar Wallace (adaptations): "The Castle of Horror" - "The Eerie Letters" - "The Four Just" - Absolutely Life (family series: 3 episodes)
• 2001 Die Kumpel (crime series: 2 episodes) - Edgar Wallace: "The house of the dead eyes" - "Whiteface".
• 2000–2003 Bei aller Liebe (family series: 19 episodes) - Helicops (crime series: 4 episodes)
• 1999–2000 Out of the blue (family series: 11 episodes)
• 1998 Edgar Wallace: The Eerie Letters
• 1998 SK-Babies (crime series: 2 episodes) - Wildbach (Alpine series: 3 episodes)
• 1997 Post mortem - The Hooker Murderer (90 minute movie, not the series).
• 1996 Berlin - Moscow (Munich Film Festival), - Zappek (crime series: 5 episodes) - In the name of the law (crime series: 3 episodes)
• 1995 Echt Harder: Pilot film (90 minutes) and 3 episodes. - Balko (crime series: 7 episodes, first season)
• 1994 Ehekräsch (parody). - The waitress Anni.
• 1993 In the prime of life (Comedy 4 episodes). - dream trips.
• 1993 Cluedo - The Murderer Game (game show, SAT.1, twelve episodes)
• 1992 The world of fragrances. - Germany United fatherland. - Artist mail (literature)
• 1991 Thunderstorm under the Christmas tree. - Lonely ways. (Literature)
• 1990 The Poets and the Soviet Republic. - Colorful stones. (Stifter-Film) - Visiting the Silence (Tucholsky-Collage in Sweden)
• 1989 poet of our time: Albert Drach. - Dolls experience Budapest.
• 1988 Farewell to a city (with Hanns Dieter Hüsch) - Eleven seconds or the happiness of finitude. - You confess! (also book)
• 1987–1992 A case for two: Ayla - The Kramm Files - Affair - Hatred of Brother - Helen's Secrets - Signs of Life.
• 1987 say no! (Scenic collage about Wolfgang Borchert) - Teiresias in Exile (play about Arnold Zweig) - Life becomes an epigram (Biographical scenes about Georg Büchner)
• 1986 Bellmann Day (Stockholm celebrates its poet) - The Mainz death. - Golem in Prague (literary collage)
• 1985 Chronicle made of wood and stones (also book) - A triple high (satire) - In the Valentin-Musäum (scenes) - It was a bit loud (Tucholsky broadcast) - On the Père Lachaise (Piaf broadcast)
• 1984 In heaven. - Samy and Mario (Revue)
• 1983 The big surrender (various prizes) - There is wonderland everywhere (Ringelnatz scenes) - Beginning of Walpurgis Night (also book) - Frankie's bride (TV play from the future)
• 1982–1984 poets of our time (9 films of 45 minutes each: Böll, Grass, Kafka, Celan, Orwell, Neruda etc.) - European museums (8 scenic collages of 45 minutes each: Louvre, Prado, Uffizi, National Gallery, Rijksmuseum etc.) )
• 1982 Die Scheinfamilie (sketch series) - We are not dead yet (theater) - The burnt time (theater + TV) - Keep your courage (Meyrink scenes)
• 1981–1982 How life plays (series: 18 episodes, some also book)
• 1981 Viennese (Knall) sweets (2 parts) - The execution (with Qualtinger) - No reason to celebrate (cabaret)
• 1980 Dreizack (political satire: 7 episodes) - H. Qualtinger: Vienna State (2 parts) - Heart with a crack (Tucholsky broadcast) * 1979 The Aunt Jolesch (based on Torberg's novel) - Hope and tenderness (poetic collage with HD Hüsch ) - The slave Calvisius (5 episodes) - Salvador Dali Gala Diner (homage) - Dreizack (political satire series: 10 episodes) - In the deepest grounds of the forest (Tucholsky-Revue)
• 1978 Where others go, I have to fly (Klabund broadcast) - Laugh with Bavaria (Valentin scenes) - Dreizack (political satire: 10 episodes) - And the heart beats like a stowaway - We live in a transition period (Tucholsky- Scenes)
• 1977–1981 poetry readings (18 films of 30 minutes each: Seghers, Schnurre, Hagelstange, Benn, Holz, Tagore, Mayakowski, Wilde etc.)
• 1977 Brothers, to the Sun (scenes and satires for May 1st) - happiness in private (Tucholsky scenes)
• 1976 Wolf Biermann in the Cologne sports hall (live broadcast, which became a historical document because of his subsequent expatriation from the GDR.) - Laugh with Karl Valentin (scenes and sketches) - Solidarity (May 1st revue) - Yes, we love this country (Tucholsky scenes)
• 1975 The dead live longer (cabaret) - Greetings to the front (Tucholsky New Year broadcast)
• 1975–1976 Grand Gala - ring the bell 3 times (6 episodes show with sketches)
• 1975–1997 The German Cabaret Prize (jury member and director of the annual ZDF broadcasts)
• 1974 Die Insterburg & Co.-Show (Comedy) - Because you are also a worker (story of May 1st in songs) - King Kunde (satire) - Listen, they live (Tucholsky New Year broadcast)
• 1974–1976 notes from the provinces (film satires, partly also frames with D. Hildebrandt)
• 1973 Once upon a time there was a parliament (documentary game about Revolution 1848) - Judges without a robe (series: 6 episodes) - Forward and not forgotten (Songs of Resistance presented by M.Reich-Ranicki)
• 1972 Typical Aunty (Series: 6 episodes) - What do you know about Titipu? (Musical) - Alpha Alpha (science fiction series: all 13 episodes, written and directed) - Some people never learn (Tucholsky scenes)
• 1971 No talk of love (family series: all 13 episodes) - Petruschka (Stravinsky) - We are lousy monkeys (comedy with Insterburg) - Karl Valentin's Laughing Parade (Valentin Sketches: 6 episodes) - The computer show (satire)
• 1970 My daughter-our Miss Doctor (family series: 7 episodes) - Against seduction (Brecht texts) - The seven deadly sins (Brecht / Weil) - Two hundred years nothing like Ärjer (Berlin revue) - Society with limited hope (literary satire by Kästner, Heine etc.) - It's Pata Pata Time (songs with Miriam Makeba)
• 1969 Don't cry, don't cry (comedy and songs: Wader / Insterburg) - Eden ist fern (satire) - For whom I sing (songs by and with FJ Degenhardt)
• 1968 Play without words (Becker's one-act play) - Almost 'bad songs (Reinhard Mey, Hannes Wader etc.)
• 1966 Farewell to a great past (with Milton Rosenstock)
• 1964 Trude Hesterberg (portrait)

cinemamovies

• Berlin - Moscow (D 1996)

Books

selection

• Blue smells faintly, children's book, CH Verlag 1980
• We need coal (with Walter Köpping), book accompanying the play, ASSO-Verlag 1986
• In: Protocols of Fantasy, screenplay: “Confess!” TR-Verlagsunion 1989
• In: Dare you - nothing will be done! (Hanns Dieter Hüsch for the 80th), article “Dear Hanns Dieter”, Brendow Verlag 2005

Web links

• Wolfgang F. Henschel in the Internet Movie Database (English)