Lenz, Jürgen

Biography:

Jürgen Lenz was born in Berlin on May 20, 1942. He studied German literature and art history, before studying cinematography at the German Academy for Film in Potsdam-Babelsberg (now the Academy for Film and Television).

 

In 1969, Lenz joined the DEFA Studio for Feature Films. He got his first practical experience as a cameraman filming films such as Mein lieber Robinson (1970, dir. Roland Gräf) and Die Taube auf dem Dach (1973, dir. Iris Gusner). His first film as the director of cinematography was the television comedy Fischzüge, followed by the DEFA children’s film Das blaue Licht.

 

He has worked with many internationally known directors, including Bernhard Wicki, Helma Sanders-Brahms, and Peter von Gunten.

 

Lenz has reflected on his life and work in an extensive interview conducted by Christel Gräf and published in Kamera läuft (Camera!, DEFA Text series, 2007, by Peter Badel), a collection of interviews with former East German cinematographers. 

 

Filmography:

1998–2010 Unser Charly (Our Charly, TV series)
1995 Jetzt leben - Juden in Berlin (Live Now - Jews in Berlin, doc.)
1992 Karlakórinn Hekla (Men’s Choir)
1992 Apfelbäume (Apple Trees)
1991

Farßmann oder zu Fuß in die Sackgasse

(Farssmann, or On Foot Down a Dead End)

1990 Albert Einstein (doc., TV)
1988 Pestalozzis Berg (Pestalozzi’s Mountain)
1987 Sansibar oder Der letzte Grund (Zanzibar or The Last Reason, co-cinematographer)
1982 Mein Vater ist ein Dieb (My Dad Is a Thief)
1980 Asta, mein Engelchen (Asta, My Little Angel)
1979 Einfach Blumen aufs Dach (Just Put Flowers on the Roof)
1977 Ein irrer Duft von frischem Heu (The Wonderful Smell of Fresh Hay)
1976 Die unverbesserliche Barbara (Incorrigible Barbara)
1975 Das blaue Licht (The Blue Light)
1975 Bankett für Achilles (Banquet for Achilles)
1975 Fischzüge (Fish Migrations, TV)
1972 Lützower

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