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Peter Handke

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Peter Handke
Peter Handke was born on 6 December 1942 in Griffen, Carinthia, Austria. He is a writer and director, known for Die linkshändige Frau (1977), Wings of Desire (1987) and Wrong Move (1975). He has been married to Sophie Semin since 1995. They have one child. He was previously married to Libgart Schwarz.
BornDecember 6, 1942
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    • 5 wins & 2 nominations

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Peter Handke
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Wim Wenders, Peter Handke, and Reda Kateb in Les beaux jours d'Aranjuez (2016)
Agnès Godard and Peter Handke in L'absence (1992)
Peter Handke and Jeanne Moreau in L'absence (1992)
Peter Handke
Wim Wenders and Peter Handke at an event for L'absence (1992)

Known for:

Die linkshändige Frau (1977)
Die linkshändige Frau
6.5
  • Writer
  • 1977
Bruno Ganz in Wings of Desire (1987)
Wings of Desire
8.0
  • Writer
  • 1987
Rüdiger Vogler in Wrong Move (1975)
Wrong Move
6.9
  • Writer
  • 1975
Nicolas Cage and Meg Ryan in City of Angels (1998)
City of Angels
6.7
  • Writer
  • 1998

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Writer

  • Les beaux jours d'Aranjuez (2016)
    Les beaux jours d'Aranjuez
    • stage play "Les Beaux Jours d'Aranjuez"
    • 2016
  • Spuren der Verirrten (2013)
    Spuren der Verirrten
    • play
    • TV Movie
    • 2013
  • Mais ils cherchent quoi les gens?
    • text excerpts
    • 2002
  • Nicolas Cage and Meg Ryan in City of Angels (1998)
    City of Angels
    • screenplay "Der Himmel über Berlin"
    • 1998
  • L'absence (1992)
    L'absence
    • writer
    • 1992
  • Ville étrangère (1988)
    Ville étrangère
    • novel "Stunde der wahren Empfindung"
    • 1988
  • Bruno Ganz in Wings of Desire (1987)
    Wings of Desire
    • screenplay by
    • 1987
  • Das Mal des Todes (1985)
    Das Mal des Todes
    • screenplay
    • 1985
  • El lago
    • story
    • Short
    • 1982
  • Der kurze Brief zum langen Abschied (1978)
    Der kurze Brief zum langen Abschied
    • novel
    • TV Movie
    • 1978
  • Die linkshändige Frau (1977)
    Die linkshändige Frau
    • novel
    • screenplay
    • 1977
  • Rüdiger Vogler in Wrong Move (1975)
    Wrong Move
    • screenplay by
    • 1975
  • Gérard Depardieu and Jeanne Moreau in La chevauchée sur le lac de Constance (1974)
    La chevauchée sur le lac de Constance
    • play
    • TV Movie
    • 1974
  • Literatur im Bild
    • novella
    • TV Series
    • 1974
  • Kaspar (1974)
    Kaspar
    • play
    • TV Movie
    • 1974

Director

  • L'absence (1992)
    L'absence
    • Director
    • 1992
  • Das Mal des Todes (1985)
    Das Mal des Todes
    • Director
    • 1985
  • Die linkshändige Frau (1977)
    Die linkshändige Frau
    • Director
    • 1977
  • Chronik der laufenden Ereignisse (1971)
    Chronik der laufenden Ereignisse
    • Director
    • TV Movie
    • 1971

Actor

  • Les beaux jours d'Aranjuez (2016)
    Les beaux jours d'Aranjuez
    • Le jardinier
    • 2016
  • Vom Geist der Zeit
    • 1985
  • Das Mal des Todes (1985)
    Das Mal des Todes
    • 1985
  • Yella Rottländer and Rüdiger Vogler in Alice in the Cities (1974)
    Alice in the Cities
    • Man at Chuck Berry concert (uncredited)
    • 1974

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Wings of Desire
Interview 3:38
Wings of Desire

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  • Height
    • 5′ 8″ (1.73 m)
  • Born
    • December 6, 1942
    • Griffen, Carinthia, Austria
  • Spouses
      Sophie Semin1995 - present (1 child)
  • Other works
    Novel: "Short Letter, Long Farewell," translated by Ralph Manheim. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux. Handke made director John Ford a character in the story.
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    • 3 Print Biographies
    • 1 Interview
    • 3 Articles

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    Winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature 2019.

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