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Peter Handke
- writer
- film director
- screenwriter
- translator
- playwright
- prose writer
- poet
- short story writer
- essayist
- draftsperson
- director
- artist
- novelist
- librettist
- Born 1942-12-06 (age 83)
- Nationality Austria
- Years active 1959–present
Biography
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Known for
Filmography
See full filmography- 1998City of AngelsscreenwriterMovie
age 56 - 1987Wings of DesirescreenwriterMovie
age 45 - 1982HammettscreenwriterMovie
age 40 - 1975Wrong MovescreenwriterMovie
age 33 - 1972The Goalkeeper's Fear of the PenaltyscreenwriterMovie
age 30
| Role | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | City of Angels | Movie | screenwriter | 56 |
| 1987 | Movie | screenwriter | 45 | |
| 1982 | Hammett | Movie | screenwriter | 40 |
| 1975 | Wrong Move | Movie | screenwriter | 33 |
| 1972 | The Goalkeeper's Fear of the Penalty | Movie | screenwriter | 30 |
Career timeline
Award won Role or nomination
1942 age 0
Born1972 age 30
1975 age 33
1982 age 40
1987 age 45
1998 age 56
Worked with most
Family and influences
Influenced by
Nothing recorded for: Spouse, Partner, Parents, Children, Siblings, Studied under, Taught.
Photos
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Ich hörte auf, oberflächlich zu sein — ich dachte nichts mehr
Peter Handke, CC BY-SA 4.0
A fine thing: suddenly to forget about one’s history, one’s past, to stop feeling that one’s present happiness is endangered by what one used to be.
Peter Handke, CC BY-SA 4.0
My way of thinking is often so wrong, so untenable, because I think as if I were talking to someone else.
Peter Handke, CC BY-SA 4.0
The main thing:... not to let myself be defined by history, not to take it as an excuse—despise it in those who hide their personal insignificance behind it—and yet know it, in order to understand people and above all to see through them (my hatred of history as a refuge for be-nothings).
Peter Handke, CC BY-SA 4.0
I was angry at her for not being what I wanted.
Peter Handke, CC BY-SA 4.0
Tense, unnerved, and close to madness before writing—and when I read what I’ve written it looks so calm.
Peter Handke, CC BY-SA 4.0
TV appearances
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Facts
Personal details
- Nationalities
- Austria
- Languages
- German, French, Slovene
- Years active
- 1959–
- Genres
- poetry, theatre, screenplay, diary, essay
- Notable works
- Offending the Audience, The Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty Kick, A Sorrow Beyond Dreams, The Left-Handed Woman, Short Letter, Long Farewell, The Moravian Night
- Education
- University of Graz
