Werner Schroeter

Born in Georgenthal, Germany on April 7, 1945 — died April 12, 2010 (aged 65)

Werner Schroeter (7 April 1945 – 12 April 2010) was a German film director, screenwriter, and opera director known for his stylistic excess. Schroeter was cited by Rainer Werner Fassbinder as an influence both on his own work and on German cinema at large. Description above from the Wikipedia article Werner Schroeter, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.