Friedrich Dürrenmatt

Friedrich Dürrenmatt

Friedrich Dürrenmatt (5 January 1921 – 14 December 1990) was a Swiss author and dramatist. He was a proponent of epic theatre whose plays reflected the recent experiences of World War II. The politically active author's work included avant-garde dramas, philosophical crime novels, and macabre satire. Dürrenmatt was a member of the Gruppe Olten, a group of left-wing Swiss writers who convened regularly at a restaurant in the city of Olten. Dürrenmatt was born in Konolfingen, canton of Bern, the son of a Protestant pastor. His grandfather, Ulrich Dürrenmatt, was a conservative politician. The family moved to Bern in 1935. Dürrenmatt began studies in philosophy, German philology, and German literature at the University of Zürich in 1941, but moved to the University of Bern after one semester where he also studied natural science. In 1943, he decided to become an author and dramatist and dropped his academic career. In 1945–46, he wrote his first play It Is Written. On 11 October 1946, he married the actress Lotti Geissler. Dürrenmatt traveled in 1969 to the United States, in 1974 to Israel, and in 1990 to Auschwitz in Poland. In 1975 he played himself in the film End of the Game. Dürrenmatt also enjoyed painting. Some of his own works and his drawings were exhibited in Neuchâtel in 1976 and 1985, as well as in Zürich in 1978. His wife Lotti Geissler died on 16 January 1983. Dürrenmatt married another actress, Charlotte Kerr, in 1984. In 1990, he gave two famous speeches, one in honour of Václav Havel ("Die Schweiz, ein Gefängnis?/Switzerland a Prison?"), upon discovering he had been spied on for five decades, along with 800,000 of his left-leaning fellow citizens, by the Swiss secret service; the other in honour of Mikhail Gorbachev ("Kants Hoffnung/Kant's Hope"). Dürrenmatt often compared the three Abrahamic religions and Marxism, which he also saw as a religion. Dürrenmatt died from heart failure on 14 December 1990 in Neuchâtel. Since 2000, his works are exhibited in Centre Dürrenmatt, a part of the Swiss National Library. Like Bertolt Brecht, Dürrenmatt explored the dramatic possibilities of epic theatre. Next to Brecht, he has been called its "most original theorist". When he was 26, his first play, It Is Written, premiered to great controversy. The story of the play revolves around a battle between a sensation-craving cynic and a religious fanatic who takes scripture literally, all of this taking place while the city they live in is under siege. The play's opening night in April 1947, caused fights and protests in the audience. Between 1948 and 1949, Dürrenmatt wrote several segments and sketches for the anti-Nazi Cabaret Cornichon in Zürich; among these, the single-act grotesque short play Der Gerettete (The Rescued). ... Source: Article "Friedrich Dürrenmatt" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

  • Titlu: Friedrich Dürrenmatt
  • Popularitate: 1.107
  • Cunoscut pentru: Writing
  • Zi de nastere: 1921-01-05
  • Locul nasterii: Konolfingen, Bern, Switzerland
  • Pagina principala: https://www.duerrenmatt.net
  • De asemenea cunoscut ca si: Фридрих Дюрренматт
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  • 1978
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    Der Richter und sein Henker

    Der Richter und sein Henker

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  • 2015
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    Dürrenmatt - Eine Liebesgeschichte

    Dürrenmatt - Eine Liebesgeschichte

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  • 1997
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    Es geschah am hellichten Tag

    Es geschah am hellichten Tag

    6.7 1997 HD

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  • 2001
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    Promisiunea

    Promisiunea

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  • 1996
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    The Cold Light of Day

    The Cold Light of Day

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  • 1978
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    Der Richter und sein Henker

    Der Richter und sein Henker

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  • 1990
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    Szürkület

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  • 1966
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    Grieche sucht Griechin

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  • 1964
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    Die Physiker

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    The Visit

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  • 1976
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    Poseta stare dame

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  • 1982
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    A nagy Romulus

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  • 1972
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    La più bella serata della mia vita

    La più bella serata della mia vita

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  • 1985
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    ليلة القتل الأبيض

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  • 1961
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    Die Ehe des Herrn Mississippi

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    Der Tunnel

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  • 1982
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    The Deadly Game

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  • 2006
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    Vana daami visiit

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  • 1962
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    Operazione Vega

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  • 1971
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    Shantata! Court Chalu Aahe

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  • 1967
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    Frank V. - Die Oper einer Privatbank

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  • 1978
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    Der Richter und sein Henker

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  • 1975
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    Авария

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  • 1989
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    Achterloo IV

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  • 1988
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    Физики

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  • 1972
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    Последнее дело комиссара Берлаха

    Последнее дело комиссара Берлаха

    6.4 1972 HD

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  • 1992
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    Hyènes

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  • 1989
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    Визит дамы

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  • 1993
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    Justiz

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  • 2008
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    Der Besuch der alten Dame

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  • 1958
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    Es geschah am hellichten Tag

    Es geschah am hellichten Tag

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  • 1957
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    Der Richter und sein Henker

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  • 1957
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  • 1957
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    Die Panne

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  • 1959
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    Der Besuch der alten Dame

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  • 1964
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    The Visit

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  • 2008
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    Der Besuch der alten Dame

    Der Besuch der alten Dame

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  • 1971
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    La visite de la vieille dame

    La visite de la vieille dame

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  • 1968
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    A bíró és a hóhér

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  • 2021
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    بی همه چیز

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  • 1980
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    سأعود بلا دموع

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  • 1965
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    Studio III - Aus Kunst und Wissenschaft

    Studio III - Aus Kunst und Wissenschaft

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  • 2012
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    Autoren erzählen

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  • 1962
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    Das Profil

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  • 1975
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    Apostrophes

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    Das Jahrhundert des Theaters

    Das Jahrhundert des Theaters

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  • 1970
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    Das Jahrhundert des Theaters

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