Dieter Scharfenberg

Birth : 1932-02-07,

Death : 2012-10-10

History

Dieter Scharfenberg studierte von 1950 bis 1954 Germanistik, Theaterwissenschaft und Philosophie in Jena und Berlin. Bis 1955 war er im Bereich Dramaturgie bei der DEFA tätig und absolvierte anschließend seinen Dienst bei der NVA, der er 1957 abschloss. Von 1957 bis 1970 war Scharfenberg als Spielfilm-Dramaturg bei der DEFA tätig. Zudem schrieb er ab den späten 1960er-Jahren verschiedene Filmdrehbücher und war als Autor für Schallplattenaufnahmen tätig. Bis Mitte der 1980er-Jahre veröffentlichte Scharfenberg rund 20 Märchenschallplatten[1], darunter Die kluge Bauerntochter (1973) und Des Kaisers neue Kleider (1986). Im Jahr 1981 führte Scharfenberg bei seinem ersten Film Regie: Dem Märchenfilm Der Spiegel des großen Magus folgte 1984 mit Die vertauschte Königin seine zweite und letzte Regiearbeit, ebenfalls ein Märchenfilm. Scharfenberg lebte bis zu seinem Tod 2012 in Berlin und in der Mark Brandenburg.

Movies

The Swapped Queen
The Swapped Queen
Writer
A tale about the evil queen who gets swapped with a simple and nice woman.
The Swapped Queen
The Swapped Queen
Director
A tale about the evil queen who gets swapped with a simple and nice woman.
Film-Salabim
Film-Salabim
Der Spiegel des großen Magus
Der Spiegel des großen Magus
Writer
The evil and powerful King Magus brutally subjugates the people of his kingdom. Anyone who does not want to submit is turned into an animal and locked in a cage. Magus kidnaps the girl Hanna, whom he wants to marry. But Hanna refuses, and her lover, the shepherd Elias, goes to the castle to free her. He learns from Magus' servant Pravos that a mirror gives the king magic power and immortality and that he can only be defeated by water from the Moon Lake. Elijah sets out on his journey to the Moon Lake. Will he withstand the dangers and finally achieve victory over the king? Wrid he be able to free Hanna and the whole kingdom?
Der Spiegel des großen Magus
Der Spiegel des großen Magus
Director
The evil and powerful King Magus brutally subjugates the people of his kingdom. Anyone who does not want to submit is turned into an animal and locked in a cage. Magus kidnaps the girl Hanna, whom he wants to marry. But Hanna refuses, and her lover, the shepherd Elias, goes to the castle to free her. He learns from Magus' servant Pravos that a mirror gives the king magic power and immortality and that he can only be defeated by water from the Moon Lake. Elijah sets out on his journey to the Moon Lake. Will he withstand the dangers and finally achieve victory over the king? Wrid he be able to free Hanna and the whole kingdom?
The Blue Light
The Blue Light
Writer
Hans the farmer is drawn into war as a soldier. Returning from the front, having been defrauded of his pay by his own king, he makes his way home. On his trip, he encounters a witch who asks him to fetch the light from a spring. He keeps it when the witch tries to deceive him and he discovers her foul magic. When the light is ignited, a little man appears who must serve the owner of the light, but it only has power if the owner has faith in himself. His courage bolstered, Hans goes to the king once more to demand his wages be paid.
Heute ist Freitag
Heute ist Freitag
Writer
Wie füttert man einen Esel
Wie füttert man einen Esel
Writer
Due to his profession, Fred, an easy-going and charming long-haul truck-driver, sees a lot of the world. Along his routes he enjoys the company of a lot of girlfriends who sweeten his spare time. One day, he suffers an accident in Prague which puts his co-driver Orje out of action. The beautiful Hungarian Jana persuades him to make her his new co-driver and does her utmost to take care of the stressful job. The more time the uneven couple spends on the road together, the more Jana feels attracted to Fred.
Alwin der Letzte
Alwin der Letzte
Writer