Florian Maria Georg Christian Graf Henckel von Donnersmarck (born May 2, 1973) is an Oscar-winning German director and screenwriter.
von Donnersmarck was born in Cologne, and grew up in New York, Brussels, Frankfurt and West Berlin. He speaks English, German, French, Russian and Italian fluently. After graduating from high school at the top of his class, he studied Russian Literature in Leningrad for two years and passed the Soviet State Exam for...
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Florian Maria Georg Christian Graf Henckel von Donnersmarck (born May 2, 1973) is an Oscar-winning German director and screenwriter.
von Donnersmarck was born in Cologne, and grew up in New York, Brussels, Frankfurt and West Berlin. He speaks English, German, French, Russian and Italian fluently. After graduating from high school at the top of his class, he studied Russian Literature in Leningrad for two years and passed the Soviet State Exam for Teachers of Russian as a Foreign Language. Florian holds an MA Oxon from his studies in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics at Oxford University (New College). He also holds a Diploma in Film Directing from the University of Television and Film Munich.
Florian is the son of Leo-Ferdinand Graf Henckel von Donnersmarck, a former President of the German division of the Order of Malta and Anna Maria von Berg. He holds German as well as Austrian citizenships, although he has never lived in Austria. He is the younger brother of Sebastian Graf...
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