Ingrid Caven
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Ingrid Caven is a German
film actress and singer. Her younger sister Trudeliese Schmidt (1943–2004) was an opera singer and also an actress.
Caven has appeared in over 50 films since her film debut in 1969
in the short film
Fernes Jamaica followed by her first featured film Liebe ist kälter als der Tod (Love Is Colder Than Death
) directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder
, to whom she was briefly married (1970–72).
Her career was at its peak in the 1970s and early 1980s mostly in film. In 1979, she was a member of the jury at the 29th Berlin International Film Festival
. 1981 was a particularly good year for Caven. She starred alongside Carole Bouquet
in the film Day of the Idiots
as a doctor and won an award for Outstanding Individual Achievement: Actress at the German Film Awards of 1982 for her performance as Inga in the film Looping - Der lange Traum vom kurzen Glück
Currently Caven is living with French writer Jean-Jacques Schuhl
, who has written a book entitled Ingrid Caven which won the prestigious "Prix Goncourt" in 2000.
Cinema of Germany
Cinema in Germany can be traced back to the late 19th century. German cinema has made major technical and artistic contributions to film.Unlike any other national cinemas, which developed in the context of relatively continuous and stable political systems, Germany witnesses major changes to its...
film actress and singer. Her younger sister Trudeliese Schmidt (1943–2004) was an opera singer and also an actress.
Caven has appeared in over 50 films since her film debut in 1969
1969 in film
The year 1969 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* Last year for prize giving at the Venice Film Festival until it is revived in 1980...
in the short film
Fernes Jamaica followed by her first featured film Liebe ist kälter als der Tod (Love Is Colder Than Death
Love Is Colder than Death (film)
Love is Colder than Death is a 1969 German film directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder. This is Fassbinder's first feature film, and he stars as a petty hood, Franz Biberkopf. Biberkopf's friend, portrayed by actor Ulli Lommel, has been ordered to kill Franz by a crime syndicate...
) directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Rainer Werner Maria Fassbinder was a German movie director, screenwriter and actor. He is considered one of the most important representatives of the New German Cinema.He maintained a frenetic pace in film-making...
, to whom she was briefly married (1970–72).
Her career was at its peak in the 1970s and early 1980s mostly in film. In 1979, she was a member of the jury at the 29th Berlin International Film Festival
29th Berlin International Film Festival
The 29th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from February 20 to March 3, 1979.-Jury:* Julie Christie* Romain Gary* Ingrid Caven* Georg Alexander* Liliana Cavani* Jörn Donner* Paul Bartel* Pál Gábor-Films in competition:...
. 1981 was a particularly good year for Caven. She starred alongside Carole Bouquet
Carole Bouquet
Carole Bouquet is a French actress and fashion model, who has appeared in more than 40 films since 1977. Bouquet was born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France....
in the film Day of the Idiots
Day of the Idiots
Day of the Idiots is a 1981 West German psychological fantasy film drama directed and written by Werner Schroeter. It stars Carole Bouquet as a disturbed mental patient with an inclination to remove her clothes and Ingrid Caven as Dr...
as a doctor and won an award for Outstanding Individual Achievement: Actress at the German Film Awards of 1982 for her performance as Inga in the film Looping - Der lange Traum vom kurzen Glück
Currently Caven is living with French writer Jean-Jacques Schuhl
Jean-Jacques Schuhl
Jean-Jacques Schuhl is a French author, recipient of the 2000 Prix Goncourt literary award for his novel Ingrid Caven. The book is named for the German actress and singer Ingrid Caven, whom Schuhl lives with. Despite appearances, the novel is not her biography...
, who has written a book entitled Ingrid Caven which won the prestigious "Prix Goncourt" in 2000.
Selected filmography
- Liebe ist kälter als der TodLove Is Colder than Death (film)Love is Colder than Death is a 1969 German film directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder. This is Fassbinder's first feature film, and he stars as a petty hood, Franz Biberkopf. Biberkopf's friend, portrayed by actor Ulli Lommel, has been ordered to kill Franz by a crime syndicate...
(Love Is Colder Than Death, 1969) Cavens Filmdebut - Warum läuft Herr R. Amok?Why Does Herr R. Run Amok?Why Does Herr R. Run Amok? is a 1970 German drama film directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder and Michael Fengler. It was entered into the 20th Berlin International Film Festival.-Cast:* Lilith Ungerer - Frau R.* Kurt Raab - Herr R....
(Why Does Herr R. Run Amok? 1970) - Nachbarin - Der amerikanische Soldat (The American Soldier, 1970) - Sängerin
- Händler der vier JahreszeitenThe Merchant of Four SeasonsThe Merchant of Four Seasons is a 1971 West German film written and directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder, starring Hans Hirschmueller and Irm Hermann. The plot follows the life of a fruit-peddler, living in 1950s West Germany, who is driven over the edge by an uncaring society.The title apparently...
(The Merchant of Four Seasons, 1971) - Ludwig – Requiem für einen jungfräulichen König (1972) - Lola MontezLola MontezEliza Rosanna Gilbert, Countess of Landsfeld , better known by the stage name Lola Montez, was an Irish dancer and actress who became famous as a "Spanish dancer", courtesan and mistress of King Ludwig I of Bavaria, who made her Countess of Landsfeld. She used her influence to institute liberal...
- Die Zärtlichkeit der Wölfe (1973) - Dora
- La Paloma (1974)
- Faustrecht der Freiheit (1975) - Sängerin
- Mutter Küsters Fahrt zum Himmel (1975) - Corinna
- Schatten der Engel (1976)
- Goldflocken (1976)
- In einem Jahr mit 13 MondenIn a Year of 13 MoonsIn a Year of 13 Moons is a 1978 drama film directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder and starring Volker Spengler. The film was made in response to the suicide of Fassbinder's lover at the time, Armin Meier.- Plot :...
(1978) - Die rote Zora - Looping – Der lange Traum vom kurzen Glück (1981) - Inga (Filmband in Gold für darstellerische Leistung beim Deutschen FilmpreisDeutscher FilmpreisThe Deutscher Filmpreis is the highest German movie award. From 1951 to 2004 it was awarded by a commission, since 2005 the award has been given by the Deutsche Filmakademie...
1981) - Tag der Idioten (1981)
- Hors SaisonHors SaisonHors Saison is a 1992 comedy film by Daniel Schmid, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Martin Suter. The film is semi-autobiographical for Schmid, who reimagines the hotel he grew up in in the Swiss Alps...
(1992) - Stille Nacht (1995) - Sängerin
- Le Temps retrouvé (Die Wiedergefundene Zeit) (1999)
- DeepfrozenDeepfrozenDeepfrozen is a 2006 film written and directed by Luxembourgian director Andy Bausch and starring Peter Lohmeyer and Lale Yavaş. Filmed in Luxembourg, the film was premiered at Luxembourg on 7 September 2006, and was featured at the Oldenburg International Film Festival in Germany on 14 September...
(2006) - 35 Rhum (35 shot of rum) dir. Claire Denis (2009)
regular albums
- Au Pigall's (1978 LP Barclay, live in Paris, re-released on CD Barclay in 2001)
- Der Abendstern (1979 LP RCA, re-released on CD Viellieb Rekords in 1999)
- Live In Hamburg (1980 LP RCA, concert at Audimax Hamburg, May 9, 1980)
- Erinnerungen An Édith Piaf (1983 LP RCA, Édith Piaf chansons with German lyrics)
- Spass (1986 LP Schariwari)
- Chante Piaf 'En Public (1989 LP Clever, recorded in 1988, live at Théâtre de l'Athénée, Paris, re-released on CD Fpr Music in 2001)
- Chambre 1050 (1996 CD Arcade/2000 CD Tricatel, 13 songs from Helle Nacht in French)
- Helle Nacht (1998 CD Viellieb Rekords, 16 songs, German version of Chambre 1050)
soundtrack-recordings
- Chansons und Themen aus Fassbinder Filmen (1994 CD Alhambra, includes 3 Caven songs from the movie "Mutter Küsters Fahrt zum Himmel/Mother Kuesters Goes To Heaven", 1975)