Peter Handke

Peter Handke

Actor · Director · Writer

Griffen, Austria
December 6, 1942

Biography

Peter Handke (born 6 December 1942, in Griffen, Austria) is an avant-garde Austrian novelist, playwright and screenwriter. In 2019, Handke was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature "for an influential work that with linguistic ingenuity has explored the periphery and the specificity of human experience."

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Representative Works

City of Angels
City of Angels
6.8
/ English
Wings of Desire
Wings of Desire
7.8
/ German
Wrong Move
Wrong Move
6.7
/ German
The Absence
The Absence
6.5
/ French
Alice in the Cities
Alice in the Cities
7.7
/ German
The Left-Handed Woman
The Left-Handed Woman
6.9
/ German
The Beautiful Days of Aranjuez
The Beautiful Days of Aranjuez
4.4
/ French
The Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty Kick
The Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty Kick
5.9
/ German
Kaspar
Kaspar
No Rating Yet
/ SH
One Who Set Forth: Wim Wenders' Early Years
One Who Set Forth: Wim Wenders' Early Years
7.0
/ German
Wings of Desire: The Angels Among Us
Wings of Desire: The Angels Among Us
8.3
/ English
Peter Handke: In the Woods, Might Be Late
Peter Handke: In the Woods, Might Be Late
5.8
/ German

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

City of Angels
1998Nominee

Best Writing

City of Angels

Wings of Desire
1987Winner

Best Writing

Wings of Desire

Wrong Move
1975Nominee

Best Writing

Wrong Move

Career Highlights

The Absence
1993Highlight

Best Director

The Absence

Alice in the Cities
1974Highlight

Best Performance

Alice in the Cities

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