Ulli Lommel

Widely known for his frequent collaborations with 'Rainer Werner Fassbinder' (qv), a creative partnership which lasted 10 years and produced over 20 films, 'Ulli Lommel' (qv) is one of the most consistently creative filmmakers to come from the New German Cinema movement.The son of German comic performer 'Ludwig Manfred Lommel' (qv), 'Ulli Lommel' (qv) began his career in show business as a child. His second feature film as a director _Tenderness of the Wolves (1973)_ (qv) brought Lommel to New York, where he began working with 'Andy Warhol' (qv) at The Factory. The Warhol / Lommel years spawned several features, including _Cocaine Cowboys (1979)_ (qv) and _Blank Generation (1980)_ (qv), both of which were directed by Lommel and feature Warhol in an acting role.In the summer of 2013 Lommel went for nine months to Brazil, where he wrote a book and also made a film about Campo Bahia, the official camp for the German National Soccer Team. His autobiography, entitled Tenderness of the Wolves, is due out in late 2015.::CJ McCracken