德国新生代美女导演玛伦·阿德1976年12月12日生于德国卡尔斯鲁厄。她的父母都是老师，她在很小的时候就对摄影产生了兴趣，并尝试拍摄短片。1998-2004年间，玛伦就读于慕尼黑电影学院，2003年她拍摄了毕业作品，同时也是她的长片处女作《初为师表》，在2005圣丹斯电影节一举摘得世界电影特别评审大奖。影片刻画了一位乡下女教授孤独而绝望的内心世界，在日常生活的小事中发现人性的深刻之处。导演阿德表示“我不喜欢拍纪录片，但我对真实性感兴趣，“在你非常关注这些事情的时候，这些每天的琐碎生活就会变得生动起来”。创作剧本的时候，她是从她的人物开始的，“首先构想了这个特殊的女人”，然后再通过细节一点点让人物充实起来。阿德她的处女作中展现了善于观察和思考的创作态度以及生动而又简洁的镜头风格，令人对她今后的作品十分期待。
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