Jane Seitz

Jane Seitz (also known as Juliane Sperr; 17 August 1942 – 4 January 1988 ) was a German film editor. Seitz edited different films produced by Bernd Eichinger. She was his girlfriend for some time and committed suicide at the age of 45. Her last editorial credit was for the comedy film Felix, released in September 1988. Wolfgang Rihm orchestrated 1988/89 a text written by Seitz’ former partner Wolf Wondratschek Mein Tod. Requiem in memoriam Jane S. for soprano and orchestra.

Films (incomplete list)

1965: When the Grapevines Bloom on the Danube 1965: The Swedish Girl 1966: Onkel Filser – Allerneueste Lausbubengeschichten 1967: When Ludwig Goes on Manoeuvres 1968: Hunting Scenes from Bavaria 1969: That Guy Loves Me, Am I Supposed to Believe That? 1970: Deadlock 1970: Student of the Bedroom 1970: Die Feuerzangenbowle 1971: Supergirl 1974: Supermarket 1975: Katie Tippel 1976: Coup de Grâce 1977: Soldier of Orange 1977: The Conquest of the Citadel 1978: Moritz, Dear Moritz 1981: Christiane F. – We Children from Bahnhof Zoo 1982: Comeback 1984: The Neverending Story 1985: The Assault of the Present on the Rest of Time 1986: The Name of the Rose 1986: Miscellaneous News 1988: (posthumous)

Literature Katja Eichinger: BE, Hoffmann und Campe, Hamburg, 2012, Julia Knight: Women and the New German Cinema (Questions for Feminism), 1992,