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Margarethe von Trotta

Directing

Margarethe von Trotta

Born February 21, 1942 · Berlin, Germany

Margarethe von Trotta (born 21 February 1942) is a German film director, screenwriter, and actress. She has been referred to as a "leading force" of the New German Cinema movement. Description above from the Wikipedia article Margarethe von Trotta, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For 20

Hannah Arendt

Hannah Arendt

2012 · Screenplay

Scene of the Crime

Scene of the Crime

1970 · Director

The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum

The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum

1975 · (uncredited)

The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum

The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum

1975 · Screenplay

Why Does Herr R. Run Amok?

Why Does Herr R. Run Amok?

1970

Marianne and Juliane

Marianne and Juliane

1981 · Director

Beware of a Holy Whore

Beware of a Holy Whore

1971 · Babs

Rosa Luxemburg

Rosa Luxemburg

1986 · Director

Rosenstrasse

Rosenstrasse

2003 · Director

Gods of the Plague

Gods of the Plague

1970 · Margarethe

Germany in Autumn

Germany in Autumn

1978 · Self (uncredited)

Coup de Grâce

Coup de Grâce

1976 · Sophie de Reval

Coup de Grâce

Coup de Grâce

1976 · Writer

Circle of Deceit

Circle of Deceit

1981 · Writer

Vision - From the Life of Hildegard von Bingen

Vision - From the Life of Hildegard von Bingen

2009 · Director

The American Soldier

The American Soldier

1976 · Maid

Forget About Nick

Forget About Nick

2017 · Director

Baal

Baal

1970 · Sophie

The Sudden Wealth of the Poor People of Kombach

The Sudden Wealth of the Poor People of Kombach

1971 · Sophie

The Sudden Wealth of the Poor People of Kombach

The Sudden Wealth of the Poor People of Kombach

1971 · Writer

Directing 24

Ingeborg Bachmann – Journey into the Desert

Ingeborg Bachmann – Journey into the Desert

2023 · Director

Searching for Ingmar Bergman

Searching for Ingmar Bergman

2018 · Director

Forget About Nick

Forget About Nick

2017 · Director

Never for Love

2012 · Director

Sister

Sister

2010 · Director

Vision - From the Life of Hildegard von Bingen

Vision - From the Life of Hildegard von Bingen

2009 · Director

I Am the Other Woman

I Am the Other Woman

2006 · Director

The Other Woman

The Other Woman

2004 · Director

Rosenstrasse

Rosenstrasse

2003 · Director

Jahrestage

Jahrestage

2000 · Director

At Fifty, Men Kiss Differently

At Fifty, Men Kiss Differently

1999 · Director

Dark Days

Dark Days

1999 · Director

Winter Child

1997 · Director

The Long Silence

The Long Silence

1993 · Director

Berlín: Léta zdi

Berlín: Léta zdi

1992 · Director

The African Woman

The African Woman

1990 · Director

Felix

Felix

1988 · Director

Rosa Luxemburg

Rosa Luxemburg

1986 · Director

Sheer Madness

Sheer Madness

1983 · Director

Marianne and Juliane

Marianne and Juliane

1981 · Director

Sisters, or The Balance of Happiness

Sisters, or The Balance of Happiness

1979 · Director

The Second Awakening of Christa Klages

The Second Awakening of Christa Klages

1978 · Director

The Morals of Ruth Halbfass

The Morals of Ruth Halbfass

1972 · Assistant Director

Scene of the Crime

Scene of the Crime

1970 · Director

Writing 10

The Misplaced World

The Misplaced World

2015 · Writer

Hannah Arendt

Hannah Arendt

2012 · Screenplay

The Promise

The Promise

1995 · Writer

Love and Fear

Love and Fear

1988 · Screenplay

Unerreichbare Nähe

Unerreichbare Nähe

1984 · Writer

Circle of Deceit

Circle of Deceit

1981 · Writer

Coup de Grâce

Coup de Grâce

1976 · Writer

The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum

The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum

1975 · Screenplay

A Free Woman

A Free Woman

1972 · Writer

The Sudden Wealth of the Poor People of Kombach

The Sudden Wealth of the Poor People of Kombach

1971 · Writer

Acting 48

Volonté: The Man of a Thousand Faces

Volonté: The Man of a Thousand Faces

2024 · Self

Sukowa - Playful Like A Child

Sukowa - Playful Like A Child

2024

Margarethe von Trotta: A Women's Director

Margarethe von Trotta: A Women's Director

2022 · Self - Filmmaker

Come with Me to the Cinema – The Gregors

Come with Me to the Cinema – The Gregors

2022 · Self

Alida Valli: In Her Own Words

Alida Valli: In Her Own Words

2021 · Self

It Could Have Been Worse - Mario Adorf

It Could Have Been Worse - Mario Adorf

2019 · Self

Rosa Luxemburg: Der Preis der Freiheit

Rosa Luxemburg: Der Preis der Freiheit

2019 · herself

Searching for Ingmar Bergman

Searching for Ingmar Bergman

2018 · Self - Filmmaker

Sympathisanten - Unser deutscher Herbst

Sympathisanten - Unser deutscher Herbst

2018 · Self

Les réalisatrices contemporaines: l'état des choses

Les réalisatrices contemporaines: l'état des choses

2016 · Self

Gian Luigi Rondi - Vita, cinema, passione

Gian Luigi Rondi - Vita, cinema, passione

2014 · Self

Forbidden Films

Forbidden Films

2014 · Herself

Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women

Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women

2014 · Self

Square

Square

2012 · Self

Nuits transparentes

Nuits transparentes

2011

Screenwriters on Screenwriting

Screenwriters on Screenwriting

2008

Foreign Directors on Directing

Foreign Directors on Directing

2008

Von Sex bis Simmel

Von Sex bis Simmel

2005 · Self

Lesen! Mit Elke Heidenreich

Lesen! Mit Elke Heidenreich

2003 · Self

Gero von Boehm begegnet...

Gero von Boehm begegnet...

2002 · Self

Lebensläufe

1998 · Self

The Night of the Filmmakers

The Night of the Filmmakers

1995 · Self

The Heart and the Legs

The Heart and the Legs

1989 · Self

Calling the Shots

Calling the Shots

1988 · Self

Hands Up!

Hands Up!

1985 · Self (1981 footage) (uncredited)

Blaubart

1984 · Jutta

Goldene Kamera

1984 · Self

Sheer Madness

Sheer Madness

1983

Bavarian Film Awards

Bavarian Film Awards

1979 · Self

Zeugen des Jahrhunderts

Zeugen des Jahrhunderts

1979 · Self

NDR Talk Show

NDR Talk Show

1979 · Self

Germany in Autumn

Germany in Autumn

1978 · Self (uncredited)

Cinématon

Cinématon

1978 · N°576

Ciné regards

Ciné regards

1978 · Self

Beer Chase

Beer Chase

1977 · Frau mit Kind

Coup de Grâce

Coup de Grâce

1976 · Sophie de Reval

The American Soldier

The American Soldier

1976 · Maid

The Atlantic Swimmers

The Atlantic Swimmers

1976 · Schwimmlehrerin

Kölner Treff

Kölner Treff

1976 · Self

Henry James Stories

Henry James Stories

1976 · Kate Theory

The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum

The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum

1975 · (uncredited)

Das Andechser Gefühl

Das Andechser Gefühl

1975

Georginas Gründe

Georginas Gründe

1975 · Kate Theory

An Invitation to the Hunt

An Invitation to the Hunt

1974 · Paulette

Stayover in Tirol

Stayover in Tirol

1974 · Katja

Motiv Liebe

Motiv Liebe

1974

Unter einem Dach

Unter einem Dach

1974

Histoires insolites

Histoires insolites

1974