DIRECTOR
Margarethe von Trotta
Known for Scene of the Crime · Gods of the Plague · The Commissioner
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.
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- Born
- Feb 21, 1942
- Birthplace
- Berlin, Germany
- Known For
- Directing
Biography
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.
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Known For
Filmography
Movies
DV
Das Vergnügen, anständig zu seinZimmermädchen
1966TT
Tränen trocknet der Wind
1967
BrandstifterAnka
1969SD
Spielst Du mit schrägen VögelnHelga
1969
BaalSophie
1970D
DrückerGitte
1970
Gods of the PlagueMargarethe
1970
Why Does Herr R. Run Amok?
1970
Beware of a Holy WhoreBabs
1971PE
Paul EsbeckUte
1971
The Sudden Wealth of the Poor People of KombachSophie
1971The Sudden Wealth of the Poor People of KombachWriter
1971
A Free WomanElisabeth Junker
1972A Free WomanWriter
1972
The Morals of Ruth HalbfassDoris Vogelsang
1972The Morals of Ruth HalbfassAssistant Director
1972D
DesasterUlla Werther
1973
An Invitation to the HuntPaulette
1974SI
Stayover in TirolKatja
1974
Das Andechser Gefühl
1975GG
Georginas GründeKate Theory
1975
The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum(uncredited)
1975The Lost Honor of Katharina BlumScreenplay
1975The Lost Honor of Katharina BlumDirector
1975
Coup de GrâceSophie de Reval
1976Coup de GrâceWriter
1976
The American SoldierMaid
1976
The Atlantic SwimmersSchwimmlehrerin
1976
Beer ChaseFrau mit Kind
1977
CinématonN°576
1978
Germany in AutumnSelf (uncredited)
1978
The Second Awakening of Christa KlagesDirector
1978The Second Awakening of Christa KlagesWriter
1978
Sisters, or The Balance of HappinessDirector
1979Sisters, or The Balance of HappinessWriter
1979
Circle of DeceitWriter
1981
Marianne and JulianeDirector
1981Marianne and JulianeWriter
1981
Sheer Madness
1983Sheer MadnessDirector
1983Sheer MadnessWriter
1983B
BlaubartJutta
1984UN
Unerreichbare NäheWriter
1984
Hands Up!Self (1981 footage) (uncredited)
1985
Rosa LuxemburgDirector
1986Rosa LuxemburgWriter
1986
Calling the ShotsSelf
1988
FelixDirector
1988FelixWriter
1988
Love and FearScreenplay
1988Love and FearDirector
1988TH
The Heart and the LegsSelf
1989
The African WomanDirector
1990The African WomanWriter
1990The African WomanStory
1990
The Long SilenceDirector
1993
The Night of the FilmmakersSelf
1995
The PromiseWriter
1995The PromiseDirector
1995WC
Winter ChildDirector
1997WC
Winter ChildWriter
1997
At Fifty, Men Kiss DifferentlyDirector
1999
Dark DaysDirector
1999Dark DaysWriter
1999
RosenstrasseDirector
2003RosenstrasseScreenplay
2003
The Other WomanDirector
2004VS
Von Sex bis SimmelSelf
2005
I Am the Other WomanDirector
2006
Foreign Directors on Directing
2008
Screenwriters on Screenwriting
2008
Vision - From the Life of Hildegard von BingenDirector
2009Vision - From the Life of Hildegard von BingenScreenplay
2009Vision - From the Life of Hildegard von BingenArt Direction
2009
SisterDirector
2010
Nuits transparentes
2011
Hannah ArendtScreenplay
2012Hannah ArendtDirector
2012
Forbidden FilmsHerself
2014
Gian Luigi Rondi - Vita, cinema, passioneSelf
2014
Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel WomenSelf
2014
The Misplaced WorldWriter
2015The Misplaced WorldDirector
2015
Les réalisatrices contemporaines: l'état des chosesSelf
2016
Forget About NickDirector
2017
Searching for Ingmar BergmanSelf - Filmmaker
2018Searching for Ingmar BergmanDirector
2018Searching for Ingmar BergmanWriter
2018
Sympathisanten - Unser deutscher HerbstSelf
2018
It Could Have Been Worse - Mario AdorfSelf
2019
Rosa Luxemburg: Der Preis der Freiheitherself
2019
Alida Valli: In Her Own WordsSelf
2021
Come with Me to the Cinema – The GregorsSelf
2022
Margarethe von Trotta: A Women's DirectorSelf - Filmmaker
2022
Ingeborg Bachmann – Journey into the DesertDirector
2023Ingeborg Bachmann – Journey into the DesertWriter
2023
Sukowa - Playful Like A Child
2024
Volonté: The Man of a Thousand FacesSelf
2024Television
GF
German Film AwardSelf · 4 eps
1951ES
Ein Sommer mit Nicole1 eps
1969
The CommissionerAmanda Gruber · 1 eps
1969The CommissionerUte Hinz · 1 eps
1969The CommissionerIrma Klenze · 1 eps
1969DF
Der Fall von nebenan1 eps
1970HM
Hauptbahnhof MünchenKarin Lohmann · 1 eps
1970
Scene of the CrimeDirector
1970
Ein Fall für MänndliGerlinde Furtner · 1 eps
19733N
3 nach 9Self · 1 eps
1974HI
Histoires insolites1 eps
1974
Motiv Liebe1 eps
1974
Unter einem Dach1 eps
1974HJ
Henry James StoriesKate Theory · 1 eps
1976
Kölner TreffSelf · 1 eps
1976
Ciné regardsSelf · 1 eps
1978BF
Bavarian Film AwardsSelf · 2 eps
1979
NDR Talk ShowSelf · 1 eps
1979
Zeugen des JahrhundertsSelf · 1 eps
1979GK
Goldene KameraSelf · 1 eps
1984
KulturzeitSelf · 1 eps
1995L
LebensläufeSelf · 1 eps
1998
JahrestageDirector
2000GV
Gero von Boehm begegnet...Self · 1 eps
2002LM
Lesen! Mit Elke HeidenreichSelf · 1 eps
2003
Mai per amoreDirector
2012
Never for LoveDirector
2012
SquareSelf · 1 eps
2012Photos
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