Margarethe von Trotta
Margarethe von Trotta (German: [maʁɡaˈʁeːtə fɔn ˈtʁɔta]; born 21 February 1942; Berlin) is a German film director, screenwriter, and actress. She has been referred to as a "leading force" of the New German Cinema movement. Von Trotta's extensive body of work has won awards internationally. She was married to and collaborated with director Volker Schlöndorff. Although they made a successful team, von Trotta felt she was seen as secondary to Schlöndorff. Subsequently, she established a solo career for herself and became "Germany's foremost female film director, who has offered the most sustained and successful female variant of Autorenkino in postwar German film history". Certain aspects of von Trotta's work have been compared to Ingmar Bergman's features from the 1960s and 1970s. The predominant aim of her films is to create new representations of women. Her films are concerned with relationships between and among women (sisters, best friends, etc.), as well as with relationships between women and men, and include political settings. Nevertheless, she rejects the suggestion that she makes "women's films". She is a recipient of one Golden Lion at Venice Film Festival, 2 David di Donatello Awards, Gold Hugo Award at Chicago International Film Festival, Lifetime Achievement Award at European Film Award, Lifetime Achievement Award at German Film Awards, 2 Palme d'Or nominations at Cannes Film Festival, and numerous other awards and nominations.
Known for
DirectingBirthday
February 21, 1942Gender
FemaleKnown Movie Credits
76Place of birth
Berlin, GermanyAlso known as
Маргарета фон ТроттаCast credits
Gods of the Plague
MargaretheBeware of a Holy Whore
BabsCoup de Grâce
Sophie de RevalThe American Soldier
MaidBeer Chase
Frau mit KindThe Night of the Filmmakers
SelfBaal
SophieHands Up!
Self (1981 footage) (uncredited)Brandstifter
AnkaThe Atlantic Swimmers
SchwimmlehrerinA Free Woman
Elisabeth JunkerForbidden Films
HerselfThe Sudden Wealth of the Poor People of Kombach
SophieThe Morals of Ruth Halbfass
Doris VogelsangUne invitation à la chasse
PauletteCrew credits
The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum
Director, ScreenplayI Am the Other Woman
DirectorRosenstrasse
Director, ScreenplaySheer Madness
Director, WriterMarianne and Juliane
Director, WriterCircle of Deceit
WriterVision – From the Life of Hildegard von Bingen
Director, Art Direction, ScreenplayRosa Luxemburg
Director, WriterThe Sudden Wealth of the Poor People of Kombach
WriterThe Promise
Writer, DirectorHannah Arendt
Director, ScreenplayThe Second Awakening of Christa Klages
Director, WriterFelix
Director, WriterLove and Fear
Director, ScreenplaySisters, or The Balance of Happiness
Director, WriterThe African Woman
Director, WriterAt Fifty, Men Kiss Differently
DirectorA Free Woman
WriterSister
DirectorThe Morals of Ruth Halbfass
Assistant DirectorThe Long Silence
Director