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Margarethe von Trotta

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Margarethe von Trotta

Born February 21, 1942 in Berlin, Germany24 films

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.

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Marianne and Juliane posterFirst watchMarianne and Juliane19817.0Germany, 1968: The priest's daughters Marianna and Juliane both fight for changes in society, like making abortion legal.View film

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Filmography

24 films as director
  1. 2023Ingeborg Bachmann – Journey into the DesertDirector
  2. 2018Searching for Ingmar BergmanDirector
  3. 2017Forget About NickDirector
  4. 2015The Misplaced WorldDirector
  5. 2012Hannah ArendtDirector
  6. 2010SisterDirector
  7. 2009Vision - From the Life of Hildegard von BingenDirector
  8. 2006I Am the Other WomanDirector
  9. 2004The Other WomanDirector
  10. 2003RosenstrasseDirector
  11. 1999Dark DaysDirector
  12. 1999At Fifty, Men Kiss DifferentlyDirector
  13. 1997Winter ChildDirector
  14. 1995The PromiseDirector
  15. 1993The Long SilenceDirector
  16. 1990The African WomanDirector
  17. 1988Love and FearDirector
  18. 1988FelixDirector
  19. 1986Rosa LuxemburgDirector
  20. 1983Sheer MadnessDirector
  21. 1981Marianne and JulianeDirector
  22. 1979Sisters, or The Balance of HappinessDirector
  23. 1978The Second Awakening of Christa KlagesDirector
  24. 1975The Lost Honor of Katharina BlumDirector