Margarethe von Trotta
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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| Known For | Directing |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 0.8194 |
| Birthday | 1942-02-21 |
| Place of Birth | Berlin, Germany |
| Also Known As | Маргарета фон Тротта, |
1970
Gods of the Plague
5.65/30
After his release from prison, ex-convict Franz Walsch finds his way back into the Munich criminal underworld. His attentions focus upon two women, Jo...
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Gods of the Plague
2014
Gian Luigi Rondi - Vita, cinema, passione
0/0
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Gian Luigi Rondi - Vita, cinema, passione
1971
Beware of a Holy Whore
6.205/61
Film director Jeff and his lead actor are taking their time getting to set. In their absence, the crew lack a purposeful way to spend their time waiti...
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Beware of a Holy Whore
2008
Screenwriters on Screenwriting
0/0
This documentary premiered at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC. Explore the challenging world of the screenwriter with renowned industry writers.
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Screenwriters on Screenwriting
2008
Foreign Directors on Directing
0/0
Non-US directors speak about the idiosyncrasies of filmmaking in their respective countries. Because of the difficulty of financing, very few American...
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Foreign Directors on Directing
1975
The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum
6.956/103
After a chance encounter with a wanted man, a woman is harassed by the police and press until she takes violent action.
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The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum
1983
Sheer Madness
7.05/10
Two women–a literature professor and a painter–start to rely upon their friendship as an alternative to their unhappy relationships with the men in th...
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Sheer Madness
1970
Why Does Herr R. Run Amok?
7.368/91
Technical draftsman Herr R. is a dependable guy. He gets along with his colleagues although his boss wants him to go beyond technical cleanliness to p...
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Why Does Herr R. Run Amok?
1976
Coup de Grâce
6.37/27
A countess loves her brother's Prussian-officer friend in the 1919 Baltic area.
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Coup de Grâce
1978
Germany in Autumn
6.31/29
Nine fictitious documentaries and films reflect the mood of late 1970s Germany, particularly the two-month period in 1977 when a businessman was kidna...
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Germany in Autumn
1976
The American Soldier
6.292/24
Ricky returns to Munich from Vietnam and is promptly hired as a contract killer.
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The American Soldier
2022
Margarethe von Trotta: A Women's Director
6/1
Margarethe von Trotta, one of the few icons of German directing, internationally revered as a star director, celebrates her 80th birthday: her works a...
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Margarethe von Trotta: A Women's Director
1977
Beer Chase
6.063/8
A man who is dissatisfied with his senseless existence in his family-life and social status steals the uniform of a policeman and then enters the Okto...
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Beer Chase
1995
The Night of the Filmmakers
6.25/4
A meditation on the first 100 years of German cinema, featuring an assembly of German filmmakers.
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The Night of the Filmmakers
1970
Baal
5.7/19
An exploration of the cult of the genius, an anti-heroic figure who chooses to be a social outcast and live on the fringe of bourgeois morality.
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Baal
2005
Von Sex bis Simmel
8/2
A documentary by Hans Günther Pflaum and Peter H. Schröder.
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Von Sex bis Simmel
1985
Hands Up!
5.909/11
The reunion of a group of former medical students results in a flood of bitter memories.
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Hands Up!
1969
Brandstifter
6.2/5
Anka, a student active in the extra-parliamentary opposition, has had enough of inconsequential discussions. As she no longer believes that she can ch...
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Brandstifter
1972
The Morals of Ruth Halbfass
5/6
Ruth is the wife of well-heeled corsetry manufacturer Erich Halbfass. As business booms, Erich lives frivolously and their daughter Aglaia attends sch...
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The Morals of Ruth Halbfass
1976
The Atlantic Swimmers
8/2
Munich Heinz and Herbert wants to escape the torturous confines of their home by swimming across the Atlantic.
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The Atlantic Swimmers
1966
Das Vergnügen, anständig zu sein
0/0
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Das Vergnügen, anständig zu sein
1970
Drücker
7/1
Drama about the life of a travelling salesman.
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Drücker
1972
A Free Woman
6.556/18
A divorced thirtysomething woman fights a losing battle in Munich to attain belated self-fulfillment. The die is cast in a briskly impersonal society...
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A Free Woman
2014
Forbidden Films
6.5/6
Between 1933 and 1945 roughly 1200 films were made in Germany, of which 300 were banned by the Allied forces. Today, around 40 films, called "Vorbehal...
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Forbidden Films
2022
Come With Me to the Cinema – The Gregors
0/0
From the 1950s onwards, Erika and Ulrich Gregor brought countless film historical milestones to Berlin and shaped cinema discourse in post-war Germany...
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Come With Me to the Cinema – The Gregors
1971
The Sudden Wealth of the Poor People of Kombach
6.5/19
In an attempt to escape 19th-century poverty, eight farmers and day laborers attack a prince's money transport in the Hessian Hinterland.
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The Sudden Wealth of the Poor People of Kombach
1989
The Heart and the Legs
0/0
The heart of the legs.
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The Heart and the Legs
1984
Blaubart
3/3
An internist is accused of murdering the sixth of his seven wives. During the court hearing, numerous statements, especially those made by his former...
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Blaubart
1967
Tränen trocknet der Wind
7/2
Melodrama set in Hamburg's red light district.
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Tränen trocknet der Wind
1969
Spielst Du mit schrägen Vögeln
10/1
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Spielst Du mit schrägen Vögeln
1974
An Invitation to the Hunt
7/1
Claude Chabrol film for TV based on the short story An Invitation to the Hunt by Georges Hitchcock. Receiving an unexpected invitation to participate...
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An Invitation to the Hunt
1971
Paul Esbeck
7/1
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Paul Esbeck
1975
Das Andechser Gefühl
7.5/2
An anxious teacher (played, as is the lead role in all his films, by the director) sits in a beer garden on the hill of the Andechs monastery. While f...
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Das Andechser Gefühl
2016
Les réalisatrices contemporaines: l'état des choses
0/0
Right at the heart of the debates on the discrimination of women in the film industry, this documentary raises questions, while offering a voice to wo...
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Les réalisatrices contemporaines: l'état des choses
1973
Desaster
7/1
The film addresses the failure of the individual in anonymous urban society. The film begins as men attempt to break out of their anonymity and reveal...
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Desaster
1974
Stayover in Tirol
7/1
An adaptation of the Henry James short story Les raisons de Georgina.
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Stayover in Tirol
2018
Searching for Ingmar Bergman
5.9/15
A meaningful account of the personal and professional life of the great Swedish filmmaker Ingmar Bergman (1918-2007) that explores his film legacy, wi...
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Searching for Ingmar Bergman
1975
Georginas Gründe
8/1
Adaptation of a story by Henry James.
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Georginas Gründe
2019
It Could Have Been Worse - Mario Adorf
9/1
Portrays the film star Mario Adorf and his passion for acting, the stage, the cinema, singing and writing. Together with the director Dominik Wessely,...
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It Could Have Been Worse - Mario Adorf
2011
Nuits transparentes
0/0
Strolling through France (Roanne, Nice and Carcassonne) with some excursions abroad (Munich, Montreal, New York).
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Nuits transparentes
2018
Sympathisanten - Unser deutscher Herbst
5/3
West Germany in the 1970s. Many artists, journalists and intellectuals were branded as sympathizers of Baader-Meinhof's left-wing terrorism. The paren...
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Sympathisanten - Unser deutscher Herbst
1978
Cinématon
4.857/7
Cinématon is a 156-hour long experimental film by French director Gérard Courant. It was the longest film ever released until 2011. Composed over 36 y...
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Cinématon
2019
Rosa Luxemburg: Der Preis der Freiheit
0/0
One hundred years after the assassination of German revolutionary Rosa Luxemburg (1871-1919), we look back at the struggles of this pioneer of the Wor...
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Rosa Luxemburg: Der Preis der Freiheit
2021
Alida Valli: In Her Own Words
9.2/5
A complete and never-before-seen portrait of the life of a young girl from Pula (Istria) who quickly became one of the most famous and beloved actress...
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Alida Valli: In Her Own Words
1988
Calling the Shots
9/1
Documentary about women in the film industry. Numerous notable actresses and female directors share their thoughts.
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Calling the Shots
2014
Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women
6.5/4
Using rare footage and exclusive interviews with filmmakers from all over the globe, "Reel Herstory" corrects the historic notion that women behind th...
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Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women
2024
Volonté: The Man of a Thousand Faces
7.1/5
A documentary exploring the life and legacy of renowned Italian actor Gian Maria Volonté, featuring insights from his colleagues, family, and never-be...
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Volonté: The Man of a Thousand Faces
2024
Sukowa - Playful Like A Child
0/0
“Acting is something anyone can do,” says Barbara Sukowa. “It’s completely intuitive and instinctual, much like a child dressing up.” Those who have w...
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