Margarethe von Trotta

Margarethe von Trotta
Trotta in 2007
Born	21 February 1942 (1942-02-21) (age 69) Berlin, Germany
Occupation	Film director, screenwriter, actress
Years active	1968 - present
Spouse	(First Husband) 1964-1968 (one son) Volker Schlöndorff 1971-1991

Margarethe von Trotta (born 21 February 1942, Berlin) is a German film director and a member of the New German Cinema movement.^[1] She was married to and collaborated with director Volker Schlöndorff.

Early Life and Career

The child of Elisabeth von Trotta and painter Alfred Roloff, she relocated to Paris in the 1960s, where she worked for film collectives, collaborating on scripts and co-directing short films.

In her early career, von Trotta was an actress, appearing in notable films of directors Fassbinder and Volker Schlöndorff. In 1971, she divorced her first husband to marry Schlöndorff. A few years later she presented her first feature film. Her 1983 film Heller Wahn was entered into the 33rd Berlin International Film Festival.^[2]

Von Trotta, often featuring prominent female characters, has become the foremost female director working in Germany. She is a Professor of Film at the European Graduate School in Saas-Fee and remains an important personality of German cinema.^[1] Von Trotta and Schlöndorff split in 1991.^[3]

Filmography

• The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum (Die Verlorene Ehre der Katharina Blum oder: Wie Gewalt entstehen und wohin sie führen kann) 1975
• Coup de Grâce 1976
• Das Zweite Erwachen der Christa Klages 1978
• Schwestern oder die Balance des Glücks 1979
• Hands Up! (1981)
• Marianne and Juliane (Die Bleierne Zeit; also known by the English title of Two German Sisters) 1981
• Heller Wahn 1983
• Rosa Luxemburg 1986
• Felix 1987
• Fürchten und Lieben 1988
• Paura e amore 1988
• L'Africana/Die Rückkehr 1990
• Schurzen und Furzen 1992
• Il Lungo silenzio/Zeit des Zorns 1993
• Das Versprechen (The Promise) 1995
• Winterkind 1997 (TV)
• Mit fünfzig küssen Männer anders 1998 (TV)
• Dunkle Tage 1999 (TV)
• Jahrestage/Aus dem Leben von Gesine Cressphal 2000 (mini) TV Series
• Rosenstrasse 2003
• Die Andere Frau 2004 (TV)
• Ich bin die Andere 2006
• Vision - Aus dem Leben der Hildegard von Bingen 2009

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Margarethe von Trotta at European Graduate School. Retrieved May 14, 2010.
2. ^ "Berlinale: 1983 Programme". berlinale.de. http://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/1983/02_programm_1983/02_Programm_1983.html. Retrieved 2010-11-18. 
3. ^ Peter Craven and Volker Schlöndorff. Talking Germany. Deutsche Welle. April 26, 2009.

External links

• Margarethe von Trotta at European Graduate School. Biography and filmography.
• Margarethe von Trotta at the Internet Movie Database
• Senses of Cinema: Great Directors Critical Database

Persondata
Name	Trotta, Margarethe von
Alternative names
Short description	Film director
Date of birth	1942-2-21
Place of birth	Berlin, Germany
Date of death
Place of death