List of the best Margarethe von Trotta movies: Hannah Arendt(2012), Coup de Grace(1976), Rosa Luxemburg(1986), The Second Awakening of Christa Klages(1977), Searching for Ingmar Bergman(2018), Vision: From the Life of Hildegard von Bingen(2009), I Am the Other Woman(2006), Gods of the Plague(1970), Baal(1970) ... ...
Drama
Germany|Luxembourg|France|Israel
2012
113 Minutes
Director
Barbara Sukowa Axel Milberg Janet McTeer Julia Jentsch Ulrich Noethen Michael Degen Megan Gay Nicholas Woodeson
adolf eichmann philosopher new yorker fascinating jerusalem courtroom trial magazine war crimes discovery
A look at the life of philosopher and political theorist Hannah Arendt, who reported for 'The New Yorker' on the trial of the Nazi leader Adolf Eichmann in Jerusalem.
Drama, History
France|West Germany
1976
95 Minutes
Sophie de Reval
Margarethe von Trotta Matthias Habich Rudiger Kirschstein
army officer countess gripping emotional baltic coast unrequited love love 1920s
A countess' unrequited love for an army officer leads to disaster.
Biography, Drama
West Germany|Czechoslovakia
1986
122 Minutes
Director
Barbara Sukowa Daniel Olbrychski Otto Sander Adelheid Arndt Jürgen Holtz Doris Schade Hannes Jaenicke
marxist lover pacifist philosopher wife politician intricate passionate berlin prison political rally protest world war i social injustice murder imprisonment rosa luxemburg sacrifice underdog 1920s
After years of political agitation, Rosa Luxemburg, Karl Liebknecht, and Leo Jogiches form a revolutionary German party, the Spartacists.
Drama
West Germany
1977
92 Minutes
Director
Tina Engel Silvia Reize Katharina Thalbach
Three people rob a bank to help a day care center that's in debt. Wolf is captured, Werner identified, police suspect Christa is the third. She and Werner ask Hans, a clergyman, to launder ... See full summary »
Documentary
Germany|France
2018
99 Minutes
Director
Liv Ullmann Ingmar Bergman Ruben Östlund Mia Hansen-Løve Carlos Saura Olivier Assayas Daniel Bergman Julia Dufvenius Gunnel Lindblom Gaby Dohm Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel
ingmar bergman director striking profound passionate stockholm sweden germany france film history filmmaking biography legacy metamorphosis rise 20th century
Internationally renowned director Margarethe von Trotta takes a closer look at Bergman's life and work and explores his film legacy with Bergman's closest collaborators, both in front and ... See full summary »
Biography, Drama
Germany|France
2009
110 Minutes
Director
Barbara Sukowa Heino Ferch Hannah Herzsprung Alexander Held Lena Stolze Sunnyi Melles Paula Kalenberg Annemarie Düringer Devid Striesow Mareile Blendl Vera Lippisch
The life story of the multi-talented German nun Hildegard von Bingen. The film portrays an original woman - best known as a composer and religious visionary - whose grand claims often run ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Germany
2006
104 Minutes
Director
Katja Riemann August Diehl Armin Mueller-Stahl Dieter Laser Karin Dor Bernadette Heerwagen Barbara Auer Peter Lerchbaumer
prostitute engineer train dark other woman multiple personality disorder love rivalry
Successful architect Robert has a one-night stand with a mysterious lady in red. The next day they meet again, but Carolin is now a corporate lawyer working on a major contract for Robert ... See full summary »
Crime, Drama
West Germany
1970
92 Minutes
Hanna Schygulla Margarethe von Trotta Harry Baer Günther Kaufmann Ingrid Caven Jan George Lilo Pempeit
A man is released from prison and finds the society on the outside less than appealing. With several women as well as the police on his tail, he sets out to find an old friend.
Romance, Documentary, Drama
1970
85 Minutes
Rainer Werner Fassbinder Margarethe von Trotta Gunther Neutze Miriam Spoerri Irmgard Paulis Rudolf Waldemar Brem Hanna Schygulla Irm Hermann Günther Kaufmann Walter Sedlmayr
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