Margarethe von Trotta

Directing • 104 Credits

Biography

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Margarethe von Trotta, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

🎬 Directed Titles (27)

Directorial Filmography
Hannah Arendt

Hannah Arendt

2012 ⭐ 3.4
Scene of the Crime

Scene of the Crime

1970 ⭐ 3.1
The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum

The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum

1975 ⭐ 3.5
Marianne and Juliane

Marianne and Juliane

1981 ⭐ 3.5
Rosa Luxemburg

Rosa Luxemburg

1986 ⭐ 3.3
Rosenstrasse

Rosenstrasse

2003 ⭐ 3.2
Vision - From the Life of Hildegard von Bingen

Vision - From the Life of Hildegard von Bingen

2009 ⭐ 3.0
Forget About Nick

Forget About Nick

2017 ⭐ 2.7
Ingeborg Bachmann – Journey into the Desert

Ingeborg Bachmann – Journey into the Desert

2023 ⭐ 3.1
The Promise

The Promise

1995 ⭐ 3.3
I Am the Other Woman

I Am the Other Woman

2006 ⭐ 2.6
Searching for Ingmar Bergman

Searching for Ingmar Bergman

2018 ⭐ 3.0
Love and Fear

Love and Fear

1988 ⭐ 2.5
Sheer Madness

Sheer Madness

1983 ⭐ 3.5
The Second Awakening of Christa Klages

The Second Awakening of Christa Klages

1978 ⭐ 3.0
Sisters, or The Balance of Happiness

Sisters, or The Balance of Happiness

1979 ⭐ 2.9
The Misplaced World

The Misplaced World

2015 ⭐ 2.7
Felix

Felix

1988 ⭐ 2.2
The Long Silence

The Long Silence

1993 ⭐ 3.5
The Other Woman

The Other Woman

2004 ⭐ 2.8
At Fifty, Men Kiss Differently

At Fifty, Men Kiss Differently

1999 ⭐ 1.6
Dark Days

Dark Days

1999 ⭐ 3.1
The African Woman

The African Woman

1990 ⭐ 5.0
Jahrestage

Jahrestage

2000 ⭐ 4.5
Sister

Sister

2010
Never for Love

Never for Love

2012
Mai per amore

Mai per amore

2012

✍️ Written & Story Credits (21)

Screenplay, Novel & Story
Hannah Arendt

Hannah Arendt

2012 ⭐ 3.4
Screenplay
The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum

The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum

1975 ⭐ 3.5
Screenplay
Marianne and Juliane

Marianne and Juliane

1981 ⭐ 3.5
Writer
Rosa Luxemburg

Rosa Luxemburg

1986 ⭐ 3.3
Writer
Rosenstrasse

Rosenstrasse

2003 ⭐ 3.2
Screenplay
Circle of Deceit

Circle of Deceit

1981 ⭐ 3.1
Writer
Coup de Grâce

Coup de Grâce

1976 ⭐ 3.2
Writer
Vision - From the Life of Hildegard von Bingen

Vision - From the Life of Hildegard von Bingen

2009 ⭐ 3.0
Screenplay
The Sudden Wealth of the Poor People of Kombach

The Sudden Wealth of the Poor People of Kombach

1971 ⭐ 3.3
Writer
Ingeborg Bachmann – Journey into the Desert

Ingeborg Bachmann – Journey into the Desert

2023 ⭐ 3.1
Writer
The Promise

The Promise

1995 ⭐ 3.3
Writer
A Free Woman

A Free Woman

1972 ⭐ 3.3
Writer
Searching for Ingmar Bergman

Searching for Ingmar Bergman

2018 ⭐ 3.0
Writer
Love and Fear

Love and Fear

1988 ⭐ 2.5
Screenplay
Sheer Madness

Sheer Madness

1983 ⭐ 3.5
Writer
The Second Awakening of Christa Klages

The Second Awakening of Christa Klages

1978 ⭐ 3.0
Writer
Sisters, or The Balance of Happiness

Sisters, or The Balance of Happiness

1979 ⭐ 2.9
Writer
The Misplaced World

The Misplaced World

2015 ⭐ 2.7
Writer
Felix

Felix

1988 ⭐ 2.2
Writer
Dark Days

Dark Days

1999 ⭐ 3.1
Writer
The African Woman

The African Woman

1990 ⭐ 5.0
Story

🎭 Acting Roles (30)

Ranked by Prestige & Popularity
The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum

The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum

1975 ⭐ 3.5
as (uncredited)
Why Does Herr R. Run Amok?

Why Does Herr R. Run Amok?

1970 ⭐ 3.6
Beware of a Holy Whore

Beware of a Holy Whore

1971 ⭐ 3.1
as Babs
Gods of the Plague

Gods of the Plague

1970 ⭐ 2.8
as Margarethe
Germany in Autumn

Germany in Autumn

1978 ⭐ 3.2
as Self (uncredited)
Coup de Grâce

Coup de Grâce

1976 ⭐ 3.2
as Sophie de Reval
The American Soldier

The American Soldier

1976 ⭐ 3.1
as Maid
Baal

Baal

1970 ⭐ 2.8
as Sophie
The Sudden Wealth of the Poor People of Kombach

The Sudden Wealth of the Poor People of Kombach

1971 ⭐ 3.3
as Sophie
A Free Woman

A Free Woman

1972 ⭐ 3.3
as Elisabeth Junker
Searching for Ingmar Bergman

Searching for Ingmar Bergman

2018 ⭐ 3.0
as Self - Filmmaker
Hands Up!

Hands Up!

1985 ⭐ 2.9
as Self (1981 footage) (uncredited)
Sheer Madness

Sheer Madness

1983 ⭐ 3.5
The Commissioner

The Commissioner

1969 ⭐ 4.0
as Irma Klenze
Beer Chase

Beer Chase

1977 ⭐ 3.0
as Frau mit Kind
Cinématon

Cinématon

1978 ⭐ 2.5
as N°576
The Morals of Ruth Halbfass

The Morals of Ruth Halbfass

1972 ⭐ 2.5
as Doris Vogelsang
Forbidden Films

Forbidden Films

2014 ⭐ 3.3
as Herself
Brandstifter

Brandstifter

1969 ⭐ 3.1
as Anka
Alida Valli: In Her Own Words

Alida Valli: In Her Own Words

2021 ⭐ 4.6
as Self
Volonté: The Man of a Thousand Faces

Volonté: The Man of a Thousand Faces

2024 ⭐ 3.6
as Self
NDR Talk Show

NDR Talk Show

1979 ⭐ 3.3
as Self
The Night of the Filmmakers

The Night of the Filmmakers

1995 ⭐ 3.1
as Self
Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women

Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women

2014 ⭐ 3.3
as Self
Kölner Treff

Kölner Treff

1976 ⭐ 3.4
as Self
Sympathisanten - Unser deutscher Herbst

Sympathisanten - Unser deutscher Herbst

2018 ⭐ 2.5
as Self
Kulturzeit

Kulturzeit

1995 ⭐ 2.4
as Self
Margarethe von Trotta: A Women's Director

Margarethe von Trotta: A Women's Director

2022 ⭐ 2.6
as Self - Filmmaker
The Atlantic Swimmers

The Atlantic Swimmers

1976 ⭐ 4.0
as Schwimmlehrerin
Das Andechser Gefühl

Das Andechser Gefühl

1975 ⭐ 3.8