Directed by Margarethe von Trotta • 1981 • West Germany
Starring Jutta Lampe, Barbara Sukowa, Rüdiger Vogler
Based on the true story of the Enslein sisters, this searing drama is arguably the purest expression of Margarethe Von Trotta’s combination of the personal and the political. Juliane (Jutta Lampe) is a feminist journalist, arguing for abortion rights; Marianne (Barbara Sukowa) is a terrorist revolutionary in a Baader-Meinhof-like militant group. As Marianne’s political activism begins to take a personal toll, Juliane finds herself torn between her politics and her need to protect her sister and her family. But when Marianne is imprisoned, Juliane is forced to confront the realities of the harsh power of the state. Von Trotta’s first collaboration with her muse Barbara Sukowa won the Golden Lion at the 1981 Venice Film Festival—the first time a woman filmmaker received the top prize—and was selected by Ingmar Bergman as one of his favorite films of all time.
Directed by Margarethe von Trotta • 1986 • West Germany
Starring Barbara Sukowa, Daniel Olbrychski, Otto Sander
ROSA LUXEMBURG is Margarethe von Trotta’s remarkable look at one of the most fascinating figures in modern European political history. Having fought for women’s rights in early-twentie...
Directed by Margarethe von Trotta • 2009 • Germany
Starring Barbara Sukowa, Heino Ferch, Hannah Herzsprung
Hildegard von Bingen was truly a woman ahead of her time. A visionary in every sense of the word, this famed twelfth-century Benedictine nun was a Christian mystic, composer, philosopher, p...
Directed by Margarethe von Trotta • 2012 • Germany
Starring Barbara Sukowa, Janet McTeer, Axel Milberg
Margarethe von Trotta reteams with her frequent star Barbara Sukowa for a brilliant portrait of the influential German-Jewish philosopher and political theorist. Arendt’s reporting on the 1961 ...
