Margarethe von Trotta

Margarethe von Trotta German maʁɡaˈʁeːtə fɔn ˈtʁɔta born 21 February 1942 Berlin is a German film director screenwriter and actress She has been referred to as a leading force of the New German Cinema movement Von Trottas extensive body of work has won awards internationally She was married to and collaborated with director Volker Schlöndorff Although they made a successful team von Trotta felt she was seen as secondary to Schlöndorff Subsequently she established a solo career for herself and became Germanys foremost female film director who has offered the most sustained and successful female variant of Autorenkino in postwar German film history Certain aspects of von Trottas work have been compared to Ingmar Bergmans features from the 1960s and 1970s The predominant aim of her films is to create new representations of women Her films are concerned with relationships between and among women sisters best friends etc as well as with relationships between women and men and include political settings Nevertheless she rejects the suggestion that she makes womens films She is a recipient of one Golden Lion at Venice Film Festival 2 David di Donatello Awards Gold Hugo Award at Chicago International Film Festival Lifetime Achievement Award at European Film Award Lifetime Achievement Award at German Film Awards 2 Palme dOr nominations at Cannes Film Festival and numerous other awards and nominations