FrameThrower · Actors · Margarethe von Trotta
Margarethe von Trotta
3 films · 192 frames · top-billed in 1 · 1970–1971
Born 21 February 1942 · Berlin, Germany
Margarethe von Trotta is a German film director, screenwriter, and actress. She has been referred to as a "leading force" of the New German Cinema movement.
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Awards
On FrameThrower we have: 3 films · 192 frames · top-billed in 1 · 1970–1971
- Golden Lion1981
- David di Donatello for Best European Film2003
- David di Donatello for Best Foreign Director1982
- Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany1998
- Officer of the Legion of Honour
- European Film Academy Lifetime Achievement Award2022
- German Film Honorary Award2019
- Theodor W. Adorno Award2018
- Helmut Käutner Prize2017
- Herbert Strate Award2013
- Leo-Baeck-Medal2012
- Hessian film and cinema award2004
How their films are shot
Measured across 192 frames from the 3 films we hold. This is the look of the work Margarethe takes, not a claim about any single frame — we index the cast of a film, never the people in a shot.
Across the 3 films we hold, 50% of their frames are night — the look of the work Margarethe takes.
Time of day
Lighting
Shot size
Camera angle
Mood
Films in the library
Every poster opens that film — stills, cinematography notes and colour palette.
Often with
Shared films in this library, not a full filmography.
A reference database for filmmakers
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