Germany 1986
Director & Script: Margarethe von Trotta
Camera: Franz Rath
Editor: Dagmar Hirtz
Music: Nicolas Economou
Actors: Barbara Sukowa, Daniel Olbrychski, Otto Sander
Production: Eberhard Junkersdorf, Regina Ziegler
Distribution: Studiocanal
123 Min., DVD, colour, german

Cannes-winning film about the eventful life of the socialist and co-founder of the Communist party. With a mixture of enacted and documentary scenes this compelling film shows both the political and private side of this legendary activist. Barbara Sukowa plays the leading role brilliantly.

Margarethe von Trotta
Margarethe von Trotta shot her film debut Die verlorene Ehre der Katharina Blum in 1975. Rosa Luxemburg and Die bleierne Zeit with actress Barbara Sukowa were considered as film classics.

Films (Selection)
1979    Schwestern oder die Balance des Glücks
1988    Fürchten und Lieben
1995    Das Versprechen
2003    Rosenstraße
2012    Hannah Arendt