Marianne and Juliane (1981)

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Director and Writer: Margarethe von Trotta
Cinematographer: Franz Rath
Edit: Dagmar Hirtz
Composer: Nicolas Economou
Producer: Eberhard Junkersdorf

Time: 106 minutes
Language: German
Country: Germany
Release Date: 1981

Plot:
Germany, 1968: The priest’s daughters Marianne and Juliane both fight for changes in society, like making abortion legal, but their means are totally different.
Margarethe von Trotta, a pivotal figure in shaping New German Cinema, endeavors to reclaim the experiences of women and the political situations of modern European societies as subjects of history. In her film “Marianne and Juliane” (1981), she employs feminism as an intellectual perspective and chooses sisters as the protagonists of the story, reinterpreting history inspired by the life of Gudrun Ensslin – a member of the Red Army Faction (RAF): “My goal is never to make a political film. I make films about people who live in a specific period of time. I depict time.” The film, titled Die bleierne Zeit (The Leaden Time) in German, premiered at the 1981 Venice Film Festival, winning the Golden Lion and the FIPRESCI Prize.

Awards:
Venice Film Festival, 1981 (Winner of the AGIS, New Cinema, OCIC, Golden Phoenix, FIPRESCI, and Golden Lion Awards)
Munich Film Festival, 1982 (Winner of the Chaplin Shoe for the best actress)
German Film Award, 1982 (Film Award In Gold for Jutta Lampe as the best actress in a leading role – Winner of the Best Outstanding Feature Film)
Chicago International Film Festival, 1981 (Silver Hugo for the best feature)

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