Margarethe von Trotta
Biography
Margarethe von Trotta is a German film director, screenwriter, and actress born on February 21, 1942. She was a leading force of the New German Cinema movement and known for her work in films like "Beware of a Holy Whore" (1971) and "Gods of the Plague" (1970). Von Trotta is celebrated as one of Germany's most successful female film directors, offering a sustained and feminist variant of Autorenkino.