The Personal Is Political: Margarethe Von Trotta At Barbican

The first female director to win the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival, Margarethe von Trotta (1942) is to thank for some of the most trailblazing films over the past five decades. STUDIOCANAL and Independent Cinema Office are delighted to offer audiences the chance to rediscover her work when a season of her films – newly restored in 4K and little seen since their original release – screen at Barbican from 2-6 October 2018, with a nationwide tour to follow in November and December. STUDIOCANAL will release on their Vintage World Cinema label in Q1 2019, several for the first time. The release of these films is supported by the BFI Audience Fund, using funds from the National Lottery, to support a broad range of film culture across the UK, grow audience appetite and encourage greater enjoyment of a wide range of cinema.

As part of their ‘Margarethe von Trotta Revisited’ programme, Barbican will welcome Margarethe von Trotta for a ScreenTalk on 2 Oct to discuss her illustrious career, following a screening of her 1986 Palme d’Or nominated film Rosa Luxemburg, in a newly restored print. This will be complemented by two further screenings from her body of work, The Lost Honour of Katharina Blum and The Second Awakening of Christa Klages (also in new prints).