Margarethe von Trotta (born 21 February 1942) is a German film director who has been referred to as a "leading force" of the New German Cinema movement.[1][2] Von Trotta's extensive body of work has won awards internationally.[1] She was married to and collaborated with director Volker Schlöndorff. Although they made a successful team, von Trotta felt she was seen as secondary to Schlöndorff.[3] Subsequently, she established a solo career for herself and became "Germany’s foremost female film di