With introduction by Dora Osborne, Lecturer in German at the University of St Andrews
Margarethe von Trotta / Germany 1986 / 123m / 12A
Cast: Barbara Sukowa, Daniel Olbrychski, Otto Sander
The film traces Luxemburg’s political and moral development from journalist and author to dissenter from the party line and imprisoned pacifist. Portrayed masterfully by von Trotta regular Barbara Sukowa (also known from Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s Lola), Luxemburg’s character comes alive on screen with more realistic depth and complexity than her public image as a militant revolutionary might lead us believe.
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