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Rosa Luxemburg (Die Geduld der Rosa Luxemburg)

Dir: Margarethe von Trotta

Germany

1986

122 mins

12A

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Barbican Centre

02/10/2018

- 02/10/2018

City of London,

London

Broadway Cinema

07/01/2019

- 07/01/2019

Nottingham

Derby QUAD

22/07/2019

- 22/07/2019

Derby

Eden Court Theatre

09/01/2019

- 09/01/2019

Filmhouse

25/11/2018

- 25/11/2018

Edinburgh

Firstsite

20/01/2019

- 20/01/2019

Colchester

Glasgow Film Festival

21/01/2019

- 22/01/2019

Glasgow

HOME

17/01/2019

- 17/01/2019

Manchester

Picturehouse Central

17/11/2018

- 17/11/2018

Westminster,

London

Queen's Film Theatre

28/11/2018

- 28/11/2018

Belfast

Showroom Workstation

09/12/2018

- 09/12/2018

Sheffield

Stoke Film Theatre

26/03/2019

- 26/03/2019

Stoke-on-Trent

The Courtyard

10/03/2019

- 10/03/2019

Hereford

Towner Eastbourne

28/04/2019

- 28/04/2019

Eastbourne

Triskel Arts Centre

29/11/2018

- 29/11/2018

Cork

Watershed

26/11/2018

- 26/11/2018

Bristol

Barbican Centre

02/10/2018

- 02/10/2018

City of London,

London

Picturehouse Central

17/11/2018

- 17/11/2018

Westminster,

London

Broadway Cinema

07/01/2019

- 07/01/2019

Nottingham

Derby QUAD

22/07/2019

- 22/07/2019

Derby

Stoke Film Theatre

26/03/2019

- 26/03/2019

Stoke-on-Trent

The Courtyard

10/03/2019

- 10/03/2019

Hereford

Eden Court Theatre

09/01/2019

- 09/01/2019

Filmhouse

25/11/2018

- 25/11/2018

Edinburgh

Firstsite

20/01/2019

- 20/01/2019

Colchester

Glasgow Film Festival

21/01/2019

- 22/01/2019

Glasgow

Triskel Arts Centre

29/11/2018

- 29/11/2018

Cork

HOME

17/01/2019

- 17/01/2019

Manchester

Showroom Workstation

09/12/2018

- 09/12/2018

Sheffield

Queen's Film Theatre

28/11/2018

- 28/11/2018

Belfast

Towner Eastbourne

28/04/2019

- 28/04/2019

Eastbourne

Watershed

26/11/2018

- 26/11/2018

Bristol

Cast:

Barbara Sukowa, Daniel Olbrychski, Otto Sander

Margarethe von Trotta’s remarkable biopic explores one of the most fascinating figures in modern European political history. Having fought for women’s rights and to revolutionise the state in early 20th century Poland and Germany, Marxist revolutionary Rosa Luxemburg (1871-1919) formed the famous Spartacist League, later the Communist Party of Germany before her murder in Berlin aged 47.

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, Luxemburg’s character comes alive on screen with more depth and complexity than her public image as a militant revolutionary might lead us to believe.

Initially a Fassbinder project, von Trotta became obsessed with Luxemburg’s character after he died in 1982. After researching over 2,500 of Luxemburg’s writings and speeches, she completely rewrote the original script and it shows – the final film feels stunningly authentic, her own vision from beginning to end.

We’ve commissioned new writing on the influence and importance of Margarethe von Trotta from academics, curators and writers from different generations. Read them here. 
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