Rosa Luxemburg

Czechoslovakia, Germany, 1986

Rosa Luxembourg (1871-1919), aka “Red Rosa” was drawn into a world of social and political revolutionism and played a central part in constructing the Socialist world-view. Major opponent of First World War, she was sent to prison, but continued her ideological battle even behind bars. The film draws an impressive portrait of a woman with no compromises, a brilliant journalist, gifted speaker and a demanding lover, who devoted her life to people whose voice was not heard.

The screening will be followed by a discussion with Tamar Gozansky, a left-wing Israeli politician concerned with rights of workers, women, children and human rights in general.

 

Fiction  | Video  |  122   Minutes  |  Color  |  German and Polish, Hebrew subtitles

Director: Margarethe von Trotta
Screenplay: Margarethe von Trotta
Cast: Barbara Sukowa, Daniel Olbrychski, Otto Sander
Cinematography: Franz Rath
Editing: Dagmar Hirtz, Galip Iyitanir
Production: Eberhard Junkersdorf
Festivals: Toronto

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