Gottfried John
6 titles
Filmography
6 results

In a Year with 13 Moons
(1978)A transgender woman attempts to salvage her life, devastated by love, by confronting her tormented past. She seeks acceptance from former acquaintances and, crucially, from herself.

Institute Benjamenta, or This Dream People Call Human Life
(1995)A young man enters the surreal world of a school for servants, run by a brother and sister, where his presence impacts others and the school itself.
Mata Hari
(1985)She was a temptress, siren, seductress... and spy. In a time of war she was a treacherous woman and a dangerous weapon. Hers is a story of intrigue and betrayal in a world torn by battle. Mata Hari changed the fate of nations in her boudoir to become infamous in her own time and a legend in ours.
Mother Küsters Goes to Heaven
(1975)
Mary Magdalene
(2000)For nearly 2,000 years, she was believed to be a prostitute who repented and became a disciple of Jesus. But today, scholars tell us that she was almost certainly not a prostitute, but a wealthy woman whose support helped early Christianity to survive.

The Marriage of Maria Braun
(1979)A young bride loses her soldier husband in WWII yet mirrors her nation's 'economic miracle' by becoming a prosperous, independent woman post-war.