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Marleen Gorris (born 9 December 1948) is a Dutch former writer and director. Gorris is known as an outspoken feminist and supporter of gay and lesbian issues which is reflected in much of her work. Her film, Antonia's Line, won an Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film in 1995 making her first woman to do so in this category.
Marleen Gorris is a Dutch filmmaker who has directed and written movies such as Antonia's Line, A Question of Silence and The Luzhin Defence. She was born in 1948 in Roermond, Limburg, Netherlands and has been nominated for a BAFTA Award.
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- Marleen Gorris
- Roermond, Limburg, Netherlands
She began to work on filmmaking in the early '80s -- writing and directing her first film, A Question of Silence. It received honors from the Utrecht Film Festival in Holland, the Women's Film ...
Marleen Gorris was born on December 9, 1948 in Roermond, Limburg, Netherlands. She is a director and writer, known for Antonia's Line (1995), A Question of Silence (1982) and Broken Mirrors (1984).
Learn about Marleen Gorris, a Dutch director who made provocative and uncompromising films about gender, sexuality, and violence. Watch her trilogy of thrillers that express female rage, solidarity, and defiance.
1. A Question of Silence (1982) R | 92 min | Drama. 6.6. Rate. When three women with no previous acquaintance kill a male shopkeeper in the middle of the day, the female psychiatrist assigned to the case sets out to understand why. Director: Marleen Gorris | Stars: Edda Barends, Nelly Frijda, Henriëtte Tol, Cox Habbema. Votes: 1,119.
In 1996 the Dutch filmmaker Marleen Gorris was the first woman to win an Oscar as a director for her film Antonia’s Line (1995). From her first film A Question of Silence (1982) onwards she prioritized stories and perspectives of women under the suffocating and sometimes absurd conditions of patriarchy.
