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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 was born on 9 December 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).
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).
Nov 1, 2022 · Marleen Gorris is a filmmaker known chiefly for two films: A Question of Silence (1982), her fiercely, triumphally feminist first film, in which three ‘very ordinary’ women 6 come together by chance in a women's clothing boutique and ritually murder its male owner; and Antonia’s Line (1995), her fourth film and winner of the 1996 Oscar ...
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.
Marleen Gorris (born 9 December 1948, Roermond) is a writer-director from the Netherlands. Gorris is known as an outspoken feminist and supporter of gay and lesbian issues which is reflected in much of her work.
Dutch director and screenwriter Marleen Gorris is best known for her films dominated by women-centered stories and feminist themes, including De Stilte rond Christine M. (also known as A Question of Silence) and Antonia (also known as Antonia's Line.
9 titles. 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.
Director of some of the most provocative and uncompromising films to emerge from the women’s-liberation movement, Dutch filmmaker Marleen Gorris explores questions of gender, sexuality, and violence—and the links between the three—with startling boldness.
Known for her feminist sensibility and her depictions of relationships between women, Marleen Gorris began writing scripts at the age of thirty. Her writing-directing ventures in her native Netherlands include the highly controversial A Question of Silence (1982), Broken Mirrors (1984), The Last Island (1991), and Antonia's Line (1995).
