The African Woman

For the French opera, see L'Africaine.

1990 West Germany film

The African Woman

Directed by| Margarethe von Trotta
Written by| Margarethe von Trotta
Produced by| Augusto Caminito
Eberhard Junkersdorf
Starring| Stefania Sandrelli
Barbara Sukowa
Sami Frey
Cinematography| Tonino Delli Colli
Edited by| Nino Baragli
Music by| Eleni Karaindrou

Release date

* 1990 (1990)

Countries| West Germany
Italy
France
Language| German

The African Woman (‹See Tfd›German: Die Rückkehr, Italian: L'africana, also known as The Woman from Africa) is a 1990 West German-Italian-French drama film directed by Margarethe von Trotta.[1] It was entered into the main competition at the 47th Venice International Film Festival.[2]

## Cast

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* Stefania Sandrelli as Anna
* Barbara Sukowa as Martha
* Sami Frey as Victor
* Jan Biczycki as Swinarski (as Jan Paul Biczycki)
* Alexandre Mnouchkine as Andrej
* Jacques Sernas as Dr. Wargnier
* Kadidia Diarra as Kind
* Pierre Deny as Journalist
* Bernard Tachl as Hausmeister

## References

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1. ^ Roberto Chiti; Enrico Lancia; Roberto Poppi. Dizionario del cinema italiano: I Film. Gremese Editore, 2002.
2. ^ Giorgio Cecchetti (31 July 1990). "A Venezia spira il vento dell'ovest". La Repubblica. p. 25.

## External links

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* The African Woman at IMDb

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Films directed by Margarethe von Trotta

* The Lost Honour of Katharina Blum
* The Second Awakening of Christa Klages
* Sisters, or the Balance of Happiness
* Marianne and Juliane
* Sheer Madness
* Rosa Luxemburg
* Love and Fear
* The African Woman
* The Long Silence
* The Promise
* Rosenstrasse
* I Am the Other Woman
* Vision – From the Life of Hildegard von Bingen
* Hannah Arendt
* Forget About Nick
* Ingeborg Bachmann – Journey into the Desert

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