Marianne Schaefer Trench

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Marianne Schaefer Trench

Born July 16, 1949 · Berlin, Germany (age 77)

Marianne Schaefer Trench is an award-winning filmmaker who has written, produced and directed feature films, numerous documentaries and hundreds of short films for German TV and international markets. Her films consistently garner rave reviews and top ratings.  While still in Germany, Marianne Schaefer Trench progressed from painter to video artist to full-fledged film director.  In 1984 she prod…

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Alfonso OssorioAlfonso Ossorio · 1991
Alfonso Ossorio
★ 8.01991
MovieDocumentary
Paying homage to the blazingly bizarre, boldly sincere life of Alfonso Ossorio (1916–1990), this docushort by Marianne Trench attempts a reflection on his life's work—most notably the 80-acre Long Island estate Ossorio left behind. It is an environment thoroughly extruded with pattern & motif, teeming with sculpture, topiary, bonsai, & works all but defying categorization. Across all its concomitant iterations, Ossorio's multidisciplinary stewardship of the land remains as four decades of evidence testifying to his aesthetic, ecological, & spiritual efforts. Ineffably beautiful & understandably brutal, archetypal powers unfold, revealing the fullness & emptiness of our own reflection—equal parts romantic & stark—leaving us to question how to continue or explain what has been started.
CyberpunkCyberpunk · 1990
Cyberpunk
★ 7.21990
MovieDocumentary
Stylistic documentary about the cyberpunk movement. William Gibson, author of cyberpunk classic Neuromancer, and Timothy Leary, famous advocate of psychedelic drugs, share their thoughts on the future of society and technology.
I am BarbieI am Barbie · 2002
I am Barbie
2002
MovieDocumentary
Cindy Jackson has fulfilled her dream. She has spent over 100,000 euros and had herself transformed. From an ugly, clumsy Central American farmer's daughter, as she herself says, into a living Barbie doll.
Tears in FlorenceTears in Florence · 1985
Tears in Florence
★ 9.01985
MovieDrama
Fashion designer Rüdiger falls in love with Italian countess Vera, who was injured by him in a car accident. Just before their wedding they find out they are brother and sister. The wedding is cancelled, and Vera returns to Florence in a state of shock.

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Alfonso OssorioAlfonso Ossorio · 1991
Alfonso Ossorio
★ 8.01991
MovieDocumentary
Paying homage to the blazingly bizarre, boldly sincere life of Alfonso Ossorio (1916–1990), this docushort by Marianne Trench attempts a reflection on his life's work—most notably the 80-acre Long Island estate Ossorio left behind. It is an environment thoroughly extruded with pattern & motif, teeming with sculpture, topiary, bonsai, & works all but defying categorization. Across all its concomitant iterations, Ossorio's multidisciplinary stewardship of the land remains as four decades of evidence testifying to his aesthetic, ecological, & spiritual efforts. Ineffably beautiful & understandably brutal, archetypal powers unfold, revealing the fullness & emptiness of our own reflection—equal parts romantic & stark—leaving us to question how to continue or explain what has been started.

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