Margaret Ménégoz (born Margit Katalin Baranyai; 21 April 1941) is a Hungarian-born German-French film producer. She has produced more than 60 films since 1976. She was a member of the jury at the
40th Berlin International Film Festival
The 40th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 9 to 20 February 1990. The festival opened with ''Steel Magnolias'' by Herbert Ross, which was shown out of competition. The Golden Bear was awarded ''ex aequo'' to the American fi ...
.
She has worked with
Michael Haneke
Michael Haneke (; born 23 March 1942) is an Austrian film director and screenwriter. His work often examines social issues and depicts the feelings of estrangement experienced by individuals in modern society. Haneke has made films in French, G ...
on several of his films,
including ''
Amour'', which was nominated for the
Academy Award for Best Picture
The Academy Award for Best Picture is one of the Academy Awards presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) since the awards debuted in 1929. This award goes to the producers of the film and is the only category ...
in 2012.
Selected filmography
* ''
Perceval le Gallois
''Perceval le Gallois'' () is a 1978 historical drama film written and directed by Éric Rohmer, based on the 12th-century Arthurian romance ''Perceval, the Story of the Grail'' by Chrétien de Troyes.
Synopsis
The film chronicles Percival's kni ...
'' (1978)
* ''
Koko: A Talking Gorilla'' (1978)
* ''
Le Pont du Nord
''Le Pont du Nord'' is a 1981 in film, 1981 Cinema of France, French film directed by Jacques Rivette. The film stars Bulle Ogier and her daughter Pascale Ogier. It was released in France on 13 January 1982 in film, 1982.
Plot
Marie (Bulle Ogier) ...
'' (1981)
* ''
The Lady of the Camellias
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article
An article is any member ...
'' (1981)
* ''
The Aviator's Wife
''The Aviator's Wife'' (french: La Femme de l'aviateur) is a 1981 French Romance film, romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Éric Rohmer. The film stars Philippe Marlaud, Marie Rivière and Anne-Laure Meury. Like many of Rohmer's f ...
'' (1981)
* ''
Le Beau Mariage
''Le Beau Mariage'' (''The Good Marriage'') is a 1982 French film directed by Éric Rohmer, starring Béatrice Romand, André Dussollier, Féodor Atkine. It is one of Rohmer's "comedies and proverbs" (''comédies et proverbes''). Its theme is a ...
'' (1982)
* ''
Danton
Georges Jacques Danton (; 26 October 1759 – 5 April 1794) was a French lawyer and a leading figure in the French Revolution. He became a deputy to the Paris Commune, presided in the Cordeliers district, and visited the Jacobin club. In August ...
'' (1983)
* ''
Pauline at the Beach
''Pauline at the Beach'' (french: Pauline à la plage) is a 1983 French romantic comedy film directed by Éric Rohmer. The film stars Amanda Langlet, Arielle Dombasle, Pascal Greggory and Féodor Atkine. It is the third in the 1980s series "Comed ...
'' (1983)
* ''
Sheer Madness
''Sheer Madness'' (german: Heller Wahn, and also released as ''Friends and Husbands'') is a 1983 German arthouse drama film directed by Margarethe von Trotta. It was entered into the 33rd Berlin International Film Festival.
Cast
* Hanna Schygu ...
'' (1983)
* ''
Liberty Belle'' (1983)
* ''
Improper Conduct'' (1984)
* ''
Full Moon in Paris
''Full Moon in Paris'' (french: Les nuits de la pleine lune, lit=Full Moon Nights) is a 1984 French romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Éric Rohmer. The film stars Pascale Ogier, Tchéky Karyo and Fabrice Luchini. The score is by ...
'' (1984)
* ''
Le tartuffe
''Le tartuffe'' is a 1984 French comedy film directed by and starring Gérard Depardieu based on the play ''Tartuffe'' by Molière. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1984 Cannes Film Festival.
Cast
* Gérard Depardieu as ...
'' (1984)
* ''
The Green Ray
''The Green Ray'' (french: Le Rayon vert) is a novel by the French writer Jules Verne published in 1882 and named after the optical phenomenon of the same name. It is referenced in a 1986 film of the same name by Eric Rohmer.
Plot summary
Th ...
'' (1986)
* ''
Boyfriends and Girlfriends
''Boyfriends and Girlfriends'' (french: L'Ami de mon amie; also known as ''My Girlfriend's Boyfriend'') is a 1987 French romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Éric Rohmer. The film stars Emmanuelle Chaulet, Sophie Renoir, Anne-La ...
'' (1987)
* ''
The Possessed'' (1988)
* ''
Europa Europa
''Europa Europa'' (german: Hitlerjunge Salomon, lit. "Hitler Youth Salomon") is a 1990 historical war drama film directed by Agnieszka Holland, and starring Marco Hofschneider, Julie Delpy, Hanns Zischler, and André Wilms. It is based on the 19 ...
'' (1990)
* ''
A Tale of Springtime'' (1990)
* ''
A Tale of Winter
''A Tale of Winter'' (french: Conte d'hiver; released in the United Kingdom as ''A Winter's Tale'') is a 1992 French drama film written and directed by Éric Rohmer, and starring Charlotte Véry, Frédéric van den Driessche, Hervé Furic and Mi ...
'' (1992)
* ''
Louis, the Child King
''Louis, the Child King'' (french: Louis, enfant roi) is a 1993 French drama film directed by Roger Planchon. It was entered into the 1993 Cannes Film Festival.
Cast
* Carmen Maura - Anne d'Autriche
* Maxime Mansion - Louis XIV
* Paolo Grazios ...
'' (1993)
* ''
A Summer's Tale
''A Summer's Tale'' (french: Conte d'été) is a 1996 French romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Éric Rohmer. It is the third film in his ''Contes des quatre saisons'' (''Tales of the Four Seasons'') series, which also includes ...
'' (1996)
* ''
The Season of Men
''The Season of Men'' ( ar, موسم الرجال , translit. ''Maussim al-rijal'', french: La saison des hommes) is a 2000 French-Tunisian drama film directed by Moufida Tlatli. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2000 ...
'' (2000)
* ''
Our Lady of the Assassins'' (2000)
* ''
Time of the Wolf
''Time of the Wolf'' (french: Le temps du loup) is a 2003 French dystopian post-apocalyptic drama film written and directed by Austrian filmmaker Michael Haneke. Set in France at an undisclosed time, the plot follows the story of a family: Georg ...
'' (2003)
* ''
Hidden'' (2005)
* ''
The White Ribbon
''The White Ribbon'' (german: Das weiße Band) is a 2009 German-language drama film, written and directed by Michael Haneke. Released in black-and-white, the film offers a dark depiction of society and family in a northern German village just be ...
'' (2009)
* ''
Early One Morning
"Early One Morning" (Roud V9617) is an English folk song with lyrics first found in publications as far back as 1787.Patrick M. Liebergen, Singer's Library of Song: Medium Voice (Alfred Music Publishing, 2005) , 164. A broadside ballad sheet in t ...
'' (2011)
* ''
Amour'' (2012)
* ''
Une Enfance'' (2015)
* ''
Amnesia
Amnesia is a deficit in memory caused by brain damage or disease,Gazzaniga, M., Ivry, R., & Mangun, G. (2009) Cognitive Neuroscience: The biology of the mind. New York: W.W. Norton & Company. but it can also be caused temporarily by the use ...
'' (2015)
* ''
Happy End'' (2017)
References
External links
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1941 births
Living people
Film people from Budapest
Hungarian film producers
German film producers
French film producers
European Film Awards winners (people)
Filmmakers who won the Best Foreign Language Film BAFTA Award
French people of Hungarian descent
German people of Hungarian descent
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