Margaret Ménégoz (born Margit Katalin Baranyai; 21 April 1941 – 7 August 2024) was a Hungarian-born German-French film producer. She produced more than 60 films since 1976. She was a member of the jury at the 40th Berlin International Film Festival. She was the longtime manager of the French film company

Les Films du Losange Les Films du Losange (, ), also known as Le Losange, is a film production, film distribution and international sales company founded by Barbet Schroeder and Éric Rohmer in 1962. History Les Films du Losange was founded by Barbet Schroeder and É ...

, which she sold to

Charles Gillibert Charles Gillibert (born 14 September 1977) is a French film producer. Since 2021, he has served as the president of Les Films du Losange. Life and career Gillibert was born in Tassin-la-Demi-Lune. His parents were Michel Gillibert and Françoi ...

and Alexis Dantec in 2021. She 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, Ge ...

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 (also known as Oscars) 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 a ...

in 2012. Ménégoz died in

Montpellier Montpellier (; ) is a city in southern France near the Mediterranean Sea. One of the largest urban centres in the region of Occitania (administrative region), Occitania, Montpellier is the prefecture of the Departments of France, department of ...

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on 7 August 2024, at the age of 83.

Selected filmography

* (1978) * '' Koko: A Talking Gorilla'' (1978) * '' Le Pont du Nord'' (1981) * ''

The Lady of the Camellias ''The Lady of the Camellias'' (), sometimes called ''Camille'' in English, is a novel by Alexandre Dumas fils, Alexandre Dumas ''fils''. First published in 1848 and subsequently Theatrical adaptation, adapted by Dumas for the Drama, stage, the pl ...

'' (1981) * '' The Aviator's Wife'' (1981) * '' Le Beau Mariage'' (1982) * ''

Danton Georges Jacques Danton (; ; 26 October 1759 – 5 April 1794) was a leading figure of the French Revolution. A modest and unknown lawyer on the eve of the Revolution, Danton became a famous orator of the Cordeliers Club and was raised to gover ...

'' (1983) * '' Pauline at the Beach'' (1983) * '' Sheer Madness'' (1983) * '' Liberty Belle'' (1983) * '' Improper Conduct'' (1984) * '' Full Moon in Paris'' (1984) * '' Le tartuffe'' (1984) * '' The Green Ray'' (1986) * '' Boyfriends and Girlfriends'' (1987) * '' The Possessed'' (1988) * ''

Europa Europa ''Europa Europa'' (, 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 1989 autobiography of ...

'' (1990) * '' A Tale of Springtime'' (1990) * ''

A Tale of Winter ''A Tale of Winter'' (; 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 Michael Voletti. It is ...

'' (1992) * ''

Louis, the Child King ''Louis, the Child King'' () 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 Graziosi - Mazarin * Jocelyn Qu ...

'' (1993) * ''

A Summer's Tale ''A Summer's Tale'' () is a 1996 French Romance film, 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 ''A Tale o ...

'' (1996) * '' The Season of Men'' (2000) * '' Our Lady of the Assassins'' (2000) * '' Time of the Wolf'' (2003) * '' Hidden'' (2005) * ''

The White Ribbon ''The White Ribbon'' () is a 2009 German-language mystery 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 before World War ...

'' (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 ...

'' (2011) * '' Amour'' (2012) * '' Une Enfance'' (2015) * ''

Amnesia Amnesia is a deficit in memory caused by brain damage or brain diseases,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 temporarily caused by t ...

'' (2015) * '' Happy End'' (2017)

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