The African Woman

The African Woman
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;
Countries	West Germany; Italy; France
Language	German

The African Woman (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. It was entered into the main competition at the 47th Venice International Film Festival.

Premises

"The long friendship between Martha and Anna breaks when Victor leaves the first for the second. Martha, desperate, goes to Africa in search of an old love."

Cast

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

↑ Roberto Chiti; Enrico Lancia; Roberto Poppi. Dizionario del cinema italiano: I Film. Gremese Editore, 2002.
↑ Giorgio Cecchetti (31 July 1990). "A Venezia spira il vento dell'ovest". La Repubblica. p. 25.
↑ L'africana (1990) - Plot - IMDb. Retrieved 2025-02-28 – via www.imdb.com.

External links

The African Woman at IMDb

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[90-00_A-L-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.

[3] L'africana (1990) - Plot - IMDb. Retrieved 2025-02-28 – via www.imdb.com.