Angela Schanelec

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Angela Schanelec ([aŋˈɡeːla ˈʃaːnəlɛk]; born 1962) is a German filmmaker and actress. Her films have premiered at numerous renowned film festivals, including the Cannes Film Festival, the Berlin International Film Festival, and the Toronto International Film Festival. She is often compared to several European avant-garde filmmakers, such as Chantal Akerman, Michelangelo Antonioni, and Robert Bresson, whom she has cited as an important influence. At the 69th Berlin International Film Festival, Schanelec won the Silver Bear for Best Director for her film “I Was at Home, But…” (2019). At the 73rd Berlin International Film Festival, Schanelec won the Silver Bear for Best Screenplay for her film “Music” (2023). Schanelec was born in Aalen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. She began her artistic career as an actress on stage, but is now best known for her career as a filmmaker, which began during her time at the Berlin Film and Television Academy (dffb). While there, she studied under Harun Farocki and Hartmut Bitomsky and met Christian Petzold and Thomas Arslan. Together, they formed the so-called first wave of the Berlin School.

Most Popular Angela Schanelec Trailers

Total trailers found: 34

The Bridges of Sarajevo Trailer (2014)

16 July 2014

Thirteen European directors explore the theme of Sarajevo; what this city has represented in European history over the past hundred years, and what Sarajevo stands for today in Europe.

The Family or Schroffenstein Trailer (1984)

29 May 1984

The aristocratic families of Rossitz and Warwand, who are relatives, have started to treat each other with mistrust and hatred, since a testamentary contract has stated, that the complete goods will be inherited to the respective surviving line.

Daily Chicken Trailer (1997)

24 July 1997

Two sisters try to manage life alone after their mother's accident.

Marseille Trailer (2004)

23 September 2004

A young Berlin photographer participates in an apartment swap with a stranger in Marseille to briefly explore the French city.

My Wife Cries Trailer (2026)

11 June 2026

A normal working day on a construction site. Thomas, a 40-year-old crane operator, receives a call from his wife asking him to pick her up from the hospital.

Dealer Trailer (1999)

05 August 1999

Can and his girlfriend, Jale, live with their young daughter, Meral, in a tough Turkish neighbourhood of Berlin and barely manage to scrape enough money together for their existence.

Afternoon Trailer (2007)

13 February 2007

A family spends three summer days in a beautiful lake mansion close to Berlin. Together with her new lover, Irene visits her brother Alex, who still inhabits the house with Irene's writer son Konstantin.

Music Trailer (2023)

08 March 2023

Abandoned at birth in the Greek mountains on a stormy night, Jon is taken in and adopted, without having known his father or mother.

Passing Summer Trailer (2001)

20 September 2001

A woman faces a variety of emotional crises as she spends the summer interacting in various ways with friends, family, and lovers.

Lovely Yellow Color Trailer (1991)

01 December 1991

A story told in the off about the growing discomfort towards the new roommate Valentin. The camera ps

About the Accommodation Trailer (1992)

02 February 1992

Short interaction in a bar.

The Cinema of Angela Schanelec Trailer (2008)

01 January 2008

Angela Schanelec discussing her movies.

Germany ’09 – 13 Short Films About the State of the Nation Trailer (2009)

13 February 2009

Thirteen German directors present short films exploring the state of their country.

Places in Cities Trailer (1999)

03 June 1999

Mimmi is a very lonely girl, not knowing what to do with her life. On the search for friends and boyfriends, she wanders around alone in different cities.

Orly Trailer (2010)

01 June 2010

At the Paris airport Orly, a woman falls for a stranger, a family heads to a funeral, a couple lose touch, a wife reads her husband’s break-up letter.

I Was at Home, But... Trailer (2019)

28 March 2019

After a 13-year-old student disappears without a trace for a week and suddenly reappears, his mother and teachers are confronted with existential questions that change their whole view of life.

Die Wupper Trailer (1985)

10 April 1985

The Death of the White Stallion Trailer (1985)

02 October 1985

This somewhat superficial historical drama is about the 1525 Peasants' War in Germany when the lower classes rebelled against oppressive conditions imposed by the clergy and nobility and then committed many acts (including atrocities) that did not morally set them far apart from the people they were fighting.

The Dreamed Path Trailer (2017)

27 April 2017

Theres and Kenneth are both young when they first meet whilst on holiday. They fall in love but are unable to prevent themselves from losing each other.

Dragonland Trailer (1999)

03 August 1999

Hannes left Berlin seven years ago. As a computer kid from the very beginning, he quickly made a career in the USA.

Die UFA Trailer (1992)

10 September 1992

Die UFA, a film essay about the eponymous German studio.

Take What You Can Carry Trailer (2015)

07 February 2015

A character study as well as a meditation on communication, creativity, and physical space, Take What You Can Carry is a picture of a young woman seen through the interiors she occupies and the company she keeps.

A House in Berlin Trailer (2014)

20 June 2014

A Glasgow woman inherits a house in Berlin and has her eyes opened

Prague, March ’92 Trailer (1992)

01 January 1992

Prompted by a seminar given by acclaimed German filmmaker Peter Nestler, Prague, March '92 combines 16mm footage shot over the course of a week in the title city with excerpts from Bohumil Hrabal's essay "The Magic Flute," which considers the 20th anniversary demonstrations in Prague to commemorate the death of Jan Palach, who immolated himself in January 1969 to protest the Soviet invasion.

My Sister’s Good Fortune Trailer (1995)

13 October 1995

A young photographer has fallen in love with his girlfriend's sister, throwing the trio into chaos.

I Stayed in Berlin All Summer Trailer (1994)

14 February 1994

Nadine is obsessed by a memory linked to a haunting tune she can no longer sing, until she hears someone else singing and everything falls back into place again.

Hamlet Trailer (2020)

02 May 2020

Portrait einer Arbeiterin Trailer (2002)

11 December 2002

Far Away Trailer (1992)

02 February 1992

A woman converses with another over the phone, witnesses a theft, and samples a record in a store.

Leçon de cinéma avec Angela Schanelec Trailer (2020)

15 October 2020

Guest of honor at the 31st edition of FID Marseille, German director Angela Schanelec gave a master class this summer, hosted by editor Marie Hermann and critic Cyril Neyrat.

Anna Zeit Land Trailer (1994)

11 February 1994

Two women on a journey through Germany from 1989 to 1993.

Berlin, 10:46 Trailer (1994)

25 October 1994

Per Song Trailer (2016)

05 October 2016

Film about young drifters in Chonqing, China.

To talk a long time Trailer (2025)

16 February 2025

Scenes from the seminar "Lange Sprechen." Angela Schanelec, HFBK Summer Semester 2024.