MARLEEN GORRIS
After studying English at the University of Groningen and drama at
University of Amsterdam, Gorris continued her studies in the University of
Birmingham. There she achieved her M.A. in drama.
She began to work on filmmaking in the early '80s -- writing and directing
her first film, A Question of Silence. It received honors from the
Utrecht Film Festival in Holland, the Women's Film Festival in France and
the Festival of Taormina in Sicily.
After more successful films in the various European festivals, she garnered
her first Oscar award for Best Foreign Film, for her feature Antonia.
This film (which she both wrote and directed) also won awards for her and
her crew at the Toronto Film Festival and the Utrecht Film Festival, and
was nominated for a BAFTA award in 1997.
Filmography (director):
The Luzhin Defence / La Défense Loujine(2000)
Mrs. Dalloway (1997)
Antonia (1995)
The Last Island (1991)
Broken Mirrors / Gebroken spiegels (1984)
A Question of Silence / De Stilte rond Christine M. (1982)
Filmography (writer):
Antonia (1995)
The Last Island (1991)
Broken Mirrors / Gebroken spiegels (1984)
A Question of Silence / De Stilte rond Christine M. (1982)