Margaret Ménégoz Explained

Margaret Ménégoz
Birth Date:	21 April 1941
Birth Place:	Budapest, Hungary
Death Place:	Montpellier, Occitania, France
Occupation:	Film producer
Yearsactive:	1976–2022

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.^[1] She was the longtime manager of the French film company Les Films du Losange, which she sold to Charles Gillibert and Alexis Dantec in 2021.^[2] She worked with Michael Haneke on several of his films,^[3] including Amour, which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture in 2012.^{[4] [5]} Ménégoz died in Montpellier, Occitania on 7 August 2024, at the age of 83.^[6]

Selected filmography

• (1978)
• (1978)
• Le Pont du Nord (1981)
• The Lady of the Camellias (1981)
• The Aviator's Wife (1981)
• Le Beau Mariage (1982)
• Danton (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 (1990)
• A Tale of Springtime (1990)
• A Tale of Winter (1992)
• Louis, the Child King (1993)
• A Summer's Tale (1996)
• The Season of Men (2000)
• Our Lady of the Assassins (2000)
• Time of the Wolf (2003)
• Hidden (2005)
• The White Ribbon (2009)
• Early One Morning (2011)
• Amour (2012)
• Une Enfance (2015)
• Amnesia (2015)
• Happy End (2017)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Berlinale: 1990 Juries . 14 March 2011 . berlinale.de.
2. Web site: Roxborough . Scott . 2024-08-11 . Margaret Menegoz, ‘Amour,’ ‘The White Ribbon’ Producer, Dies at 83 . 2024-08-29 . The Hollywood Reporter . en-US.
3. Web site: Interview with Margaret Menegoz: Producer . 17 March 2011 . cineuropa.org.
4. Web site: Oscars: Winners List. The Hollywood Reporter. 25 February 2013.
5. Web site: Cesar Academy Names Margaret Menegoz Interim President. Ben. Croll. 26 February 2020.
6. Web site: French industry titan and pioneering producer Margaret Menegoz dies at 83. ScreenDaily. 9 August 2024. 9 August 2024.