A Life for Movies: Lotte Eisner
2021•55m•8.5•Released
Documentary
Born in Berlin in 1896, Lotte Eisner became famous for her passionate involvement in the world of both German and French cinema. In 1936, together with Henri Langlois, she founded the Cinémathèque Française with the goal of saving from destruction films, costumes, sets, posters, and other treasures of the 7th Art. A Jew exiled in Paris, she became a pillar of the capital's cultural scene, where she promoted German cinema.
Director
Timon Koulmasis
Writer
Timon Koulmasis
Languages
German
Studio
ZDF
Cast
Lotte Eisner
Self (archive footage)
Werner Herzog
Self
Volker Schlöndorff
Self
Wim Wenders
Self
Martje Grohmann
Self
Bernard Eisenschitz
Self
Laurent Mannoni
Self
Production
Company
ZDF
Company
ARTE
Company
Acqua alta
Company
Ilona Grundmann Filmproduction
Producer
Christophe Gougeon
Producer
Yann Brolli
Producer
Ilona Grundmann
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