A Life for Movies: Lotte Eisner
A Life for Movies: Lotte Eisner

A Life for Movies: Lotte Eisner

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2021
0h 55m
8.5(2 votes)
Documentary

Overview

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.

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ARTE
Acqua alta

Cast & Crew

7 members
Acting

Lotte Eisner

Self (archive footage)

Lotte Eisner
Directing

Werner Herzog

Self

Werner Herzog
Directing

Volker Schlöndorff

Self

Volker Schlöndorff
Directing

Wim Wenders

Self

Wim Wenders
Directing

Martje Grohmann

Self

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Bernard Eisenschitz

Self

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Production

Laurent Mannoni

Self

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