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A Life for Movies: Lotte Eisner
Synopsis
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.
Original Title
Ein Leben für den Film - Lotte Eisner
Director
Timon Koulmasis
Lotte Eisner
Self (archive footage)
Werner Herzog
Self
Volker Schlöndorff
Self
Wim Wenders
Self
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Martje Grohmann
Self
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Bernard Eisenschitz
Self
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Laurent Mannoni
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