A Life for Movies: Lotte Eisner
2021 55min DE
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
cast: Lotte Eisner, Werner Herzog, Volker Schlöndorff, Wim Wenders
external: IMDb
Documentary
TV Movie
Credits
Lotte Eisner
Self (archive footage)
Werner Herzog
Self
Volker Schlöndorff
Self
Wim Wenders
Self
Martje Grohmann
Self
Bernard Eisenschitz
Self
Laurent Mannoni
Self
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