A Life for Movies: Lotte Eisner
8.5
2021
55m
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.
Key Crew
Director
Timon Koulmasis
Producers
Christophe Gougeon
Yann Brolli
Ilona Grundmann
Writers
Timon Koulmasis
Cinematography
Rüdiger Kortz
Cast (7)
Lotte Eisner
Self (archive footage)
Werner Herzog
Self
