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.
Type:
MOVIE
Country:
DE
Genres:
Documentary, TV Movie
Release:
February 2021
Production:
ZDF, ARTE, Acqua alta, Ilona Grundmann Filmproduction
Cast:
Lotte Eisner, Werner Herzog, Volker Schlöndorff, Wim Wenders, Martje Grohmann, Bernard Eisenschitz, Laurent Mannoni
Tags:
biography, historical figure, archive footage, founder, film critic, cinematheque, old footage, cinema history, film archives, famous people, national archives, cinema critic, biopic
