A Life for Movies: Lotte Eisner (2021)

02/24/2021 (FR) • 55m

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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Status

Released

Original Language

German

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

biography

historical figure

archive footage

founder

film critic

cinematheque

old footage

cinema history

film archives

famous people

national archives

cinema critic

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