A Life for Movies: Lotte Eisner (2021)
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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.
Release Date : February 24, 2021
Runtime : 55m
Genre : Documentary, TV Movie
Companies : ZDF, ARTE, Acqua alta, Ilona Grundmann Filmproduction
Countries : France, Germany
Keywords : biography, historical figure, archive footage, founder, film critic, cinematheque, old footage, cinema history, film archives, famous people, national archives, cinema critic, biopic
