A Life for Movies: Lotte Eisner

Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

Lotte Eisner

Self

Age : 87 | Popularity : 10%

Werner Herzog

Self

Age : 81 | Popularity : 12%

Volker Schlöndorff

Self

Age : 85 | Popularity : 5%

Wim Wenders

Self

Age : 78 | Popularity : 14%

Martje Grohmann

Self

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Bernard Eisenschitz

Self

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Laurent Mannoni

Self

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Claude Chabrol

Self (archive footage)

Age : 80 | Popularity : 10%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Timon Koulmasis
Department	Role	Name

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