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.

Cast

Lotte Eisner

Self (archive footage)

Werner Herzog

Self

Volker Schlöndorff

Self

Wim Wenders

Self

Martje Grohmann

Self

Bernard Eisenschitz

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Laurent Mannoni

Self