🎬 Documentary

A Life for Movies: Lotte Eisner

⭐ 8.5/10 2021 55m Dir. Timon Koulmasis

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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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Year
2021
Runtime
55m
TMDB Rating
⭐ 8.5/10
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2
Genre
Documentary
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Language
DE

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🎭 Documentary 🎬 Timon Koulmasis 👤 Lotte Eisner 👤 Werner Herzog 👤 Volker Schlöndorff
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A Life for Movies: Lotte Eisner has a runtime of 55m ( and 55 minutes).
A Life for Movies: Lotte Eisner was directed by Timon Koulmasis and released in 2021.
A Life for Movies: Lotte Eisner is a Documentary film (2021).
The cast of A Life for Movies: Lotte Eisner includes Lotte Eisner, Werner Herzog, Volker Schlöndorff, Wim Wenders, Martje Grohmann.
A Life for Movies: Lotte Eisner has a TMDB rating of 8.5/10 based on 2 votes.

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