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A Life for Movies: Lotte Eisner( 2021)

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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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      Lotte Eisner

      Self (archive footage)

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      Werner Herzog

      Self

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      Volker Schlöndorff

      Self

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      Wim Wenders

      Self

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      Martje Grohmann

      Self

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      Bernard Eisenschitz

      Self

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      Laurent Mannoni

      Self

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    English

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    Keywords

    • biography
    • historical figure
    • archive footage
    • founder
    • film critic
    • cinematheque
    • old footage
    • cinema history
    • film archives
    • famous people
    • national archives
    • cinema critic