Movie

A Life for Movies: Lotte Eisner

★ 8.5(2)202155m

A Life for Movies: Lotte Eisner is streaming on Cine+ OCS Amazon Channel and SFR Play in France. Availability checked 24 July 2026.

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Director: Timon Koulmasis
Release date: 2021-02-24
Runtime: 55m
Language: German
Status: Released
Country: France
Studio: ZDF

About A Life for Movies: Lotte Eisner

A Life for Movies: Lotte Eisner is a 2021 movie in the Documentary genre, directed by Timon Koulmasis, starring Lotte Eisner, Werner Herzog and Volker Schlöndorff. It has a runtime of 55 minutes. It holds an average rating of 8.5/10 from 2 viewers. Below you can see where to watch A Life for Movies: Lotte Eisner in France — across streaming, rental and purchase options — along with the full cast, trailer and viewer reviews.

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

Self

Laurent Mannoni

Self

Themes & keywords

biographyhistorical figurearchive footagefounderfilm criticcinemathequeold footagecinema historyfilm archivesfamous peoplenational archivescinema critic