- Summary
- "Based on the work of Charlotte Salomon who, as a young Jewish painter from Berlin, took refuge in Nice during World War II. 'Life or Theater' - a series of 769 poignant, unforgettable paintings - is her moving and singular masterpiece. Unique in the history of art, it has been transposed into a film by careful editing to highlight its dramatic potential. In these gouaches, she tells the story of her childhood, her love for a singing instructor, her dreams of painting, the advent of Nazism, and her exile in France"--Container.
- Other Title
- Leben oder Theater.
- Variant Title
- Charlotte, life or theater
Leben oder Theater
Vie ou theatre
Life or theater
- Format
- Video
- Published
- Brooklyn, NY : First Run/Icarus Films, 2006, p1992
- Locale
- Germany
- Other Authors/Editors
- Dindo, Richard.
Hoffenberg, Esther.
Abensour, Dominique.
Salomon, Charlotte, 1917-1943.
Lapsus (Firm)
First Run/Icarus Films.
- Notes
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Originally released in 1992; released on DVD in 2006.
Director, Richard Dindo ; producer, Esther Hoffenberg ; script, Richard Dindo, Dominique Abensour ; photography, Pio Corradi, Rainer Hoffman ; editor, Catherine Poitevin.
DVD
In English.