Summary The life of Jewish Expressionist poet and performance artist, Else Lasker-Schüler (1869-1945), told chronologically in vignettes given context by archival footage of turn-of-the-century Germany, World War I, and the ascent of the Third Reich. Her poetry often comprises the soundtrack. We see her in relation to men: her first husband, whom she leaves after her son is born; artists like Chagall and Franz Marc; an older muse and then a second husband; and, Gottfried Benn (1886 - 1956), physician and poet. Benn's life is also chronicled: homosexual encounters, his attraction to Else and the Berlin scene, and his politics. Her poems addressed to him define this cultural moment. View more details
Directed : Helma Sanders-Brahms
Written : Helma Sanders-Brahms
Stars : Nicolai Albrecht Janina Berge Dagmar Bertram Klaus Bunk
Genres : Drama Biography
Release date : Sep 16, 1997
Countries of origin : Germany
Language : German
Production companies : Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR) ARTE Helma Sanders-Brahms Filmproduktion
Summary The life of Jewish Expressionist poet and performance artist, Else Lasker-Schüler (1869-1945), told chronologically in vignettes given context by archival footage of turn-of-the-century Germany, World War I, and the ascent of the Third Reich. Her poetry often comprises the soundtrack. We see her in relation to men: her first husband, whom she leaves after her son is born; artists like Chagall and Franz Marc; an older muse and then a second husband; and, Gottfried Benn (1886 - 1956), physician and poet. Benn's life is also chronicled: homosexual encounters, his attraction to Else and the Berlin scene, and his politics. Her poems addressed to him define this cultural moment. View more details
Genres : Drama Biography
Release date : Sep 16, 1997
Countries of origin : Germany
Language : German
Production companies : Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR) ARTE Helma Sanders-Brahms Filmproduktion
