Death and the Maiden (2014)

Original title

Death & the Maiden

Directed by

Yael Lotem

Genre

documentary, history

Country

Israel, Germany

Runtime

30 min

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

After World War II, more than a thousand paintings by a young Jewish woman named Charlotte Salomon were discovered in a French cellar. The film investigates how Salomon created a visual autobiography titled 'Life? Or Theater? – A Tri-Colored Operetta' that depicted her turbulent life.

introspectivepoignantmeditativesomberreflectivetragiccontemplativehaunting

Trailer

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