Death & the Maiden

Death & the Maiden

30 mins | Documentary, History | July 16, 2014

Shortly after World War II, over 1,000 paintings were found in a cellar in southern France. The paintings were created by a young Jewish woman named Charlotte Salomon. She painted her turbulent life story in a unique creation called: ‘Life? Or Theater? – A Tri-Colored Operetta.’ Death and the Maiden unravels the story behind her creation.

Death & the Maiden

30 mins | Documentary, History | July 16, 2014

Death & the Maiden
Shortly after World War II, over 1,000 paintings were found in a cellar in southern France. The paintings were created by a young Jewish woman named Charlotte Salomon. She painted her turbulent life story in a unique creation called: ‘Life? Or Theater? – A Tri-Colored Operetta.’ Death and the Maiden unravels the story behind her creation.
Producers German Film and Television Academy Berlin, Tel Aviv University Film & Television Department, Go2Films
Original title Death & the Maiden
Directors Yael Lotem
Writers Yael Lotem

Cast

Kathleen Morgeneyer

as Charlotte Salomon / Charlotte Kann (voice)

Hans Morgeneyer

as Daberlohn (voice)

Johannes Harth

as Professor der UdK (voice)