When You Listen to This Song

When You Listen to This Song

54 mins | Documentary, History | March 4, 2025

In August 2021, writer Lola Lafon spent a night alone in the Annex of the Anne Frank Museum, where the young girl and her family hid from 1942 to 1944. This experience gave rise to a book, Quand tu écouteras cette chanson, and now its documentary adaptation. Over the course of a night, the author revisits her story. An inner journey around the figure of Anne Frank and the power of writing in the face of oblivion.

When You Listen to This Song

54 mins | Documentary, History | March 4, 2025

When You Listen to This Song
In August 2021, writer Lola Lafon spent a night alone in the Annex of the Anne Frank Museum, where the young girl and her family hid from 1942 to 1944. This experience gave rise to a book, Quand tu écouteras cette chanson, and now its documentary adaptation. Over the course of a night, the author revisits her story. An inner journey around the figure of Anne Frank and the power of writing in the face of oblivion.
Producers France 2, Schuch Productions, Mécénat 100%
Original title Quand tu écouteras cette chanson
Directors Mona Achache
Writers Lola Lafon, Mona Achache

Cast

Lola Lafon

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