"Lotte am Bauhaus", a film about women in the Bauhaus
28/03/2019.
[Launching in Spain] Germany
metalocus, JOSÉ JUAN BARBA
metalocus, JOSÉ JUAN BARBA
The Bauhaus began promisingly for women: "There is no difference between a beautiful and a strong sex. Absolute equality, but also absolutely equal duties", Walter Gropius had announced. During the Weimar period they were initially the majority, but it was soon the opposite and many landed in the weaving workshops.
"Lotte am Bauhaus" is a production of German public television that claims the too long forgotten role of the women who studied at the Bauhaus. The film is based on Lotte Brendel a fictional figure that draws inspiration from the figure of Alma Siedhoff-Buscher (starring Alicia von Rittberg), who developed toys especially designed for children.
"Lotte am Bauhaus" is a production of German public television that claims the too long forgotten role of the women who studied at the Bauhaus. The film is based on Lotte Brendel a fictional figure that draws inspiration from the figure of Alma Siedhoff-Buscher (starring Alicia von Rittberg), who developed toys especially designed for children.
"Lotte am Bauhaus", directed by Gregor Schnitzler
"Lotte am Bauhaus", directed by Gregor Schnitzler
"Lotte am Bauhaus", directed by Gregor Schnitzler
"Lotte am Bauhaus", directed by Gregor Schnitzler
"Lotte am Bauhaus", directed by Gregor Schnitzler
"Lotte am Bauhaus", directed by Gregor Schnitzler
"Lotte am Bauhaus", directed by Gregor Schnitzler
"Lotte am Bauhaus", directed by Gregor Schnitzler
"Lotte am Bauhaus", directed by Gregor Schnitzler
"Lotte am Bauhaus", directed by Gregor Schnitzler
Although their names were condemned to a footnote, the Bauhaus also trained women. In the hundredth anniversary of its foundation, this historical drama roams the Staatliche Bauhaus classrooms from the point of view of one of its artists, Lotte Brendel, character inspired by the great Alma Siedhoff-Buscher.
On April 1, the hundredth anniversary of the foundation, in Weimar (Germany), of the Bauhaus school will be celebrated. An institution created and articulated to educate, whose main objective was to respond to social needs through creative work. Its influence in the world of architecture, art and design was so radical and fundamental that the history of the 20th century could not be understood without his contributions.
Filmin premieres "Bauhaus" in Spain, the film with which German public television has commemorated the centennial, premiered in Germany just a few weeks ago.
As producers Benjamin Benedict and Nico Hofmann explain, "Lotte am Bauhaus" focuses on the emancipation efforts of a new generation of women and counts the 14 years of the Bauhaus in 105 minutes through the eyes of the young student.
“Bauhaus” is directed by Gregor Schnitzler and has the support of the current director of the Bauhaus Archive, Annemarie Jaeggi: "The film gives an idea of the creativity, curiosity and passion that were experienced in that experimentation center that was the Bauhaus", she states.
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Original title
Lotte am Bauhaus
Director
Gregor Schnitzler.
Country and year of production
Alemania, 2019.
Movie lenght
105 minutes.
Script
Jan Braren.
Photography director
Christian Stangassinger.
Performers
Alicia von Rittberg, Noah Saavedra, Jörg Hartmann, Nina Gummich, Marie Hacke.
Alma Siedhoff-Buscher
Alma Siedhoff-Buscher (Kreuztal, Germany, January 4, 1899 - Buschlag, Germany, September 25, 1944), German designer. In 1917 she began her design studies at the Reimann School in Berlin and later entered the University of Berlin. In 1922, she began studying at the Bauhaus school in Weimar (Germany) in the weaving workshop with Georg Muche and Helene Börner.
In 1923 she switched to the workshop of wooden sculpture under the direction of Muche and Josef Hartwig, where she was to find his true vocation. In that same year he designed furniture, puppets and toys for children. These toys allowed children to imitate while developing their own creativity. Two of his most outstanding works was Kleine Schiffbauspiel ("Small boat building game") consisting of 32 colored wooden pieces and Große Schiffbauspiel, with 39 pieces.
While still a student in 1924, she made all the furniture of Zeiss Kindergarten in Jena (German University City). In this same year, her designs were shown at the exhibition Youth Welfare in Thuringia held in Weimar. In 1926, her works were exhibited in the exhibition The Hoy in Nuremberg.
In 1927 she graduated from the Bauhaus. She was an innovative artist, focused on the designs of toys and furniture for day care centers, schools and homes. She endowed her works with an educational character through play and the environment.
On January 4, 1944, she was killed in an air attack of World War II in Buchschlag (Germany).
In 1923 she switched to the workshop of wooden sculpture under the direction of Muche and Josef Hartwig, where she was to find his true vocation. In that same year he designed furniture, puppets and toys for children. These toys allowed children to imitate while developing their own creativity. Two of his most outstanding works was Kleine Schiffbauspiel ("Small boat building game") consisting of 32 colored wooden pieces and Große Schiffbauspiel, with 39 pieces.
While still a student in 1924, she made all the furniture of Zeiss Kindergarten in Jena (German University City). In this same year, her designs were shown at the exhibition Youth Welfare in Thuringia held in Weimar. In 1926, her works were exhibited in the exhibition The Hoy in Nuremberg.
In 1927 she graduated from the Bauhaus. She was an innovative artist, focused on the designs of toys and furniture for day care centers, schools and homes. She endowed her works with an educational character through play and the environment.
On January 4, 1944, she was killed in an air attack of World War II in Buchschlag (Germany).
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