August Sander: People of the 20th Century (2002)

Overview : As the first documentary filmmaker, Reiner Holzemer has produced a film about the most famous German photographer, which shows both, the work and his biography. It introduces Sanders heritage from a poor minors family in the „Westerwald“, a region located in the midwest of Germany, as well as his early career as a studio photographer in Trier and Linz, and his most productive period between the Twenties and Thirties in Cologne, where he developed his big project „People of the 20th century“.

Release Date : January 1, 2002

Runtime : 44m

Genre : Documentary  

Companies : Reiner Holzemer Film, ARTE, BR

Countries : Germany

Keywords : photography