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Longing for Women: Dorothy Arzner

Longing for Women: Dorothy Arzner (1983)

0 | 31 Dec 1983 | Documentary

By the time director Katja Raganelli arrived in California to make a film about Dorothy Arzner in 1980, Arzner had passed away in a car accident. Nonetheless, Raganelli visited Arzner’s desert home and retraced the pioneering filmmaker’s career in this documentary, using Arzner’s trove of photographs, as well as interviews with her leading lady Esther Ralston, to create this nuanced portrait of a woman who bucked every norm and defied societal expectation.

Featured Crew

Konrad Wickler Director of Photography
Katja Raganelli Director
Richard Handerson Sound
Carl H. Aussem Sound
Alexander Rupp Editor
Konrad Wickler Producer
Katja Raganelli Writer

Longing for Women: Dorothy Arzner (1983) Cast & Crew

Eva Mattes
Eva Mattes
Narrator
Heidi Treutler
Heidi Treutler
Narrator

Longing for Women: Dorothy Arzner (1983) Images

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