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Charlotte (12)
Directed by Tahir Rana and Eric Warin
FOR those unfamiliar with the life or work of German-Jewish artist Charlotte Salomon, this vivid and poignant animated feature is a stunning introduction to her pioneering art and her masterpiece, considered by many to be the first ever graphic novel.
The film is inspired by her chef-d’oeuvre entitled Life? Or Theatre?, comprised of around a thousand paintings depicting her life and family, which she painted between 1941 and 1943 in a race against time during her stay in the south of France while in hiding from the Nazis.
This remarkable young woman was convinced she was on borrowed time and so embarked on this Herculean quest to leave her mark for posterity.
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