A Critic at Large: Lotte Eisner at the Film-Kurier (1927-1933)

Of the nearly nine hundred articles Lotte Eisner published during her five and a half years at the influential German trade paper Film-Kurier (August 1927-March 1933), fewer than a dozen have been translated into English, and no comprehensive catalog or collection of these articles exists. Following a biographical sketch contextualizing Eisner's journalism in her larger career trajectory, this installment of In Translation presents ten articles by Eisner on film aesthetics, industry regulation, and visual culture.

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This article discusses the nearly nine hundred articles written by Lotte Eisner during her time at Film-Kurier, a prominent German trade paper. However, only a few of these articles have been translated into English, and there is no comprehensive catalog or collection of her works. The article presents a biographical sketch of Eisner and showcases ten of her articles on film aesthetics, industry regulation, and visual culture.