Claude Lanzmann

Claude Lanzmann
Lanzmann in 2014
Born(1925-11-27)27 November 1925
Paris, France
Died5 July 2018(2018-07-05) (aged 92)
Paris, France
NationalityFrench
OccupationFilmmaker
Years active1970-2018
Spouse(s)
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(m. 1963; div. 1971)​

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(m. 1971, divorced)​

Dominique Petithory
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(m. 1995)​
ChildrenAngélique Lanzmann, Félix Lanzmann

Claude Lanzmann (French: [lanzman]; 27 November 1925 – 5 July 2018) was a French filmmaker. He was known for the Holocaust documentary movie Shoah (1985).

Lanzmann was born in Paris.

He was chief editor of the journal Les Temps Modernes, which was founded by Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir. In 2009, Lanzmann published his memoirs under the title Le lièvre de Patagonie (The Patagonian Hare).

He was a lecturer at the European Graduate School in Saas-Fee, Switzerland.

References

  1. ↑ Claude Lanzmann Dies: Director Best Known For Holocaust Documentary 'Shoah' Was 92
  2. ↑ "Fuse Feature: A Conversation with Claude Lanzmann about his memoir, "The Patagonian Hare"". The Arts Fuse. Retrieved 2014-03-04.
  3. ↑ Claude Lanzmann Archived 2010-05-28 at the Wayback Machine Faculty profile at European Graduate School