Longing for Women: Dorothy Arzner

Year: 1983

Runtime: 47 mins

Language: German

Director: Katja Raganelli

Documentary

When Katja Raganelli arrived in California in 1980 to film a documentary about director Dorothy Arzner, she learned Arzner had died in a car crash. Undeterred, Raganelli visited Arzner’s desert home, traced her career with a photo archive, and interviewed lady Esther Ralston, creating a portrait of a woman who defied norms and societal expectations.

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