Longing for Women: Dorothy Arzner

Longing for Women: Dorothy Arzner 1983 Directed by Katja Raganelli Sehnsucht nach Frauen: Dorothy Arzner

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.

Country Germany

Production Country Germany

Language German

Spoken Language German

Gnere Documentary

Production Company Diorama Films

Release Date 31 December 1983

47 mins