The filmmaker’s mother recounts her life to her son—speaking directly into the camera. She lived almost as long as the 20th century itself (1900–1996). Her fourth child, Heinz Trenczak, turned this account into “a 100-year-long videotape” for his nephews...
Emma Hoffer-Sulmthal
Herself
The filmmaker’s mother recounts her life to her son—speaking directly into the camera. She lived almost as long as the 20th century itself (1900–1996). Her fourth child, Heinz Trenczak, turned this account into “a 100-year-long videotape” for his nephews...
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