Synopsis
LAULA is a portrait of Jewish paintress Laula Plaßmann who developed an unusual way of evoking
deceased members of her family in her pictures. Remembering those people is a way of paying hommage
to, or meditating on their lives, respectfully. The film acknowledges her special approach: to
place biographical aspects in a pictorial context. 2008/09 Laula Plaßmann painted 35 members of her
family who became victims of the holocaust.
Production:
Werner Biedermann
Filmhaus Essen
Karolinenstr. 12,
45130 Essen, Germany
tel.: +49 (0) 201-7220663
Werner.Biedermann1@t-online.de
