Thomas Elsaesser | |
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Born | |
Died | December 4, 2019 | (aged 76)
Nationality | German |
Alma mater | University of Heidelberg University of Sussex |
Thomas Elsaesser (22 June 1943 – 4 December 2019) was a German film historian and professor of Film and Television Studies at the University of Amsterdam. He was also the writer and director of The Sun Island,[1] a documentary essay film about his grandfather, the architect Martin Elsaesser. He was married to scholar Silvia Vega-Llona.