Thomas Elsaesser

Thomas Elsaesser
Born(1943-06-22)June 22, 1943
DiedDecember 4, 2019(2019-12-04) (aged 76)
NationalityGerman
Alma materUniversity 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.

  1. ^ "Die Sonneninsel (The Sun Island): European Growth, Ideals, Aspirations, and Intricacies | Mediapolis". 27 January 2018. Retrieved 2020-06-09.