“Charlotte” by Tahir Rana and Éric Warin

On the occasion of the Holocaust Memorial Day, Fondazione Cinema per Roma and Casa del Cinema will present the screening of Charlotte by Tahir Rana and Éric Warin.

The animated film, premiered at the latest edition of the Rome Film Fest, brings on the big screen the true story of Charlotte Salomon, a young German-Jewish painter who grows up in Berlin on the eve of World War II and is killed in Auschwitz at only twenty-six years of age. Considered by many as the author of the first graphic novel in history, the artist has produced an extensive body of work in which painting, comics, cinema and theater blend, creating a moving and dramatic effect.

SYNOPSIS
The film is the true story of Charlotte Salomon, a young German-Jewish painter who grows up in Berlin on the eve of World War II. Endowed with an unbridled imagination and enormous talent, she dreams of becoming an artist. Her first love only reinforces her determination. But the world around Charlotte is changing fast and dangerously, ruining her plans. When the anti-Semitic policies start whipping up the violence of the masses, Charlotte leaves Berlin for the safety of France, where she starts painting again and finds a new love. Once again, her artwork is interrupted, this time by a family tragedy that reveals a dark secret. Charlotte will find salvation in a monumental endeavor: painting the story of her own life.