Portrait einer Rothaarigen

Inside the home of a Bavarian pop legend: Lotte Lenz, the ageless woman. Her entire life has been dedicated to kitsch and eternal youth. With humour and great sensitivity the filmmakers accompany this peculiar character through the last months of her life. They delicately attend to the detail, immerse us in Lotte’s bizarre world. Red prevails in her house, from the varnished nails to the wardrobe, the stools in the bar, even the velvet cover of the telephone. On the walls portraits of Bavarian King Ludwig, together with the Pope and the Statue of Liberty. There is a collection of stuffed cats in the corridor and one live Persian cat who doesn’t move much either. The viewer can sense a strong relationship of trust that has been established between the filmmakers and their subject. A touch of Hollywood brought to the heart of the Bavarian countryside. (DOK.fest München)