Thomas Elsaesser
Thomas Elsaesser | |
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| Born | June 22, 1943 |
| 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, a documentary essay film about his grandfather, the architect Martin Elsaesser. He was married to scholar Silvia Vega-Llona.