Filmscreening "Diese Photographin heißt Leonore Mau" (2005)

Nathalie David

When:
Fri, January 16, 2026, 8.30pm– 9.30pm

Free admission

Duration:
approx. 1 hours

What else:

No Registration is required.
The film will be shown in German (original) with English subtitles.

When:
Fri, January 16, 2026, 8.30pm– 9.30pm

Free admission

Duration:
approx. 1 hours

What else:

No Registration is required.
The film will be shown in German (original) with English subtitles.

"They met in the early 1960s. Hubert Fichte (1935–1986), the young and ambitious writer who made his homosexuality his mission. And architectural photographer Leonore Mau (1916–2013), who was fed up with middle-class family life. An extraordinary love affair and productive artistic collaboration ensued, which lasted until Hubert Fichte's death."

"In May 2005, Leonore gave me two books by Fichte containing literary adaptations of dialogues from the early days of their love affair. She said they contained everything she had to say. I breathed life into the dialogues between Irma & Jäcki and combined them with Mau's photographs. Nevertheless, it wasn't enough. Then I discreetly placed the camera in the corner of the study... It took many Sundays before Leonore became comfortable with it. Then, Sunday after Sunday, over a cup of Darjeeling Second Flush, Leonore Mau told me stories from her life. The last recording was made on 29 August 2005."

- Nathalie David


With Leonore Mau
Concept, camera and editing: Nathalie David
Music: Amad Weiland
Texts: Hubert Fichte from "Eine glückliche Liebe", "Xango" and "Hotel Garni"
Irma's voice: Hildegard Schmahl
Jäcki's voice: Dietmar Mues
Voice recording: Sören Blüthgen and Stefan Gerdes
Sound mixing: Stefan Gerdes

A PITCHOUN PRODUCTION commissioned by the S. Fischer Foundation
© Photos: Estate of Leonore Mau, S. Fischer Foundation bpk
54 min., format 4:3, language: German

Nathalie David was Leonore Mau's assistant for many years.
© PITCHOUNPRODUCTION | S. Fischer Foundation 2005–2016

Programme on 16 January 2026
5.30–6.30 p.m. Relational Viewing with Nathalie David, Jean-Ulrick Désert, Dora Imhof and U5
7.30 p.m. Reading with Kettly Mars
8.30 p.m. Film screening Nathalie David, "Diese Photographin heißt Leonore Mau" (2005)

In the context of the exhibition