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Escape to Life: The Erika and Klaus Mann Story

ESCAPE TO LIFE: THE ERIKA AND KLAUS MANN STORY

Directed by Wieland Speck, Andrea Weiss
Germany, United Kingdom, 2000
Documentary, Drama, Biography, LGBTQ+

Synopsis

Documentary with dramatised episodes about the lives of Erika and Klaus Mann, children of German writer Thomas Mann. They both were writers, both gay, antifascists, and cabaret performers and were nearly inseparable, having such a close bond that they often told people they were twins.

Synopsis

Documentary with dramatised episodes about the lives of Erika and Klaus Mann, children of German writer Thomas Mann. They both were writers, both gay, antifascists, and cabaret performers and were nearly inseparable, having such a close bond that they often told people they were twins.