Blind Spot
6.7
The young historian Elisabeth is traveling to Lyon on her own in order to explore the city tracing the life of Flora Tristan. Tristan, whose diary Elisabeth is carrying, was a 19th century socialist and feminist who influenced many contemporary activists and intellectuals yet fell into oblivion herself. Elisabeth tries to put together the clues she can find in Lyon wanting to reconstruct Tristan's life in the most sensual way.
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Cast
9 people
Rebecca Pauly
Elisabeth
Known for
The Ninth Gate
The State of Things
Denise Péron
Known for
The Grand Highway
Peppermint Soda
Jean Badin
Fernand
Known for
Deep Water
Hornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters
Sarah Stern
Maurice Garden
Pierre-Émile Legrand
Hille Sagel
Photography
Monique Dartonne
Editor
Frank Wolff
Score
Claudia von Alemann Director · Frank Wolff Composer Hille Sagel Cinematographer
United States release February 5, 2022 · Produced in France, Germany, Switzerland · Languages French, German
Production
Alemann Filmproduktion
Production
Les films du plateau
Production
Avidia Films
Production
Cinov Filmproduktion
Production
France · Germany · Switzerland
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Die Reise nach Lyon
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
French · German
Release dates
Germany · February 15, 1981
Premiere · Berlin International Film Festival
Germany · February 27, 1981
Theatrical · West Germany
United States · February 5, 2022
Limited theatrical · New York Museum of Modern Art
France
October 14, 2018 · Premiere · Grand Lyon Film Festival (Digitally Restored Version)
Taiwan
October 17, 2026 · Premiere · Women Make Waves International Film Festival (2K Restoration)
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