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Walter Benjamin(1892-1940)

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Walter Benjamin
Walter Benjamin was born on 15 July 1892 in Berlin, Germany. He was a writer, known for L'Art de s'égarer ou l'image du bonheur (2014), Film socialisme (2010) and (Une ballade à travers) Les ruines de Paris (2004). He was married to Dora Kellner. He died on 26 September 1940 in Port Bou, Spain.
BornJuly 15, 1892
DiedSeptember 26, 1940(48)
BornJuly 15, 1892
DiedSeptember 26, 1940(48)
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Known for

L'Art de s'égarer ou l'image du bonheur (2014)
L'Art de s'égarer ou l'image du bonheur
  • Writer
  • 2014
Film socialisme (2010)
Film socialisme
5.7
  • Writer(as W.Benjamin)
  • 2010
(Une ballade à travers) Les ruines de Paris (2004)
(Une ballade à travers) Les ruines de Paris
6.3
  • Writer
  • 2004
On the Problem of the Autonomy of Art in Bourgeois Society, or... Splice (1986)
The Far Shore
Short
  • Writer
  • 1987

Credits

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Writer

  • L'Art de s'égarer ou l'image du bonheur (2014)
    L'Art de s'égarer ou l'image du bonheur
    • texts
    • 2014
  • Film socialisme (2010)
    Film socialisme
    5.7
    • text (as W.Benjamin)
    • 2010
  • Histoires nées de la solitude
    Video
    • original text
    • 2009
  • (Une ballade à travers) Les ruines de Paris (2004)
    (Une ballade à travers) Les ruines de Paris
    6.3
    • writings
    • 2004
  • On the Problem of the Autonomy of Art in Bourgeois Society, or... Splice (1986)
    The Far Shore
    Short
    • based on
    • 1987
  • On the Problem of the Autonomy of Art in Bourgeois Society, or... Splice (1986)
    The Tilted X
    Short
    • based on
    • 1986
  • Ways of Seeing (1972)
    Ways of Seeing
    8.4
    TV Mini Series
    • essay: 1936
    • 1972

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • W.Benjamin
  • Born
    • July 15, 1892
    • Berlin, Germany
  • Died
    • September 26, 1940
    • Port Bou, Spain(suicide)
  • Spouse
    • Dora Kellner1917 - 1930 (divorced, 1 child)
  • Other works
    Book: "Illuminations".
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Biographical Movie
    • 1 Print Biography
    • 2 Portrayals

Did you know

  • Quotes
    There is no longer wisdom. Only the products of its decay remain. One of them is folly, which has all the comfort and reassurance of wisdom without any of its substance. The other is the rumour of true things.

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