Leontine Sagan

Leontine Sagan born Schlesinger was an AustrianHungarian actress and director As an actress she was trained by Max Reinhardt As a film director she is best known for directing Mädchen in Uniform 1931 Sagan only made three feature films all of which are notable Mädchen in Uniform has an allfemale cast and was groundbreaking not only for its portrayal of lesbian and pedagogical eros but also for the productions cooperative and profitsharing financial arrangements