Dieter Wien
1934 (91 год)
The Rabbit Is Me
Kurt Maetzig
Angelika Waller, Alfred Müller
The Rabbit Is Me was made in 1965 to encourage discussion of the democratization of East German society. In it, a young student has an affair with a judge who once sentenced her brother for political reasons; she eventually confronts him with his opportunism and hypocrisy. It is a sardonic portrayal of the German Democratic Republic's judicial system and its social implications. The film was banned by officials as an anti-socialist, pessimistic and revisionist attack on the state. It henceforth lent its name to all the banned films of 1965, which became known as the "Rabbit Films." After its release in 1990, The Rabbit Is Me earned critical praise as one of the most important and courageous works ever made in East Germany. It was screened at The Museum of Modern Art in 2005 as part of the film series Rebels with a Cause: The Cinema of East Germany.
The Rabbit Is Me
Die Fahne von Kriwoj Rog
Kurt Maetzig
Erwin Geschonneck, Marga Legal
In an act of friendship and solidarity between two mining towns in 1929, the locals of Kriwoj Rog, Russia, give their flag as a gift to the locals of Bergstedt, Germany. This quickly takes on a symbolic meaning for the miners in Bergstedt as the Nazi party demands that this Soviet gesture be erased and the flag be replaced with their own. The miner and communist party functionary Otto Brosowski (Erwin Geschonneck) publicly declares it his duty to defend this flag against every danger, and he keeps his promise despite his family being threatened by torment and torture.
The Banner of Krivoi Rog
Weihnachtsgeschichten
Christa Mühl
Marijam Agischewa, Christine Schorn
Перед Сочельником пути многих людей пересекаются. У каждого из них в этот день своя особенная история ... Врач детской поликлиники с радостным сердцем покидает больницу утром 24 декабря. Родители маленького Матиаса снова помирились. На прощание привратник преподносит ей шоколадного Деда Мороза, которого часто следует проходить в этот день: при той или иной мимолетной встрече, в качестве милого жеста для других. Судьба играет немного Кнехта Рупрехта и раздает его дары. Два одиноких сердца спешат спастись от праздничной суеты. Несчастный случай сводит их обоих вместе. За бутылку игристого вина в этом испуге сладкий шоколадный мужчина меняется на разведенного мужа Ильзы, которого каждый год в одно и то же время тянет обратно к семье на колени.
Weihnachtsgeschichten
Die Toten bleiben jung
Joachim Kunert
Barbara Dittus, Klaus Piontek
A depiction of class conflicts in Germany between 1918 and 1945. The Spartacist Erwin is shot by officers in 1918, and his pregant working-class bride Marie begins a new relationship with social democrat Geschke. Erwin's son Hans grows up to be a communist like his father, leading to bitter hatred between him and his Nazi step-brother, while Geschke becomes increasingly resigned to the political situation in Germany. The three aristocratic officers who shot Erwin many years ago meet again during the Kapp Putsch, but their support for the Third Reich eventually leads each to their deaths.
Die Toten bleiben jung
