The increase in industrialisation in the Germany of the early 20th century made the difference in poor and rich much more apparent. The life of simple people was hard. The focal point of The Girls in Gingham is Guste, who, as a maid, has to look after her lords and ladies. When the First World War breaks out, her husband is conscripted. Guste has to support the whole family by ...
Bundeswehr soldier Klaus' regiment is stationed in France, to take part in NATO maneuvers. The soldiers are ordered to be kind to the populace, since the West German High Command wishes the French to forget the atrocities that were committed during the Second World War. Klaus falls in love with Jeanne, the daughter of the local mayor. He discovers that his commanders intend to ...
Set during the rise of the Nazi regime, Marriage in the Shadows is modeled after the tragic true story of Meta and Joachim Gottschalk. In the film, Elisabeth Maurer and Hans Wieland enjoy successful careers as actors in Berlin; Elisabeth in particular is adored by the public. Confident in her career, Elisabeth, who is Jewish, ignores the advice of a colleague to leave Germany i...
柏林墙建立(1961 8.13-15)后到统一社会党(东德***)第十一届 中央委员会(1965 12.16-18)召开之前的几年,东德电影人享受到了建国以来最大的创造自由,《爱情与亲情》这部批判不公正的司法制度,表现领导干部婚外恋以及婚前性行为的电影得以获准拍摄。故事讲述了19岁的女大学生Maria Morzeck与一位40多岁的已婚法官Paul Deister的恋情。就是这位法官把Maria因父母早亡,从小相依为命的哥哥以涉嫌反对国家罪判刑三年。女主角的扮演者Angelika Waller将Maria对Paul的复杂感情演绎得淋漓尽致,拿捏得十分到位。然而,东德的电影观众25年后才能在电影院一睹Angelika的精彩表演,原因是十一届中央委员会后政治氛围突变,艺术创造的尺度被大幅度收紧,多部影片(曾经介绍过的《石迹》(1966年)以及下面要提到的...
1955年前民主德国历史巨片,场面宏伟,根据作家布列德尔同名小说改编,著名导演古尔特·梅切克执导。本片生动地表现了德国无产阶级革命领袖台尔曼的革命斗争和生活,主演根塞·西蒙于1956年的第9届卡罗维发利国际电影节上获最佳男主角奖。