Authority & Alterity in East GermanyPolitical Experiments, Rebel Youth & Civil Unrest |
Alexander von Humboldt in the AmericasOctober 13 & 14, 2021 |
TEACHING GUIDESfor selected DEFA films |
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Stream 17 films and more: 6 feature films, 7 documentaries, 4 animation films... AND 3 Director's Talks and 6 video introductions! |
Join us for two virtual events with Sandra Rebok about the 19th-century Prussian naturalist Alexander von Humboldt! |
JUST OUT! Our Teaching Guide for Our Children (1989, Roland Steiner), developed by Katrin Bahr (Centre College) and Mariana Ivanova (UMass Amherst). |
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Silent Country
A young, naive and enthusiastic director comes to a provincial town in East Germany to put on Beckett’s Waiting for Godot at the local theater. Although the lethargic company shows no interest in the play, he remains...
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The Porcupine: The Night of Horror
Helmut receives a package from his Uncle Fritz in the West, which contains a number of cheap crime novels like The Night of Terror. Helmut begins reading everywhere, especially before bed. In his dreams, the...