The Trace of My Days on Earth
(Die Spur von meinen Erdentagen)
GDR, 1968, 20 min, color
Credits:
Thiel, Lotti |
Thiel, Lotti |
Legler, Erich |
Hartmann, Waltraud |
Kiecker, Willi |
Holtzhauer, Prof. Helmut |
Kratzsch, Konrad |
Wolff, Gerry |
Bohl, Alfred |
Bock, Berhard |
DEFA Studio for Popular Scientific Films |
Synopsis
The title of this documentary is drawn from the final monologue of Goethe's Faust, in which the protagonist looks back on his life's work, saying, "The trace of my days on earth cannot disappear for eons."
Numerous national research institutes and memorial sites in Weimar seek to pass on the works of classical composers and writers, building on the spirit of humanism for which they stood.