Intellect and Power

(Geist und Macht)

Germany, 1993, 45 min, color/b&w
In German; English subtitles and voice over
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Synopsis

Intellect and Power, Art and Culture: "Take up the pen, mate!" The history of literature and art in the German Democratic Republic is repeatedly punctuated by State oppression. This documentary shows how these breaks reveal contradictions between intellect and power in the GDR. The State between its proclamations and reality – spanning from Becher to Biermann.

 

This documentary can be purchased as part of the collection That was the GDR: A History of the Other Germany.

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