Ruth Bodenheim returns to West Germany a broken woman from the war. As a seventeen-year-old Jewish woman, the Nazis sent her to a brothel in Poland and her parents to a concentration camp. Her former fiancée, Dr. Martin, marries her when she returns, and his love and patience help her heal.
This DVD compilation chronicles the year 1948 through film.
This DVD compilation chronicles the year 1958 through film.
This DVD compilation chronicles the year 1968 through film.
This DVD compilation chronicles the year 1978 through film.
The feature film selection, Seven Freckles (dir. Hermann Zschoche), looks at youthful romance and youthful self-expression in the face of social limits and social morals as they are upheld by adults.
Sweet Cinderella lives with her cruel stepsisters and stepmother. When she is left at home on the night of the Prince’s ball, Cinderella’s rags turn into a beautiful ball gown.
The film team spent several days accompanying the Circus Hein. Sandra, Benjamin, Enrico and Jessica appear alongside their parents in the ring as clowns or acrobats.
This poetic film combines animation and life-action to illustrate the song "Am Fenster" ("At the Window") by the popular rock band City.
As of the late 1970s, young East German artists, especially in the larger cities, created spaces for cultural experimentation that were separate from official art channels. Through their art, they rebelled against both the existing art market, and the country’s political climate.
Set in the late 1950s, a young Cuban couple and their friends struggle with all their might, in the urban underground movement, against the Batista regime. They get into a dangerous crossfire with the secret service and police, and must fight for their lives.