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1 online resource (streaming video file) (97 minutes) : .flv file, sound |
Summary |
Kemmel is almost 40. Although little throws the good-natured sculptor off, he is torn... between wanting to address his generationâ#x80;#x99;s memories of the Holocaust, and disappointment that many people donâ#x80;#x99;t understand his worksâ#x80;#x94;despite official programs to bring art to the public. One day, he offers to make a sculpture for the sports field in his hometown. The Wolf/Kohlhaase team based this tongue-in-cheek, episodic film on the life of Werner Stötzer, one of East Germanyâ#x80;#x99;s most important sculptors. They interweave personal memories, political defeats and the weight of German history into a nuanced story about the role of art and artists in society. References to other artistsâ#x80;#x94;including sculptor Will Lammert, painter Albert Ebert, photographer Einar Schleef and Soviet writer Anatoli Kusnetzovâ#x80;#x94;add contextual layering to cultural debates taking place in early-1970s East Germany |
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Title from title frames |
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Performer |
Dieter Franke, Elsa Grube-Deister, Günter Schubert, Katharina Thalbach, Kurt Böwe, Marga Legal, Martin Trettau, Matti Geschonneck, Rolf Hoppe, Ursula Karusseit, Ursula Werner, Ute Lubosch, Vera Oelschlegel, Werner Stötzer |
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Originally produced by DEFA Film Library in 1973 |
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In English |
Subject |
Motion pictures, German.
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Foreign films.
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Motion pictures.
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Drama.
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Balts (Indo-European people)
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German language.
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Drama
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plays (performing arts compositions)
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Balts (Indo-European people)
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Drama.
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Foreign films.
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German language.
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Motion pictures.
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Motion pictures, German.
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Feature films.
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Feature films.
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Streaming video
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Author |
Wolf, Konrad, film director
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Franke, Dieter, actor.
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Grube-Deister, Elsa, actor
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Schubert, Günter, actor
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Thalbach, Katharina, actor
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Böwe, Kurt, actor
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Legal, Marga, actor
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Trettau, Martin, actor
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Geschonneck, Matti, actor
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Hoppe, Rolf, actor.
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Karusseit, Ursula, actor
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Werner, Ursula, actor.
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Lubosch, Ute, actor
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Oelschlegel, Vera, actor.
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Stötzer, Werner, actor
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DEFA Film Library (Firm).
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Kanopy (Firm)
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