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East German Cinema Blog

A Blog About the Films of East Germany

Category: Erich Honecker

The 11th Plenum

NOTE: Readers of this blog may have noticed how often the term “11th Plenum” crops up in these film reviews. Although I define the term in the…… Read more “The 11th Plenum”

August 24, 2013July 31, 2016 by Jim Morton

The Dove on the Roof

In the early 1970s, the East German authorities made yet another U-turn in their attitude toward the arts. Honecker had replaced Ulbricht as the General Secretary, and…… Read more “The Dove on the Roof”

December 14, 2011February 17, 2017 by Jim Morton

Her Third

For all of the problems inherent in East Germany’s political system, one area where the east decidedly surpassed the west was in its attitude toward women in…… Read more “Her Third”

January 11, 2011February 11, 2017 by Jim Morton
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