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East German Cinema Blog

A Blog About the Films of East Germany

Category: Erwin Geschonneck

Snow White

As discussed elsewhere on this blog, fairytale films were the closest thing to a cash cow the East German film industry had to offer. Beloved by East…… Read more “Snow White”

June 2, 2018August 9, 2018 by Jim Morton

Berlin Around the Corner

In the mid-fifties, director Gerhard Klein and screenwriter Wolfgang Kohlhaase made a trio of films about life in Berlin. The films were inventive, daring, and popular. Both…… Read more “Berlin Around the Corner”

July 25, 2017August 28, 2018 by Jim Morton

Alarm at the Circus

In 1954, a young director named Gerhard Klein teamed up with an even younger screenwriter named Wolfgang Kohlhaase, and the world of East German cinema would never…… Read more “Alarm at the Circus”

June 7, 2015June 8, 2015 by Jim Morton

The Invincibles

The Invincibles (Die Unbesiegbaren) was originally intended as the second of three films. The first was to chronicle the introduction of the Communist Manifesto, and the last…… Read more “The Invincibles”

May 22, 2015February 11, 2017 by Jim Morton

Like Father, Like Son

Since the early days of cinema, there have been sequels. Thomas Dixon Jr.—the man who wrote the book upon which The Birth of a Nation was based—attempted…… Read more “Like Father, Like Son”

January 10, 2014February 18, 2017 by Jim Morton

A Lively Christmas Eve

There is something in human nature that requires a Winter Solstice celebration. It doesn’t matter if you are a Christian, an atheist, a pagan, or a Jew,…… Read more “A Lively Christmas Eve”

December 22, 2013February 18, 2017 by Jim Morton
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