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A Blog About the Films of East Germany

Category: Teenagers

Damn It, I’m Grown Up

Growing up is always painful, no matter where you’re from. There’s a point in life when you have to face the music, recognize you’re no longer a…… Read more “Damn It, I’m Grown Up”

September 12, 2020September 12, 2020 by Jim Morton

Just Married

Director Herrmann Zschoche takes an unromanticized look at young love in this follow up to his highly romantic Seven Freckles. Not all romances have storybook endings…. In…… Read more “Just Married”

August 16, 2020August 16, 2020 by Jim Morton

What Should I Watch?

A guide to what to watch while your stuck at home during the pandemic. Here are a few you East German films with English subtitles that are…… Read more “What Should I Watch?”

March 12, 2020March 28, 2020 by Jim Morton

Do You Know Urban?

In Do You Know Urban? (Kennen Sie Urban?) a man’s search for a man named “Urban” takes his life in an entirely new direction. While recuperating in…… Read more “Do You Know Urban?”

February 9, 2020February 9, 2020 by Jim Morton

A Girl of 16½

A popular wall poster for the young people who opposed the Vietnam War read: “War is unhealthy for children and other living things.” After World War II,…… Read more “A Girl of 16½”

October 13, 2019October 13, 2019 by Jim Morton

5+1 Films That Look Back at the GDR

My next article on the East Germany Cinema Blog is going to take at least another week of work, so, in the meantime, here’s a listicle to…… Read more “5+1 Films That Look Back at the GDR”

August 25, 2019August 25, 2019 by Jim Morton

When Martin was Fourteen

When Martin Was Fourteen (Als Martin vierzehn war) is the story of a teenage boy who finds himself in the middle of the fighting that followed the…… Read more “When Martin was Fourteen”

May 19, 2019May 19, 2019 by Jim Morton

whisper & SHOUT

For anyone whose preconceptions about life in East Germany is informed by what was taught in American schools, whisper & SHOUT (flüstern & SCHREIEN) is the film…… Read more “whisper & SHOUT”

August 11, 2018August 11, 2018 by Jim Morton

Jana and Jan

With the notable exception of horror movies, the East German film industry (that is to say, DEFA) made films of nearly every genre from westerns to science…… Read more “Jana and Jan”

November 23, 2017December 9, 2017 by Jim Morton

Next Year at Lake Balaton

Road movies are common enough to warrant their own category. Whether the characters in a film are trying to get from point A to point B (The…… Read more “Next Year at Lake Balaton”

October 22, 2017December 9, 2017 by Jim Morton

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