Märchenfilme, or fairytale films, were an important staple of the DEFA library. They were usually less susceptible to political interpretation, which made them palatable to Western audiences as well as the people of East Germany, which, in turn, meant money from the West. The Märchenfilme allowed the GDR to take advantage of the free market …
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Motoring Tales
Motoring Tales is the title translation used for this film by both the DEFA Library at UMass Amherst and Progress Film-Verleih in Germany. The actual title, Automärchen, works better in German. They could have just as easily called it Car Fables, or Auto Stories. If I were a lazy film critic/studio marketing wonk, I would …
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