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Filmsommerliches Trailer (1966)
18 February 1966
A feuilletonistic conversation with the movie audience about the question: How do you feel about going to the movies? In general - and especially in summer? What do people expect from movies these days and what criticism do they have on their minds? The interviewees are vacationers of all ages and tastes.
Die drei anderen Jahreszeiten Trailer (1980)
05 December 1980
Documentary film about the inhabitants of the village of Gager on the island of Rügen. The net and trap fishermen are a close-knit community and use the three seasons of fall, winter and spring to make ends meet for themselves and their families.
DDR-Magazin 1978/12 Trailer (1978)
01 January 1978
Rostock - GDR county on the Baltic. This county covering the northern part of the GDR is the welcoming destination of many people: holidaymakers, tourists, people on business trips and seamen.
Frauen von Ravensbrück Trailer (1968)
01 April 1968
East German documentary about the Ravensbrück concentration camp.
Barefoot and Without a Hat Trailer (1965)
01 April 1965
Summertime in Prerow at the Baltic Sea. A cheerful film with the spirit of the sixties.
Unima-Festival Trailer (1985)
12 April 1985
Around 1,500 people from more than forty countries met in Dresden for the 1984 congress of UNIMA, the Union Internationale de la Marionnette.
Nicht jeder findet sein Troja - Archäologen Trailer (1990)
02 January 1990
East German-Syrian co-production about archaeological excavations in Syria.
Väter der tausend Sonnen Trailer (1990)
12 January 1990
This documentary details the life of Klaus Fuchs who was a spy for the Soviet Union while working on nuclear research in the United States and Great Britain.
Erinnerungen - Zwei Frauen in Leipzig Trailer (1981)
04 August 1981
A GDR documentary from the 1980s. Sachsenplatz in modern Leipzig: Waltraut Kosetzka, 61, and 55-year-old Inge Arnold are among the women who helped to rebuild the destroyed city after the collapse of the Third Reich.
The World of Ghosts Trailer (1974)
04 January 1974
A six-minute DEFA short that montages lurid covers from West German sci-fi pulp—especially the Perry Rhodan series—over an electronic/musical collage (including “Glory, glory, hallelujah”) and a polemical voiceover.
Werkstatt Zukunft II Trailer (1976)
02 January 1976
People discuss their ideas of the future. In this 2nd episode of the film series, the problem of "beauty" in our current and future ideas is discussed.
Wieder in Wittstock Trailer (1976)
16 September 1976
The film follows on from "Mädchen in Wittstock", in which the director already portrayed young female workers at the VEB OTB (Obertrikotagenbetrieb) "Ernst Lück" in Wittstock an der Dosse.
Das Ohr und wir Trailer (1981)
12 June 1981
The documentary deals with the subject of "big city noise" in a humorous and satirical, but also serious way, using the example of East Berlin, whereby the main focus is on noise that disturbs peace and quiet, i.
Heimweh nach der Zukunft. Max Steenbeck erzählt Trailer (1967)
27 January 1967
Documentary on physicist Max Steenbeck
Neues in Wittstock Trailer (1992)
20 November 1992
Sixth Wittstock film. This Wittstock film, co-produced by the French broadcaster La Sept, begins in 1990.
The Time Is Now - Jetzt ist die Zeit Trailer (1987)
04 September 1987
A film on the subject of peace. The authors' discussion partners, who contribute their own reflections and assessments to the film, are the translator Georgia Peet, the toxicologist and chemist Prof.
Tango Dream Trailer (1985)
12 December 1985
Sitting at her typewriter, listening to tango music, she dreams. Buenos Aires and Montevideo are far away, a different world where, long ago, the tango came into being.
Erfurt - Gesichter eines Bezirkes Trailer (1987)
04 August 1987
Documentary film about the agricultural and industrial district in Thuringia. The focus is on the district town of Erfurt, with Gotha, Eisenach and Weimar as other towns worthy of mention and steeped in tradition.
Eine Sommerreise Trailer (1969)
25 July 1969
Documentary with beautiful black-and-white CinemaScope shots, which combined impressive scenes from a trip to the Ukraine with historical reminiscences.
Berlin ohnegleichen - Vom steinernen Anspruch auf ein Weltreich Trailer (1989)
15 December 1989
The architectural plans for Berlin from 1938 are used as an example to illustrate the fascist claim to power and its aesthetic effect.
Ami go home Trailer (1953)
20 February 1953
Actions in West Germany against the occupation statute and the general war treaties.
Gruß aus Libyen oder Grün ist eine schöne Farbe Trailer (1989)
03 March 1989
The film provides a reportage-like insight into the country of Libya and its social development. The focus is particularly on the "Green Revolution", i.
Neue Adresse: Thälmannpark Trailer (1987)
02 January 1987
Report on the forming of the new residential area Thälmannpark, beginning with the still working gasworks, up to inauguration of the monument of Thälmann.
Im Märzen die Bäuerin Trailer (1971)
20 November 1971
Documentary focuses on women farmers from the village of Worin. Even on International Women's Day, March 8, these women do not want to hand over responsibility for their animals to the men.
Manchmal möchte man fliegen Trailer (1981)
22 November 1981
Documentary about a youth work brigade working on the construction of a tower block in Berlin-Marzahn
Katrin Trailer (1986)
01 January 1986
The first part of the “Maxhütte Cycle”, featuring six scenes from the control room of the old rolling mill at Maxhütte-Unterwellenborn.
Drei Tage im Sattel Trailer (1982)
04 February 1982
Documentary film about a group of cyclists who organized themselves in 1978 in the “BSG Turbine Potsdam.
Das Pflugwesen - es entwickelt sich Trailer (1987)
15 October 1987
Film about the training and plowing championships of the socialist countries in Hungary. The title alludes to the popular record "Lyrik, Jazz & Prosa", which was later discontinued and on which Manfred Krug reads the Soschtschenko satire "Die Kuh im Propeller", which makes fun of "Flugwesen" in the Soviet Union as a sign of modernization in the countryside too.
Reparaturbrigade Zementwerk Trailer (1979)
07 September 1979
A documentary crew follows the December 1978 “big repair” at the Bernburg (Saale) cement works, normally shut only for maintenance, where management has cut the planned 16-day turnaround to 14, with a 15 000 M bonus (rising to 20 000 M if finished a day early).
Achtung, Kinder! Trailer (1983)
01 January 1983
Experiments and interviews are used in order to illustrate the special duties of care when raising children with regard to their behavior in road traffic.
Geschichte einer Straße Trailer (1954)
27 August 1954
Deocumentary reports on the old Frankfurter Allee, renamed "Stalinallee" in a festive ceremony on December 21, 1949 to mark the 70th anniversary of Stalin's birth.
Man and Woman Intimate Trailer (1984)
01 January 1984
A married couple looks for answers to their sexual problems. Leading GDR sexologist Dr. Siegfried Schnabl gives advice.
Für Angela Trailer (1972)
23 February 1972
Angela Davis visited the GDR in late summer 1972. For months, people all over the world had fought for her release.
Auf den Spuren von GutsMuths Trailer (1989)
03 March 1989
Johann Friedrich GutsMuths (1759-1839) was an educator and co-founder of gymnastics. He developed an entire system of gymnastic exercises for young people and summarized it in the book "Gymnastics for Young People" as a kind of instruction book.
Die andere Liebe Trailer (1989)
17 February 1989
The only documentary ever made by DEFA on the topic of homosexuality was this public education film commissioned by the Hygiene Museum Dresden and produced in cooperation with East German gay and lesbian activists.
Begegnung mit Gojko Trailer (1973)
01 December 1973
Documentary about the "chief Indian" of DEFA, the actor Gojko Mitić. The popular actor talks about his life.
Kinder von Nordost Trailer (1981)
06 February 1981
In 1930, workers and their children founded a club on Helmholtzplatz in Berlin. A store was rented and converted, giving the children a home where they could hang out during the day and pursue their interests.
Ich war ja auch wer - Chefkoch Hermann Reußner, Jahrgang 1891, erzählt aus seinem Leben Trailer (1983)
15 April 1983
A life story from a bygone era. In a retirement home, the 90-year-old Hermann Reußner tells his story.
Verzeiht, daß ich ein Mensch bin Trailer (1988)
19 December 1988
At the end of the 1980s, a film team is about to visit Lukas Wolf, Friedrich Wolf's eldest son, who lives in the state of New York, USA.
Schpergsche Lichtmess - ein Männerfest Trailer (1990)
26 January 1990
The Candlemas Festival in Spergau in the district of Halle, one of the few examples of a traditional custom that is still largely true to the original.
Feierabend Trailer (1964)
12 February 1964
The enjoyment of life between the construction site and the caravans is not as cultured, as the officially ordered leisure time was supposed to be.
Mit Paula in die Stadt Trailer (1987)
25 May 1987
A GDR documentary from 1987 that shows the lives of commuters from the districts of Marzahn, Hohenschönhausen and Hellersdorf.
Albrecht Dürer 1471 - 1528 Trailer (1971)
03 September 1971
Documentary about Albrecht Dürer to mark the 500th anniversary of his birth. The film presents a panorama of the German Renaissance, in which Dürer's life and work are integrated in the context of the development of science and technology, the apocalypse of the Peasants' War and the dawn of the modern era.
Werkstatt Zukunft I Trailer (1975)
05 November 1975
Questions about ideas about the future are usually only answered in very general terms. In the "Workshop Future", everyday people have the opportunity to communicate their ideas and wishes through pictures.
Die Älteste - Vermächtnis einer 108-Jährigen Trailer (1987)
25 September 1987
A report on the oldest citizen of the GDR at the time, Emma Wagner from Gotha.
Palucca Trailer (1972)
09 January 1972
Palucca follows the legendary Dresden dancer and dance teacher Gret Palucca (1902–1993) as she introduces her students to dance as an art form.
The Laugh Shall Not Stick in Your Throats Trailer (1972)
01 January 1972
Entertainment in the GDR is the subject of this film, a wide field with many critical but also successful aspects.
Die Fensterputzerserenade Trailer (1960)
01 November 1960
Documentary reports on everyday life in a big city, focusing on the window cleaners of Berlin. The narrator loosens up the shots of the window cleaners with amusing word capers, and the lively music complements the intercut scenes.
Kurt - You Shall Laugh Trailer (1992)
06 May 1992
Kurt Wans(z)ki has spent his life in psychatric clinics. He is diagnosed as: retarded to the level of early childhood, incapable of learning.
Werkstatt Zukunft III Trailer (1977)
02 January 1977
People discuss their ideas about the future. In the 3rd episode of the film series, the problems of money in the past and our future ideas about it are discussed.
Walter Hunger - A German Résumé Trailer (1991)
01 January 1991
Portrait of the industrialist Walter Hunger from Frankenberg in Saxony. He left the German Democratic Republic in 1958 with his family and closest colleagues to build up one the most significant hydraulics enterprises in the Federal Republic of Germany.
Das Haus hinter dem Kupfergraben Trailer (1988)
31 December 1988
The documentary portrays the art historian Wilhelm von Bode as a realistic visionary.
Der Zirkus kommt Trailer (1986)
29 August 1986
The film follows Circus Hein for a few days. Sandra, Benjamin, Enrico and Jessica are in the circus ring with their parents as clowns and acrobats.
Shanty ... oder Schwierigkeiten mit der Jugendmode Trailer (1990)
20 April 1990
Documentary short about fashion for young people in the GDR, filmed in 1989.
Tuba wa duo Trailer (1989)
02 January 1989
Two men sit on the top of a roof, playing the tuba. They continually call out absurd messages making fun of official solutions and of their own slogans.