DDR KINO 1989
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- DirectorDieter SchumannStarsRitchie BartonTamara DanzAndré GensickeDocuments important parts of the East German rock music scene of the late 1980s, from well-established bands like Silly, to underground rock bands like Feeling B. This road movie features young people using music to express their take on life, opposition to their parents' generation and opinions on the social and political climate in East Germany. It includes clips from concerts and interviews with fans and members of various bands, such as Feeling B's Christian Lorenz and Paul Landers, now members of Rammstein. This documentary, shot in 35mm, played to over one million viewers in sold-out theaters in East Germany. Audiences were drawn not only to see their favorite bands on the screen; they were also surprised that this film made it past the censors.
- DirectorKurt Casper
- DirectorWalter HeynowskiGerhard ScheumannStarsWalter KrügerWalter DrägerJosef DietrichSS officer Walter Krüger talks about his career. Now he is Secretary of the "Kamerad-schaftsverband I. Panzerkorps der ehemaligen Waffen-SS e.V." (Fellowship of Former Soldiers of Waffen SS 1st Tank Corps). During the interview it shows that Krüger still considers himself and his like-minded fellows to be the elite of the nation.
- DirectorHelke MisselwitzStarsErika BanhardtHermann BusseMargarete BusseBefore GDR collapsed, Misselwitz interviewed diverse East German women who candidly reveal personal and professional stories, frustrations, hopes, aspirations to record a changing society against a backdrop of architecture and landscapes.
- DirectorGitta Nickel
- DirectorRóza Berger-FiedlerStarsHenry SchmidtLothar FranzElise KarlowaA 74-year-old man is standing in front of the Dresden district court. After more than forty years, the former highly decorated SS man was brought to the scene of his crimes. The process is the cinematic framework in which the background and mechanisms of the social system of nationalism are revealed by retracing the social development of this SS man.
- DirectorPeter Voigt
- DirectorRoland SteinerStarsRoland SteinerStefan HeymChrista WolfOur Children is a documentary about different youth groups found in the GDR, particularly the young anti-Fascist group. Different young people are interviewed about their coming to terms with their history, country and society. Christa Wolf and Stefan Heym are among those interviewed.
- DirectorGünter RätzStarsGerd GrasseHenry HübchenDieter Wien
- DirectorFrank BeyerStarsGötz GeorgeRolf HoppeOtto SanderMassive robbery from the safe of German railways set in 1946
- DirectorKonrad PetzoldStarsDana MorávkováAlexander HöchstEberhard MelliesPrincess Aurinia goes with her maid Lisa to the castle of King Ewald, his son Ivo, to whom she is promised as a wife. On the way, Lisa forces the princess into a role reversal, her secret plan is that she herself wants to be queen.
- DirectorBodo FürneisenStarsTom PaulsMichael LuckeJoachim Nimtz
- DirectorMichael GwisdekStarsHermann BeyerCorinna HarfouchUwe KockischIn the fall of 1793, the essayist and naturalist Georg Forster meets his estranged wife, Therese, and her lover Ferdinand Huber. Over the course of three days and nights, and in the shadow of the revolutionary events in Paris, a private melodrama takes place in Travers, Switzerland. Shown at the 1989 Cannes Film Festival.
- DirectorHerrmann ZschocheStarsAnja KlingMarc LuboschHeike KroneSusanne (17) and Robert (18) want to get married, but because Susanne is still under-aged, she needs parental permission. With twin babies and tight finances, the newlyweds soon feel overwhelmed, and dealing with everything makes them forget the love that originally brought them together.
- DirectorHannelore UnterbergStarsStefan SaborowskiKurt BöweUlrich AnschützA creature bearing the ominous name "Mishap" is hot in pursuit of an unfortunate lumberjack and eventually decides to live with him. It soon gets bored, however, and asks the lumberjack to hand it over to the rich merchant Habermoos. Habermoos manages to sell Mishap to the king, although he is being attacked by robbers. The king is bankrupt and threatened with war by other countries. Young Michael has to go to war for the king. The creature tries to secretly join him. When Michael gets hold of the situation, he manages to get rid of Mishap once and for all. After all, he has more important things to do. At the last moment, he prevents his girlfriend Kathrin from getting married to the pompous merchant Habermoos.
- DirectorRainer SimonStarsJan Josef LiefersMonika LennartzGötz SchubertIn 1802, Alexandre De Humbolt and Aimé Bonpland stayed in Ecuador to study the topography of the country. Their goal is to climb the Chimborazo volcano, reaching 6,267 meters and considered at the time as the highest peak in the world.
- DirectorErwin StrankaStarsGötz SchubertMatthias WienSimone ThomallaThe two computer specialists Frank and Kamminke are not the type of citizens the party likes. Thus they are sent to the landscape where they still find enough stuff to do: They repair the software of a western type factory which is currently not working.
- DirectorHeiner CarowStarsMatthias FreihofDagmar ManzelDirk KummerA young teacher in East Berlin struggles with accepting his homosexuality.
- DirectorRainer BehrendStarsWerner DisselAndré HennickeGerhard HähndelSailor Felix Striebel visits the fresh grave of "Mother Magdalena" during his vacation. This brings back memories of his childhood: the Magdalena tree was an oak named after the community Magda, and stood as a symbol of stability and security. She had saved his life when a bulldozer tried to run him over. She was the soul of the place, accepted everyone else, and missed out on something for herself. For a short time, Felix lived with her while his mother, Rosie, an alcoholic, lay in the hospital. At the time, the painter Ramboll, sho had left the city in a depressive state, was also in the area. A love relationship grew between him and Magda, and when Felix lived there, she almost experienced domestic happiness. When Rosie left the hospital, however, she took Felix back in with her. She didn't go with Ramboll, either, who wanted to return to the city, as she expected he had needed her only to find himself again. The only thing remaining is the tree, which will remember Magda forever.
- DirectorVladimir PriftiStarsViktor ZhustiRobert NdrenikaXhevdet FerriStory that takes place in the late stages of the communist regime in Albania. The protagonist (Llano played by Viktor Zhusti) is a guy from the village who has risen to power in the capital. The movie shows a portion of his life in his 30's. His relationships with his family, his fiancé, his friends and his work. Its a story of a person rising too fast and not being able to consolidate his position.
- DirectorSpartak PecaniStarsKastriot CollakuLiza HajatiLuiza HajatiAfter her husband death, Silvi begins her life with sorrow and new innovations by having an affair with a chief economist without knowing his dark truth.
- DirectorBrian Trenchard-SmithStarsDavid ArgueJohn LeyNicole KidmanA trio of teen BMX enthusiasts become entangled with a group of bank robbers after discovering their cache of walkie-talkies.