This presentation examines the evolving themes in the films produced by the German Democratic Republic’s (GDR) film monopoly Deutsche Film-Aktiengesellschaft (DEFA) from its founding in 1946 through German Reunification in 1990. It analyzes ten films that span a variety of genres, including the ‘rubble films’ (Trümmerfilme), fairy tale films (Märchenfilme), and the GDR-American westerns (Indianerfilme). They are also reflective of the different periods of GDR politics in which they were made, such as the brief GDR ‘New Wave’, the banned films of the mid-1960’s, and the push for films addressing contemporary society (Gegenwartsfilme) after 1971. By examining the themes of these films, and how they were received by both the people of the GDR ...
Of the catalogue of feature films produced by the German Democratic Republic’s state-owned productio...
When the first and only Film Week of the German Democratic Republic (GDR) was held in New York City ...
W jaki sposób niemieccy twórcy filmowi dwóch pierwszych dziesięcioleci po zakończeniu II wojny świat...
This presentation examines the evolving themes in the films produced by the German Democratic Republ...
This dissertation covers the interrelationship between the ruling Socialist Unity Party of Germany (...
textThis dissertation focuses on film co-productions of the East German film studio DEFA (Deutsche F...
This dissertation provides insight how the former East German company DEFA lives on in contemporary...
Die kulturelle Atmosphäre in der DDR war stark von der Politik beeinflusst. Der Offizielleszene, wie...
This dissertation is a book-length investigation of race representation in three different East Germ...
This essay examines adaptations of the Grimms\u27 fairy tales by the East German Film Studio, die De...
© 2011 Emma L. ThomasIn May 1946, the Deutsche Film Aktiengesellschaft (DEFA) was charged with the s...
This thesis examines four films made during two key phases in East German film history in the mid-19...
When Germany surrendered in May 1945, cultural life found itself at a standstill. In the west, the A...
By the time the Berlin Wall collapsed, the cinema of the German Democratic Republic—to the extent it...
Die vorliegende Masterarbeit beschäftigt sich mit der Darstellung der Trümmerfrau in DEFA-Filmen und...
Of the catalogue of feature films produced by the German Democratic Republic’s state-owned productio...
When the first and only Film Week of the German Democratic Republic (GDR) was held in New York City ...
W jaki sposób niemieccy twórcy filmowi dwóch pierwszych dziesięcioleci po zakończeniu II wojny świat...
This presentation examines the evolving themes in the films produced by the German Democratic Republ...
This dissertation covers the interrelationship between the ruling Socialist Unity Party of Germany (...
textThis dissertation focuses on film co-productions of the East German film studio DEFA (Deutsche F...
This dissertation provides insight how the former East German company DEFA lives on in contemporary...
Die kulturelle Atmosphäre in der DDR war stark von der Politik beeinflusst. Der Offizielleszene, wie...
This dissertation is a book-length investigation of race representation in three different East Germ...
This essay examines adaptations of the Grimms\u27 fairy tales by the East German Film Studio, die De...
© 2011 Emma L. ThomasIn May 1946, the Deutsche Film Aktiengesellschaft (DEFA) was charged with the s...
This thesis examines four films made during two key phases in East German film history in the mid-19...
When Germany surrendered in May 1945, cultural life found itself at a standstill. In the west, the A...
By the time the Berlin Wall collapsed, the cinema of the German Democratic Republic—to the extent it...
Die vorliegende Masterarbeit beschäftigt sich mit der Darstellung der Trümmerfrau in DEFA-Filmen und...
Of the catalogue of feature films produced by the German Democratic Republic’s state-owned productio...
When the first and only Film Week of the German Democratic Republic (GDR) was held in New York City ...
W jaki sposób niemieccy twórcy filmowi dwóch pierwszych dziesięcioleci po zakończeniu II wojny świat...