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Berlin is in Germany
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1 edition published in 2003 in German and held by 59 libraries worldwide Imprisoned during the East German regime in Brandenburg, Martin Schulz, a former East German citizen, attempts to adjust to life in unified Berlin. He meets old friends and his wife who now lives with his son, whom he has never met, and another man.
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1 edition published in 2003 in German and held by 48 libraries worldwide Imprisoned during the East German regime in Brandenburg, Martin Schulz, a former East German citizen, attempts to adjust to life in unified Berlin. He meets old friends and his wife who now lives with his son, whom he has never met, and another man.
Nachrichten aus der ideologischen Antike Marx - Eisenstein - Das Kapital
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2 editions published in 2008 in German and held by 46 libraries worldwide Kluge implements Sergei Eisenstein's 1920s plan to make a film of Karl Marx's "Das Kapital" through a set of collage, drama, and documentary techniques. Includes commentaries by writers including Boris Groys, Dietmar Dath, Hans Magnus Enzensberger, Peter Sloterdijk, Dietmar Dath or Sophie Rois with clips of everyday life and reenactments starring Helge Schneider.
Berlin Babylon
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2 editions published between 2002 and 2003 in German and held by 34 libraries worldwide Presented as the opening film of the 2001 Internationalen Filmfestspielen Berlin, this documentary shows the razing of structures damaged during wartime and explains the planning, design, and building of the new city center including the German Historical Museum, Potsdamer Platz, the Jewish Museum, Lehrter Central Station, the Reichstag Dome, and the Academy of Arts. Conversations with architects, politicians, city planners, and construction workers give a detailed definition of the entire scope of the project.
Der geteilte Himmel
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2 editions published in 2009 in German and held by 28 libraries worldwide A woman in a big East German town suffers from injustice and suspicion when her fiancé runs away to the West, but is redeemed by an old and wise Party member.
2 oder 3 Dinge, die ich von ihm weiß
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1 edition published in 2005 in German and held by 27 libraries worldwide "Family drama and historical truth collide in this film about the painful legacy cast by Hanns Ludin, a prominent Nazi executed for war crimes in 1947. In this astonishing documentary, Hanns Ludin's son, filmmaker Malte Ludin, breaks sixty years of silence and repression, investigating his father's dark deeds and interviewing his still-denying sisters. The film is an intimate look at the descendants of a Nazi perpetrator, most of whom refuse to accept the history of their family and of Nazi Germany more generally" -- National Center for Jewish Film.
Jahrestage aus dem Leben von Gesine Cresspahl
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1 edition published in 2004 in German and held by 19 libraries worldwide Tells the story of Gesine Cresspahl, who lives in New York as an emigrant from East Germany. Through the eyes of her eleven years old daughter and through articles and headlines from the NY Times we can follow the life in NY. Asked by her daughter, Gesine tells the story of her life beginning just before World War Two until 1967/1968. During the Kristalnacht, her mother kills herself. Her father spies for the British Army. After the war, the East German secret police (Stasi) put pressure on Gesine and her boyfriend to carry our certain orders they didn't want to. Eventually, she flees to West Germany and then to the US.
Dealer
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3 editions published between 1998 and 2005 in German and held by 18 libraries worldwide Can is a small-time drug dealer in a Turkish "guest worker" community in Berlin. He is not happy with his situation, constantly trying to reconcile the irreconcilable elements in his life: drugs, family, street violence and love. When his boss Hakan promises to make him a bar manager, his hopes are raised, but then Hakan is killed and Can is eventually arrested and condemned to four years in prison.
Ich bin keiner von uns Filme, Porträts, Interviews
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1 edition published in 2009 in German and held by 17 libraries worldwide Television programs and films which are associated with Hans Magnus Enzensberger, either as a creator or as a subject.
Europäische Visionen 25 Regisseure. 25 Filme
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1 edition published in 2004 in Multiple languages and held by 17 libraries worldwide A collection of 25 short films directed by notable European filmmakers.
Aprilkinder
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2 editions published in 1998 in Kurdish and held by 15 libraries worldwide The story of a Kurdish family in Hamburg. The brothers Cem and Mehmet live with their sister Dilan and their immigrant parents in Germany. Mehmet drifts off into the world of crime while Cem works in a meat factory and falls in love with a German prostitute before obeying his father's will and marrying a relative from his faraway Kurdish village. The "Aprilchildren" are the descendants of a generation torn between two worlds: they have lost their former native country, its traditions and its values, but are still alienated in their new country.
Harun Farocki filme, 1967-2005
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1 edition published in 2009 in German and held by 14 libraries worldwide Compilation of twenty documentary films by German director and artist Harun Farocki.
Jugend ohne Gott
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1 edition published in 2008 in German and held by 14 libraries worldwide A teacher in a fascist state is drawn into an investigation of the murder of one of his students.
Kleine Freiheit Küçük özgürlük
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1 edition published in 2005 in German and held by 12 libraries worldwide Baran is a young Kurd living illegally in Hamburg after his asylum application is rejected. He meets seventeen-year old Chernor, also an illegal and stateless immigrant. The two become friends, struggling to survive in Altona, the immigrant neighborhood which is also home to the Reeperbahn red light district.
Signers Koffer unterwegs mit Roman Signer
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1 edition published in 2003 in German and held by 10 libraries worldwide In this road movie across Europe, artist Roman Signer determines the route following the scenery's magically charged contours. The movie is also a journey through state of mind; a tightrope walk between fun and melancholy with danger, sudden crashes and abrupt changes of mood along the cinematic journey.
Die Gefangene : nach Motiven von Marcel Proust
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1 edition published in 2000 in French and held by 9 libraries worldwide
Früchte des Vertrauens [Finanzkrise, Adam Smith, Keynes, Marx und wir selbst : Auf was kann man sich verlassen
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1 edition published in 2009 in German and held by 8 libraries worldwide
Komm, süsser Tod
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1 edition published in 2000 in German and held by 8 libraries worldwide Thrown off the police force, former detective Brenner works as an ambulance driver in Vienna. He and the other drivers try to outwit another ambulance service to get more business. When a favorite nurse is brutally murdered, Brenner and others set out to track down the killer.
Reverend Billy & the Church of Stop Shopping
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1 edition published in 2002 in English and held by 8 libraries worldwide Reverend Billy, a.k.a. Bill Talen, actor/performance artist and leading figure in the anti-globalization movement gathered in Manhattan in a protest against Corporate Greed and chain stores like Starbucks, Disney and the New York Construction site at the Edgar Allan Poe House.
Lebensläufe 1980 ein Film
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14 editions published in 2010 in German and held by 3 libraries worldwide In a project begun three years before Michael Apted's "7 Up" films began, the documentary set, of which this disc is part, follows 18 residents (born from 1953 to 1955) of the rural town of Golzow in the Oderbruch region of Brandenburg between Germany and Poland. The film series captures each person starting from the age of six, dealing with the personal situations of the characters and filming them in dramatic situations. The videos collectively convey a social panorama over time, and reveal some universal truths about growing older, as well as give a deep view into the history of the GDR and of the reunification process with West Germany. The filming of the series took place intermittently between 1961 and 2007. more
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