Early West German Cinema 1946-1959
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- DirectorHelmut WeissStarsGustav FröhlichMady RahlIngeborg von KusserowPeter's fiancee Maria is chronically lying and hides her little affairs. To change this, Peter bets that he is going to tell everyone the truth for 24 hours. The consequences are catastrophic.erster deutscher Film in den westdeutschen Besatzungszonen (mit britischer Lizenz)
- DirectorJosef von BákyStarsHans AlbersPaul Edwin RothLotte Kocherster deutscher Film in der amerikanischen Zone
- DirectorHelmut KäutnerStarsGert SchäferErich SchellowWinnie MarkusA car tells its story and the story of its seven owners during the years of the Third Reich in Nazi Germany.erster deutscher Film, der in der britischen Zone produziert wurde
- DirectorHarald BraunStarsHildegard KnefWinnie MarkusSybille SchmitzA group of people gathers back in the post-war ruins of a luxurious Munich hotel they inhabited at one point or another years before; each trying to cope with the tragic consequences of the war and their own actions.erster deutscher Film, der in der amerikanischen Zone produziert wurde
- DirectorRobert A. StemmleStarsGert FröbeTatjana SaisUte SielischAfter he has luckily survived the war, Otto tries to build up his new life in the remains of Berlin.
- DirectorRoberto RosselliniStarsEdmund MoeschkeErnst PittschauIngetraud HinzeA young German boy faces the problems of the tough life in the immediate post-WWII Berlin.
- DirectorHans DeppeStarsPaul HörbigerSonja ZiemannRudolf PrackThe painter Hans Hauser falls head over heels in love with the "Black Forest girl" Bärbele Riederle. He travels to her home village and soon the two realize that they are made for each other.Bund zu Heimat droht zu Brechen. Heimat wird das Zentrum kommunaler Zelebration von Tradition, Erneuerung und Optimismus
- DirectorHans DeppeStarsHans StüweSonja ZiemannOtto GebührThe former landowner Lüder Lüdersen had to flee East Prussia because of the war and is now working as an administrator for his cousin in Lüneburg.Deutsche Flüchtlinge als wahre Opfer des Kriegs. Bund zu Heimat droht zu brechen. Alte Männlichkeit wird überwunden und neues westdeutscher Mann gezeigt.
- DirectorHans WolffStarsSonja ZiemannHans StüwePaul KlingerWhen Inge slowly falls for shy gas station owner Kurt, her fiancée Robert, from whom Inge has not heard in months, suddenly appears. Whom will she choose? What connection is there between Kurt and Robert? And what secret is Inge's third, silent admirer Georg Straaten keeping?Bund zu Heimat droht zu brechen. Starke Frauenfigur. Alte Männerfigur wird überwunden.
- DirectorPeter LorreStarsPeter LorreKarl JohnHelmuth RudolphGerman scientist murders his fiancée during World War II when he learns that she has been selling the results of his secret research to the enemy.
- DirectorWilli ForstStarsHildegard KnefGustav FröhlichÄnne BruckMarina passes from a dysfunctional family to love with an unsuccessful artist. But he is going blind due to a brain tumor.
- DirectorHans H. KönigStarsRuth NiehausHermann SchombergArmin DahlenIn a small German village in the middle of large moors, there is an old legend of a young woman having sunk in the wetland after being raped by a Swedish intruder of the Thirty Years' war. Now young Dorothee, falling in love with the architect Ludwig, is harassed by an obnoxious, rich farmer Eschmann. The brutal man is ready to do anything to get the maiden. The history is repeating itself, as Eschmann follows Dorothee to the moors after his crime.Remake
- DirectorPeter PewasStarsHarald MareschFrances MartinChristian DoermerA sex craved serial murderer prowls the German autobahn while an inspector hunts him down.
- DirectorFrantisek CápStarsGordon HowardIrina GardenKurt MeiselBerlin shortly after World War II. An American lawyer is looking for the missing heir to a large fortune in the bombed-out city. He accidentally gets in the way of an unscrupulous counterfeiting gang and has to fear for his life.erste Phase des Krimifilms 50-52: Fälscher, Schmuggler, einzelne Kommissare
Einflüsse des Film-Noir,
Helden- und Schurkenfiguren interessant und sympathisch dargestellt.
Verwebung von Unterhaltung und Gesellschaftsreflexion.
Durchgängiges Modernitätsmotiv in der Inszenierung der Gerätewelt.
Dokumentarisch wirkendes Beobachtungskino.
Besonderheit hier: Trümmer werden gezeigt, sonst eher intaktes Stadtbild im Sinne des Neuanfangs. - DirectorVictor TrivasStarsHorst FrankKarin KernkeHelmut SchmidA scientist invents a serum that keeps a dog's head alive after its body dies.zweite Phase des Kriminalfilms: Mörder, Monster und bundesdeutsche Gegenwart 57-63
Hier: Spektakelkrimi (ab 59) - DirectorBernhard WickiStarsVolker BohnetFritz WepperMichael HinzIn 1945, Germany is being overrun, and nobody is left to fight but teenagers.Anti-Kriegsfilm. Vergangenheitsbewältigung. Antwort auf Wiederbewaffnung der Bundeswehr
- DirectorAlfred WeidenmannStarsO.E. HasseBarbara RüttingAdrian HovenBrief biopic of Wilhelm Canaris, army intelligence (Abwehr) chief of Nazi Germany from 1935 to 1944.
- DirectorHelmut KäutnerStarsCurd JürgensViktor de KowaKarl JohnDuring WW2, German general Harry Harras is a test pilot and chief engineer for the Luftwaffe but his contempt for the Nazis and sabotage at the aircraft plant land him in hot water with the Gestapo.
- DirectorGeorg Wilhelm PabstStarsBernhard WickiKarl Ludwig DiehlCarl WeryA dramatic reconstruction of the July 1944 attempt by German Army Officers to assassinate Hitler with a bomb and end the war before Germany was totally destroyed.
- DirectorGeorg TresslerStarsHorst BuchholzKarin BaalChristian Doermer"Think of a law, they've broken it. Think of a crime, they've committed it." A tense, tough story of teenage gangs committing acts of robbery, violence, and murder. The leader of the gang finds himself torn between his own brother and his sleazyu, (but very good looking) girlfriend. 35mm.Protest der Kindergeneration. Jugendprotest entlarvt sich als verdeckter Wunsch nach Teilhabe am Wirtschaftswunder. Restauration konservativer Familien-Ideologie und Moral
- DirectorVeit HarlanStarsPaula WesselyPaul DahlkeHans NielsenKlaus is a young man in post-war Berlin. He is drawn to his friend Manfred and, under the encouragement of their acquaintance, Dr. Winkler, explore the underground world of gay clubs and electronic music. His family begins to learn of his other life and do everything they can to set him straight.
- DirectorRolf ThieleStarsNadja TillerPeter van EyckCarl RaddatzWest Germany in '50s is becoming an economic superpower. In such climate, Rosemarie is just one of many enterpreneurs who wants her piece of new fortune. She uses her charms to bring members of West German industrial elite to her bed. There she finds business secrets and later sells them to French competition. However, when scandal errupts, Rosemarie would find that she can't beat the system.Ihre Geschichte als Beispiel der Scheinheiligkeit/ Doppelmoral in Bezug auf eine Gesellschaft die Männer für unmoralisches Verhalten belohnt und Frauen dafür bestraft.
Wirtschaftswunder mitangetrieben von Wiederbewaffnung, eskalierendem kalten Krieg
Kommodifizierung ihres weiblichen Körpers, um am Wirtschaftswunder teilzuhaben
-> Rosemarie bleibt Opfer der patriarchalischen Unterdrückung
Kritik an ökonomischem Opportunismus der Klassengrenzen überwindet.
Konsumerismus als zentrales Problem, das Korruption und Unterdrückung zu verstecken versucht.
Ton als primärer Ort der Artikulation der kritischen Aussagen. #Verfremdungseffekt - DirectorKurt HoffmannStarsJohanna von KoczianHansjörg FelmyWera FrydtbergThe movie explains Germany from 1913 until 1955 by example of two contrary characters: The idealistic journalist Hans (H.-J. Felmy) loses his work during the Third Reich, whereas opportunist Bruno (R. Graf) makes career to himself in the NSDAP party. After World War II ended, Bruno manages to be indispensable to the US administration and becomes a successful and well respected businessman, despite his Nazi-past. At the same time, Hans tries to earn a living on the countryside. But one day a time will come when both men will meet again.Selbst-Inklusion zur Wirtschaftswundergesellschaft. innerliche Kontinuität alter Wertordnungen von Gut (geradlinige Opfermoral, innerlicher Zusammenhalt der Familie) und Böse (geradlinige Tätermoral, äußerlicher Zusammenhalt der Kameradschaft)
- DirectorErich EngelsStarsHeinz ErhardtMaria PerschyErik SchumannEberhard Dobermann is a widower and a policeman who loves to control the roads and let people pay fines. Even with his neighbour and friend Jutta Schmalbach he has no pity. Thus he cannot understand why his daughter Karin just falls in love with a racing pilot called Walter. But it gets even worse when Eberhard wins a VW-Kaefer at the annual police party. So he has to learn to drive and thus even brings his teacher close to a heart attack.Selbst-Exklusion aus Wirtschaftswundergesellschaft
temporäre Flucht wird funktionalisiert für moderaten Wandel
Lernprozess: Ausgleich von Tradition und Moderne
Ablenkender Scheinkonflikt. Restauration konservativer Familien-Ideologie und Moral - DirectorFrank WisbarStarsHorst BuchholzMartin HeldMaria PerschyIn Berlin, when the journalist Greg Bachmann is released from prison six months before the end of his sentence, there is a driver named Jupp waiting for him.