Since the reunification of Germany in 1990, German filmmakers have contributed to an explosion in cultural production that remembers and represents the many pasts of Germany. The German Film Series: Moving History considers how the reunified Germany is approaching its history and redefining German identity for the future.
The German Film Series: Moving History is part of the course Literatures of the World 4B: History and Memory in Germany.
Please RSVP for each event to iicastemp@ad.ucsd.edu.
The Lives of Others /
Das Leben der Anderen
Monday, April 14, 2008
6:00 - 9:00 PM
Social Sciences Building (SSB), Room 104
University of California, San Diego
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The series begins with the Academy award-winning film The Lives of Others / Das Leben der Anderen (dir. Florian Henkel von Donnersmarck), a dramatic film about surveillance and censorship by the East German secret police.
The film will be introduced by University of California, San Diego Professor Emeritus Cynthia Walk. |
The Unknown Soldier /
Der Unbekannte Soldat
Monday, May 5, 2008
6:00 - 8:30 PM
Social Sciences Building (SSB), Room 104
University of California, San Diego |
The second film is a new release titled The Unknown Soldier by Michael Verhoeven, director of the Academy award-nominated film The Nasty Girl. This documentary film exposes the involvement of "ordinary" German soldiers in the Nazi crimes against humanity.
The film will be introduced by San Diego State University Professor Lawrence Baron. |
Sonnenallee
Monday, May 19, 2008
6:00 - 8:30 PM
Social Sciences Building (SSB), Room 104
University of California, San Diego |
The final film of the series, Sonnenallee (dir. Leander Haußmann), represents Germany's Ostalgie (nostalgia for the East) in a comedy about teenagers in East Germany in the 1970s. This screening is a rare opportunity to see a film not available for wide US release.
The film will be introduced by University of California, San Diego Professor Patrick Patterson. (May 19) |
The German Film Series: Moving History is sponsored by European Studies at the Institute for International, Comparative, and Area Studies, the Judaic Studies Program, and the Department of Literature.
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