THEME EXPLORATION

East German film

12 films · 1 director

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Deutschland im Herbst
Deutschland im Herbst
1978 · Alexander Kluge
Annual Award, German Democratic Republic Filmmakers Award
Annual Award, German Democratic Republic Filmmakers Award
1990 · Zhang Yimou
Kings of the Road
Kings of the Road
1976 · Wim Wenders
Escape from East Berlin
Escape from East Berlin
1962 · Robert Siodmak
Miroirs No. 3
Miroirs No. 3
2025 · Christian Petzold
Akt
Akt
1961 · Jerzy Skolimowski
Die Jagd nach dem Gluck
Die Jagd nach dem Gluck
1930 · Jean Renoir
Hearts of the World
Hearts of the World
1918 · D.W. Griffith
Jimmy Carter Man from Plains
Jimmy Carter Man from Plains
2007 · Jonathan Demme
Jack
Jack
1916 · Frank Borzage
Little Buddha
Little Buddha
1993 · Bernardo Bertolucci
The Ambassador
The Ambassador
1985 · J. Lee Thompson
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Rainer Werner Fassbinder West Germany

Though from West Germany, Fassbinder's films profoundly critiqued German division and identity, directly engaging with East-West tensions that defined the era.