The Rise And Fall of the Wall – The Cinema of East Germany
Being 18 Is Not Enough
Es genügt nicht 18 zu sein
Kurt Tetzlaff
1964 • German Democratic Republic • 22’
The seven members of a youth work crew in a petroleum producing district of Mecklenburg talk about the rigours of work and life in the dreary countryside. They don’t talk about “building Socialism”, but they do practice the twist. One of them is promoted to shift supervisor; another one becomes a father. The film was banned in early 1966 for “disparaging the working class”. It was shown after it had been re-edited and three minutes were cut. This is the original version.
Screened with
24-10-2019
18:30 • DDR • 94’
Cinemateca 18:30 • DDR • 94’
Sala Luís de Pina
18-10-2019
15:30 • DDR • 94’
Cinemateca 15:30 • DDR • 94’
Sala M. Félix Ribeiro