The Rise And Fall of the Wall – The Cinema of East Germany
Unity SPD-KPD
Einheit SPD-KPD
Kurt Maetzig
1946 • Germany • 20’
This film presents the post-war political climate of the time through an effective combination of film, text, and music. Marches, demonstrations and conventions are held in various cities by the Social Democrats and the Communist Party in preparation for the upcoming convention of the new Socialist Unity Party. This first DEFA documentary, which premiered on May 1, 1946, was simultaneously Kurt Maetzig’s directorial debut.
Screened with
18-10-2019
19:00 • DDR • 116’
Cinemateca 19:00 • DDR • 116’
Sala M. Félix Ribeiro