| The core of this most personal of the Thorndikes’ projects are Annelie’s diary entries: Her story is to be the starting point for a kind of all-German ‘Heimatfilm’ that praises the utopian power of the GDR and sharply condemns Federal German wrongs, but finds transcendent beauty on both sides of the wall. Over the course of production, however, the visionary dimension of the project was progressively trimmed down, though it’s still tangible everywhere in the compromised final version: The intensity of its pathos is both oppressive and enchanting; some historical simplifications and ideological twists and bends may be hair-raising, but they still achieve the desired effect. |
| Release Date: |
Sep 03, 1969 |
| Director: |
Andrew Thorndike,
Annelie Thorndike,
Hans-Joachim Funk,
Hans Joachim Manfred,
Michael Englberger,
Manfred Krause
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| Writer: |
Annelie Thorndike
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| Genres: |
Documentary
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| Production Companies |
DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme
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| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0
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| Updates |
Updated: Jul 14, 2024
Entered: Jul 14, 2024
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