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1895–1918 German Empire. The Berlin Wintergarten theatre, here in 1940, was the site of the first cinema screening ever, with 8 short films presented by the Skladanowsky brothers on 1 November 1895. The history of cinema in Germany can be traced back to the years of the medium's birth.
In recognition of the crisis, 26 writers and filmmakers at the Oberhausen film festival in 1962 drafted a manifesto proclaiming the death of German cinema and demanding the establishment of a junger deutscher Film, a “young German cinema.”.
Spanning from the silent expressionist masterpieces of the early 20th century to the diverse narratives of modern-day filmmaking, German cinema has continually evolved, offering rich insights into the nation's history, psyche, and artistic inclinations.
Its output ranges from experimental efforts during the Weimar era, including its renowned Expressionist films; to a heavily controlled nationalized cinema under the Third Reich; to unadventurous but popular genre films from “Western” and “Eastern” industries in the 1950s; to the inquisitive Neue Deutsche Film (New German Cinema) in the ...
This comprehensively revised, updated and significantly extended edition introduces German film history from its beginnings to the present day, covering key periods and movements including early and silent cinema, Weimar cinema, Nazi cinema, the New.
Weimar cinema is the classic cinema of Germany, the period in which Germany was, along with the United States, at the pinnacle of world cinema production, at least in terms of film quality, and in which German cinema was at its most influential internationally and historically.
The exhibition by the Völklinger Hütte World Cultural Heritage Site and Deutsche Kinemathek Berlin provides the first ever view of German film history that is as comprehensive as it is immersive.
In twelve rooms, the museum recounts the beginnings of German cinema, of early film stars and classics (e.g., ‘Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari’ and ‘Metropolis’), of the golden era of German cinema during the Weimar Republic, and its misuse under National Socialism.
The main historical markers—the collapse in 1918 of the Wilhelmine empire at the end of World War i, the short-lived Weimar Republic and coming of the Third Reich in 1933, the country’s defeat in World War ii and political division during the Cold War, and the birth of a unified europe after the fall of the berlin Wall in 1989—provide the framew...
This dynamic, event-centered anthology offers a new understanding of the hundred-year history of German-language film, from the earliest days of the Kintopp to contemporary productions like...