Film and Protest – Popular Uprisings in the Cold War 2

Films

Die Streichholzballade

Filmstill Ballad of the Matches
Die Streichholzballade
Johannes Hempel
GDR
Retrospective
Matches are out in the GDR! The workers threaten to go to the barricades. A harmless puppet animation? The satire was made just after the uprising of 17 June 1953.

Der 17. Juni im Saarland

Filmstill 17 June in Saarland
Der 17. Juni im Saarland
Sven Trittelvitz
FRG
Retrospective
When exactly did the GDR uprising happen? And the building of the Wall? A television report about a “holiday” in the Saarland whose cause hardly anyone remembers.

Ein Mittwoch im Juni – Vor 20 Jahren: Volksaufstand, Arbeiterrevolte oder Agentenputsch?

Filmstill One Wednesday in June – 20 Years Ago: People’s Uprising, Workers’ Revolt or Secret Services Putsch?
Ein Mittwoch im Juni – Vor 20 Jahren: Volksaufstand, Arbeiterrevolte oder Agentenputsch?
Lutz Lehmann
FRG
Retrospective
Workers’ revolt or popular uprising? Or an attempted Western coup after all? 20 years after 17 June 1953, a television report looks for answers. The interpretations remain open.

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