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Matinee Saxon State Archive

Filmstill Mein Leipzig – lobt das keiner mehr?

Mein Leipzig – lobt das keiner mehr?

Manfred Seifert

A nod to Goethe’s “Leipzig to me is dear”. Baker and filmmaker Seifert uses the much-quoted praise of Leipzig as the title for a lovingly satirical look at his hometown in the early 1980s.

Fictional Film

GDR

DD

1983

13'

Filmstill Mein Leipzig – lobt das keiner mehr?

Mein Leipzig – lobt das keiner mehr?

Mein Leipzig – lobt das keiner mehr?

Manfred Seifert

Matinee Saxon State Archive

Fictional Film

GDR

1983

13 minutes

German

Subtitles:

None

No Premiere

Baker and amateur filmmaker Manfred Seifert set out with his own camera to realise his ideas. His satirical film about Leipzig in the early 1980s became a cult reportage about the city, its buildings and the people you can meet there.

Meike Weimann

Archival Footage

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01.11.

11:00

#771

Passage Kinos Wintergarten

Teil der Kompilation

Leipzig, Furs and Silhouettes

During Checkout you can apply discounts, your accreditation or season passes

01.11.2026

11:00

Passage Kinos Wintergarten

#771

Teil der Kompilation

Leipzig, Furs and Silhouettes

During Checkout you can apply discounts, your accreditation or season passes

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Credits

Director

Manfred Seifert

Script

Manfred Seifert

Cinematographer

Manfred Seifert

Producer

Manfred Seifert

Contact

Main Contact

Sächsisches Staatsarchiv