Die Windrose (1957)
- Directed by
- Alex Viany, Sergei Gerasimov, Joris Ivens, Alberto Cavalcanti
- Genre
- documentary film, drama film
- Country
- German Democratic Republic, Brazil
- Runtime
- 1h 44m
- Rating
- 6.0 of 10 from 3 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This 1957 docu-drama follows female workers from Italy, Brazil, the Soviet Union, China and France. It shows their struggles and their unity as they work toward a better future.
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What happens
Die Windrose (The Windrose) was a film made for the East German production company DEFA in 1957 and commissioned by the Women's International Democratic Federation. Alberto Cavalcanti was film director, with artistic input from Joris Ivens, Simone Signoret, Yves Montand and Helene Weigel, wife of German dramatist Bertold Brecht. All collaborated in the making of this film, a docu-drama about the struggle of female workers in Italy, Brazil, the Soviet Union, China and France, united as "pioneers of the way which leads to a better future". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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