Buchenwald (1961)
- Directed by
- Günter Weschke
- Genre
- short documentary film
- Country
- German Democratic Republic
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 short documentary from 1961 provides an overview of the Buchenwald concentration camp. It focuses on the anti-fascist resistance by communist prisoners and how their legacy was fulfilled in East Germany. The film also mentions the work of Goethe and Schiller in nearby Weimar, but gives less attention to Jewish and other prisoners.
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What happens
Buchenwald ist ein Dokumentarfilm von Günter Weschke von 1961. Der Film soll einen Überblick über die Geschichte des Konzentrationslagers Buchenwald geben. Er betont dabei besonders die Bedeutung des antifaschistischen Widerstandskampfes der kommunistischen Häftlinge und die Erfüllung von deren Vermächtnis in der DDR. Auch das Wirken von Goethe und Schiller in Weimar wird gewürdigt. Dagegen wird jüdischen und anderen Häftlingen nur eine geringere Aufmerksamkeit zugewendet.Buchenwald DOK Leipzig (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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