Schaut auf diese Stadt (1962)
- Directed by
- Karl Gass
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- German Democratic Republic, Germany
- Runtime
- 1h 25m
- Rating
- 6.2 of 10 from 4 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 East German documentary uses newsreel footage to justify the building of the Berlin Wall in 1961. It contrasts the city's destruction after World War Two with its divided postwar politics. The film portrays East Germany as peaceful and West Germany as a threat from neo-fascism and militarism.
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What happens
Schaut auf diese Stadt (Look at This City) is an East German movie directed by Karl Gass in 1962. The film depicts the city of Berlin following the end of World War II and the struggle between the split between democracy and communism. The film uses authentic footage from newsreels and images from both sides to justify the erection of the Berlin Wall on 13 August 1961. A propaganda film in which East Germany is depicted as peaceful and West Germany is depicted as the forefront to neo-fascism, terrorism, and neo-colonialism, the film insinuates that East Germany requires an "anti-fascist defense" against the West Germans. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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The Road to the Wall (1962)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.