Underplayed Gems

Geisterstunde (1967)

Geisterstunde poster
Directed by
Walter Heynowski
Genre
documentary film
Country
German Democratic Republic
Runtime
1h 18m
Rating
10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This East German documentary from 1967 captures an interview with a woman concerning her experiences. It presents her answers without editorial interpretation, aiming for a straightforward record of events.

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What happens

Geisterstunde ist ein Dokumentarfilm des DEFA-Studios für Wochenschau und Dokumentarfilme, der im Auftrag des Deutschen Fernsehfunks von Walter Heynowski, dessen Werke „sich in den meisten Fällen auf westdeutsche Wirklichkeiten...beziehen“, im Jahr 1967 fertiggestellt wurde. Die erwähnten Antworten der Frau Goussanthier im Interview werden hier zwar nicht wörtlich wiedergegeben, wurden aber vom Inhalt unverfälscht und ohne persönliche Auslegungen oder Bewertungen niedergeschrieben. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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