Underplayed Gems

Dingslebener Bilderbogen (1978)

Dingslebener Bilderbogen poster
Genre
documentary film
Country
German Democratic Republic
Runtime
32 min
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How it feels

A short documentary shows the mechanical slaughter and processing of livestock in a village in southern Thuringia. The film blends a modern fairy tale tone with ironic twists.

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What happens

Dingslebener Bilderbogen ist ein Kurzdokumentarfilm von Hansjürgen Ender von 1978. Der Film beschreibt die maschinelle Schlachtung und Tierverarbeitung im südthüringischen Dorf Dingsleben.Wilhelm Roth: Der Dokumentarfilm seit 1960. Bucher, München / Luzern 1982, ISBN 3-7658-0397-9, S. 112. „Er beginnt wie ein modernes Märchen und endet wie eine Folge Außenseiter – Spitzenreiter“, mit ironischen Brechungen.Film und Fernsehen, 1977, S. 33 (kurze Auszüge), mit weiteren Angaben. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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