Underplayed Gems

Erinnerung an eine Landschaft – für Manuela (1983)

Erinnerung an eine Landschaft – für Manuela poster
Directed by
Kurt Tetzlaff
Genre
documentary film
Country
German Democratic Republic
Runtime
1h 24m
Elsewhere
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How it feels

This documentary follows the gradual destruction of two villages near Leipzig over three years to make way for lignite mining. It records the disappearing landscape and people's lives without added commentary.

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What happens

Erinnerung an eine Landschaft – für Manuela ist ein DEFA-Dokumentarfilm von Kurt Tetzlaff von 1983, in dem die Zerstörung zweier Dörfer bei Leipzig für den Braunkohletagebau über einen Zeitraum von drei Jahren begleitet wird. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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