Underplayed Gems

The Wrapped Reichstag (1996)

The Wrapped Reichstag poster
Original title
Dem deutschen Volke
Directed by
Jörg Daniel Hissen, Wolfram Hissen
Genre
documentary film
Country
Germany, France
Runtime
1h 38m
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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This documentary follows the long journey to wrap Berlin's Reichstag building in fabric. It shows how an art idea sparked a heated debate mixing creativity, culture, and politics. The wrapping became a huge festival that drew over five million visitors from east and west Germany and abroad.

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What happens

Dem deutschen Volke, Untertitel Christo & Jeanne-Claude – Verhüllter Reichstag 1971-95, ist ein Dokumentarfilm der deutschen Filmemacher Wolfram Hissen und seinem Bruder, dem produzierende Regisseur Jörg Daniel Hissen aus dem Jahr 1996. Der Film handelt von dem komplexen Weg zur Verhüllung des Reichstages in Berlin und erzählt, wie eine Idee zum Auslöser einer leidenschaftlich geführten Debatte über das Zusammenspiel von Kunst, Kultur und Politik wird – und wie die Realisation in ein fulminantes Fest mündet, das in den zwei Wochen vom 24. Juni bis zum 7. Juli 1995 mehr als fünf Millionen Besucherinnen und Besucher aus Ost- und Westdeutschland sowie aus dem Ausland anzieht und verbindet. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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