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Wie Geht's Kapitel 10: VORSCHAU
Vocab and Trivia from Vorschau 10: 'German Film' (S. 259)
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Language - German
Undergraduate 1
09/28/2009

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Ufa Studios
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The German production company second only to Hollywood in the early days of film... still in business today.
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List some of the old classics of German film. (5 Examples)
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'M', 'Nosferatu', 'Metropolis', 'Der blaue Engel', 'Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari'
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What changed and what stayed the same when Nazis came to power?
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While film production continued, many prominent directors and actors left such as Fritz Lang and Bertolt Brecht.
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Defa Studios
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The GDR's state-run film studio.
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List some of the Defa films and their directors. (2 Examples)
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Staudte - 'Der Untertan', Beyer - 'Jakob der Lügner'
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Vivendi Universal
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Took over German film production after the fall of the Berlin Wall.
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List some famous 1960s new wave films. (9 Examples)
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(1) Fassbinder - 'Die Ehe der Maria Braun', (2) Herzog - 'Stroszek', (3 and 4) von Trotta - 'Rosa Luxemburg' and 'Das Versprechen', (5 and 6) Dörrie - 'Männer' and 'Bin ich schön', (7 and 8) Schlöndorff - 'Die Stille nach dem Schluss' and 'Die Blechtrommel', and (9) Peterson - 'Das Boot'
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List some German directors who continue to work closely with Hollywood. (2 Examples w/ Film Title)
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Emmerich - 'Independence Day', Wenders - 'Wings of Desire'
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List some international coproductions. (3 Examples)
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Szabó - 'Der Hall Furtwängler', Polanski - 'Der Pianist', Annaud - 'Stalingrad'
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List some other internationally renowned achievements. (7 Examples)
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(1 and 2) Tykwer - 'Lola rennt' and 'Der Krieger und die Kaiserin', (3) Petzold - 'The State I Am In', (4 and 5) Link - 'Jenseits der Stille' and 'Nirgendwo in Afrika', (6 and 7) Becker - 'Good bye Lenin!' and 'Das Leben ist eine Baustelle'
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