Animation Before Unification DEFA Animation Nr. 1 / Ohne Worte
By the time the DEFA Studio for Animation Film closed in 1992, it had produced more than 800 shorts in a wide variety of styles and techniques. The 16 animation films included in this collection were directed by 8 different animators between 1974 and 1990, and give a taste of animation production in East Germany.
Established in 1955, the studio initially produced shorts exclusively for children. During the 1970s and '80s, however, films targeting older audiences became more common. The animation films presented on this DVD contain elements of social and political satire that would never have been allowed in live-action films. In 2005, Consequence, The Full Circle, and The Monument were screened at The Museum of Modern Art in New York, as part of our film series, Rebels with a Cause: the Cinema of East Germany.
- Drum Beat (Sacher, 1974)
- Star and Flower (Sacher, 1978)
- Loneliness (Sacher, 1979)
- Variants (Georgi, 1979)
- The Rescue (Hamacher, 1980)
- Seven Rights of a Viewer (Rasche/Missbauch)
- Mr. Daff Is Shooting a Film (Georgi, 1986)
- Hello (Moser/Rosie, 1984)
- Consequence (Georgi, 1986)
- The Solution (Hamacher, 1987)
- Belly and Soul (Georgi, 1988)
- The Breakdown (Georgi/Stutzner, 1988)
- The Full Circle (Georgi, 1988)
- The Monument (Geori/Stutzner, 1989)
- Sunday (Georgi/Stutzner, 1989)
- Island Joke (Stutzner, 1990)
Running Time
52 mins
Nb videos
16 videos included
Kanopy ID
1116584
Filmmakers
Hamacher Sieglinde, Hans Moser, Klaus Georgi, Lutz Stuetzner, Marion Rasche, Otto Sacher, Peter Missbach, Thomas Rosié
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16 videos in this playlist
Drum Beat
'Drum Beat' is part of a series of films from DEFA Film Library. By the time the DEFA Studio for Animation Film closed in 1992, it had produced more than…
Star and Flower
'Star and Flower' is part of a series of films from DEFA Film Library. By the time the DEFA Studio for Animation Film closed in 1992, it had produced more…
Loneliness
'Loneliness' is part of a series of films from DEFA Film Library. By the time the DEFA Studio for Animation Film closed in 1992, it had produced more than 800…
Variants
'Variants' is part of a series of films from DEFA Film Library. By the time the DEFA Studio for Animation Film closed in 1992, it had produced more than 800…
The Rescue
'The Rescue' is part of a series of films from DEFA Film Library. By the time the DEFA Studio for Animation Film closed in 1992, it had produced more than…
Seven Rights of a Viewer
'Seven Rights of a Viewer' is part of a series of films from DEFA Film Library. By the time the DEFA Studio for Animation Film closed in 1992, it had…
Mr. Daff Is Shooting a Film
'Mr. Daff Is Shooting a Film' is part of a series of films from DEFA Film Library. By the time the DEFA Studio for Animation Film closed in 1992, it…
Hello
'Hello' is part of a series of films from DEFA Film Library. By the time the DEFA Studio for Animation Film closed in 1992, it had produced more than 800…
Consequence
'Consequence' is part of a series of films from DEFA Film Library. By the time the DEFA Studio for Animation Film closed in 1992, it had produced more than 800…
The Solution
'The Solution' is part of a series of films from DEFA Film Library. By the time the DEFA Studio for Animation Film closed in 1992, it had produced more than…
Belly and Soul
'Belly and Soul' is part of a series of films from DEFA Film Library. By the time the DEFA Studio for Animation Film closed in 1992, it had produced more…
The Breakdown
'The Breakdown' is part of a series of films from DEFA Film Library. By the time the DEFA Studio for Animation Film closed in 1992, it had produced more than…
The Full Circle
'The Full Circle' is part of a series of films from DEFA Film Library. By the time the DEFA Studio for Animation Film closed in 1992, it had produced more…
The Monument
'The Monument' is part of a series of films from DEFA Film Library. By the time the DEFA Studio for Animation Film closed in 1992, it had produced more than…
Sunday
'Sunday' is part of a series of films from DEFA Film Library. By the time the DEFA Studio for Animation Film closed in 1992, it had produced more than 800…
Island Joke
'Island Joke' is part of a series of films from DEFA Film Library. By the time the DEFA Studio for Animation Film closed in 1992, it had produced more than…
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