Die Patriotin (1979)

Review: Die Patriotin (1979)

Director: Alexander Kluge

Cast: Hannelore Hoger, Dieter Mainka, Alfred Edel, Marius Müller-Westernhagen, Alexander von Eschwege,

Hannelore Hoger
Hannelore Hoger
Dieter Mainka
Dieter Mainka
Alfred Edel
Alfred Edel
Marius Müller-Westernhagen
Marius Müller-Westernhagen
Alexander von Eschwege
Alexander von Eschwege

Plot: Gabi Teichert, a history teacher, is unhappy with the way history is portrayed in textbooks and is looking for an alternative, more practical approach to 'uncovering' the past, quite literally digging with the spade and dissecting books with hammers and drills.

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The 5th Hong Kong International Film Festival, part eight

The 5th Hong Kong International Film Festival, part eight

Part eight of my review of what I saw at the Fifth Hong Kong International Film Festival covers German films groaning under the weight of history and the pressing need to construct an identity free of the […]

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