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Work without an Author / Werk ohne Autor
Filmbook by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
The new work by the Oscar-winning director and screenwriter of Lives of the Others
Together with the love of his life, Ellie, young artist Kurt Barnert dares to flee the GDR. In the West, he intends to devote himself to painting, free from all restrictions at last. Yet the memories of the repression of the SED regime and the Nazi era will not let him in peace. It is only by opening up to these memories, that he is able to make paintings that not only reveal his own experiences, but also those of three decades of German history.
Oscar-winner Florian...
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Together with the love of his life, Ellie, young artist Kurt Barnert dares to flee the GDR. In the West, he intends to devote himself to painting, free from all restrictions at last. Yet the memories of the repression of the SED regime and the Nazi era will not let him in peace. It is only by opening up to these memories, that he is able to make paintings that not only reveal his own experiences, but also those of three decades of German history.
Oscar-winner Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck returns to Germany with this, his third feature film, Work without an Author. Inspired by true events, he portrays the journey of a young man in whose family the paths of victims and perpetrators tragically intersect.
The book to the film contains the screenplay, a wealth of film stills and the background story.
2018, 197 pages
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The Lives of Others
East German culture scene, mid-1980s. State power entrenches on the lives of two artists, a couple, initially seemingly untouched by politics – Georg is a playwright, Christa-Maria an...
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