United German Border Walk

Year of completion
1992
Content type
Documentary
Format
Short
Duration
53 minutes
Production Status
Completed

Synopsis

Shot in the last quarter of 1990 in the North, South, East and West of the newly united country, this video-essay poses questions concerning Germany's political and cultural identity, contrasting aspects of contemporary German life with quotations from major German thinkers and writers, from Lessing to Benjamin. (In German, with English subtitles.)
Completion Year
1992
Format
Short
Production Status
Completed