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17. November 1976

Bedrohungen

Straße der Solidarität

 

Rainer Simon's Visit to UMass Amherst

 

Teaching Materials

Photos (displayed at right)
17. November 1976 (JPEG)
Bedrohungen (JPEG)
Straße der Solidarität (JPEG)

Photos' Accompanying Texts (glossed)
17. November 1976 (PDF) (DOC)
Bedrohungen (PDF) (DOC)
Straße der Solidarität (PDF) (DOC)

Vocabulary
Wortschatz zum Thema Film* (PDF)
Quiz on Film Vocabulary* (PDF)

Background and Context
Barton Byg: "The DEFA Film Library" (PDF)
Interview with Ralf Schenk of Progress Film-Verleih (PDF)
Quiz on Background Reading*

Schedule and Lesson Plans
Intermediate German I (3rd-semester German)* (PDF)

* = created by Rachael Salyer
Source for photos and texts:
Simon, Rainer. Bedrohungen: Skizzen, Fragmente, Photgraphien. Potsdam: Strauss, 1997.

Films Screened at UMass Amherst

Till Eulenspiegel (GDR, 1974, 100 min., color)
The Woman and the Stranger (GDR, 1984, 98 min., color)
Jadup and Boel (GDR, 1981, 100 min., color)
The Ascent of Chimborazo (GDR/FRG, 1989, 96 min., color)
The Airship (GDR, 1982, 105 min., color)

DEFA Film Library, UMass Amherst