Slatan Dudow: A Film Essay About a Marxist Artist
(Slatan Dudow – Ein Filmessay über einen marxistischen Künstler)
GDR, 1974, 29 min, b&w
In German; English subtitles
Slatan Dudow – Ein Filmessay über einen marxistischen Künstler © DEFA-Stiftung
Credits:
| Koepp, Volker |
| Gersch, Wolfgang |
| Koepp, Volker |
| Küchenmeister, Claus |
| Küchenmeister, Wera |
| Sporer, Franz |
| Masanetz-Mechelk, Barbara |
| Lehmann, Christian |
| Hoppe, Rolf |
| Dudow, Slatan |
| DEFA Studio for Documentary Films |
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Synopsis
One of the first works by acclaimed (East) German documentary director Volker Koepp, this portrait of filmmaker Slatan Dudow (1903-1963) follows his life and work in exile, painting a detailed picture of the Marxist artist. It includes many clips from Dudow’s early films, including Kuhle Wampe, or Who Owns the World (1932), which was banned by the Nazis, and Soap Bubbles (1934), which Dudow finished in French exile.
This film can be purchased or streamed as part of the collection ARTS in EXILE.
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