Movies

A documentary about the planning and construction of the Palace of the Republic, Berlin.

The children of Herbert and Hella, two single train conductors, are going to vacation at Baltic Sea. Unfortunately the parents are to busy to go so...

A haunting love story using rotoscope and several fascinating optical techniques.

Jewish and Christian music merge in this film about one of the oldest choirs in Germany, the choir in Magdeburg Cathedral, which has been performing...

On a school trip, Daniel discovers a cave that sparks his vivid imagination: he wonders if there are dragons that live in caves like this?

A tailor sends his sons away. They each learn a trade and receive a special gift from their teacher.

A film poster advertises 100 years of cinema in 1995. When cracks open in the wall, typical characteristics of Charlie Chaplin spring out and combine...

Ete and Ali are discharged from the army. Since Ete knows that his wife is having an affair, he doesn't want to go home. Ali tries to persuade his...

The film reports on the massive forest damage in the Ore Mountains on the Czech-German border and the desperate struggle of foresters and residents...

The little island of Laenneken is a place where time seems to stands still. Traditional customs and age-old power relations are still in place and...

Once upon a time, there was a poor farmer who had thirteen children. Since the farmer was so poor, there was never anything left for the youngest of...

The documentary chronicles the preparations in the GDR and West Germany for the Second German Gymnastics and Sports Festival in Leipzig. It describes...

Short film about the importance of sport in the GDR

Venus after Giorgione is the the second part of the "Over Paintings" (Uebermalungen) trilogy by painter and director STRAWALDE (Juergen Boettcher)....

It is a fateful moment: during one of his concerts, Jewish pianist Klaus Seiser discovers Gestapo officer Dr. Becker in the audience. He had...

The interviews conducted by Tamara Trampe in a Pankow kindergarten testify to a rare attempt to enter the world of the young interviewees completely,...

The only documentary ever made by DEFA on the topic of homosexuality was this public education film commissioned by the Hygiene Museum Dresden and...

In a casino in a West German health resort, one often sees Sybille - an attractive young student actress. With her winnings from the roulette table,...

Kai, a young boy, living in 1923 Berlin tries to convince an American businessman that he can market his chewing gum better than anyone else in town.