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Something to Do with the Wall

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  • Documentary

Overview

In 1986, Ross McElwee (Sherman's March) and Marilyn Levine were making a film about the 25th anniversary of the Berlin Wall, when the imposing structure was still very much intact as the world’s most visible symbol of hardline Communism and Cold War lore. They thought they were making a documentary on the community of tourists, soldiers, and West Berliners who lived in the seemingly eternal presence of the graffiti emblazoned eyesore. But in 1989, as the original film neared completion, the Wall came down, and McElwee and Levine returned to Berlin, this time to capture the radically different atmosphere of the reunified city.

Keywords

  • woman director
  • freedom
  • totalitarianism
  • cold war
  • childhood
  • berlin wall
  • east germany
  • east berlin
  • post war germany
  • west berlin

Details

Status
Released
Release date
April 3, 1991
Original language
English
Spoken languages
English, German
Countries
United States of America
Cinematography
Ross McElwee
Budget
Not recorded
Revenue
Not recorded
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