A DEFA E OS FILMES ANTIFASCISTAS: O CASO WERNER HOLT

We discussed films of DEFA, former East German film company, focusing in The Adventures of Werner Holt (Die Abenteuer des Werner Holt, GDR, 1965). We expose ambiguities of characters, who are driven to make crucial choices in the face of Nazism and war. In a second level, the film reflects DEFA film...

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Author: Soares, Alexandre Martins
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2016
Country:Brasil
Institution:Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG)
Repository:Pós (Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais. Online)
Language:Portuguese
OAI Identifier:oai:periodicos.ufmg.br:article/15747
Online Access:https://periodicos.ufmg.br/index.php/revistapos/article/view/15747
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:República Democrática Alemã
DEFA
Filmes antifascistas
German Democractic Republic
Antifascist films
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Summary:We discussed films of DEFA, former East German film company, focusing in The Adventures of Werner Holt (Die Abenteuer des Werner Holt, GDR, 1965). We expose ambiguities of characters, who are driven to make crucial choices in the face of Nazism and war. In a second level, the film reflects DEFA filmmakers own ambiguities face of socialism. The female characters grow in relevance in East German Cinema by constitute models to affirm and challenge the Totalitarianisms.