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Die Patriotin [The Patriotic Woman] (Alexander Kluge, 1979)

Mar

29

秦始皇兵马俑

Die Patriotin (1979)

Teacher Gabi Teichert (Hannelore Hoger), knee-deep in a puddle with a shovel, inspecting a find. DPs: Guenter Hoermann, Werner Lüring, Thomas Mauch & Jörg Schmidt-Reitwein.

Something buried: discovery of the Terracotta Army on March 29, 1974

A German history teacher, unhappy with the standardised history textbooks she has to work with, literally digs up her nation's past and sees how it is reflected in modern society.

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Der große Verhau [The Big Mess] (Alexander Kluge, 1971)

Feb

19

Copernicus born

Der große Verhau (1971)

Space ships made out of all sorts of junk pass a moon. DPs: Thomas Mauch & Alfred Tichawsky.

A film about outer space for Nicolaus Copernicus' birthday (1473).

In a galaxy far far away, the opening scroll informs us, a civil war rages between governments, greedy conglomerates, and rebels. Only a few scrap-dealing space pirates can save the day!