Movies Behind the Wall: The Story of East German Films and the Rise and Fall of the GDR

By Jim Morton

An immersive look at the films of East Germany, from 1946 until the dissolution of DEFA--East Germany's state-run film production company after the Berlin Wall came down. The book covers all the most important films in detail, along with historical vignettes on the important events in East Germany and how they affected the film industry. The book is written in a breezy style that does not presuppose the reader has any prior knowledge of the German Democratic Republic and its politics. "One of the most remarkable things I discovered while writing this book," says Jim Morton, "is how imaginative, innovative, and beautifully crafted the films from DEFA are." If you aren't familiar with these films and always assumed they were merely propaganda, you're in for a surprise.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B08RQWKVNK
• ISBN13: 9798581960769
• Release Date: December 2020
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 602 Pages
• Weight: 2.19 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 1.4" x 6.0"