![[movies]](/images/mediatype_movies.gif) | Brokedown Palast - A Berlin Story - Ole Tangen Jr. Documentary 17 min. Germany 2006 Called the ugliest building in Berlin, the Palast der Republik is one of the last remaining relics of the former GDR in the heart of the city. But after the Berlin and German governments voted to tear the building down, a number of Berliners rose up to save the Palast. Brokedown Palast not only documents this political debate but is a meditation on the building, it’s city and the residual emotions and sentiments over this fading chapter in modern German history... Keywords: berlin; GDR; east germany; documentary; republik; communism; germany; politics; history Downloads: 337 Average rating: (1 review) |
![[movies]](/images/mediatype_movies.gif) | Brokedown Palast -Part 1- Berlin Erases its Communist Past - Ole Tangen Jr. Documentary 17 min. Germany 2006 Called the ugliest building in Berlin, the Palast der Republik is one of the last remaining relics of the former GDR in the heart of the city. But after the Berlin and German governments voted to tear the building down, a number of Berliners rose up to save the Palast. Brokedown Palast not only documents this political debate but is a meditation on the building, it’s city and the residual emotions and sentiments over this fading chapter in modern German history... Keywords: berlin; GDR; east germany; documentary; republik; communism; germany; politics; history Downloads: 231 Average rating: (0 review) |
![[movies]](/images/mediatype_movies.gif) | Brokedown Palast -Part 3- Berlin Erases its Communist Past (2006) - Ole Tangen Jr. Documentary 17 min. Germany 2006 Called the ugliest building in Berlin, the Palast der Republik is one of the last remaining relics of the former GDR in the heart of the city. But after the Berlin and German governments voted to tear the building down, a number of Berliners rose up to save the Palast. Brokedown Palast not only documents this political debate but is a meditation on the building, it’s city and the residual emotions and sentiments over this fading chapter in modern German history... Keywords: berlin; GDR; east germany; documentary; republik; communism; germany; politics; history Downloads: 129 Average rating: (0 review) |
![[movies]](/images/mediatype_movies.gif) | Brokedown Palast -Part 2- Berlin Erases its Communist Past - Ole Tangen Jr. Documentary 17 min. Germany 2006 Called the ugliest building in Berlin, the Palast der Republik is one of the last remaining relics of the former GDR in the heart of the city. But after the Berlin and German governments voted to tear the building down, a number of Berliners rose up to save the Palast. Brokedown Palast not only documents this political debate but is a meditation on the building, it’s city and the residual emotions and sentiments over this fading chapter in modern German history Keywords: berlin; GDR; east germany; documentary; republik; communism; germany; politics; history Downloads: 160 Average rating: (0 review) |
![[movies]](/images/mediatype_movies.gif) | Trailer - Brokedown Palast - Berlin Erases its Communist Past - Ole Tangen Jr. Trailer Oroginal film: Documentary 17 min. Germany 2006 Called the ugliest building in Berlin, the Palast der Republik is one of the last remaining relics of the former GDR in the heart of the city. But after the Berlin and German governments voted to tear the building down, a number of Berliners rose up to save the Palast. Brokedown Palast not only documents this political debate but is a meditation on the building, it’s city and the residual emotions and sentiments over this fading chapter i... Keywords: berlin; GDR; east germany; documentary; republik; communism; germany; politics; history Downloads: 137 Average rating: (0 review) |
![[movies]](/images/mediatype_movies.gif) | East German Propaganda and Advertising Film - Handelsorganisation der DDR This 1958 film from former East Germany is a strange mixture of propaganda and advertising: While the first half of the film praises the general progress the communist country achieved during 1958, the second half advertises the extensive choice of Christmas gifts available at state-owned Konsum stores. Keywords: east german; east germany; propaganda; advertising; christmas; konsum; GDR; DDR Downloads: 10,651 Average rating: (1 review) |
![[movies]](/images/mediatype_movies.gif) | East German Dance Craze, 1989 Probably the most ridiculous dance steps ever, demonstrated by dance instructors Mona and Maik on former East German television in 1989. Keywords: east germany; east german; DDR; GDR; tv; television; dance; dancing Downloads: 3,319 Average rating: (3 reviews) |
![[movies]](/images/mediatype_movies.gif) | East German ORWO Cinema Advertising 1964 cinema advertising for East German ORWO films. Keywords: east germany; east german; DDR; GDR; orwo; wolfen; advertising Downloads: 2,077 Average rating: (0 review) |
![[movies]](/images/mediatype_movies.gif) | Palast der Republik - Richard Mayda The Palast der Republik, once the parliament for the East German government spends its last days as an art exhibition space. Keywords: Berlin; East Germany; DDR; GDR; parliament; congress; art; exhibition; Fraktale Downloads: 1,373 |
![[movies]](/images/mediatype_movies.gif) | Palast der Republik - Richard Mayda The Palast der Republik, once the parliament for the East German government spends its last days as an art exhibition space. Keywords: Berlin; East Germany; DDR; GDR; parliament; congress; art; exhibition; Fraktale Downloads: 345 Average rating: (1 review) |
![[movies]](/images/mediatype_movies.gif) | East German Trabant 601 Car Advertising Film 1969 advertising film for the Trabant 601, one of only two cars built in former East Germany. Keywords: east german; east germany; DDR; GDR; trabant; advertising Downloads: 4,420 Average rating: (2 reviews) |
![[movies]](/images/mediatype_movies.gif) | East German Wartburg 1000 Car Cinema Advertising - Automobilwerke Eisenach Cinema advertising for the 1966 Wartburg 1000, one of only two cars manufactured in former East Germany. Keywords: east germany; east german; DDR; GDR; wartburg; advertising; car; automobile Downloads: 2,544 Average rating: (0 review) |
![[audio]](/images/mediatype_audio.gif) | Berlinshire at the GDR Disco (1) - Maisie Hitchcock In the German Democratic Republic, DJs weren’t called DJs. In order to distinguish themselves from their capitalist neighbours in the West, the East Germans invented their own vernacular for certain things. So, in the East, you didn’t eat hamburgers and hot dogs, you ate grilletta and ketwurst. And in East Germany you weren’t a DJ, you were a Schallplattenunterhalter (SPU)- a recorded disc entertainer, or later in the 1980s, a Diskomoderator - a disco presenter... Keywords: Schallplattenunterhalter, DDR DJS, GDR DJS, SPU, Djing in East Germany, Musik in der DDR, Music in the GDR, Eastern Bloc, Staatliches Spielerlaubnis, Jugendkultur in der DDR, Youth culture in the GDR Downloads: 172 Average rating: (0 review) |
![[movingimage]](/images/mediatype_movingimage.gif) | each place makes one differentiated - treas jeder ort macht einen unterschied. each place makes one differentiated. Keywords: jeder; ort; macht; einen; unterschied; each; place; makes; one; differentiatd; east; germany; eastern; east germany; gdr Downloads: 21 Average rating: (0 review) |
![[movies]](/images/mediatype_movies.gif) | The Berlin Wall - Lessons Learned V4.0 - Carsten Cumbrowski This is an all new, entirely redone extended version of my video "The Berlin Wall - Lessons Learned". It is a bit over 30 minutes in length and covers the history of the Iron Curtain from 1961 to its fall in November 1989. Supplemental to this video is my blog post at my personal blog, titled "The Berlin Wall and the Walls between Us" from August, 2008 and my post about the updates from September, 2008... Keywords: berlin wall; iron curtain; berlin; germany; history; society; politics; DDR; GDR Downloads: 878 Average rating: (0 review) |
![[movies]](/images/mediatype_movies.gif) | Die Nacht ist viel zu schoen (East German Pop Music) - Fernsehen der DDR Footage from a show broadcast in 1956 on former East German television: East German pop singers Baerbel Wachholz and Helga Brauer perform their song "Die Nacht ist viel zu schoen". Keywords: east germany; east german; tv; DDR; GDR; television; music; wachholz; brauer Downloads: 1,958 Average rating: (0 review) |
![[movies]](/images/mediatype_movies.gif) | Moments in History - The Fall of the Berlin Wall 1989 - Carsten Cumbrowski Video Removed on November 4, 2009 due to Copyright complains and legal threats by Spiegel TV GmbH. Thumbnail images are still there. Contact information for Spiegel TV GmbH for complaints and other reasons to contact them: SPIEGEL TV GmbH Brandstwiete 19 20457 Hamburg Germany A great example of copyright acting as censorship for the bad of society in action. Original Information for the video starts -------------------------------------------------------------------------- This movie illustrates... Keywords: Cold War; Berlin Wall; East Germany; Berlin; Iron Curtain; Schabowsky; Politburo; 9.November 1989; GDR; DDR Downloads: 1,096 |
![[audio]](/images/mediatype_audio.gif) | Berlinshire at the Palast - Maisie Hitchcock Berlinshire at the Palast The Palast der Republik, East Berlin's former peoples' palace and parliamentary building, is currently being demolished. If the builders stick to schedule, it'll have vanished from the cityscape by the end of this year. Whilst many Berliners won't be mourning its passing, not all of them are happy to see 'Erich's Lampenladen' ('Eric's Lampshop') go. The Palast was the biggest and most popular cultural centre in East Germany, and after years of standing empty, had recent... Keywords: Palast der Republik; Rettet den Palast; Buendnis fuer den Palast; Berlin; DDR; GDR; Demonstration; East Germany; Palast-Abriss Downloads: 109 |
![[audio]](/images/mediatype_audio.gif) | The Recorded Disk Entertainers - Maisie Hitchcock A 25-minute documentary about DJs in the German Democratic Republic. Presented and produced by Maisie Hitchcock. www.berlinchester.wordpress.com maisiehitchcock@hotmail.com Keywords: DDR; SPU; Schallplattenunterhalter; Diskomachen; Staatliche Spielerlaubnis; DJs in the GDR; DDR DJs; Disc Jockeys; East Germany; German Democratic Republic Downloads: 77 |
![[audio]](/images/mediatype_audio.gif) | The Fall of the Berlin wall and the East German revolution - Heiko Khoo A speech at the North European IMT Winter School in Berlin held in January 2009 on the Fall of the Berlin wall and the East German revolution by Heiko Khoo. Keywords: Berlin wall; fall; 1989; East Germany; West Germany; revolution; DDR; GDR; communism; socialism; marxism; stalinism; capitalism; Soviet Union; Gorbachev; Stasi; German Democratic Republic; Erich Honecker; Egon Krenz; Helmut Kohl |