Back then in the GDR
| Television series | |
|---|---|
| Original title | Back then in the GDR |
| Country of production | Germany |
| original language | German |
| Year (s) | 2004–2006 / 07 |
| length | 52 minutes |
| Episodes | 10 in 3 seasons |
| genre | documentary |
| Theme music | Udo Lindenberg |
| production | Gunnar Dedio |
| First broadcast | 2004 on MDR |
Back then in the GDR is a German ten-part documentary film series that was awarded the Adolf Grimme Prize in 2005. It was produced by LOOKSfilm , MDR and WDR . The documentary films each show contemporary witnesses who report on life in the German Democratic Republic .
The title song of the series is sung by Udo Lindenberg . On July 28, 2006 the documentary films were also released on DVD .
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The documentary film series shows the personal fates of people in the GDR. Accompanied by archive material and newly opened amateur films , photos and documents , contemporary witnesses have their say, their different perspectives and stories trace a personal image of the GDR. The individual episodes follow one another chronologically and each highlight different aspects of life in the GDR.
Episode list
| No. | Original title | Summary | First broadcast D |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Departure in ruins | German post-war period from 1945 to 1949 in the Soviet zone of occupation. The everyday life of the people and the historical events up to the founding of the GDR. | August 16, 2005 ( MDR ) |
| 2 | New beginning in Russian | The 1950s in the GDR. Socialism based on the Soviet model and the Cold War shape the lives of people in the GDR. | November 8, 2004 ( The First ) |
| 3 | Utopia behind walls | The 1960s in the GDR. The construction of the Berlin Wall and the Prague Spring from the perspective of the people of the GDR. | November 15, 2004 (The First) |
| 4th | Plan & bankruptcy | The 1970s in the GDR. Under Erich Honecker, the SED is driving the new concept of the unity of economic and social policy . The standard of living of the population is rising, but the GDR's national debt is rising even more. | November 22nd, 2004 (The First) |
| 5 | Party without people | The 1980s in the GDR. The SED and the Stasi penetrate all areas of people's lives, but the population begins to rebel. | November 29, 2004 (The First) |
| 6th | Republic on the edge | The first half of 1989. The SED propagates a prosperous country, but the real conditions are deteriorating and becoming more and more visible. | January 10, 2006 (The First) |
| 7th | State at the end | The second half of 1989 before the fall of the Berlin Wall. The discontent of the population is growing, there is an open demonstration, many fleeing to the West. | January 17, 2006 (The First) |
| 8th | Freedom without limits | November 1989, the wall falls. The joy is great, the people flock to the west. Under this, things go haywire in the GDR. | September 19, 2005 (The First) |
| 9 | D-Mark for everyone | The first half of 1990. Reunification is imminent, everything is new. Consumption conquered the East and on July 1, 1990 the D-Mark was introduced. | September 26, 2005 (The First) |
| 10 | United forever | The second half of 1990. East and West Germany are uniting, hope is great, reality is sobering. | September 28, 2005 (The First) |
| 11 | People under control (additional consequence) | The surveillance by the Stasi became more and more intensive in the 1970s and influenced everyday life in the GDR. | January 23, 2007 (MDR) |
Web links
- Back in the GDR in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Back then in the GDR on the LOOKSfilm website
- Back then in the GDR on the MDR website
Individual evidence
- ↑ grimme-preis.de: Back then in the GDR (ARD / MDR / WDR). Retrieved February 22, 2019 .
- ↑ Udo-Lindenberg.de - Songbook. Retrieved February 22, 2019 .
- ↑ mdr.de: "Back then in the GDR" now on DVD-ROM | MDR.DE. Retrieved February 22, 2019 .
- ↑ LOOKSfilm.tv: Back then in the GDR. Retrieved March 6, 2019 .
- ↑ Back then in the GDR. Retrieved February 22, 2019 .