The life of Jürgen von Golzow

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The life of Jürgen von Golzow is a documentary from 1993/1994.

From 1961 to 2007, the couple Winfried Junge and Barbara Junge from the GDR filmed several children from Golzow im Oderbruch . This resulted in the long-term documentary " The Children of Golzow ". Among other things, Hans-Jürgen Weber (* July 16, 1954; † October 5, 2006), son of a secretary and a milker, was filmed. In 1961 he started school in Golzow and from now on he was accompanied by the camera team. The film lasts 192 minutes and is partly in black and white.

The Life of Jürgen von Golzow is the first film in the series that deals exclusively with the life path of a single "Child von Golzow".

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Childhood, adolescence and starting a family

In 1961 Jürgen Weber started school in Golzow. He finished school after 8th grade. He later passed the 10th grade at the vocational school in five subjects. Weber then trained as a painter and upholsterer at the Production Cooperative of the Crafts ( PGH ) in Seelow .

Weber married Anita. Winfried Junge and his camera team were not present at the wedding. Weber initially rented an apartment with Anita. He became the father of a son and a daughter. In 1978 and 1985 Weber was drafted into the NVA . Junge spoke to him about his attitude towards the army. Weber told him that he saw a contrast between this and the civilian population. When he thinks of war, he feels uncomfortable.

Before the turn

Junge continues to meet with Jürgen Weber. Jürgen Weber is one of those people who can be filmed the longest and who has the most far-reaching conversations with Junge. Weber explains that he has retrained to become a bricklayer. Junge and Weber talk about the working conditions in the painting profession, because of which Weber had switched. In the summer of 1989 a conversation takes place about Weber's planned vacation to the West. He asserts that he will never leave the GDR.

The turn

With the turnaround , Weber's situation worsened. He and boy discuss problems with the reunion . Weber is not afraid to criticize in front of the camera. Weber is primarily concerned with the problems in the workplace that resulted from the fall of the Wall . He feels punished by the new working conditions and finally quits. In the spring of 1990, Junge and his team were allowed to film again. On the film you can see Jürgen Weber, who is angry about the fact that he cannot offer his family and especially his wife the planned vacation to the West. Tears come over him. Summer 1990 - Weber is still unemployed. In an interview with the director he said: “I don't need a West.” For him it is not good that the West has arrived in Golzow. Furthermore, Weber can no longer pay the installments for the house. In 1991 Weber applied on the basis of the job creation measure . Junge and his team film the interview. Weber gets the job.

literature

  • Barbara Junge, Winfried Junge: CVs - The children of Golzow - pictures, documents, memories. Schüren, Marburg 2004, ISBN 3-89472-357-2 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Golzow - The life of Jürgen von Golzow. In: ddr-wissen.de. Retrieved December 24, 2018 .
  2. ↑ Kerstin Decker: A village on the edge of time. In: Der Tagesspiegel . February 15, 2008, accessed December 24, 2018 .
  3. ↑ »www.kinder-von-golzow.de« , accessed on July 1, 2012