Malik (film)
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | Malik |
| Country of production | GDR |
| original language | German |
| Publishing year | 1967 |
| length | 18 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Giovanni Angella |
| script | Paolo Chiarini |
| production | DEFA studio for documentary films |
| music | Kurt Zander |
| camera | Rolf Sohre |
| cut | Ilse Radtke |
Malik is a 1967 documentary produced by DEFA Studio for Documentaries directed by Giovanni Angella .
action
This documentary film deals with the history and publications of the traditional Malik publishing house , which was founded in 1916 in the middle of the First World War . He also begins with film images of the Battle of Verdun as well as overlays of various woodcuts and graphics by Käthe Kollwitz . In the further course the historical processes in Germany are told chronologically, the artistic currents and resistance against militarism and bourgeoisie are shown.
Between the Admiralspalast in Berlin's Friedrichstrasse and the Weidendammer Bridge , three pavilions were built in 1955/1956 , the middle of which was intended for exhibitions. The exhibition Der Malik Verlag 1916-1947 is shown here. In front of the exhibition boards, the siblings John Heartfield and Wieland Herzfelde tell stories about the beautiful and revolutionary tasks of the publishing house during the difficult times in Germany. Berlin Dadaism , whose mouthpiece the brothers were , takes up a large part of this .
production
The black and white film Malik was produced under the working titles Malik-Verlag and Malik-Ausstellung . The exact period of the exhibition cannot be identified, but it can only be in the years 1966/1967, since the film was shown for the first time on July 14, 1967.
Web links
- Malik at filmportal.de
- Malik on defa.de