Rules of the game for an Anabaptist film
| Movie | |
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| Original title | Rules of the game for an Anabaptist film |
| Country of production | Italy , Germany |
| original language | German |
| Publishing year | 1976 |
| length | 70 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Georg Brintrup |
| script | Georg Brintrup Rudi Bergmann |
| production | La Bottega Cinematografica, Rome Georg Brintrup |
| music |
Martin Luther Arnold Schönberg |
| camera | Ali Reza Movahed |
| cut | Jobst Grapow |
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The rule of the game for an Anabaptist film is a German-Italian film essay by the filmmaker Georg Brintrup from 1976. It contrasts the political order of the Anabaptist Empire of Münster (1534) with the situation in the Federal Republic of Germany in the mid-1970s, as politically radical as a result of the radical decree recruited people were excluded from the civil service, which meant a de facto ban on some professions .
action
The first part of the film begins with a short commentary on the events in the city of Münster at the beginning of the 16th century : The change in the urban order in the sense of the Anabaptist movement of this time and its leading figures in Münster, as well as their destruction by Bishop Franz von Waldeck with the help of Archbishop of Cologne Hermann von Wied and Landgrave Philip I of Hesse. Then the figure of Hermann von Kerssenbrock appears, who, forty years after the events, wrote a “History of the Anabaptists” in Latin and was an eyewitness himself when he was 15. On a roof terrace on the Vatican walls in Rome, under the dome of St. Peter's Basilica , a lecturer reads excerpts from Kerssenbrock's texts. They describe the development of the city of Münster, its buildings, markets and streets, their division of residents, classes and estates and their constitution. The film shows pictures of the streets and squares of Munster in 1976. The first part ends with a tracking shot over the roofs of Munster down to the Prinzipalmarkt , the center of the city. Then you see a fire and hear Kerssenbrock's remarks about miraculous signs that would have predicted the Westphalian unrest and the destruction of the city.
The second part of the film takes place in the streets and in the squares of contemporary Münster. First of all, two teachers, Monika and Magdalena, who are banned from practicing their profession, talk about their personal experiences. Monika describes her case in detail, while Magdalena adds some special experiences. Then the situation is presented by Bruno Finke, who reports on his experiences. He is accompanied by Ulrike, who also tells of allegations against her in terms of the radical decree. All four of those affected by the professional ban are trained educators and members of the German Communist Party . At the end of the second part, the astronomical clock in Münster Cathedral is shown, which, after the original clock had been destroyed by the Anabaptists, was rebuilt in 1542 as a "symbol of restoration" - according to Kerssenbrock.
background
The film owes its creation to the work on a screenplay about the history of the Anabaptists in Münster. Emphasis is placed on the mechanism by which an originally peaceful Protestant movement slowly developed through persecution and violent repression into a radical movement that finally - during the one and a half year siege of the city of Münster - ended in fanaticism and madness. The principle: mental oppression leads to radicalism, mental isolation to madness, to fanaticism.
Festivals
“Rules for an Anabaptist film” was first shown in January 1977 at Film International Rotterdam . Then, in July 1977, at the Forum des Junge Deutschen Films Berlin and in September 1977 at the XIIIa “Mostra Internazionale del Nuovo Cinema” in Pesaro.
Reviews
“The fourth way of making documentary films. 'Rules of the Game for an Anabaptist Film' is an astute film that contrasts the repression against the Anabaptists at the beginning of the 16th century in Münster with the repression that the members of the legal Communist Party in the Federal Republic are subject to. The constitution of the 'first communists' is opposed to today's constitutional enemies. (...) The film summarizes the problem historically and captivates the viewer much more than a confused collection of material from the repertoire or indistinct accusations could have created. "
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ The “68ers” and social work: A (re) encounter , editors: Bernd Birgmeier, Eric Mührer, Springer VS, 2016, ISBN 978-3-658-12552-3
- ↑ Hermann von Kerssenbrock : The Anabaptists' frenzy which Münster destroyed the famous capital in Westphalia. Described by Hermann von Kerstenbroich ... , In the year of Christ 1568, In: History of the Anabaptists in Münster in Westphalia, together with a description of the capital of this country, translated from a Latin manuscript by Hermann von Kerssenbroick ... , At the expense of the translator, 1771 .