Kuhle Wampe oder Wem gehört die Welt?
Brotfabrik, Caligariplatz 1 13086 Berlin
About
The film 'Kuhle Wampe oder Wem gehört die Welt?' shows a Berlin working-class family in the late 1920s suffering under the economic crisis. Slatan Dudow directed it, with a screenplay by him, Ernst Ottwald and Bertolt Brecht. After a fruitless morning of job hunting, the unemployed son learns that his benefits are being cut and throws himself out of a window in despair. The family can no longer pay the rent and is evicted, while the pregnant daughter is abandoned by her boyfriend.
Written by a model, sources: indiekino.de
Critics
7.3Very good
Critics praise the formally brilliant montage, Eisler's music and its bold political stance as a milestone of cinema. They note mainly the era's confusion and its openly propagandist, agitational intent.
Reviews: filmundgeschichte.com, filmdienst.de, kinofenster.de, TMDb
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Venue
Brotfabrik is in Berlin.
Caligariplatz 1 13086 Berlin
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- Slatan Dudow
- Year
- 1932
- Runtime
- 69 min
