Niechciany krajobraz. Motywy Dolnego Śląska oraz utraconego Wschodu w kinematografii NRD
Journal: Studia Filmoznawcze
Year: 2024

The purpose of this article is to analyze the representation of the motifs of Lower Silesia and the lost East in East German cinematography. In the Soviet occupation zone and later in the GDR, there was a ban on public mention of the lost Heimat practically until 1989. This was due to the new state’s need to accept the Yalta–Potsdam agreements, as well as its obligations to the USSR. The socialist government sought to make the displaced people “new citizens” and use their potential to build a ne