The series is presented as an attempt to re-examine an era of film that has been long dismissed as escapist and nationalistic by film critics and historians. The collective amnesia of the German people, which many historians agree had affected most Germans by the early 1950s, is reflected in the films of that decade. This series is designed to shed light on six post World War II reconstruction films that have not been engaged critically as frequently as similar films of the Weimar, New German, or Nazi eras. The Max Kade Theatre is on the third floor of Armstrong Hall. The film series is presented by the Colorado College German department.
All films are free and open to the public.