History
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The lie that became a wall
In June 1961, Walter Ulbricht declared: « Niemand hat die Absicht, eine Mauer zu errichten. » (« Nobody has the intention of building a wall. ») Two months later, on August 13, Berlin was divided in two. This DW History and Culture film draws on the archival footage of filmmaker Ernst Wollenberg. It shows what that lie produced: families… Read more
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De 1975 à aujourd’hui
🟥 Franco est encore au pouvoir, mais son régime agonise avec lui — le dictateur mourra trois mois plus tard. C’est dans ce climat de fin de cycle, entre l’espoir et la peur, que se tient à Almería (Andalousie) la première rencontre de cinéma indépendant. On va y inventer un concept : le « cinéma… Read more
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November 9th, minute by minute
🟥 The last hours of the Berlin Wall. Testimony of a TVE foreign correspondent. 09:14 Checkpoint Charlie. This morning the border guards are especially friendly — they know us by now: we’re the Spanish Public Television crew, crossing from one Berlin to the other several times a day. They know we’re carrying all the required… Read more
