Eine Sommerreise (1969)
Documentary with beautiful black-and-white CinemaScope shots, which combined impressive scenes from a trip to the Ukraine with historical reminiscences. The censors criticized the "too narrow and too intimate view" of the Soviet Union; they didn't like the fact that bells were ringing, that a chauffeur from the film crew or an elderly peasant couple recalled the horrors of war or that Nikolai Gogol and Yevgeny Yevtushenko were quoted - that was considered backward-looking. Without the knowledge of the filmmakers Karlheinz Mund and Christian Lehmann, the film was shortened and mutilated; the seventeen minutes that were allowed for a public screening are only the torso of a large draft.
Director: Karlheinz Mund
Genre: Documentary
Runtime: 17 min
Release Date: July 25, 1969
Screenplay
Music: Gerhard Rosenfeld
Cinematography: Christian Lehmann
Editing: Barbara Masanetz-Mechelk
Production: DEFA-Studio für Dokumentarfilme
Country: East Germany, Germany
Language: Deutsch
Original Language: de
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Eine Sommerreise about?
- Documentary with beautiful black-and-white CinemaScope shots, which combined impressive scenes from a trip to the Ukraine with historical reminiscences. The censors criticized the "too narrow and too intimate view" of the Soviet Union; they didn't like the fact that bells were ringing, that a chauffeur from the film crew or an elderly peasant couple recalled the horrors of war or that Nikolai Gogol and Yevgeny Yevtushenko were quoted - that was considered backward-looking. Without the knowledge of the filmmakers Karlheinz Mund and Christian Lehmann, the film was shortened and mutilated; the seventeen minutes that were allowed for a public screening are only the torso of a large draft.
- Who directed Eine Sommerreise?
- Eine Sommerreise was directed by Karlheinz Mund.
- How long is Eine Sommerreise?
- Eine Sommerreise has a runtime of 17m (17 minutes).
- What genre is Eine Sommerreise?
- Eine Sommerreise is a Documentary film.
- Where was Eine Sommerreise produced?
- Eine Sommerreise was produced in East Germany, Germany.