Comrade Couture [2008]
Available digitallyHU_OSA_00003352
Moving ImageGeneral Information
Original Title
Ein Traum in Erdbeerfolie
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Language
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Language of Subtitles
English
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Published
Germany : Cobos Films, 2008.
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Physical Description
DVD-ROM (84 min.)
Contents Summary
Most think of East Germany as having been drab, gray and boring. But an underground fashion scene did its best to spice things up. A new documentary takes a look at the perils of creating avant-garde couture in a communist country. Comrade Couture is a journey into the wild nether world of the ‘fashionistas’ and Bohemians of East Berlin. Director Marco Wilms, a former model of the GDR’s fashion institute, sets out to once more resurrect this life’s unique lifestyle, economic freedom, and longing to be different, in the here and now. The film undertakes a journey into the parallel universe of East Berlin’s fashion designers and experts in the art of survival showing how, in the midst of the constraints of life in the GDR, there existed a fantasy world where it was possible to dance to another tune, be individual and even provocative. But this certainly wasn’t something that could be bought off the peg in the GDR. In this parallel universe it was up to you to create your own individual image – with your own hands. This film tells the story of the desires, the passion and the dreams that were tried and tested, lived and performed in the shadow of the Berlin Wall.
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Note
Verzio Film Festival Submission
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Library Special Collection
Verzio Film Festival Submission
Holdings
| Item Type | Current Location | Collection | Call Number | Volume Info | Shelving Location | Public Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DVD-ROM | OSA Film Library | OSA Film Library | - | - | - | - |
| DIGIFILM | OSA Film Library | OSA Film Library | FL Record 1729 | - | Audio Visual | Access Copy, MP4 format |
Comrade Couture [2008]
Available digitallyHU_OSA_00003352
Moving ImageGeneral Information
Director/Creator
General Information
Original Title
Ein Traum in Erdbeerfolie
General Information
Language
General Information
Language of Subtitles
English
General Information
Published
Germany : Cobos Films, 2008.
General Information
Physical Description
DVD-ROM (84 min.)
Contents Summary
Most think of East Germany as having been drab, gray and boring. But an underground fashion scene did its best to spice things up. A new documentary takes a look at the perils of creating avant-garde couture in a communist country. Comrade Couture is a journey into the wild nether world of the ‘fashionistas’ and Bohemians of East Berlin. Director Marco Wilms, a former model of the GDR’s fashion institute, sets out to once more resurrect this life’s unique lifestyle, economic freedom, and longing to be different, in the here and now. The film undertakes a journey into the parallel universe of East Berlin’s fashion designers and experts in the art of survival showing how, in the midst of the constraints of life in the GDR, there existed a fantasy world where it was possible to dance to another tune, be individual and even provocative. But this certainly wasn’t something that could be bought off the peg in the GDR. In this parallel universe it was up to you to create your own individual image – with your own hands. This film tells the story of the desires, the passion and the dreams that were tried and tested, lived and performed in the shadow of the Berlin Wall.
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Genre
Bibliographic Information
Note
Verzio Film Festival Submission
Bibliographic Information
Library Special Collection
Verzio Film Festival Submission
Holdings
DVD
Item Type
DVD
Current Location
OSA Film Library
Current Location
OSA Film Library
Call Number
-
Volume Info
-
Shelving Location
-
Public Note
-
Digital Film